28 April SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
Afghan Military Pilot Guns Down 8 NATO Troops – Voice of America
U.S. Troops Killed by Afghan Pilot – BBC News
Shooting Incident in Kabul Leaves 9 Americans Dead – AFPS
Gunman Kills NATO Troops at Kabul Airport – New York Times
Afghan Pilot Opens Fire Inside Base – Washington Post
9 Americans Killed When Afghan Pilot Opens Fire – Los Angeles Times
Afghan Officer Opens Fire, Kills 9 Americans – Associated Press
Airport Attack Claimed by Taliban – Bloomberg
Shooting Raises Questions about Readiness, Loyalty – Christian Science Monitor
20 Incidents Where Afghan Forces Have ‘Turned’ – The Guardian
Factbox: Timeline of Afghan “Rogue” Attacks – Reuters
Afghan Jail Head Held over Escape – BBC News
Kandahar Jail Governor Detained After Mass Breakout – Reuters
Afghan Who Joined Prison Escape Gives Details – Los Angeles Times
Interpol Rebukes Allies after Afghan Prison Break – Associated Press
NATO Sending Mixed Messages about Afghan Militias – Wired
U.N. Cites Progress After Afghan Police Pay Audit – Reuters
A Beast in the Heart of Every Fighting Man – New York Times
Afghan Women Train for Olympic Boxing – Los Angeles Times
Nation-Building in Afghanistan – Natoinal Review opinion
Pakistan
Pakistan Urged Afghanistan to Distance From West – New York Times
Pakistan Urges Afghanistan to Seek New Allies – Washington Post
Unity Among North Waziristan Groups Crumbles – Associated Press
Bomb Hits Pakistan Navy Bus, Third This Week – Reuters
Syria
Crackdown Continues Amid Reports of Resignations – Washington Post
Syrian City at Heart of Uprising Is Under Siege – Associated Press
Syria Brings Out Military Reinforcements Despite International Outcry – VOA
Syrian Beacon Pays Price for Its Dissent – New York Times
200 Quit Syria’s Ruling Party to Protest Crackdown – Associated Press
Two Hundred Baathists Resign in Syria’s Deraa – Reuters
Britain Says Syria Still Has Time for Reform – New York Times
U.N., European Nations Seek End to Syria Violence – Associated Press
U.N. Fails to Agree on Condemning Syria – Associated Press
Syrian Crackdown Condemned by E.U. – BBC News
Analysis: Syria Falls Back on Fear to Quell Revolt – Associated Press
Assad Protected by Cult of Incompetence – Washington Times opinion
Libya / Operation Odyssey Dawn
Gadhafi Girds for Long Survival Battle – Wall Street Journal
NATO Strike Kills 12 Libyan Rebels in Misurata – New York Times
U.N. Quizzes Libya on Human Rights – Washington Post
U.S.: Libya Death Toll Could be as High as 30,000 – Associated Press
U.S. Gives Limited Support to Rebel Government – Los Angeles Times
Libyan Rebels Brace for Attack at Desert Outpost – Reuters
Libya’s Gaddafi Trains Volunteer Army to Fight NATO – Reuters
Libyan Security Forces Protect Gas Stations – Washington Post
Aid Ship Reaches Libyan Rebel-Held Port – Voice of America
U.S. Permits Oil Deals With Libya Opposition – Reuters
Saving Lives in Libya – Washington Post editorial
Yemen
Deadly Clashes Erupt in Yemen – Washington Post
At Least 11 Dead in Yemen as Thousands Protest Against Transition Plan – VOA
Protesters ‘Shot Dead’ in Yemen – BBC News
Gunmen Kill 10 in Yemen Anti-Government Protests – Reuters
Doctor Says 12 Protesters Killed in Yemen – Associated Press
Yemen Remains al Qaeda’s Ultimate Breeding Ground – CNN News
Egypt
Pipeline Blast in Sinai, Said to Be Sabotage – New York Times
Blast Cuts Egypt’s Gas Supply to Israel and Jordan – Washington Post
Algeria
Bomb Kills Two Algerian Gendarmes: Security Source – Reuters
Iraq
Coalition Government Near in Iraq – United Press International
Iraq’s Talabani to Attend Tehran Anti-Terrorism Event – Bloomberg
Iran
Iran’s Ahmadinejad in Growing Rift With Top Cleric – Associated Press
Iran Steps Up Rate of Public Executions – Reuters
U.S. Urges Turkey on Iran Sanctions – Associated Press
Iran Urged to Come Clean on Cyber Virus – The Australian
Bahrain
Military Court Convicts Protesters, Sentences to Death – Associated Press
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Detains Bloggers Over Protest-Activists – Reuters
Israel / Palestinians
Fatah and Hamas Announce Outline of Deal – New York Times
Fatah and Hamas Initial Accord, Officials Say – Washington Post
Palestinian Rivals Fatah, Hamas to Share Power – Los Angeles Times
Palestinian Rivals Fatah and Hamas ‘Agree to End Rift’ – BBC News
Palestinian Officials: Unity Agreement Reached – Associated Press
Fatah, Hamas End Feud, Agree to Interim Government – Reuters
Netanyahu: Abbas Must Choose Between Israel, Hamas – Reuters
Israel Prepares to Stop Planned Gaza Flotilla – Voice of America
The Palestinian Revolution – Washington Post opinion
Middle East / North Africa Unrest
Embattled Leaders Decide Better to Fight Than Quit – New York Times
Latest Developments in Arab World’s Unrest – Associated Press
MAP: Track the Middle East Protests – Washington Post
Piracy
Somali Pirate Pleads Not Guilty at Trial in U.S. – Stars and Stripes
U.S. National Security
Major Shake-up Coming Soon for Top Military Officers – Stars and Stripes
Obama Picks Petraeus, Panetta for New Posts – Washington Post
Panetta and Petraeus in Line for Top Security Posts – New York Times
Obama Moves to Shuffle Top Security Posts – Los Angeles Times
Panetta Tapped to Replace Gates at Pentagon – Washington Times
Panetta Expected to Replace Gates as SECDEF – Stars and Stripes
Obama sending Panetta to Pentagon, Petraeus to CIA – Associated Press
Petraeus to CIA After Panetta Moves to Pentagon – ABC News
Gates Pushed for Panetta to Be His Successor – Wall Street Journal
Gates to Leave Pentagon at End of June, Officials Say – FOX News
Push for Pentagon Cuts Tops Panetta’s Agenda – Associated Press
Analysis: Implications for Afghan War – National Journal
Analysis: Obama Stresses Continuity – National Journal
Pentagon and CIA Picks Show Shift in How U.S. Fights – New York Times
Analysis: Panetta Would Apply Sharper Knife to Pentagon Budget – Reuters
A Look at Obama’s New National Security Team – Associated Press
Lt. Gen. John Allen to Lead in Afghanistan – Marine Corps Times
Allen Helped Nurture Sunni Awakening in Iraq – Wall Street Journal
The Big Day: Gates Out, Panetta In – Best Defense
Cautious Optimism for Panetta’s Pentagon – DoD Buzz
Challenges for New National Security Team are Huge – CNN News
Petraeus Would Helm Increasingly Militarized CIA – Washington Post
The Blurring Between Military and Intelligence – The Atlantic opinion
Rearranging the Deck Chairs – Foreign Policy opinion
U.S. Department of Defense
Hasan Defense Lawyer to Ask For No Death Penalty – Stars and Stripes
Atheists Seek Chaplain Role in the Military – New York Times
Director Follows Antiterrorism Path Set by Cole Attack – AFPS
Torture: Honoring Those Who Said No – New York Times opinion
Africa
Nigeria Considering State of Emergency if Elections Not Complete – VOA
Nigeria: Delayed Vote Looms in Northern States – Associated Press
Pro-Ouattara Forces Attack Former Ally in Ivory Coast – Voice of America
Ivory Coast Militia Leader Killed – BBC News
Renegade Warlord Killed in Ivory Coast – Associated Press
Police Arrest, Tear Gas Uganda’s Opposition Leader – Associated Press
Al-Qaeda Parade French Hostages Seized in Niger – BBC News
U.K. and Malawi Diplomats Expelled – BBC News
Americas
Mass Graves Toll in Northwestern Mexico at 104 – Associated Press
Mexican Officials Recover 96 Bodies so Far in Durango – BBC News
Body Count From Mexican Mass Graves Nears 300 – Reuters
Guatemala Arrests Suspected Drug Kingpin – BBC News
Argentina Nabs ‘Drug Subs Brains’ – BBC News
5 Colombian Police Killed in Presumed Rebel Attack – Associated Press
FARC Blamed for Deadly Attack on Colombia Police – BBC News
Colombia: 2 Former Uribe Aides Face Charges in Spy Scandal – Associated Press
Sweden Demands Answers Over Alleged FARC Rebel – Associated Press
Asia Pacific
Tensions High as U.S., China Open Talks on Human Rights – Voice of America
Bleak Outlook for U.S.-China Talks on Human Rights – New York Times
China Media Say US Human Rights Pressure Will Fail – Associated Press
New Satellite Photos Show Construction at N. Korea Nuclear Site – VOA
Carter: N. Korean Leader Ready to Restart Talks – Reuters
Thailand, Cambodia Cease-Fire Reached After Week – Associated Press
Cambodia PM Welcomes Talks After Thai Border Clashes – Reuters
Philippine Troops Repulse Rebel Attack, Kill 1 – Associated Press
Europe
Russia: Khodorkovsky Appeal Set for May 17 – Reuters
Belarus Opposition Leader Andrei Sannikov Goes on Trial – BBC News
‘Tunisian Migrants’ Held in Paris – Reuters
South Asia
Soldier in Indian Kashmir Turns on Unit, Kills 4 – Associated Press
Hope, Mistrust Among Sri Lankans After U.N. Report – Associated Press
India Bids Farewell to Sai Baba – BBC News
Tibetan Exiles Elect Scholar as New Prime Minister – New York Times
Lobsang Sangay Elected Tibetan Exile Leader – BBC News
