19 August SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
Attacks on Allied Troops Prompt Shift in Afghan Policy – NYT
US to Beef Up Rural Police Forces in Afghanistan Despite Attacks – LAT
'Green on Blue' Growing Toll – CNN
NATO, Taliban in War of Words Over Afghan Deaths – AP
Fertilizer Seizures on the Rise in Afghanistan – WP
Iran Rejects Allegation of Role in Deadly Afghan Bombings – Reuters
Taliban Fighters Killed in Airstrike – NYT
NATO Air Strikes in Eastern Afghanistan Kill Taliban – BBC
4 Afghans, 3 NATO Troops Killed in Holiday Attacks – AP
Bomb at Afghan Bazaar Kills 4 Civilians – AP
British Soldier Killed While on Sentry Duty in Afghanistan – BBC
Afghan Villagers Take on the Taliban – TE editorial
Pakistan
Drone Attacks Pound Northern Pakistan, Killing 13 in Two Days – Reuters
4 Killed in US Drone Strike in Pakistan – VOA
US Drone Attack on Militant Hideout Kills Five – AP
US Drone Kills 5 Militants in Northern Pakistan – AP
Imran Khan Must Be Doing Something Right – NYT
Syria
US Says Iraqis Are Helping Iran to Skirt Economic Sanctions – NYT
Syria Denies Defection of Vice President – VOA
Syria War Tipping Mideast Balance Toward Sunnis – AP
Role of Kurds Divides Syrian Opposition – WP
Kurdish Muscle-Flexing Splinters Assad’s Foes Down Regional Lines – WP
Aleppo: ‘Why Are They Doing This?’’ – CNN
As UN Monitors Leave Syria, More Bodies Are Found – NYT
Brahimi Welcomed as Syria Envoy – BBC
Syria's Assad Makes Rare Public Appearance – AP
Q&A: The Growing al Qaeda Factor in Syria – CNN
Iran
US Says Iraqis Skirting Sanctions With Help for Iran – NYT
Iran Commander 'Welcomes' Possible Israeli Strike – AP
UN Chief Condemns Iran's Anti-Israel Rhetoric – VOA
Egypt President 'to Visit Iran' – BBC
Egypt President to Visit Iran, a First in Decades – AP
Israeli Attack on Iran Won't Spark Larger War – TG opinion
Israel Doesn't Fear Iranian Retaliation – CDM opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Kurdish Muscle-Flexing Splinters Assad’s Foes Down Regional Lines – WP
Syria War Tipping Mideast Balance Toward Sunnis – AP
Iraqi Sunni Cleric’s Convoy Struck by Bomb – AP
Al-Qaida Carries Out Deadly Attack in Yemen – VOA
Al-Qaeda Militants Attack Yemen Port City of Aden – WP
'Al-Qaeda' Attack in Yemeni City – BBC
Militants Attack Yemen Intelligence HQ, Killing 20 – AP
At Least 14 Killed in Attack on Yemen Intelligence HQ – Reuters
Suicide Bomber Kills 1 in South Yemen – AP
Yemeni Secessionist Leader Released – Reuters
Palestinian Government Debt Hurts Private Sector – AP
Bahrain Security Forces Kill Young Protester – Reuters
In Egypt’s Sinai, Violence New Challenge for Peacekeepers – WP
Egypt President 'to Visit Iran' – BBC
Car Bombs Kill Two in Libyan Capital – Reuters
US Must Rethink the Middle East – WP opinion
WikiLeaks
UK, Ecuador Seek Solution to Deadlock Over Assange – AP
In Embassy Drama, Eyes of Police (and Public) Focus on Assange – NYT
Ecuador's President Defends Asylum Grant for Assange – VOA
Ecuador Wants 'Assange Guarantee' – BBC
Assange to Speak From Ecuador Embassy in Row Over His Fate – Reuters
Ecuador Rallies Latin America in Assange Battle With UK – Reuters
Assange's Stubborn Grip Hurts Wikileaks – CNN opinion
US Department of Defense
Dempsey: Transition in Military Uncomfortable but Necessary – AFPS
Analysis: Skeptics Doubt Defense Scare in Hampton Roads – DP
Marines Apply Lessons from MV-22 Crash Throughout Force – AFPS
Navy Decides to Repair Sub that Suffered $400M Damage in Arson – AP
Fort Hood First to Use New Model for Heavy Equipment Transport – KDH
United States
Computer Monitoring of Federal Workers Worries Privacy Advocates – WP
Historic Convoy of Military Vehicles Rolls Through Alaska – AND
Puerto Rico Votes on Plan to Amend Constitution – AP
Africa
Sudan: Parts of Darfur See Stability, but Others Are Seething – NYT
Northern Mali Militants Recruiting Children – VOA
Sudanese Refugees Face 'Disaster' – BBC
Sudan Plane Crash Kills Up to 31 Including Minister – Reuters
Zimbabwe's Political Impasse High on SADC Agenda – VOA
Crowd Rallies Near Site of South African Mine Shooting – VOA
Anger Over South Africa Miners' Fate – BBC
Mine Violence Hits at South Africa Political Power Nexus – Reuters
Ebola Virus Outbreak in DR Congo – BBC
Some African Athletes Stay Behind in London – VOA
Americas
Mexico Arrests 'Associate of Fugitive Joaquin Guzman' – BBC
3 Women Shot to Death on Road in Central Mexico – AP
Mexico Investigates Reports of Missing Journalist – AP
Peruvian Troops Killed by Rebels – BBC
Bolivia Lynching: Brazil Condemns Deaths – BBC
Mass Arrests in Chilean Schools – BBC
In Haiti, Change Born From Disaster – WP
Asia Pacific / Central
Crime Fighter Now May Face Chinese Justice Over Role in Scandal – NYT
Japan Boats Reach Island Disputed With China – BBC
Japan Activists Raise Flags on Disputed Isle – AP
Leader Visit North Koreans at Border Post – NYT
Burma Forms Commission to Probe Sectarian Violence – VOA
Philippine Minister Missing After crash – BBC
Asia’s Roiling Sea – NYT editorial
China Murder Trial a Rigged Spectacle – CNN opinion
Europe
Analysts See Freedom of Speech in Russia Slowly Eroding – VOA
Russia Faces Criticism over Band Sentence – VOA
Eight Die in Russian Caucasus Bombing, Mosque Shooting – Reuters
Bomber Kills 7 Russian Policemen at Funeral – AP
Russia: Gunmen Open Fire in Mosque in Dagestan – AFP
Poland Plans to Phase Out its Su-22M in Favor of Armed UAVs – DU
Germany: Islamic Prophet Depictions Shown in Mosque Demonstrations – AP
An Outrageous Crackdown in Russia – BG editorial
Germany May Destroy the Euro – TT opinion
For Russians, Corruption Is Just a Way of Life – NYT opinion
South Asia
India: Text Message Threats, Rumors Came From Pakistan – Reuters
