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21 July SWJ Roundup

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07.21.2012 at 09:38am

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

India Magazine Makes Obama Taunt – BBC

Sri Lanka Lawyers Boycott Courts – BBC

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