Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Afghanistan
Casualties Down But IED Attacks Continue With Cheap Materials - S&S
Suicide Bomber Devastates a Government Hub in Afghanistan - NYT
2 Killed in Afghanistan Suicide Bomb Attack - VOA
Afghan Suicide Attack Kills 3, Wounds More Than 90 - AP
Kabul Streets Get Overdue Facelift - WP
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Why US Troops Must Stay in Afghanistan - WP opinion
Israel / Palestinians
Tension and Confusion Linger in Gaza Strip After Cease-Fire - NYT
Hamas Enforcement of Truce Complicated by Gaza's Militant Rivalries - VOA
Rival Palestinian Factions' Success Brings Them Closer - LAT
Israeli Gunfire Kills Palestinian Near Gaza Border - VOA
Israeli Troops Open Fire on Gaza Border - WP
Gaza Crowds Surge at Israel Border Fence, 1 Dead - AP
Palestinians: Cease-Fire Breach Threatens Calm - AP
Back to School in Gaza After Israel Offensive - AP
Analysis: Israel Wins US Support on Gaza But Differences Remain - Reuters
America’s Failed Palestinian Policy - NYT opinion
Renew the Mideast Peace Process? Not Now - LAT opinion
Egypt
Grab for Power in Egypt Threatens New Democracy - WP
Clashes Break Out After Morsi Seizes New Power in Egypt - NYT
Egyptian Protests Turn Violent - VOA
Violence in Egypt after Morsi Assumes Sweeping New Powers - TT
Egypt Unrest Flares Over Morsi's Move to Broaden Power - LAT
Clashes Erupt Across Egypt Over Morsi's New Powers - AP
Egypt's Morsi Defends New Powers - BBC
Opponents of Egypt's Morsi Call Cairo Protest for Tuesday - Reuters
US Has Concerns About Egyptian President Mursi's Moves - Reuters
EU Calls on Egypt to Respect Democratic Process - Reuters
A Look at Powers Decreed by Egypt's President - AP
Syria
Syrian Forces, Rebels Clash Near Damascus - VOA
Syrian Rebels Strengthen Hold in Country's East - AP
Turkish Fear of Syrian Attack Prompted Patriot Request - Bloomberg
Syria Says Turkey's Bid for NATO Missiles 'Provocative' - Reuters
Iran Criticizes Turkish Request for Patriots - AP
China Tries to Remain on Syria Crisis Sidelines - VOA
More Than 40,000 Killed Since Start of Syria Conflict - Reuters
Branded a Betrayer for Embracing Syria’s Rebels - NYT
Traffic in Young Brides Adds to Anguish in Syrian Camps - WP
The Syrian Linchpin - WP opinion
A Splintered Syrian Revolt - WP opinion
Middle East / North Africa
US Says Middle East Nuclear Talks Will Not Occur Next Month - Reuters
Iran Accuses US Navy of 'Illegal' Acts in Gulf - AP
Palestinians: Arafat's Remains to Be Exhumed Tuesday - AP
Algeria Scandals Mask High Level Power Struggle - AP
How Obama Can Earn Israelis’ Trust - WP opinion
Modern Warfare
Human Rights Watch Campaigns Against 'Killer Robots' - VOA
High Tech
Scientists See Promise in Deep-Learning Programs - NYT
NATO
NATO Allied Land Command Activating Next Week in Turkey - S&S
US Department of Defense
Rewrite the Rules on Military Sex - WP opinion
United States
UN Ambassador Rice Revisits Benghazi Controversy - VOA
Secession Fever Hits Texas - NYT
The Paperwork Mountain at Veterans Affairs - NYT editorial
Why Generals Shouldn't Run the CIA - FP opinion
Petraeus, the Comeback General - LAT opinion
United Kingdom
Code Found on Pigeon Baffles British Cryptographers - NYT
WWII Code Found on Dead Carrier Pigeon Remains a Mystery - WP
NYT Executive Testifies at Closed-Door Inquiry on BBC Scandal - NYT
NYT’s Thompson Testifies at London Probe Into BBC - AP
Africa
Army Fails to Halt Rebels’ Offensive in DR Congo - NYT
Great Lakes Regional Presidents Start Talks Over Congo - Reuters
Congo Rebels Push on After Repelling Counter-Attack - Reuters
Refugee Fears in DR Congo Crisis - BBC
DR Congo President Suspends Army Chief - VOA
Congo Miners Pin Hopes on Distance From Rebel Push - Reuters
Police Raids Alienate Kenya's Largest Ethnic Minority - VOA
Nigeria: Large Rewards Offered for Boko Haram Leaders - BBC
South Sudan: Sudan Aerial Bombardment Kills 7 - AP
EU Apprehends Then Releases Nine Suspected Pirates Off Somalia - S&S
Koroma Wins Sierra Leone Election - BBC
Sierra Leone's Incumbent President Wins 2nd Term - AP
Sierra Leone's Koroma Promises Growth in New Term - Reuters
Ivorians Split on Former First Lady's Extradition - VOA
Mauritanian President to Return Home - VOA
Ugandan MPs Drop Gay Death Clause - BBC
War Looms in Congo - WP editorial
Americas
Mexican Police Arrest One of FBI's Most Wanted - AP
Mexico Arrests Man on FBI Most Wanted List - BBC
Chinese-Mexicans Celebrate Repatriation to Mexico - AP
Colombia: FARC Urges US to Free Commander - BBC
Nicaragua Expects Colombia to Respect Border Ruling - Reuters
Venezuela Opposition Seeks Return Home for Exiles - AP
Argentina Rejects US Debt Ruling - BBC
A Better Mexico-US Bond - WP opinion
Asia / Pacific
Diplomat Says Philippines Must Stand Ground in China Territorial Dispute - AP
China’s Factory Boom Losing Steam - WP
China Holds Ex-Journalist Who Wrote of Boys’ Deaths - NYT
US Detects N. Korea Missile-Test Preparations - Bloomberg
South Korea Marks Yeonpyeong Attack Anniversary - VOA
S. Korea Marks Island Bombing Anniversary with Military Exercise - S&S
South Korea Is Surprised by Departure of Candidate - NYT
Thailand PM Announces Emergency Powers Ahead of Protest - VOA
Thai Anti-Government Protesters Clash With Police - AP
Thai Police Fire Tear Gas in Clash With Hundreds of Protesters - Reuters
After 3 Years, Philippines Massacre Trial Drags On - VOA
Dawn of a New China? - NYT opinion
Europe
European Union Budget Talks Collapse - WP
New Setback for EU as Budget Talks Falter Over Admin Costs - NYT
EU President: Budget Deal Possible Early Next Year - VOA
UK’s Cameron: EU Deal Not Good Enough - BBC
UN Panel Criticizes Russia for Record on Human Rights - NYT
UN Criticizes Russia Over Torture Allegations - AP
Russian Lawmakers Introduce Law on 'Foreign Agent' Media - AP
Russian ex-Defense Minister's Confidant Charged - AP
Russian Scientist Jailed Under Putin Walks Free - Reuters
Catalan Vote Could Be a First Step Toward Self-Rule - NYT
Catalonia Prepares for a Vote Against Spain - TT
France: Where ‘In Bed With Media’ Can Be Taken More Literally - NYT
Italy Center-Left Leads in Latest Opinion Poll - Reuters
Turkey's PM, President Maneuver for Power - VOA
Norway Mass Killer Refers to Prison as 'Mini Abu Ghraib' - AP
South Asia
Pakistan Suspends Mobile Networks - BBC
Bomb at Pakistan Shiite Procession Said to Kill 7 - AP
At Least 7 Killed in Attack on Shi'ite Procession in Pakistan - Reuters
Sri Lanka Criticizes UN Report on Civil War - AP
Sri Lanka Chief Justice Faces Impeachment Hearing - AP
The Plight of Pakistan's Shiites - NYT opinion