5 August SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
As Drawdown Nears, Afghans Have Little Faith in Own Security Forces – S&S
Allen Congratulates New US Ambassador to Afghanistan – AFPS
Officials Try to Find Out if Boy, 11, is Suicide Bomber – S&S
2 New Zealand Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan – AP
Key Afghanistan Ministers 'Fired' – BBC
Two Top Afghan Security Ministers Face Dismissal – NYT
Afghan Parliament Votes to Oust Key Ministers – AP
Looted Afghan Artifacts Returned – BBC
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
The War the Candidates Forgot – WP opinion
The Forgotten Afghan War – WP opinion
Soccer or Civil War? – WP opinion
Afghan Aid Not a Road to Nowhere – WP opinion
Pakistan
Pakistan Accuses Afghanistan of Backing Taliban Enemy – Reuters
Pakistan: Main NATO Supply Route Reopens – AP
Pakistan Army Jails Top Officers – BBC
Police: Bomb Kills 3 in Southwest Pakistan – AP
Pakistan Police Parade Naked Pair – BBC
Pakistan Revels in Boast of Water-Run Car – NYT
Syria
State Department and Pentagon Plan for Post-Assad Syria – NYT
Intensified Fighting Reported in Battles for Damascus and Aleppo – NYT
Scores Killed as War Shakes Syrian Capital – WP
Syrian Forces Push for Control of Damascus, Aleppo – VOA
Fighting Intensifies in Aleppo – BBC
Attention in Syria Shifts to Aleppo – WP
Assad's Forces Pound Rebel Stronghold in Aleppo – Reuters
Fighting Could Redraw Political Boundaries – VOA
As Syrian War Roils, Sectarian Unrest Seeps Into Turkey – NYT
Clinton Going to Turkey for Syria Talks – AP
Syrian Regime Pleads with Russia for Economic Aid – AP
Iranian Pilgrims Kidnapped in Syria – WP
Militant Group Claims Kidnap, Killing of Syrian TV Presenter – Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
Eye on Iran and Syria, Israel Hardens Missile Shield – Reuters
Iran Tests Missile with New Guidance System – VOA
Iran Says Test-Firing of Missile a Success – AP
In Iraq, Symbols of War, and of Joy – WP
Palestinians: Abbas to Move on UN Membership Bid in September – AP
Israel Sees UN Majority for Palestine Status Upgrade – Reuters
Yemen Suicide Attacker Kills 30 – BBC
Yemen: Toll from Funeral Bombing More than 30 – AP
Saudi Arabia Soldier 'Killed by Gunmen' – BBC
Egypt's President Asserts Authority, Defends Army – AP
Riot Leaves an Egyptian Village Without Christians – AP
Egypt Demands Release of Guantanamo Detainee – WP
Morocco Olympic Head Arrest Urged – BBC
Meshing Realism and Idealism in Middle East – WP opinion
Israel’s Fading Democracy – NYT opinion
US Department of Defense
Panetta Asks Board to Review Military Justice in Deployed Areas – AFPS
Additional Firefighting Aircraft Head to Rocky Mountain Region – AFPS
United States
NASA Announces Plans to Launch Astronauts From US – VOA
World
Google Project Shows Scale of Global Small Arms ‘Ecosystem’ – S&S
Africa
Clinton in Kenya to Push for Democracy – VOA
Clinton Warns Kenya on Repeat of 2007 Vote Chaos – AP
Clinton Offers Stern Advice in S. Sudan – WP
Clinton to Urge Somali Leaders to Complete Transition on Time – VOA
Two Sudans Reach Deal on Fees for Oil Pipelines – NYT
Sudan and South Sudan in Oil Deal – BBC
Health Situation In South Sudan Refugee Camps Alarming – VOA
Deadly Attack Off Nigeria Coast – BBC
Ivory Coast Truth Panel 'Not Working' – BBC
Americas
Acid Attacks in Colombia Reflect Rage – WP
Venezuela Heads to Practice Polls – BBC
Honduran Journalist Flees Attacks – BBC
Leader’s Torture in the ’70s Stirs Ghosts in Brazil – NYT
Major Brazil Bribery Trial Starts – BBC
Asia Pacific / Central
DOD Officials Detail Defense Posture in Asia-Pacific – AFPS
Asia-Pacific Focus Represents ‘Whole of Government’ Rebalance – AFPS
No Osprey Flights Until Japan Agrees on Safety, Says Panetta – AP
Panetta: Ospreys Key to Asia-Pacific Operations – AFPS
China Summons US Diplomat Over South China Sea Remark – S&S
China Calls in US Diplomat Over South China Sea – Reuters
UN Body Sends First Food Aid to Flood-Hit North Korea – VOA
North Korea to Receive Aid After Floods – Reuters
Burma Journalists Demand End to Censorship – AP
Australia, New Zealand to Re-establish Ties With Fiji Military – VOA
Uzbek Group Says Drone Killed Leader – NYT
Europe
Defense Minister: Germany Should Use Armed Drones – Reuters
Spain's PM Hints He Might Seek Economic Bailout – VOA
Al-Qaida Suspects Questioned in Spain – VOA
For Greece, Privatization a Tough Bet – WP
Serbia Law Reins in Central Bank – BBC
Tensions Rise as Turkey Continues Offensive Against PKK – VOA
Turkey: Clash with Kurdish Rebels Leaves 19 Dead – AP
Turkey Retires 'Coup' Generals – BBC
Turkey Retires Charged Commanders – NYT
South Asia
