16 October SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Abu Muqawama – AOL Defense – Battleland – Best Defense
Danger Room – Long War Journal
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Afghanistan
Afghan Army’s Turnover Threatens US Strategy – NYT
Suicide ‘Insider’ Attack Kills Six in Afghanistan – NYT
Army Colonel's Memo Foreshadowed Doomed Soldier's Email – TT
Brush with Death for Young Afghan Linked to Bomb – ST
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Mining Contract Details Disclosed in Afghanistan – NYT
Russia Asks Afghanistan for Help with Soviet MIAs – AP
Pakistan
Attacks in Pakistan Prompt Questions of Military Offensive – VOA
Scores of Militants Attack Pakistani Police Station – AP
Teen Shot by Taliban is Now Face of Girls Education Movement – LAT
British Doctors Predict 'Good Recovery' for Pakistani Teen – VOA
UK Doctors Hopeful for Pakistani Girl – BBC
Global Outpouring to Help Pakistani Schoolgirl – NYT
Supporting Pakistanis, Stopping the Taliban – NYT opinion
Syria
US Continues to Send Nonlethal Aid to Syrian Opposition – AFPS
US Says Hezbollah Is Part of Assad's War Machine – AP
Syria Denies Cluster Bomb Allegations – VOA
Syria Rejects Cluster Bomb Claims – BBC
UN Envoy Asks Iran for Help with Syrian Cease-Fire – VOA
Peace Envoy Seeks Iranian Help for Syria Ceasefire – Reuters
Envoy Appeals to Iran Over Syria – BBC
UN Envoy Seeks Pause in Syria for Holiday – NYT
Empty Talk on Syria – WP opinion
Will NATO Fight a Token War for Turkey? – NP opinion
Libya
US Rushes to Help Create Commando Force in Libya – NYT
White House Mulls How to Strike Over Libya Attack – AP
Clinton: 'I Take Responsibility' for Benghazi – CNN
Clinton: ‘Full Responsibility’ for Security at Libya Mission – WP
Clinton Says Consulate Security Her Responsibility – AP
Benghazi Attack Narrative Entangles US Ambassador to UN – WP
US Unhappy With Handling of Benghazi Suspects in April Attack – Reuters
Libya Jail Hit by Mass Breakout – BBC
120 Prisoners Flee in Libyan Prison Break – AP
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Pretrial Hearings Begin for Alleged Sept. 11 Mastermind – WP
Accused 9/11 Conspirators Appear in Court at Guantanamo – WT
Sept. 11 Case Back Before Guantanamo War Crimes Court – AP
Gitmo Detainees Behave This Time at 9/11 Hearing – AP
9/11 Responder in NY: 'We Want Justice' – AP
Rural NC County Learns of its Role in bin Laden’s Death – TNO
Middle East / North Africa
In Arab World, a Rise of Militant Jihadists – WP
Russia Seeks to Rebuild Influence in Iraq – VOA
Six Killed in North Iraq Violence – BBC
EU Agrees to Impose New Iran Sanctions – Reuters
Iran Sanctions Need Time, UK PM Says – BBC
White House Says Welcomes EU Adoption of New Iran Sanctions – Reuters
Azerbaijan Relishes Role as the anti-Iran – WP
Iran's Secret Plan to Contaminate Hormuz – DS
Israeli Parliament Dissolves for Early Election – AP
Israel: Olmert Plans Comeback to Challenge Netanyahu – NYT
US: Palestinian Status Bid Jeopardizes Peace Process – Reuters
Saudis 'Insulted' by UK Inquiry – BBC
Egyptian Rights Group: No End to Police Abuses – VOA
Egypt Probes Military Rulers for Protest Deaths – AP
New Interim PM Selected in Libya – VOA
Algerian Troops Kill Key Islamist – BBC
A US ‘Reset’ with Israel? – WP editorial
U.S. Policy Empowers Mideast Radicals – JP opinion
The New Egypt – NYT opinion
US Department of Defense
Defense Cuts, Though Unlikely, Have Both Parties Pointing Fingers – S&S
Deployed Soldier Begins Sex Change – AT
Blowback to High-tech Warfare – WP opinion
United States
US Presidential Campaigns Offer Preview of Debate Rematch – VOA
Two Americans Win Nobel Economics Prize – VOA
Initiative Aims to Train 100K Veterans in High-tech Manufacturing – S&S
Former Soldier Pleads Guilty in Ga. Militia Case – AP
General’s 1962 Memo Addresses Nuclear Combat on Cuba – NYT
United Kingdom
Britain Takes a Step Back From EU – NYT
Scotland Seals Terms of Historic 2014 Independence Vote – Reuters
Scottish Referendum Deal Struck – BBC
Scots to Vote on Breaking from Britain – WP
Scots Want More Powers, Not Independence – TG opinion
Africa
No Ibrahim Prize for African Leadership This Year – NYT
Dlamini-Zuma Becomes First Female AU Commission Chair – VOA
Hunt for Notorious Ugandan Warlord Kony Loses Momentum – WT
Secessionist Leader Arrest Raises Tensions in Kenya – VOA
Kenyan Official 'Hacked to Death' – BBC
15 Explosions, Gunfire Heard in North Nigeria City – AP
Conflict Keeps Northern Mali Children from School – VOA
Mali: Girl in Timbuktu Whipped for Speaking to Men – AP
Gunmen Kidnap 6, Including Aid Workers, in Niger – Reuters
Liberia’s CDC Discusses Institutional Building and Reconciliation – VOA
Gunmen Attack Ivory Coast Power Station, Security Facilities – Reuters
Tanzania Church Attack Arrests – BBC
Americas
Colombia Peace Talks Begin Wednesday in Oslo – AP
Colombia, FARC Delay Arrival for Peace Talks in Norway – Reuters
Mexico Raids Seized Campuses, Battle Protesters – AP
Argentina Axes Navy Chief After Frigate Seized in Ghana – Reuters
Argentine Navy Chief Replaced Amid Libertad Row – BBC
Argentine Navy Officers Summarily Executed Inmates – AP
Spanish Activist Jailed in Cuba – BBC
Cuba Sentences Spanish Activist to 4 Years in Car Crash – AP
America Ignores Mexico at Its Peril – FT opinion
Asia / Pacific
Asian Powers Double Defense Spending in a Decade – AP
China Begins Aircraft Carrier Flight Training – AP
North Korea Rebuffs US at Secret Meeting in China – FP
S. Korean Defense Chief Apologizes Over Border Watch – AP
Philippines, Muslim Rebels Sign Preliminary Accord – VOA
Philippine Government Signs Pact With Muslim Rebels – NYT
Peace Plan Signed in Philippines – BBC
Muslim Rebels Ink Philippine Pact as Step to Peace – AP
Burma Bars Islamic Office Opening – BBC
Burma Won't Allow OIC to Open Liaison Office – AP
Malaysian Sentencing Plan for Child Rape Criticized – NYT
Cambodia Mourns Former King Who Shaped Decades of History – VOA
Cambodia's Former King Norodom Sihanouk Dies at 89 – AP
There's More to Asia Than Aging China – SMH opinion
Europe
Europe Taking Google to Task on Data Collection – WP
Putin’s Party Dominates Russian Regional Elections – NYT
Russia: Putin’s Party Sweeps Elections – WP
Portugal Announces Tough Budget – BBC
Portugal's Draft Budget Sticks With Deficit Targets – NYT
Last Suspect Goes on Trial at Yugoslavia War Crimes Tribunal – Reuters
Peace Prize Honoring Favorites Over Accomplishments – WT opinion
South Asia
