26 July SWJ Roundup
Afghanistan
Ryan Crocker Sworn in as Ambassador to Afghanistan – WP
Envoy Says US Will Start Afghan Pullout, Slowly – NYT
New Ambassador: ‘No Rush for Exits’ in Afghanistan – AFPS
New US Envoy Tries to Allay Afghan Fear on Pullout – AP
Afghan Leader: Security Forces Must Meet Challenge – AP
Tribes Watch and Wait After Karzai Brother’s Killing – NYT
Afghan Female Peacemakers Criticized – WP
Pentagon: US Transport Funds End Up in Taliban Hands – VOA
Afghanistan Violence Kills 35, Mostly Insurgents – AP
Afghan Children Injured by UK Apache Helicopter Attack – BBC
NATO Investigates Helicopter Crash in Afghanistan – AFPS
Lawyer: Army Guardsman Shot Afghan in Self-Defense – AP
Pakistan
Pakistan City of Karachi Hit by Factional ‘Bloodbath’ – BBC
Officials From India, Pakistan Talk in New Delhi – AP
Iraq
Iranian Shelling Kills 2 in Iraq’s Kurdistan – AP
Motorcycle Bomb Kills 3 in Iraq’s Diyala Province – AP
Syria
Syria Permits Opposition Parties on Restrictive Terms – WP
Syria to Allow Political Parties, State Agency Says – BBC
Draft Reform Law in Syria Fails to Mollify Protesters – NYT
Libya
Rebel Chief: Gadhafi, Family Can Remain in Libya – VOA
UK Reviews Gaddafi Exit Solution – BBC
UN Envoy, Rebels Say No Libya Peace Plan Yet – Reuters
UN: Gadhafi-Held Part of Libya Facing Shortages – AP
Yemen
Yemeni Military and Tribesmen Push Back Militants in South – NYT
Yemeni Army Kills 10 Al Qaeda Militants – Reuters
Mass Rallies Across Yemen Demand Regime Change – AP
Israel / Palestinians
UN Again Delays Gaza Flotilla Report – VOA
Hamas Executes Two Gazans as Spies for Israel – Reuters
Egypt
Key Egyptian Trial Postponed, Further Raising Tensions – VOA
Ex-Interior Minister to be Tried with Mubarak – BBC
Egypt’s Generals, Protesters Moving to Open Clash – AP
Norway
Mass Rallies for Norway Victims – BBC
Suspect in Attacks Denied Public Platform in Court – LAT
Norway Shootings Suspect Warns of Other Cells – WP
Norway Suspect Appears ‘Calm’ at Hearing – VOA
Norway Rampage Culprit Held in Isolation – AP
Unsettling Wariness in Norway, Where Police Rarely Armed – NYT
Survivor Describes Moments of Terror in Attack in Norway – NYT
Attack Reignites Immigration Debate in Divided Oslo – NYT
US Department of Defense
Odierno: Today’s War Lessons Will Aid Future – WP
CENTCOM’s Spy Satellite to Beam Images from War Zones – S&S
Mullen Addresses Transnational Crime, Military Relations – AFPS
Defense Department Launches Cyber Strategy Website – AFPS
GAO Faults Pentagon Cyber Operations – WP
POW/MIA Groups Criticize US Efforts – WP
DOD Panel Calls for Radical Retirement Overhaul – S&S
Defense-industry Career Track Looking Less Certain – WP
Military Recruiting, Retention Remain Strong – AFPS
United States
Obama Urges Congress to Reach Deal on Debt – WP
Parties Head to Showdown as Obama Warns of a ‘Crisis’ – NYT
ATF: Gunrunning Sting Goes Fatally Wrong – WP
Guns at Mexican Crime Scenes Linked to US Sting – NYT
US Imposes Sanctions on 4 International Criminal Groups – AP
US Argues Against Disclosure in Terror Case – AP
United Kingdom
Entire Army Battalions to be Disbanded – TT
Africa
UN Seeks ‘Massive’ Action to Save Africa Drought Victims – VOA
Somalia Famine: UN WFP to Airlift Food to Mogadishu – BBC
UN Races to Get Food to Hungry Somali Refugees – AP
Somalis Flee Famine Along ‘Roads of Death’ – WP
Perfect Storm: Why Famine Hit Southern Somalia First – VOA
South Sudan Accuses Khartoum of ‘Currency War’ – BBC
South Sudan Says North Wages Economic War With Oil Fee – Reuters
Malawi Activists ‘in Hiding after Mutharika Threat’ – BBC
Americas
Mexico: The Strands of the Sinaloa Drug Cartel Web – LAT
Mass Arrests in Mexico Human Trafficking Raids – BBC
11 Killed in Shootings in Southern Mexico – AP
Bodyguards Kill Colombian Gang Leader – VOA
Guatemala Las Dos Erres Civil War Massacre Trial Begins – BBC
Ex-Soldiers Link Troops to Guatemala Massacre – AP
Asia Pacific
Mullen: Partnerships Vital to Pacific Security Strategy – AFPS
Clinton Invites North Korean Official to US For Talks – AFPS
Seoul Takes Cautious Approach with North Korea – VOA
N. Korea Food Shortage Worst in Years Despite Farms – AP
As China Steps Up Web Monitoring, Wi-Fi Users Stay Away – NYT
Aquino to China: Filipinos will Defend Territory – AP
Burma Democracy Leader Aung San Suu Kyi Meets Govt Official – VOA
Europe
Russian Officials on US Blacklist – WP
Kosovo Launches Serbia Border Crossings Take Over – AP
Kosovo Police in Tense Standoff With Local Serbs – Reuters
NATO Trying to Defuse Kosovo Border Crisis – AP
Hadzic Refuses to Plea Before UN War Crimes Court – BBC
Last Fugitive of Yugoslav Wars Declines to Plead – AP
South Asia
Officials From India, Pakistan Talk in New Delhi – AP
