Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Afghanistan
US Shaping Scope of Force in Afghanistan After 2014 - NYT
The Quiet Pain of Insider Shootings in Afghanistan - LAT
For Private Security Guards in Kabul, Hazardous Duty - NYT
Casualties Down But IED Attacks Continue with Cheap Materials - S&S
Army Continues to Roll Out Equipment to Fight IEDs in Afghanistan - USAT
Israel / Palestinians / Hezbollah
UK calls for US Lead on Mid-East - BBC
Gaza Cease-Fire Holds Amid Signs of Normalcy - VOA
Gaza Cease-fire Raises Hopes for Reconstruction - AP
Gaza Cleric Calls Violation of Israel Truce Sinful - AP
Israel Successfully Tests Missile Defense System - AP
Hezbollah Says it Would Hit Tel Aviv from Lebanon in Future War - VOA
Israel Accuses Palestinian of Spying for Hezbollah - AP
Lessons from Gaza - WP opinion
Who Won in Gaza? - JP opinion
Support Palestinian Statehood - NYT opinion
The Limits of Iron Dome - TD opinion
Egypt
Anti-Morsi Protest in Egypt Turns Deadly, Stocks Tumble - VOA
Pressure Grows on Egyptian Leader After Judicial Decree - NYT
Morsi’s Power Grab Unites Those Who Once Battled Over Mubarak - WP
Egypt's Mursi to Meet Top Judges - BBC
Egypt's Mursi to Meet Judges Over Power Grab - Reuters
Egypt's Political Foes Dig in Their Heels - AP
One Killed, 60 Hurt in an Attack on Egypt's Brotherhood Office - Reuters
Is Morsi a Lincoln or Another Mubarak? - TA opinion
Syria
Syrian Rebels Claim Capture of Helicopter Base Near Damascus - VOA
Syrian Rebels Said to Seize Military Airport Near Capital - NYT
Syrian Rebels Take Airbase in Slow Progress Toward Damascus - Reuters
Rebels 'Aeize Air Base Near Damascus' - BBC
Syrian Rebels Capture Air Base Near Damascus - AP
Syrian Rebels Advance, But Ability to Govern Questioned - WP
Air Raid Kills 10 Children Near Damascus - Reuters
Russia's Medvedev Criticizes France for Backing Syrian Rebels - Reuters
Palestinians in Syria Pick Sides - WP
Stray Bullets From Syria Hit Israeli Border Patrol Vehicle - Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
UK calls for US Lead on Mid-East - BBC
Syrians Arrested in Lebanon with Explosives - BBC
Iran Says Jailed Blogger Died 'of Shock' - BBC
Divided Kuwait Limps Toward Boycott-Hit Elections - AP
Palestinians: Arafat to be Exhumed on Tuesday - BBC
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Obama's Pick for New CIA Director Could Shape Drone Program - WP
Obama Team Rushed to Secure Drone Strike Rules Pre-election - NYT
Close Guantánamo Prison - NYT editorial
Modern Warfare
Human Rights Watch Campaigns Against 'Killer Robots' - VOA
US Department of Defense
Drawdown Creates Bleak Future for Some Marines - DN
Civilians Overseas Could Feel Effects of Revised Tour Extension Policy - S&S
New US Presidential Helicopter Program Kicks Off - DN
10 Foreign-born Soldiers Become US Citizens - KDH
United States
US Lawmakers Shun Partisanship on Debt Talks - VOA
In ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Talks, Still a Wide Gulf on Taxes - WP
Hillary Clinton: The Secretary of a Thousand Things - WP
Next CIA Boss Will Face Tough Decisions - WP
Courts Divided on Allowable Searches of Cellphones - NYT
9 More Iraq, Afghan War Veterans Joining Congress - AP
GOP Opposition to Diplomat Rice Begins to Crack - AP
From Man Who Insulted Muhammad, No Regret - NYT
The Problem with Susan Rice - RCP opinion
United Kingdom
UK 'Could Face Austerity to 2018' - BBC
UK calls for US Lead on Mid-East - BBC
First UK Pilots Begin Training to Fly F-35 - NFDN
Australia
Australia Sorry for Military Abuse - BBC
Australia Apologizes for Abuse in Military Going Back to 1950s - Reuters
United Nations
Web Access Battles Brew Before UN Conference - AP
UN to Launch New Round of Talks on Global Warming - AP
Africa
DR Congo Slips Into Chaos Again as Rebels Gain - NYT
DR Congo: Regional Ultimatum to M23 Rebels Expires Monday - VOA
DR Congo Says No Talks With Rebels Unless They Quit Goma - Reuters
DR Congo and M23 Rebels Negotiate in Uganda - AP
Suicide Bombers Attack Nigerian Military Church - VOA
Bombs Hit Nigeria Army Barracks Church - BBC
Church Bombing Kills at Least 11 at Nigerian Post - AP
President Returns to Mauritania - BBC
Americas
Mexican Mass Graves Discovered - BBC
19 Bodies Found in Northern Mexico - AP
Eight Dead, Human Remains Found in Northern Mexico - Reuters
Colombia: FARC Rebels Heard of Truce 'Too Late' - BBC
Colombia: FARC Optimistic About Peace Talks - BBC
New Corruption Scandal in Brazil - BBC
Asia / Pacific
China's Role in Southeast Asia Questioned - AP
As Regional Tensions Rise, China Lands Jet on First Carrier - NYT
China Lands Jet on Aircraft Carrier for First Time - VOA
China Lands Jet on First Carrier - BBC
China Lands First Jet on its Aircraft Carrier - AP
China Praises Engineer in Aircraft Carrier Program - AP
China's Princelings Come of Age in New Leadership - Reuters
Record Numbers of Chinese Want to Be Bureaucrats - VOA
China Ping An Attacks Story on Wen Family Fortune - AP
Diplomat Says Philippines Must Stand Ground in China Dispute - AP
Thousands Rally Against Thai Government - VOA
Japan Opposition LDP Remains Election Favorite - Reuters
Hopes of Home Fade Among Japan’s Displaced - NYT
UN Envoy: Japan Should Do More for Nuke Victims - AP
Europe
Spurred by the Debt Crisis, Euro Zone Is Shaping Up - Reuters
Euro Zone, IMF to Seek Greece Deal, Debt Write-Off Main Problem - Reuters
Nationalists Win Parliamentary Election in Spain's Catalonia - VOA
Divisive Election in Spain’s Catalonia Gives Win to Separatist Parties - NYT
Poll Win for Spain’s Catalan Nationalists - BBC
Catalan Election Weakens Bid for Independence From Spain - Reuters
Spain's Catalonia Punishes Pro-Referendum Leader - AP
Spain Dismisses ETA Talks Offer - BBC
France: Sarkozy's Party Battles to Save Itself - AP
French Opposition Mediation Fails - BBC
Italy Votes in Center-Left Primary Amid Recession - AP
Bersani to Face Renzi in Runoff Vote for Italy Left Leader - Reuters
Austria: European Lawmaker Strasser on Trial for Corruption - Reuters
Serbia Democrats Elect Belgrade Mayor as New Party Leader - Reuters
Turkey: Resurgent Kurdish Resistance Poses Security Threat - WP
Eight Policemen Wounded in Russian Prison Protest - Reuters
Macedonia: Minority Marks Albanian Independence - AP
South Asia
Bomb Blast Targets Pakistan Shi'ite Procession - VOA
Bomb Hits Pakistani Shiite Procession, Kills 5 - AP
Bangladesh Factory Fire Kills At Least 110 - VOA
Second Bangladesh Clothes Factory Fire in Dhaka - BBC
New Fire at Bangladesh Garment Factory, Day After Deadly Blaze - Reuters
Fatal Bangladesh Fire Highlights Dangers Facing Garment Workers - NYT