20 October SWJ Roundup
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Afghanistan
Blast in Afghanistan Kills 19 En Route to Wedding – AP
Afghan Wedding Party Hit by Bomb – BBC
6 Afghan Police Officers Are Killed in Insider Attack – AP
Six Afghan Police Killed in Insider Attack, Officials Say – Reuters
Marine Killed at Camp Bastion Up for Silver Star – MCT
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Not Losing in Afghanistan – WP opinion
Syria
US Steps Up Support of Turkey Amid Syrian Conflict – WP
As Bombs Fall, Turkey Backs Call for Cease-Fire in Syria – NYT
Turkish Retaliatory Fire Has Killed 12 Syrian Soldiers – Reuters
Syrians Place Booby-Trapped Ammunition in Rebels’ Guns – NYT
Syrian Rebels Bogged Down in Aleppo – VOA
Militant Group Says Was Behind Aleppo Air Defense Base Assault – Reuters
US Considers No-Fly Zone in Syria – VOA
International Peace Envoy Brahimi Arrives in Damascus – VOA
UN Peace Envoy Lands in Damascus – BBC
VOA, BBC Broadcasts Jammed From Syria – VOA
Time Has Come for West to Intervene in Syria – TE editorial
Syria, Israel and Double Standards – TG opinion
Benghazi's Meaning for the Mideast – IH opinion
Lebanon
Lebanon: Beirut Car Bomb Kills 8, Including Intel Chief – VOA
Beirut Assassination Heightens Fears of New War in Lebanon – WP
Lebanon on Edge After Car Bomb Kills Security Chief – Reuters
Blast in Beirut Is Seen as an Extension of Syria’s War – NYT
Syria Blamed for Lebanon Car Bomb – BBC
Lebanon PM Links Car Bomb to Crisis in Syria – AP
Roads Closed Around Lebanon in Protest of Bombing – AP
Two Lebanese Wounded When Army Fires on Protest – Reuters
Libya
Intel Officials: No Evidence of al-Qaida Role in Libya Attack – S&S
GOP Pounces After News of CIA Cable on Libya Raid – AP
US: No Sign Libya Attack Was Planned – WP
CIA Found Militant Links a Day After Libya Attack – AP
Romney Campaign’s Benghazi Misfire? – WP opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Carter Discusses Defense, Security Issues with Iraqi Leaders – AFPS
Gunmen Kill 3 Police, 1 Prison Official in Iraq – AP
Hamas Finds Itself Aligned With Israel Over Extremist Groups – NYT
Israel Takes Control of Ship Heading to Gaza – NYT
Israeli Naval Vessels Take Control of Gaza Boat – AP
West Bank Holds Local Elections – BBC
Palestinians Hold Local Elections in West Bank – AP
14 Soldiers and 12 Insurgents Killed in Battle in Yemen – NYT
Kuwait Parliamentary Election Set for Dec. 1 – NYT
Bahrain: 7 Detained After Deadly Bombing – AP
Bahrain Says It Has Identified Suspects in Police Bomb Attack – Reuters
Tensions Rise Over Egypt’s New Charter – WP
Katatni Elected Egypt FJP Leader – BBC
Why Wissam al-Hassan Matters for the Middle East – WP opinion
A Decades-long War on Women – WP opinion
Obama Trying to Sweet-talk Iran Out of Building the Bomb – WT opinion
Syria, Israel and Double Standards – TG opinion
Benghazi's Meaning for the Mideast – IH opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
First Week of Pre-trial Hearings Wraps Up For 9/11 Suspects – AFPS
Defense Lawyers Say Obama, Bush Declared Sept. 11 Defendants Guilty – S&S
Progress but Few Rulings in Sept. 11 Case at Gitmo – AP
US Jury Convicts Somali National of Supporting Al-Shabab Terrorists – VOA
Canada Judge: Suspect in Iraq Base Attack Can be Extradited to US – AP
Terror Suspects Arrested in Somaliland Lose UK Appeal – BBC
A Biker, a Blonde, a Jihadist and Piles of CIA Cash – NYT
Bangladesh Probing Background of NY Terror Suspect – AP
5 Myths About the bin Laden Raid – WP opinion
US Department of Defense
Panetta Warns of Sequestration Consequences – AP
Statue Honoring Special Forces Unveiled in NYC – AP
Classified Information Plays Central Role in Both 9/11, WikiLeaks Cases – AFPS
VA Man Gets 18 Months in Jail for Harassing Navy Pilots with Lasers – DP
Cyber Pros Earn Kudos at Chief Information Officer Awards – AFPS
2 Sailors to be Punished in Colombia Prostitution Scandal – AP
The Defense Secretary’s Warning – WP editorial
United States
US Airport Security Staff Sacked after TSA Probe – BBC
US Reviewing Guidelines for Use of Force by Border Agencies – LAT
Skydiver's Feat Could Influence Spacesuit Design – AP
Jockeying Begins for Cabinet Positions With the Election Weeks Away – NYT
Obama's Incredible Shrinking Foreign-Policy Advantage – FP opinion
New Commander in Chief Must Lead on National Security – WT opinion
Africa
Obama Nominates New Chief for US Africa Command – VOA
African Leaders Prepare for Military Intervention in Northern Mali – VOA
Mali's President Calls for Swift Ouster of Islamists – AFPS
Mali Meeting on Islamist Crisis – BBC
Analysts Say Somalia Progress Might Not Translate to Mali – S&S
UN to Target DR Congo Rebel Group – BBC
New Fighting in Sudan's Darfur Region, Several Killed – Reuters
South Sudan's Vice President Dismisses Talk of Military Coup – Reuters
Nigeria Military: Sect Member at Senator's Home – AP
Kenya Tells Separatist Group: Surrender or Face Arrest – Reuters
Somalia: 'Al-Shabab Weapons Seized in Puntland' – BBC
Fleeing Conflict, Somali Refugees Strain Ethiopia – VOA
AU Agrees to Leave Somali Stadium – BBC
Somali Pirates Free Ship After Nearly 2 Years – AP
South Africa to Spend $100 Billion for Jobs – NYT
South Africa Gold Miners 'End Strike' – BBC
Americas
New Arrests Over Dominican Republic 'Sect' – BBC
Protests in Panama Duty-Free Zone – BBC
Cuba: Fidel Castro Health Rumor Mill Continues to Churn – WP
Asia / Pacific
US Aircraft Carrier Cruises Disputed Asian Seas – AP
US Imposes Curfew on All American Troops in Japan – VOA
US Troops in Japan Hit with Curfew After Alleged Rape on Okinawa – S&S
Alleged Assault Results in Curfew for U.S. Forces in Japan – AFPS
N. Korea Threatens Violent Response to Propaganda Campaign – NYT
N. Korea: Kim Jong-un's Nephew in Rare Interview – BBC
US Open to Thais Inviting Burma to Observe Cobra Gold – AFPS
US Invites Burma to Military Drills With Thailand – BBC
Burma Army May Get Invite to US-Thai Exercise – AP
Europe
Euro Crisis Fuels Pro-Independence Movements – VOA
Basque Revival Widens Spanish Divide – FT
European Leaders Take Partial Step Toward Stabilization – VOA
Europe Agrees to Banking Regulator – WP
Serbian and Kosovan Leaders Meet – BBC
Russia Opposition Picks Leaders – BBC
Russia: Pussy Riot Member Takes Case to European Court – VOA
Kurdish Rebels Blow Up Iranian Gas Pipeline in Turkey – BBC
9 Killed in Clashes in Southeast Turkey – AP
Far-Right Protesters Storm French Mosque – AP
South Asia
Doctors: Pakistani Girl Shot by Taliban Is Able to Stand – VOA
Pakistani Schoolgirl Shot by Taliban Is Showing Progress – NYT
Malala Yousafzai: Pakistan Girl 'Standing With Help' – BBC
Wounded Pakistani Girl Now Able to Stand, But Battling Infection – LAT
‘Malala Moment’ May Have Passed in Pakistan, as Rage Over a Shooting Ebbs – NYT
Pakistani ex-Army, Intel Chiefs Face Legal Action – AP
Pakistan to Dress Down As it Heats Up – WP
1 Dead, 2 Wounded in Shooting in Indian Kashmir – AP
Indian Gov't to Pay Subsidies to Poor in Cash – AP
Bangladesh Probing Background of NY Terror Suspect – AP
A Decades-long War on Women – WP opinion
