21 July SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
UN, Clerics Urge Afghan Peace During Ramadan – VOA
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Afghanistan’s Economic Challenges – NYT editorial
Pakistan
NATO Trucks Remain Stalled in Pakistan’s Southern Port – VOA
Roadside Bomb Hits Bus in Pakistan, Killing 3 – AP
Syria
Syrians Fleeing Capital Leave Bodies and Bombs Behind – NYT
Fighting Rages As UN Extends Syria Mission – VOA
Syrian Forces Fight Back After Rebel Surge Into Capital – Reuters
UN Extends Syria Observer Mission – BBC
UN Extends Syria Mission as Violence Rises to New Heights – NYT
UN Approves Last 30 Days for UN Observers in Syria – AP
Conflict Rages, China Hews to Principle of ‘Non-interference’ -WP
Thousands Flee as Syrian Rebels Wage Guerrilla War – AP
Iraqis Flee Syria in Droves by Land and Air – AP
How 'Damascus Volcano' Erupted in Assad's Stronghold – Reuters
Syria Crisis Spills Over into Lebanon – VOA
More Than 300 Killed in Syria, Rights Group Says – VOA
Britain Vows to Support Syrian Opposition – VOA
Making a Difference in Syria – WP opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Israel: May Act to Stop Syria Arms Reaching Hezbollah – Reuters
In Israel, Romney to Provide Contrast With Obama – Reuters
Israelis Bury 5 Victims of Bulgaria Terror Attack – AP
Israeli Protester Dies After Self-Immolation – NYT
Attack on Turkey-Iraq Pipeline Knocks Out Oil Flows – Reuters
Saudi Prince Bandar: Flamboyant, Hawkish Spy Chief – Reuters
Clashes in Bahrain Over Opposition Clampdown – AP
Rights Group: Drop Cases Against Oman Activists – AP
Suspended Sentence for Tunisia Revolution Hero's Mother – Reuters
US Department of Defense
Pentagon Officials Work to Stop Leaks – VOA
DOD Bolsters Safeguards for Sensitive Information – AFPS
Danville, Va. Military Contractor Charged with Fraud – TRT
Defense CIO: Wireless Spectrum a Critical Enabler – AFPS
DOD Releases Thousands of Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Records – TDN
Welsh: Efforts to Combat Military Sex Assaults Failing – S&S
Air Force Instructor Convicted of Rape, Assault – S&S
Air Force Instructor Convicted in Sex Assaults – NYT
United States
Gunman Kills 12, Wounds 59 in Colorado Theater Rampage – LAT
In Colorado, Death Leaps Off the Movie Screen – WP
Gunman Kills 12 in Colorado, Reviving Gun Debate – NYT
Military Members Among Colorado Shooting Casualties, DOD Says – AFPS
Updates on Movie Theater Shooting in Colorado – NYT
Overseas, Romney Will Try to Hone Foreign Policy – NYT
Obama Spends the Most, but Romney Raises More – NYT
Privacy Rights Violated by Intelligence Agencies, Official Says – WP
NSA Looks to Industry for Secure Mobile Capabilities – AFPS
Mass. Man Admits Guilt in Plot to Blow up Pentagon – AP
United Kingdom
Olympic Buzz Takes Off: London Welcomes the Flame – AP
UK Muslim Couple Jailed for anti-Jewish Terror Plot – AP
Will Britain Ever Leave the European Union? – NYT opinion
Africa
China’s Goods Burden Africa’s Producers – WP
World Court Orders Prosecution of Chad's Former Dictator – VOA
Ex-Chad Leader 'Must be Tried' – BBC
Senegal Told to Prosecute Ex-President of Chad – NYT
DR Congo Army Education Enters New Phase – VOA
Famine Danger Continues in Parts of Somalia – VOA
EU to Rethink Zimbabwe Sanctions – BBC
In Zimbabwe Land Takeover, a Golden Lining – NYT
Zimbabwe Investigates Adverse Effects from Immunizations – VOA
Mob Attacks Ivory Coast Refugee Camp, Kills 7 – AP
At Least Seven Dead in Attack on Civilian Camp in Ivory Coast – Reuters
S. Arica to Free ex-Police Chief Selebi – BBC
S. Africa on Target to Reach AIDS Goals – VOA
Vast African Water Source Found – BBC
African-based Cybercrime Targeted – BBC
Americas
Venezuela: Chavez's Gasoline Rationing Plan Causes Uproar – AP
Colombian 'Rebels' Blow Up Bridge – BBC
Indian Upheaval Bares Colombia's Nagging Conflict – AP
Argentina 'Torture' Police Held – BBC
Argentina Nabs Half-Ton of Africa-Bound Cocaine – AP
Haiti Cholera 'UN Responsibility' – BBC
Asia Pacific / Central
ASEAN South China Sea Consensus Elusive – VOA
Japan Balks at Deployment of US Aircraft – WSJ
Japan: Little Rebuilt in Shadow of Fukushima Nuclear Exclusion Zone – S&S
Second Japan Nuclear Unit Resumes Power Generation – Reuters
With Crackdown, N. Korea Puts Hold on Defectors – WP
N. Korea Said to Remove Military’s Lucrative Export Privilege – NYT
Kim Plans Economic Change in North Korea – Reuters
China: Court Rejects Ai Weiwei Appeal – BBC
China: Artist Ai Weiwei Loses Appeal Over Tax Evasion Case – NYT
Amnesty Int'l: Burma's Rohingyas Being Targeted – AP
Muslims 'Abused' in Burmese State – BBC
Muslims Begin Ramadan Fast; Bombs Hit Thai South – AP
Europe
Oil Prices Fall on Europe's Economic Woes – AP
Russia's Putin Signs NGO 'Foreign Agents' Law – Reuters
Struggle to Identify Bulgaria Bomber – BBC
Pentagon Says Bulgaria Bomb Smacks of Hezbollah – Reuters
Russia Detains 5 Over Attacks on Muslim Leaders – Reuters
Russia Arrests 5 in Attacks on Muslims – WP
Russia: Punk Band Feels Wrath of a Sterner Kremlin – NYT
South Asia