Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Real Clear World - RCP
Afghanistan
August Year’s Deadliest Month for Foreign Troops in Afghanistan - LAT
Attack Kills 12 Near NATO Base in Afghanistan - AP
Twin Suicide Bomb Attack Kills 12 in East Afghanistan - Reuters
Young Girl and Boy Found Beheaded in Afghanistan - NYT
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
We Will Win in Afghanistan - TG opinion
The Forgotten War - WP opinion
Syria
Syrian Rebels Attack Aleppo Security Compounds - VOA
Rebels Say Hold Half of Aleppo Despite Air Strikes - Reuters
Syrian Troops Shell Damascus Neighborhoods after Clashes with Rebels - AP
Syria Opposition to Expand, Improve Organization, Leader Says - Reuters
Civilians Face Dramatically Worsening Conditions in Syria - Reuters
Syria Diplomacy Stalls Over Safe Zone - AP
Turkey to Keep Pushing for UN-Backed Syria Safe Zones - Reuters
Some Syrian Refugees Find Safe Zone at Border - WP
Aid Agencies Scrambling to Relocate Refugees from Syrian Schools - VOA
Egypt Condemns 'Oppressive' Syria - BBC
Egypt Says Syria's 'Oppressive Regime' Must Go - Reuters
In Syria, a Noble Idea Fails - WP opinion
Iran
Nonaligned Nations Back Iran’s Nuclear Bid, but Not Syria - NYT
Iran Urges Nonaligned Nations Role in Syria - AP
Iranian Hopes Dashed at Non-Aligned Summit - VOA
UN’s Ban Ki-Moon Defends Iran Visit, Says Pushed for Change - Reuters
UN Airs New Concerns After Iran Says Nuclear Program Peaceful - VOA
Israelis Say UN Report Strengthens Iran Warnings - AP
Iran, North Korea Sign Technology Agreement - AP
Egypt's Morsi Slaps Down Iran's Khamenei - NYP opinion
Iran's 'Soft Power' Offensive - CNN opinion
Middle East / North Africa
US-Israeli Military Exercise to Be Smaller Than First Planned - Reuters
Police: Gunmen Kill 4 Iraqi Worshippers in Baghdad - AP
Yemen Officials: US Drone Strike Kills 8 Militants - Reuters
Officials: 8 Militants Killed in Airstrike in East Yemen - AP
Thousands Join Peaceful Bahrain Anti-Government Protest - Reuters
Hamas Looks to Egyptian Border - WP
What About Israel? - WP opinion
How to Make a Conference Matter - NYT opinion
What Happened to Egypt's Young Revolutionaries? - FP opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
US Seems Set to Brand Haqqani Network as ‘Terrorist’ - NYT
Obama Admin Divided on Designating Haqqani Network Terrorist Group - WP
Clinton: Haqqani Report Will Meet Deadline - AP
Fighter Jets to Protect Skies During Democratic Convention - AFPS
US Department of Defense
DOD Partners with Cities, Countries on Biosurveillance - AFPS
Army Retains Current Physical Fitness Test - AP
US Soldier May Appeal Canadian Deportation Order - S&S
United States
Weapons Plant Security Issues Are Described in US Audit - NYT
Inquiry Finds No Misdeeds by Sheriff Arpaio in Arizona - NYT
Romney Begins Post-Convention Presidential Campaign - VOA
Deferred Action Gives Hope to Asian Immigrants - VOA
Obama: Improve Mental Health Access, Care for Military, Vets - AFPS
Private Funeral Held for Neil Armstrong - BBC
Loose Talk on Nuclear Weapons - WP editorial
Republicans, in Search of a Foreign Policy - NYT opinion
Obama Puts US Torturers Beyond the Law - TG opinion
Africa
South Africa Justice Minister Demands Explanation for Miners' Charge - VOA
South Arica Rethinking Mine Murder Charges - BBC
S. Africa Minister Questions Decision to Charge Miners with Murder - AP
Miners’ Rage Points to Shift in South Africa - NYT
Alarm at Nigeria Spy Records Leak - BBC
Congo Asks UN to Sanction Rwanda Officials for Rebel Support - Reuters
Congo Wants UN Force to 'Neutralize' Rebels - AP
Sudan Withdraws Candidacy for UN Rights Council - AP
Ivory Coast Violence Stokes Political Tensions - VOA
Angola's Polls Close Amid Claims of Irregularities - VOA
Angolans Vote in General Election - BBC
Ghana's New Leader to Face Voters - BBC
Zambia Opposition Unhappy with Government ‘Intimidation’ Tactic - VOA
Ex-Somali PM Ordered to Pay Plaintiffs in War Crimes Case - VOA
Greek Oil Tanker Released by Pirates Off Coast of Togo - BBC
How the US Can Out-Invest China in Africa - CSM opinion
Americas
PRI Declared Winner of Mexico's Presidential Vote - AP
Mexico's Lopez Obrador Rejects Presidential Poll Ruling - BBC
Mexico Extradites Last Arellano Felix Brother on Drug Charges - Reuters
Mexico 'Drug Lord' Arellano Felix Extradited to US - BBC
Brazil Presses Venezuela on Alleged Amazon Massacre - Reuters
Venezuela Says Refinery Hit by Explosion Restarts - AP
Rights Groups Fear Militarization in Guatemala - AP
Swiss Police Arrest ex-Police Boss of Guatemala - AP
Swiss Arrest Wanted Guatemalan ex-Police Official - BBC
Ecuador Journalist Emilio Palacio Granted Asylum in the US - BBC
UN Says Haiti Struggling to Cope With Cholera as Aid Withdrawn - Reuters
Asia Pacific / Central
Clinton Pledges Security in South Pacific Visit - AP
Americans Remain Divided on China Trade Issue - VOA
China’s Coming Leadership Change Met with a Shrug - WP
Chinese Dissident, Jailed on Evidence Provided by Yahoo, Freed - NYT
China Activist Wang Xiaoning Free - BBC
Chinese Activist Chen to Visit China's Rival Taiwan - Reuters
Merkel’s China Trip Focuses on Economy, Not Rights - NYT
Japan Officials to Visit Disputed Islands - AP
Japan and North Korea Agree to New Talks - NYT
Iran, North Korea Sign Technology Agreement - AP
7.6 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Eastern Philippines - VOA
Pacific Partnership Crew Monitors Philippine Earthquake Situation - AFPS
2 Militants, 1 Police Officer Killed in Anti-terrorism Raid in Indonesia - AP
Indonesia Anti-Terror Squad Kills Two Suspected Militants - Reuters
Burma Reveals Names Removed from Blacklist - VOA
Europe
Russia's Putin Calls for Stalin-Style 'Leap Forward' - Reuters
Kosovo Force Rotation Prepares for Peacekeeping Mission - AFPS
Azerbaijan Pardons, Frees Officer Convicted Killer of Armenian Officer - AP
Armenia Breaks Ties With Hungary - BBC
Armenia Says Suspends Hungary Ties in Soldier Row - Reuters
Turkey: Erdogan’s Grand Vision for Istanbul - WP
Russian Injustice - WP editorial
South Asia
Pakistani Court Extends Detention of Christian Girl Accused of Blasphemy - VOA
Blasphemy Arrest Highlights Tensions in Pakistan - NYT
Pakistani Extremist Leader Held in Jail - VOA
US Drone Strike Kills 5 Suspected Militants in Northwest Pakistan - AP
Pakistan: 7 Killed in Car Bombing in Northwest - AP
Pakistan: Deadly Blast Hits Peshawar Market - BBC
A Superstar Televangelist in Pakistan Divides, Then Repents - NYT
India's Economic Growth Better Than Forecast - BBC
India’s Gujarat Riots: BJP's Kodnani Jailed for 28 Years - BBC
Israeli Anger at India Clothing Shop Called Hitler - BBC
Pakistan’s Missing Voters - NYT opinion
India: Delhi Police Fumble Iran Bomb Probe - AT opinion