6 August SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
Afghan President Accepts Top Ministers' Dismissal – VOA
Karzai to Replace 2 Key Ministers After No-Confidence Vote – S&S
Karzai Moves to Reassure After Security Ministers Are Dismissed – NYT
Britain Returns Stolen Artifacts to Afghanistan – AP
The Forgotten Afghan War – WP opinion
Syria
Syrian Forces Pound Rebel Positions in Aleppo – VOA
Syrian Forces Vow 'Decisive' Showdown for Aleppo – AP
Assad's Forces Pound Rebel Stronghold in Aleppo – Reuters
Syrian State TV Reportedly Attacked as Propaganda War Unfolds – NYT
Syria TV 'Hit by Bomb Attack' in Damascus – BBC
Syria: Bomb Blast in State TV Building in Damascus – AP
Muslim Brotherhood Establishes Militia Inside Syria – TT
Syrian Rebels Say Hostages 'Iranian Soldiers'– AJ
Writer Defends His Handling of Interview With Assad – NYT
Islamic Extremists Threaten Syria’s Christians – WT editorial
Risks of Inaction in Syria – WP opinion
Why Annan Quit Syria Mission – TG opinion
Is Obama Getting What He Wants on Syria? – FP opinion
Syria Conflict Is Really About Iran – PJ Media opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Israel Had Reports of Impending Attack From Egypt – AP
Israel Says Attack Should Be 'Wake-Up Call' for Egypt – Reuters
Israel Calls on Egypt to Tighten Security in Sinai – Reuters
Gunmen Kill 15 and Steal Vehicle in Attack on Egypt Base – NYT
16 Egypt Border Guards Killed, Islamists Suspected – AP
Islamists Kill 15 Egyptians, Israel Strikes Attackers – Reuters
'Egypt Border Gunmen' Found Dead – BBC
Egypt Says Border Attack Undertaken by Gaza, Sinai Militants – Reuters
Egypt President Promises Security for Tourists – AFP
Israel Bars Foreign Envoys From West Bank Meeting – NYT
West Bank Summit Scrapped After Israel Bars Envoys – Reuters
Iran TV Airs Confessions in Murder of Scientists – AP
Blast on Pipeline Stops Iraq Oil Flows to Turkey – Reuters
Yemen Suicide Attacker Kills 45 – BBC
Toll of Suicide Attack Rises to 45 in Yemen – AP
Suicide Bomber Kills 45 in South Yemen City – Reuters
UAE Probes Plot Against State Security, Says Has Foreign Links – Reuters
Libya Red Cross Building Attacked – BBC
Three Armed Men Killed in Libya as Violence Escalates – Reuters
Is Saudi Arabia on Edge? – WP opinion
Libya Doing Better Than Reported – AJ opinion
US Department of Defense
Is Pentagon Spending Good for the Economy? – WT
Researchers Look to WWI for Clues About Traumatic Brain Injuries – TNO
Military Adding More Electric Vehicles to Fleet – S&S
Obama Frags Military Voters – WT editorial
United States
Gunman Kills 6 in Shooting at Sikh Temple in Wis. – WP
Gunman Kills 6 at a Sikh Temple Near Milwaukee – NYT
Sikh Shock at US Temple Shootings – BBC
Firm with Ties to Iran Paid Obama Associate to Give Talks – WP
Veterans' Risk of Developing ALS May be Higher – DFP
Republicans Fail a Security Test – NYT editorial
The Leak Police – NYT opinion
Africa
Clinton Praises Banda During Malawi Visit – VOA
Saying Mali ‘Is Our Country,’ Militias Train to Oust Islamists – NYT
World Food Program Employee Killed in Sudan – VOA
Deal Agreed on Sudan Aid Flights – BBC
Civilians Killed in Congo as Regional Leaders Meet – AP
Nigeria Bombing Kills Soldiers – BBC
Car Suicide Bomber Kills 8 in Northeast Nigeria – AP
Suicide Bomb Attack on Nigeria Checkpoint Kills Eight – Reuters
Five Soldiers Killed in Ivory Coast Attacks – Reuters
Zambians Kill China Mine Manager – BBC
Americas
Thumbprint Readers Stir Fears in Venezuela Vote – AP
Sean Penn Joins Chavez on Campaign in Venezuela – Reuters
Asia Pacific / Central
US-S. Korean Exercise to Hone Strategy for Renewed Focus on Pacific – FO
Flooded N. Korean City Desperate for Drinking Water – AP
High-Ranking North Korean Official Visits Vietnam – AP
China Leaders Hold Resort Talks as Transition Looms – BBC
China Attacks US South China Sea 'Trouble-Making' – BBC
2,000 Arrested in China in Counterfeit Drug Crackdown – NYT
Gang War Fears See Macau Police Detain 150, Hong Kong Arrest 130 – Reuters
Doctors: Japan Nuclear Plant Workers Face Stigma – AP
Breakaway Rebels Attack Filipino Troops; 3 Killed – AP
Vietnam Detains Anti-China Demonstrators – AP
Cambodians Find Possible Khmer Rouge Mass Grave – AP
Europe
Italy's Monti Warns Europe of 'Psychological Break-up' – BBC
Spain Charges Terror Suspects Who Went Paragliding – AP
Spain Charges 'al-Qaeda' Russians – BBC
Optimism in Greece After Talks With Lenders – NYT
Greece: Athens Police Target Immigrants – BBC
A Decadent Reminder of Russia Before Putin – NYT
Turkey: 115 Kurdish Rebels Killed in Offensive – AP
Turkey Fighting 'Claims 19 Lives' – BBC
South Asia
Indian Premier Saddened at US Sikh Temple Shooting – AP
India Monsoon Floods Kill Dozens – BBC
China Urges Sri Lanka to Release 37 Detained Fishermen – Reuters
