28 August SWJ Roundup Part II
SWJ Daily Roundup for 28 August – Part II
(New items and carryover of top news)
Libya
Rebels Overtake Remaining Gaddafi Loyalists – WP
Rebels Solidify Hold on Tripoli Amid Discoveries of Bodies – LAT
Retreating Gadhafi Forces Massacre Detainees at 2 Sites – WT
Rebels Find Human Slaughterhouse – TT
Gaddafi 'Offers Transition Talks' – BBC
Rebels Struggle to Restore Water and Power in Tripoli – NYT
Libyans Count Deadly Cost of Battle for Tripoli – Reuters
Gilded Traces of the Lives Qaddafis Led – NYT
China’s Ties with Libya a Balancing Act – WP
Interim Leadership Releases Its Members’ Names – NYT
Syria
Syria Moves to Halt Spread of Unrest into Central Damascus – LAT
Syrian Forces 'in Mosque Attack' – BBC
Syria Moves to Halt Spread of Unrest – LAT
1 Killed as Syrian Govt Warns Against Protests – AP
Arab League Chief to Visit Syria – BBC
Arab States Urge End to Syria Bloodshed, Send Envoy – Reuters
Afghanistan
Suicide Attacks Escalate Before End of Ramadan – NYT
Afghans Linked to Fatal Raid Into Pakistan – AP
NATO Service Member Killed in S. Afghanistan – AP
Al Qaeda
Al-Qaeda's Second-in-Command Slain – WP
CIA Drone Is Said to Kill Al Qaeda’s No. 2 – NYT
Key Al Qaeda Leader Reported Slain in Pakistan – LAT
Al- Qaeda's New Deputy Leader Killed in Pakistan – TT
Analysis: Death of Deputy Chief Deals Heavy Blow to Al Qaeda – Reuters
Pakistan
Ethnic Killings Spark Doom in Pakistan's Biggest City – Reuters
Pakistan Border Raid 'Kills 25' – BBC
Militants From Afghanistan Attack Pakistani Posts – Reuters
Slain Pakistani Leader’s Son Abducted – WP
Middle East / North Africa
Israel Mulls Ties with a New Egypt – WP
Lawyer for 2 Americans Jailed in Iran Appeals – AP
US Department of Defense
Pentagon Mulls Ways to Make Significant Cuts – WT
An Army General Takes Some Grief for His Reading List – WP
Africa
Nigeria Vows to Fight Terrorism – BBC
Somalis Face a New Tormentor – WP
Somali Police Seize Explosive-Laden Car in Mogadishu – Reuters
Americas
Mexican Army, Feds Raid Casinos After Arson Attack – AP
Mexico Offers Casino Blaze Reward – BBC
Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel Makes Big Move Into Meth – AP
Asia Pacific
China's Secret Detentions Plan Alarms Activists – LAT
Five Battle for Japan Premiership – BBC
Japan Faces More Confusion Amid Leadership Vote – AP
Japan's Kaieda Ahead in PM Race but Run-Off Likely – Reuters
Europe
In Shadow of Russia, Abkhazia Elects a New President – NYT
South Asia
India’s Parliament Gives In to Protests on Corruption Bill – NYT
India Celebrates People's Victory as Activist Ends Fast – Reuters
