24 May SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
A Slice of Afghanistan Well Secured by Afghans – NYT
Changing the Face of the War One High-value Target at a Time – S&S
Afghan Security Forces Grow in Numbers, Quality – AFPS
Five Arrests In Attack On Hospital In Kabul – NYT
Afghan Intel Agency: Taliban Chief Has Disappeared – AP
Mullah Omar Dead? Widespread Sources Skeptical – LAT
Taliban Say Their Leader Isn’t Dead – NYT
Omar Missing, But is He Dead? – AP
NATO Troops Die in Afghan Blast – BBC
Still No Details on July Troop Drawdown – S&S
Afghan Official Escapes Attempted Suicide Bombing – AP
Soldiers Describe Life in Paktika Province – AFPS
Pakistan
Pakistan’s Military Faces New Questions After Raid – NYT
US Intensifies Drone Attacks in Pakistan – GP
Karachi Siege Exposes Pakistan Military’s Vulnerabilities – LAT
Pakistan Retakes Naval Base After Militant Attack – VOA
Troops End Pakistan Base Attack – BBC
Pakistan Quashes Taliban Attack – WP
Report: Pakistan Wants Chinese to Have Naval Base – S&S
Terror Trial Witness Ties Pakistan to 2008 Attacks in India – NYT
Pakistan ‘Link to Mumbai India Attack’ – BBC
Israel / Palestinians
Netanyahu Speaks to Pro-Israel Group in Washington – VOA
Netanyahu Says No 1967 Borders in Peace Deal – VOA
Netanyahu Defiant on 1967 Borders – BBC
Palestinian UN Bid Enters Unknown Territory – AP
Palestinian PM Fayyad Had Heart Attack in US – Reuters
Syria
Syrian Leader Hit With European Sanctions – NYT
Syria Hits Back at EU Sanctions – BBC
Syria Acknowledges Sanctions Will Hurt – AP
Libya
NATO Bombs Tripoli in Heaviest Strikes Yet – NYT
NATO Launches Largest Airstrike Against Gaddafi – WP
NATO Warplanes in New Bombing Campaign on Tripoli – VOA
NATO Steps Up Libya Air Strikes – BBC
NATO Airstrikes Hit Tripoli, Heaviest Bombing Yet – AP
Senators Introduce Legislation to Support Force – WP
US Senate Democrats, GOP Agree on Libya Resolution – AP
Clinton: More NATO Nations Must Join Libya Mission – AP
Yemen
After Talks Collapse, Violence Flares in Yemen – NYT
US, Allies Weigh Support for Yemen – WP
Gun Battles in Yemeni Capital Kill Six – VOA
Three Die in Yemen Street Battle – BBC
Yemen President’s Forces Battle Tribe – AP
Reneging on Goodbye – WP editorial
Iran
Blast, Fire at Iran Refinery as Ahmadinejad Visits – Reuters
Saudi Arabia
Saudis Arrest Woman Leading Right-to-Drive Campaign – NYT
Al Qaeda
Study Ties New al Qaeda Chief to Murder of Journalist Pearl – Reuters
U.S. Department of Defense
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Army Crime Lab Case – McClatchy
Thousands of Air Force Civilian Jobs Won’t be Filled – S&S
Gates’s Final War – WP opinion
United States
Pentagon, Homeland Security Collaborate on Cybersecurity – AFPS
Visiting Guantanamo – WP editorial
United Kingdom
U.S., Britain to Form Joint Security Board – VOA
Obama to Get Royal Welcome to UK – BBC
Africa
AFRICOM in the Congo (Part 1) – S&S
UN Sudan Mission Condemns Looting in Abyei – VOA
Sudan Gunmen ‘Burning Abyei Town’ – BBC
Sudan’s Flashpoint Town Looted – AP
Border Town Incursion Poses Big Risk for Sudan – NYT
Nigerian President Prepares for Inauguration – VOA
Nigeria’s President Prods UN Chief on Security Council Seat – VOA
Ivory Coast in Mercenary Warning – BBC
Americas
Mexico Detains 16 Police Who Protected Drug Gang – AP
Colombian Cocaine Shipment Seized – BBC News
Colombia Shifts From Drugs to Food in Farm Expansion – Reuters
Gunmen Wound Manager of Honduran Newspaper – AP
Asia Pacific
Japan: Tepco Confirms Meltdowns of 2 More Reactors – Reuters
Seoul Tightens Rules on Cash Flow to North Korea – KH
US Team Flies to North Korea as Kim Visits China – AP
US Envoy Makes Groundbreaking Trip to North Korea – Reuters
Burma Inmates ‘On Hunger Strike’ – BBC
Europe
President Obama in Europe – WP
Rifts Widen Over Greece’s Bailout – NYT
Discontent Over EU Foreign Policy Chief Goes Public – NYT
Georgia: Anti-Saakashvili Protesters Vow to Continue – BBC
Volcanic Cloud Sweeps Across Europe – WP
Flights Cancelled Over Ash Cloud – BBC
South Asia
Pakistan ‘Link to Mumbai India Attack’ – BBC
Terror Trial Witness Ties Pakistan to 2008 Attacks in India – NYT
