Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Afghanistan
General Allen Resumes Command Duty in Afghanistan - NYT
Afghan Revolving Door: 5 Years, 5 US Generals - AP
France Ends Combat Mission in Afghanistan - VOA
France Ends Afghan Combat Mission - BBC
Opium Cultivation Rises in Afghanistan - VOA
Afghan Opium Harvest 'Down Sharply' - BBC
Afghan Suicide Bomber Kills 3 Near US Embassy - NYT
Karzai Praises Pakistan's Release of Taliban Prisoners - AP
Karzai Gives His Approval for Execution of Prisoners - NYT
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
DLA Readies Holiday Meals for Afghanistan-deployed Troops - AFPS
More Than One Mistake - PI opinion
Israel / Palestinians
Clinton, Netanyahu Meet in Jerusalem - VOA
Cease-Fire Deal Elusive in Gaza Conflict as US Widens Its Role - NYT
In Gaza, Sides Want Truce Without Backing Down - WP
Clinton Presses On With Efforts to End Israel-Hamas Fighting - AP
Push for Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Gains Momentum - AP
Turkey Finds It Is Sidelined as Broker in Mideast - NYT
Gaza Pounded Despite Truce Talks - BBC
Tel Aviv Bus Hit by Bomb; Hamas Celebrates - Reuters
In Gaza Conflict, Hezbollah Stays on Sidelines - AP
Hamas Leader Decries Killing of Alleged Spies - Reuters
In Gaza, the Familiar Fear Returns - WP
What is Life Like Inside the Tunnels of Gaza? - WP
Skirmishes in Israel-Palestinian Battle Over Photos of Killed Children - WP
Israel-Hamas Fight Highlights Role for US - WP editorial
Stop the Perpetual War - WP opinion
Hamas Left Israel No Choice but to Strike - NYT opinion
Palestinians Have Right to Defend Themselves - TG opinion
How to Defuse the Israel-Gaza Conflict - NYT opinion
7 Truths About Israel, Hamas & Violence - Bloomberg opinion
The Myth of a 'Pragmatic' Hamas - NYDN opinion
Syria
UK Recognizes Syria Opposition - BBC
Turkey Soon to Request Patriots from NATO - AP
With Capture of Regime Base, Syrian Rebels Net Weapons Trove - WP
Syrian Warplanes Bomb Damascus Suburbs - AP
Syrian Rebels Have Lost Their Innocence - DS opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Does the Gaza Crisis Make Israeli Strikes on Iran More Likely? - WP
Israeli-Hamas Conflict Creates Wedge in US Relations with Mideast Allies - WP
Obama Signals Shift in Approach to Middle East - WP
Iranian Kurds Fight Discrimination, Hope for Change - VOA
Iraqi-Kurd Tensions Soar After Firefight - WP
Kurdish Fighters Gather in Disputed Area in Iraq - AP
Ahmadinejad Off the Hook as Iran's Parliament Withdraws Summons - Reuters
Israel: Attack at US Embassy in Tel Aviv - BBC
Critics of Jordan's King Bemoan Missed Opportunities - VOA
Amnesty Attacks Bahrain 'Abuses' - BBC
Rights Group: Bahrain Fails on Reform Pledge - AP
Yemen Army Battles Tribesmen After New Oil Pipe Attack - Reuters
Egypt: Dozens Injured in Cairo Clashes - BBC
Egypt Protesters Firebomb Al-Jazeera Cairo Office - AP
Egypt Confiscates Warheads Smuggled From Libya - AP
US Can’t Pivot Away from Middle East - WP opinion
US Department of Defense
Big Disappointment in Brain Injury Treatment Study - AP
Ecstasy Effective in Treatment of Lingering PTSD, New Study Finds - S&S
Dietary Supplements Confusing for Troops, Doctors - S&S
Legal Experts: Hasan Trial Could Start in January, at the Earliest - AAS
Scandals Highlight Ethics Lapses in Military - VOA
Navy Fires Two More Commanders - S&S
Panetta Praises Outgoing, Incoming Southcom Commanders - AFPS
Defense and Industry Narrow Communication Gap - AFPS
NDU Honors Special Operations Community - AFPS
Transcom Strives to Protect Networks Against Cyberthreats - AFPS
United States
Social Media Snags 4 US Residents Allegedly Supporting Taliban - CNN
US Charges 4 Men in Alleged Terror Plot - VOA
'Fiscal Cliff' Threatens U.S. National Security - WP editorial
Petraeus’s Affair Was No ‘Scandal’ - WP opinion
Time to End the War on Drugs - WP opinion
Africa
DR Congo Rebels Seize Key Eastern City - VOA
Rebels Take Goma, Key City in Congo - WP
Congo Rebels Seize Provincial Capital - NYT
DR Congo: UN Condemns Rebel Seizure of Goma - BBC
M23 Rebels Vow to Take Congo, as Troops Defect - AP
Thousands Flee Latest Congo Fighting - VOA
DR Congo Urges Sanctions on Rwanda for Support of M23 Rebels - VOA
Islamists Take Mali Town From Separatists - VOA
South Sudan Accuses Sudan of Bombing Its Territory - Reuters
Kenyans Shot After Army Crackdown - BBC
Mauritanian President Prepares to Return Home - VOA
Americas
Argentina Cities Hit by Strike - BBC
Asia / Pacific
Obama Meets Chinese, Japanese Leaders at East Asia Summit - VOA
China Might be Moving Closer to ASEAN on South China Sea - VOA
Obama Affirms Japan Ties as China Sea Spats Threaten Trade - Bloomberg
Obama, in Cambodia, Sidesteps Ghosts of American Wartime Past - NYT
Asian Leaders Discuss Vast Free Trade Region - VOA
Asian Nations Plan Trade Bloc That, Unlike US’s, Invites China - NYT
South Korean Man Gets Suspended Sentence for Tweets - NYT
Burma’s Muslims Lose Homes, Hope - WP photo gallery
Obama Blunders Again on the World Stage - TT opinion
Europe
As Europe Plots Closer Ties, Britain Mulls Split - AP
US To Seek Compromise Agreements With Russia On Security, Economy - VOA
Russia: Putin, in Need of Cohesion, Pushes Patriotism - NYT
Dozens of Groups Boycott Russia's New NGOs Law - AP
US Rejects Report of Hacking at French Presidency - AP
Eurozone Finance Chiefs Resume Greek Bailout Talks - VOA
EU Fails to Reach Greece Deal - BBC
Spain Gets Mixed Reviews on Handling Economy - VOA
Poland Thwarts Terror Attack on Top Leaders - AP
Polish Man Held on Terror Charges - BBC
Kosovo Ex-rebel Faces Fresh Trial - BBC
Croatia Jails ex-PM Over Bribery - BBC
Amnesty International Workers Start Strike - AP
South Asia
India Hangs the Only Surviving Mumbai Attacker - NYT
India Hangs Lone Surviving Gunman in 2008 Mumbai Terror Attacks - WP
India: Mumbai Attacks Gunman Executed - BBC
Bomb Blast Kills 5 in Southwest Pakistan - AP
Bomb Kills Three Soldiers in Pakistan, Toll 'Likely to Rise' - Reuters