3 October SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Tensions Flare Amid Bombardment Claims – VOA
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Syria
Activists Say 20 Killed in Syria Explosions – VOA
3 Explosions Rock Central Aleppo – AP
Petraeus Suspected Foreign Fighters in Iraq Might Turn to Syria – FP
Syria Berates Hamas Chief, an Old Ally, on State TV – NYT
Syrian Shells in Lebanon Stokes Fear of Broader Conflict – Bloomberg
Senior Hezbollah Chief 'Killed in Syria' – BBC
Syria’s Kurds Plan for Post-Assad Life – WP
No Syria Solution in Sight at UN General Assembly – AP
Assad Rejected Leaders' Bid for Peace in Syria – Reuters
Iran's Ahmadinejad Says Syria Crisis May Engulf Region – Reuters
Official: Iraq Searches Syria-bound Iranian Plane – AP
Jordan Charges 4 with Trying to Enter Syria – AP
Iran
Netanyahu Appears to Be Shifting Israel’s Policy Toward More Sanctions – NYT
Israeli Premier to Visit Europe, Discuss Iran – AP
Iran Engaged in ‘Severe Clampdown’ on Critics, UN Says – NYT
Iran May Still be Years Away from Any Nuclear-Armed Missile – Reuters
Iran’s President Ties Recent Drop in Currency to US-Led Sanctions – NYT
Iran Rial: Ahmadinejad Blames Slide on 'Enemies' – BBC
Iran’s Master of Iraq Chaos Still Vexes US – NYT
Purported Saddam Aide: Iraq's Invasion Helped Iran – AP
Iranians Attack French Embassy Over Prophet Film – AP
War with Iran: More Likely From Obama or Romney? – WP opinion
Libya
US Tracking Killers in Attack on Libya Mission – NYT
Libyans Say Little Being Asked About Attack – WP
Pentagon Eyed Al Qaeda Early as Attacker on US Consulate – WT
US Had Early Indications Libya Attack Tied to Organized Militants – Reuters
Added Security in Libya Was Rejected, GOP Says – NYT
US, Libyan Investigators Not Working Together on Consulate Attack – AP
Libya Yet to Work Out US Cooperation in Benghazi Probe – Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
White House Widening Covert War in North Africa – AP
Iraqi Training to Continue Uninterrupted, DoD Press Secretary Says – AFPS
Pentagon Finds Funding to Continue Iraq Training – AP
Iraq Tells Turkey to Stop Pursuing Kurdish Rebels Over Border – Reuters
Bahraini Protesters and Police Clash After Funeral – Reuters
In Egypt, Freedom Up for Debate – USAT
Rights Group Urges Egyptian Police, Military Accountability – VOA
Egyptian Police Mimic the Old, Critics Say – NYT
Rights Group: Egypt Must Tackle Legacy of Abuse – AP
Crowd Backs Tunisia 'Rape' Woman – BBC
Human Rights Activist Arrested by Algerian Police – AP
US Department of Defense
Pentagon Spending: Is it Enough? – AP
Pentagon Eyed Al Qaeda Early as Attacker on US Consulate – WT
Marines Experiment Puts Women on Infantry Course – USAT
New Software Uses Smartphone Camera for Spying – WT
Obama Bogging Down the Military Vote – WT editorial
United States
DHS ‘Fusion Centers’ Portrayed as Pools of Waste – WP
Inquiry Cites Flaws in DHS Counterterrorism Offices – NYT
Border Patrol Agent Killed in Arizona – WP
2 US Border Agents Shot, 1 Killed, Near Major Drug Corridor in Arizona – Fox
Border Agent's Killers at Large – USAT
US Border Patrol Agent Shot Dead in Arizona, Another Wounded – Reuters
US Agent Shot Dead Near Mexico Border – BBC
Obama Waives Sanctions on Countries that Use Child Soldiers – FP
Answers Wanted on OMB Promise to Cover Defense Layoff Costs – WT
High Stakes for First Presidential Debate – VOA
Third Victim Dies in Fla. VFW Shooting – AP
Must-Ask Questions for the First Presidential Debate – WP opinion
Things Obama Won’t Say – WT opinion
United Kingdom
Lawyers Seek to Block Muslim Cleric’s Extradition to US – NYT
Terror Suspects Bid to Stop Extradition to US – AP
World
A Dangerous New World of Drones – CNN
Africa
Islamic Sect Says No Peace Talks With Nigerian Government – VOA
Attack at Nigerian College Leaves at Least 25 Dead – NYT
Students Among the Dead in Attack on Nigerian School – VOA
Attackers Kill Students in Northeast Nigeria – AP
Nigeria Attack Town Under Curfew – BBC
Somalia: Kismayo on Edge as AU Forces Patrol City Streets – VOA
Somalia: Blast as Troops Patrol Kismayo – BBC
Somali Militants Hit Kismayu as African Troops Move In – Reuters
Islamists Execute Man Before 600 in North Mali – AP
Court Rules Zimbabwe Too Broke to Hold By-Elections – VOA
South Africa Mine Firms Rap Strikers – VOA
Ivory Coast General Goes on Trial – BBC
Ivory Coast Holds First Trial Over Post-Election Violence – Reuters
Americas
Latin America Economies 'to Slow' – BBC
Mexico Cartel May Have Targeted CIA – AP
Mexican Drug Cartel Leader Captured w/ Fast and Furious Weapons – TDC
Pablo Escobar T-Shirts a Hit in Mexico Drug War States – Reuters
Venezuelan Vote a High-Stakes Affair for Chavez Allies – Reuters
Venezuela: Defense Minister Attacks Chavez Opponent – AP
Chavez Calls for Pre-Dawn Turnout at Venezuela Vote – Reuters
Closed Consulate May Limit Venezuelan Votes in the US – NYT
Colombia Unveils Tax Reform to Create Jobs, Close Loopholes – Reuters
Brazil: Alarm Grows in São Paulo as More Police Officers Murdered – NYT
Brazil Vigil Marks Jail Massacre – BBC
Asia / Pacific
Chinese Ships Re-Enter Disputed Waters – VOA
China: Arrests Over Hong Kong Ferry Collision – BBC
Quarrel Between Japan, S. Korea May Destabilize Region – WT
Philippines, Muslim Rebels Close to Peace Deal – AP
Ex-Philippine President Runs for Mayor of Manila – AP
Unrest Tarnishes Drive to Tap Indonesia's Gold Riches – Reuters
Malaysia: Court Backs Right to Print a Newspaper – NYT
Burma Working to Change Image – VOA
China Needs Its Own Dream – NYT opinion
It's Not 'China Bashing' If It's True – FP opinion
South Korea: Asia's Other Rising Naval Power – TD opinion
Europe
Georgia’s President Saakashvili Concedes Defeat – VOA
Georgia’s President Concedes Defeat in Parliamentary Election – NYT
Georgia Votes Opposition In – WP
Georgian President Concedes – WT
US and Russia Hail Georgian Vote – BBC
Russia's Lavrov Says 'Reset' With US Cannot Last Forever – Reuters
Spanish Regions Agree to National Deficit Plan – NYT
Erdogan Sets Stage for Turkey's Future – VOA
Italian Outrage After Germany Closes File on 1944 Nazi Massacre – DPA
Germany Halts Plan to Shoot Live Pigs for Paramedic Training – DPA
'Problems' at EU Nuclear Plants – BBC
Hope for Georgia – WP editorial
South Asia
The Road to the Schoolhouse Proves Perilous for India’s Young – NYT
