22 July SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
Afghan Refugees Leaving Pakistan for Home, But Little to Return To – S&S
Afghanistan Maps Natural Mineral Resources – VOA
NATO Says 3 Service Members Killed in Afghanistan – AP
Pakistan
Airstrikes Kill 15 Militants in Northwest Pakistan – Reuters
Bombing in Pakistan Militant Dispute Kills Nine – NYT
Pakistan Explosion 'Kills Nine' – BBC
Taliban Kill 10 in Attack on Rival in Pakistan – AP
Syria
Syrian Conflict Spreads to Commercial Capital – WP
Syria Fighting Spreads to Aleppo – VOA
Syria Presses to Regain Cities From Rebel Forces – NYT
Syria Revolt Reaches Aleppo; Rebels Target Cities – AP
Syrian Forces Fight Rebels in Damascus, Residents Flee – Reuters
Damascus Chaos Strikes Fear in Assad's Alawite Bastion – Reuters
Amid Violence, Syrians Race to Borders – CNN
Syrians Hold On to Optimism at a Tent City in Turkey – NYT
Stymied at UN, US Refines Plan to Remove Assad – NYT
US Says Closely Monitoring Syria Chemical Weapons – Reuters
Israel Official: Syria Protecting Chemical Arsenal – AP
Defector: Syria Moves Chemical Weapons Before Wider Offensive – Reuters
British Flotillas Prepared for Syria Evacuation – TT
Malaysia to Evacuate Students, Close Syria Embassy – AP
World Braces for Fallout from Syria – SMH editorial
How Long Can the Syrian Regime Last? – Economist editorial
Bet on More Violence in Syria – Slate opinion
Battle for Syria Is a Battle for the Mideast – Guardian opinion
What We Know, and Don't, About Syria – CNN opinion
Life During Wartime – NYT opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Voice of Authority Emerges From the Opposition in Yemen – NYT
Struggle Over What to Wear in Iran – WP
Militants Attack Gas Pipeline in Egypt's Sinai – AP
Egypt's Ex-Spy Chief Honored in Military Funeral – AP
Hold Iran Accountable for Terror – WP editorial
Israel’s Embattled Democracy – NYT editorial
The Mythical Islamist Tide – TNI opinion
The Muslim Brothers Worry the Saudis – FP opinion
So Much for Obama's "Asia Pivot" – WPR opinion
US Department of Defense
Carter Addresses Joint Strike Fighter Program – AFPS
US Air Force Instructor Convicted of Sexual Crimes – VOA
Lackland Instructor Sentenced 20 Years in Rape, Sex Assault Case – S&S
United States
US Presidential Election Takes Negative Turn – VOA
Police Disarm Bomb at Colorado Shooter's Home – VOA
Bomb Experts Disarm Suspect’s Rigged Apartment – WP
Colorado Attack May Have Been Planned for Months – CNN
Privacy Rights Violated by Intelligence Agencies, Official Says – WP
Officials Admit Surveillance has Crossed Legal Threshold at Times – AP
United Kingdom
Police Chief: No Plans for More Olympics Officers – CNN
Britain Will Be the Winner of the London Olympics – Telegraph editorial
World
UN Alarmed Over Sharp Rise in Grain Prices – VOA
Clintons, Laura Bush to Attend International AIDS Conference – VOA
Africa
US Drug War Expands to Africa, a Newer Hub for Cartels – WP
Pentagon Eyes Drones for Kenya to Fight Militants Nearby – Reuters
South Sudan Scraps Border Talks – BBC
S. Sudan Accuses Sudan of Bombing, Suspends Direct Talks – Reuters
US Cuts Military Aid to Rwanda – VOA
US Cutting Military Aid to Rwanda – Reuters
Famine Danger Continues in Parts of Somalia – VOA
Ethiopian Police Clash With Muslim Protesters – Reuters
What the Islamist Takeover in Mali Really Means – TNR opinion
Americas
Mexico Urges US to Review Gun Laws After Colorado Shooting – Reuters
Job Challenge Looms for Next Mexican President – Reuters
Indian Upheaval Bares Colombia's Nagging Conflict – AP
Chavez Says Election Rival and Romney Want to Subjugate Venezuela – Reuters
Venezuela Ends 20-day Prison Riot – BBC
US Pledge to Rebuild Haiti Not Being Met – AP
Asia Pacific / Central
Carter: US, Japan Both ‘Thinking Big’ on Strategy – AFPS
Carter: US to Work with Japan on V-22 Osprey Analysis – AFPS
Japan Probes Alleged Cover-Up at Nuclear Plant – AP
Japanese Company Offers Limited Chance to View MacArthur’s Office – S&S
Scandal, Economy, Unrest Mar China's Leader Change – AP
Purge of North Korean General Still a Mystery – CNN
Officials Turn Blind Eye as Religious Tensions Rise in Indonesia – NYT
Burma's Reformist President Visits Thailand – AP
Europe
US to Trainer-hungry Europe: ‘Our No. 1 Customer is Your Soldier’
Russian Activists Criticize Kremlin Over NGO Law – VOA
2 Russian Soldiers Killed in Ingushetia – AP
Who was the Bulgaria Suicide Bomber? – CNN
Festival in Italy Gives Residents Voice in Fight Against Mafia – NYT
Eurozone Crisis Saves Germany Tens of Billions – AP
Kurdish MPs Urge Turkey to Free Militant Leader – Reuters
Romanian President Urges Voters to Defeat 'Coup' – Reuters
South Asia
