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19 September SWJ Roundup

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09.19.2011 at 01:19pm

US Naval Institute Daily – USNI

Afghanistan

Peaceful Province a Test Case for Security Handoff – S&S

Report: Night Raids a Losing Tactic in Afghanistan – AP

Afghan Night Raids 'Provoke Backlash' – BBC

NATO Forces Seen Casting Afghan Night Raid Net Too Wide – Reuters

3 NATO Troops, 49 Insurgents Killed in Afghanistan Fighting – VOA

3 NATO Service Members Killed in Afghanistan – AP

iPads Helping Marines Communicate, Mark Targets – DN

Second Ganjgal Medal of Honor Case Alive – AT

Relatives Doubt Inquiry in Medal of Honor Battle – AP

 

Pakistan

Bomber Targets Top Pakistani Policeman; 8 Killed – AP

Senior Policeman Survives Pakistan Suicide Blast, 8 Dead – Reuters

Deadly Karachi Bomb Targets Police – BBC

Taliban Claims Attack on Pakistani Police Official – NYT

Fifteen Killed in Pakistan as Militants Attack Tribe – Reuters

Pakistani Troops, Taliban Battle for Drone Wreckage – VOA

Pakistani Troops, Taliban Clashed over Downed Drone – WP

US Drone Crash Sparks Pakistan Fight – BBC

Pakistan Troops Battle Taliban for US Drone Debris – AP

Pakistan Troops, Taliban Battle for US Drone Wreckage – Reuters

UN in $365m Pakistan Floods Plea – BBC

UN Needs $357 Million to Cope With Pakistan Floods – AP

Pakistan Flood Victims Sell Possessions and Beg – Reuters

Changing the Direction of U.-Pakistan Relations – LAT opinion

 

Israel / Palestinians

Quartet Seeks to Avert Palestinian Statehood Showdown – VOA

New York Meetings Open to Avert Palestinian Crisis – Reuters

Palestinians Turn to UN, Where Partition Began – NYT

Nervous Hamas Voices Issues With Palestinian UN Bid – NYT

Abbas Defiant as 'All Hell' Breaks Out Over UN Plan – Reuters

Abbas Sees Problems After UN Bid – BBC

Palestinians Build State, but Restricted by Israel – AP

Israel Says Palestinian Statehood Bid at UN Will Fail – VOA

Boehner Says US Must be Strong Partner for Israel – AP

BBC Poll Shows Narrow Support for Palestinian State – BBC

Jewish Settlers Prepare for Palestinian Demonstrations – LAT

In West Bank, Modest Expectations – WP

Donor Nations: Palestinians Ready for Statehood – AP

Abbas' UN Fantasy – LAT opinion

 

Libya

Libya Delays Forming Govt; Fighting Continues in 2 Cities – LAT

Libyans Fail to Agree on New Government – Reuters

Gadhafi Loyalists Resist at Bani Walid and Sirte – VOA

Anti-Gaddafi Troops Move Towards Sirte – BBC

Assault on Gaddafi Bastion Ends in Chaotic Retreat – Reuters

Frustration, Zeal Mix in Siege of Gadhafi Bastion – AP

Libya Revolution Filters Slowly to Desert Towns – AP

 

Iraq

General: Foreigners Helped in Iraqi Bus Massacre – AP

Study: Invasion Led to Spike in Iraq Widows – AP

Fire at Prison in Iraqi Capital Kills 6 Inmates – AP

 

Syria

Syrian Opposition Meets, Calls on Assad to Stop Crackdown – VOA

Opposition Meet in Damascus to Support Protests – BBC

Syrian Opposition Calls on Assad to End Crackdown – AP

Opponents of Syria's Assad Struggle for Unity – Reuters

 

Egypt

Egypt Election Timetable Proposed – BBC

Egypt Groups Try to Block Mubarak Loyalists From Vote – Reuters

Reform of Egypt's Police Hits a Wall: The Police – AP

 

Yemen

Fighting Erupts for Second Straight Day in Yemeni Capital – NYT

Clashes Resume in Yemen After 26 Protesters Killed – Reuters

Death Toll Mounts in Yemen Unrest – BBC

Yemeni Forces Open Fire, Killing at Least 20 Protesters – NYT

Yemen Troops Fire on Protesters, Killing at Least 26 – LAT

Deadly Clashes During Yemen March – BBC

At Least 26 Killed in Anti-Saleh March in Yemen – Reuters

Yemeni Forces Open Fire on Protesters, 26 Killed – AP

Pro-Regime Snipers Kill 3 More Protesters in Yemen – AP

 

Iran

Ahmadinejad Heads to UN Assembly Weakened by Rivals – Reuters

New Delay in Case of US Hikers in Iran – VOA

US Hikers’ Release Delayed – WP

Deal to Free 2 Americans Jailed in Iran Hits Snag – AP

Iran Judge Won't Sign U.S. 'Hikers' Release Before Tues – Reuters

US Religious Envoys Urge Iran to Free 2 Americans – AP

Iran Arrests 5 People for Working for BBC – AP

The End of an Era in Iran – WP opinion

Human Rights Questions for Iran’s President – WP opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

Turkey Predicts Alliance With Egypt as Regional Anchors – NYT

Saudi Arabia Tries 41 Suspected Al-Qaida Militants – AP

Morocco's Democracy Protests Restart After Hiatus – AP

Latest Developments in Arab World's Unrest – AP

The Arab Uprising – BBC full coverage

 

US Department of Defense

Lehman Rocks Navy with Complaints about Political Correctness – WT

Military Health and Pension Benefits Could Face Cuts – NYT

US Air Force Approves Boeing Satellite – UPI

Wanting to Get Into the Fight, and Failing – NYT opinion

 

United States

Public Face of an Embattled Mosque – WP

Friends of US, Terrorists in Eyes of Law – NYT

GAO Report Reveals Rift over National Guard's Border Role – AR

Administration 'Pressured Air Force General to Change Testimony' – TT

 

Africa

Sudan, South Sign Security Deal Over Tense Border – Reuters

1st Accord Between Sudan, South Sudan -AP

Alleged Mastermind of Nigeria UN Bombing Sought – AP

Nigeria Sets $160,000 Bounty on UN Bomb Suspect – Reuters

Nigeria: Abuja UN 'Bomber' Video Released – BBC

Nigeria: 3 Killed, 8 Wounded in Village Attack – AP

Deadly Gun Attack on Burundi Bar – BBC

Death Toll in Burundi Gun Attack Rises to 36 – Reuters

UN, Others to Boost Military in Western Ivory Coast – Reuters

British Tourist, Kidnapped in Kenya, May Be in Somalia – NYT

Pirates Say Holding British Hostage in Central Somalia – Reuters

 

Americas

Police Find Body of Missing Mexican Congressman – AP

Colombian Mountain Cyclists Try to Pedal Out of Poverty – WP

Colombian Rebels Attack Police Station, Injure 8 – BBC

Brazil Police Arrest Suspects in Amazon Activist Killings – AP

 

Asia Pacific

No New F-16’s for Taiwan, but US to Upgrade Fleet – NYT

China Criticizes US Deal to Upgrade Taiwan F-16s – AP

Mass Protest at China Solar Plant – BBC

Record Cocaine Bust in Hong Kong – BBC

China Calls for Restart of N. Korea Nuclear Talks – AP

 

Europe

British Police Announce Terrorism Arrests – NYT

Seven Arrested Over 'Terror Threat to the UK' – TT

UK Police Arrest 7 in Anti-Terror Operation – AP

Turkey to Freeze EU Ties if Cyprus Gets EU Presidency – Reuters

Turkish Navy to Escort Offshore Fuel Research – AP

Russians Await Putin’s Decision – WP

Gains of Pro-Russian Party Show Shift in Sentiment in Latvia – NYT

Rupture With Vatican Reveals a Changed Ireland – NYT

Greece Cabinet Holds Crisis Talks – BBC

Greece Nears a Tipping Point in Its Debt Crisis – NYT

 

South Asia

Health Officials at Risk as India’s Graft Thrives – NYT

India Diamond Industry Still Shaken by Bombings – LAT

Deadly Earthquake Hits Himalayas – BBC

Earthquake in India, Nepal and Tibet – LAT

More Than 20 Die in Himalayan Earthquake – NYT

Destroyed Sri Lankan Muslim Shrine to be Rebuilt – BBC

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