Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan Considering Peace Plan that Increases Pakistan’s Role - McClatchy
For Afghan Forces, Retaking ‘Road of Martyrs’ From Taliban Was Priority - VOA
US-led Coalition: US Doctor Rescued From Taliban - VOA
Afghan and Coalition Forces Rescue US Doctor Kidnapped by Taliban - NYT
US Soldier Dies in Afghan Rescue - BBC
One Afghanistan Raid, Two Stories - WP opinion
Syria
Syrian Violence Spreads Again, Islamists Make Gains in North - VOA
Fighting Drives an Old Sense of Peace From Damascus - NYT
In Turkish Border Town, Syrian Refugees Plan for New Future - WP
For Iran, Unrest in Syria Is Noise, Not Brutal War - NYT
Watching Syria Descend - WP opinion
Arming Syrian Rebels in US Interest - LAT opinion
If You Thought Benghazi Was Bad, Watch Syria - Time opinion
What Will Obama Do About Syria's WMD? - Slate opinion
Egypt
Egyptian Opposition Rejects Morsi's Planned Referendum - VOA
Morsi’s Concessions Fail to Quiet His Opponents in Egypt - NYT
In Egypt, Opposition Remains Defiant - WP
Draft Charter Stirs Worst Clashes Since Mubarak - WT
Egypt Opposition Shuns Morsi Move - BBC
Egypt Opposition Urges More Protests - AP
Islamist-Leaning Draft Constitution Divides Egypt - AP
Dangerous Battle to Unseat Egypt's Morsi - TG editorial
Egypt’s Revolution Marches On - WP opinion
In Egypt, the Amateurs Are in Charge - DS opinion
Our Man in Cairo - WP opinion
Egypt's Predictable Unraveling - NR opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Israel’s Netanyahu Accuses Hamas of Calling for Israel’s ‘Destruction’ - VOA
Israel Grows Jittery of New Palestinian Uprising - AP
Palestinian President Appeals for Urgent Arab Aid - AP
More Syria-Linked Gun Battles Reported in Lebanon's Tripoli - VOA
Syrian Sectarian Fighting Spills Into Lebanon - WP
Sectarian Conflict Kills at Least 17 in Northern Lebanon in Spillover - NYT
Syria's Civil War Spills into Lebanon, 4 Dead - AP
US Committed to Keeping Naval Hub in Bahrain, McCain Says - AP
Yemen Tribal Officials: Attacks Kill 4 Militants - AP
Libya: US Knew for Years of Benghazi Extremism - WT
Hamas is Failing the Palestinians - TN editorial
Inventing Democracy - NYT opinion
Obama Can't Blame Israel for Palestine - WT opinion
The Full Israeli Experience - NYT opinion
Palestine's Stubborn State of Mind - Commentator opinion
After the Arab Spring - LAT opinion
Obama Lacks Resolve to Tackle Iran - NYT opinion
Iran's Faux Election Reforms - RFE opinion
US Department of Defense
Special Operations Growth Expected After Iraq and Afghanistan - FO
Military Trains a New Generation of Munitions Experts - NYT
Advisor: Testing on USMC F-35 Not Over Yet - TS
Sequestration Spotlights Real Defense Abuses - WT opinion
Post-9/11 Wars Have Taken Toll on US Military - NP opinion
The Military’s Epidemic of Suicide - WP opinion
United States
Obama, Boehner Meet Face-to-Face on ‘Fiscal Cliff’ - WP
Obama and Boehner Talk About Deficits at the White House - NYT
Clinton to Testify on Hill About Benghazi Report - WT
Socialite to Sound Off on Petraeus Scandal? - PI
Checking the Costs of Homeland Security - NYT editorial
Susan Rice and Africa’s Despots - NYT opinion
Understanding Immigration Reform - NYT opinion
Africa
AU, Somali Troops Capture Rebel Stronghold - VOA
Somali Militants Lose Key Town - BBC
Talks Between Congo Government and Rebels Open - AP
South Sudan Army Kills Protesters - BBC
President Declared Ghana Winner - BBC
Ghana's President Declared Election Winner - AP
Nigerian Minister's Mother Seized - BBC
Nigerian Finance Minister's Mother Kidnapped - AP
Senegal's Casamance Rebels Free 8 Army Prisoners - AP
South Africa’s Mandela 'Comfortable' After Night in Hospital - VOA
Mandela 'Looks Well' in Hospital - BBC
South Africa at Crossroads as Mandela Hospitalized - AP
Mali’s Link to Terrorism - WP editorial
Americas
Venezuela’s Chavez Headed to Cuba for 4th Cancer Surgery - WP
Venezuela’s Chavez Needs Cancer Surgery - BBC
Venezuela Snapshot: Chavez's Designated Successor - AP
Asia / Pacific
A New Chinese Leader Who Harks Back to an Old Idea - NYT
Chinese Police Accuse Monk of Inciting Immolations - AP
Search, Recovery Continue After Philippines Typhoon - VOA
Many Still Missing in Philippines - BBC
US Navy Sends 2 More Warships for N. Korean Missile Launch - WT
South Korea, the ‘Republic of Samsung’ - WP
North Korea: There They Go Again - JT editorial
Europe
Georgia Details Nuke Black Market Investigations - AP
Germany: Rival to Merkel Officially Seeking Her Job - NYT
Challenger: Merkel Isolating Germany in Europe - AP
French Official: 'Kind of Racism' in Corsica Bombs - AP
Romanian Ruling Alliance Set for Majority in Parliament - VOA
Romanian Ruling Party 'Wins Vote' - BBC
Protest of Peace Prize for EU Turns Local - NYT
Europe's Extremist Threat Is Criminal - G&M opinion
South Asia
Pakistan's Largest City Rocked by Wave of Violence - AP
US Drone Strike Kills a Commander for Al Qaeda in Pakistan - NYT
Pakistan Says US Drone Kills Senior al-Qaida Leader - AP
3 Killed in US Drone Strike in Pakistan - VOA
Police, Ruling Party Activists Clash with Protesters in Bangladesh - VOA