26 August SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
Ragtag Revolts in Parts of Afghanistan Repel Taliban – NYT
Air Strikes Hit Militants in Pakistan, Afghanistan – VOA
Taliban Spokesman Denies Key Militant Commander Killed – AP
Iran Draws India Closer with Talks on Afghanistan – AP
Pakistan
Pakistani Militant Leader Dies in Airstrike, NATO Says – NYT
Drone Strike May Have Killed Haqqani Network Leader – Reuters
Pakistan Probes Report US Strike Kills Haqqani Son – AP
Syria
Syrian Forces Pound Aleppo, Damascus – VOA
Syrian Troops Press Attack on Damascus Suburb, Killing Scores – WP
Dozens of Bodies Are Found in Town Outside Damascus – NYT
Activists: Syrian Troops Kill Hundreds in Daraya – VOA
'Scores of Bodies' Found in Syria – BBC
Assad's Forces Accused of Massacre Near Syrian Capital – Reuters
Expanding Control, Syrian Rebels Run Makeshift Prisons – AP
Turkey's Syria Conundrum – TNI opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Iran Expands Uranium Enrichment Capacity, UN Says – LAT
Iranian Invitation Splits Palestinians – AP
Iraqi Officials: Gunmen Kill 3 in Country's North – AP
Egypt Tells Israel Tanks Needed in Sinai – AP
Hamas Says Egypt Will Reopen Crossing Into Gaza – NYT
Hamas Scales Back Hopes of Open Egypt Border – AP
Egypt PM Says New Constitution by Late September – AP
Libyan Islamists Raze Sufi Sites in Bold Attacks – NYT
Muslim Shrines Attacked by Islamists in Libya – BBC
The Roots of the Arab Spring – WPR opinion
The Real Arab Revolution – DS opinion
Dealing with Morsi's Egypt – TAI opinion
US Department of Defense
Rats May be Cheaper Alternative to IED-seeking Dogs – S&S
How Mr. Romney Would Force-Feed the Pentagon – NYT opinion
United States
Astronaut Neil Armstrong Dies at 82 – VOA
Astronaut Neil Armstrong Dies at 82 – WP
Neil Armstrong, First Man on the Moon, Is Dead at 82 – NYT
Border Cities Are Burdened With Calls for Help – NYT
Is Stigma Against Servicemen Hindering Hiring? – OC
On Foreign Policy, Romney an Enigma – WP opinion
Where the Mob Keeps Its Money – NYT opinion
Africa
Chinese Arms Flood Africa, Reaching UN-Sanctioned Areas – WP
Kenya Red Cross: Clashes Signal Violent Election Year – VOA
Reports of Gambian 'Executions' Conflicting – VOA
Gambia Civic Activists Say 9 Executed – AP
Angola Deports China 'Gangsters' – BBC
Ivory Coast: Ex-Presidential Spokesman Arrested – AP
Somalis in Baidoa Expect More from New Government – VOA
Americas
Mexico Probes Why Federal Cops Fired at US Government Car – AP
Mexican Gangs Block Roads, Torch Vehicles in Western Mexico – Reuters
Colombia's President Says to Keep Defense Minister in Post – Reuters
Nicaragua Jails Mexican Policeman, 17 Others Transporting Cash – Reuters
Ecuador Says Britain Withdraws Threat to Raid Embassy – Reuters
Brazil’s Ex-President Is Back on Front Lines – NYT
26 Killed in Venezuela Refinery Explosion – VOA
At Least 39 Killed in Blast at Refinery in Venezuela – NYT
Venezuela: Chavez Orders Refinery Blast Probe – BBC
Tropical Storm Batters Haiti: 3 Dead, Tent Cities Hit – VOA
Storm Adds to Misery in Haiti’s Homeless Camps – NYT
Isaac Heading to Cuba; Storm-Delayed 9/11 Hearings Set for October – AP
Asia Pacific / Central
China is Important Campaign Issue for Obama, Romney – VOA
Chinese Deny Forcing Refugees to Burma – NYT
China's Chaotic Health Care Drives Patient Attacks – AP
Japan: Okinawa Residents Brace for Powerful Typhoon – S&S
N. Korean Leader Seeks Trip to China for Economic Help – Reuters
1 Man’s Tale of 2 Koreas, Changed Allegiances, Torture and Fear – NYT
Mass Grave in Cambodia Raises Ghosts from the Past – AP
US Doesn't Get Korea's Island Dispute – KT opinion
Europe
Islamic Attacks in Moderate Area Unnerve Russia – NYT
France: Greece Must Stay in Eurozone – VOA
France Piles Pressure on Greek PM – BBC
French Leader Hails Greeks for ‘Painful Efforts’ in Crisis – NYT
Norway's Mass Murderer Wins – FP opinion
South Asia
