Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan 'Heading for Crisis' - BBC
Afghan War Enters its 12th Year - VOA
Afghan War Enters 12th Year - AP
Taliban Mock US as Afghan War Enters 12th Year - AFP
Navy SEALs Serve as Buffer Between Afghans and Taliban - USAT
What More Can and Should the US Military Do? - CSM
Syria
Turkey Exchanges Artillery Fire with Syria - AP
Turkey Responds to Syrian Fire - BBC
Rebels Clash With Syrian Security Forces Near Lebanon - NYT
Car Bomb Kills One in Syrian Capital - VOA
Residents of War-Battered Aleppo Struggle to Survive - VOA
Saudis Line Up Against Syria’s Assad - WP
Syria Opposition May Accept Role for Assad's Party - AP
A Revolt’s Extremist Threat - WP opinion
Time for a No-Fly Zone in Syria - Slate opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Romney to Call for Change of Course in Middle East - WP
Lebanon Says Israeli Planes Circled Airspace for Hour - NYT
Israeli Jets Stage Mock Raids Over South Lebanon - AP
Mystery Surrounds Drone Shot Down by Israelis - LAT
Palestinians: Israeli Strike Kills Gaza Militant - AP
Rockets Fired into South Israel - BBC
Iran Takes Hostile Tone with UN Watchdog - WP
Iran in Subsidy Reform Rethink - BBC
Iran Gas Flow on Pipeline to Turkey Halted After Blast - Reuters
Iraq Executes 11 Despite Outcry - BBC
Amman Rally Calls for Major Reforms in Jordan - VOA
In Bid to End Crisis, Kuwait’s Parliament Dissolved - NYT
Libya’s Prime Minister Dismissed - NYT
Libyan Prime Minister-elect Ousted in No-confidence Vote - AP
Libyan PM Forced to Stand Down - BBC
No Escape from the Middle East - WP opinion
Drone over Israel Sends a Message - Commentary opinion
Leading from Behind While Iran Goes Nuclear - WT opinion
Iran Preparing for Nuclear War - WT opinion
US Department of Defense
As Military Suicides Rise, Focus Is on Private Weapons - NYT
Virtual Reality Therapy Emerging Weapon in War on PTSD - DP
Navy Corpsman Shot in the Head is a Study for PTSD - TT
Powered Up: Bionic Foot 'Natural' for Iraq War Amputee - CA
Military Funerals Under Federal Budget Strains - TW
Is Retirement an Option for General Accused of Forcible Sodomy? - FO
Lifting Obama's Gag Order on Military Chaplains - WT opinion
United States
Romney Strives to Stand Apart From Obama in Global Policy - NYT
Romney to Draw Contrast With Obama on Foreign Policy - Reuters
Intelligence Community: Revolt of the Spooks - WFB
Email Shows DoS Rejecting Request of Security at Embassy in Libya - ABC
Congress to Probe Security Flaws for Libya Diplomats - CBS
Missile Defense Could Raise Tensions Between US, Russia, China - AP
Analysis: How the Candidates Can Win the Veteran Vote - DDN
Group Sends First Rocket Under Deal With NASA - NYT
SpaceX Lifts Off with ISS Cargo - BBC
Romney’s Missing Foreign Policy - NYT opinion
Africa
Nigerian Troops 'Kill 30 Militants' - BBC
Sudan Orders Borders Reopened With S. Sudan - VOA
Sudanese Military Plane Crash Kills 13 - VOA
AU and Somali Troops Secure Town - BBC
Ivory Coast Reopens Ghana Borders - BBC
Rwandan Military Intelligence Tortured Civilians - Reuters
Mali in Crisis - WP editorial
Americas
Chavez Wins New Term in Venezuela - NYT
Chavez Reelected as President in Venezuela - WP
Chavez Wins Venezuela Election - BBC
Chavez Wins 3rd Re-election in Tightest Race Yet - AP
Venezuelan Expats Saddened by Chavez Victory - Reuters
Panetta Discusses Defense With Top Officials in Peru - AFPS
Asia / Pacific
Philippines and MILF Propose Peace Deal - VOA
Philippine Rebel Group Agrees to Peace Accord To End Violence - NYT
Philippines, Muslim Rebels Forge Peace Pact - AP
US and Philippines Start Training Exercise - NYT
US Panel: China Tech Giants Pose Security Threat - AP
US Security Warning on China Firms - BBC
House Panel Calls for Block of US-China Telecom Mergers - WP
World Bank Lowers China Forecast - BBC
South Korea to Extend Range of Ballistic Missiles - VOA
US Agrees to Let S. Korea Extend Range of Ballistic Missiles - NYT
S. Korea to Have Longer-Range Missiles Under US Pact - AP
Army Relocating Chemical Warfare Battalion to S. Korea - S&S
S. Korean City Declared Disaster Area After Chemical Spill - S&S
Burma's Suu Kyi Says Willing to Be President - AP
Europe
UK Warning on Defense Merger - BBC
Spain’s Prime Minister Takes a Gamble - WP
Corruption Is Seen as a Drain on Italy’s South - NYT
France Boosts Synagogue Security - BBC
South Asia
Pakistan Military Blocks Anti-US Protest From Tribal Region - VOA
Imran Khan, Codepink Blocked from Pakistan’s Tribal Area - WP
In Pakistan, Drone Protest Takes Detour for Safety - NYT
Pakistan: US Embassy Warns About Travel in Islamabad - VOA
Pakistan: Bomb Kills 1 Person, Wounds 10 - AP
India’s Rich Gain School Slots Meant for Poor - NYT
UK Police Charge 2 Over Indian General's Stabbing - AP
Sri Lankan Judge Pistol Whipped, Colleagues Strike - Reuters