Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Afghanistan
Afghan War Effort a Key Obama Foreign Policy Issue - VOA
Insider Attacks in Afghanistan Shape the Late Stages of a War - NYT
Gen. Allen Offers Troop Level Options for Post-2014 Afghanistan - S&S
Drone Kills a Pakistani Militant Behind Attacks on US Forces - NYT
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Army Unit Opens Veterinary Clinic in Afghanistan - AP
The War in Afghanistan at the End of 2012 - CSIS report
Syria
Rebels Continue Attacks on Syrian Military Airport - VOA
Airstrikes on Rebel-Held Suburbs Show Limits of Push to Take Damascus - WP
Rebel Area Shows Limits of Rebel Push for Damascus - AP
Fighting Rages Around Syrian Military Air Base - AP
Syria Petrol Station Hit by Bomb - BBC
Car Bomb Hits Damascus Gas Station - Reuters
Hezbollah Chief Urges Lebanon to Help in Syrian Crisis - NYT
Syrian Asylum Seekers Soared in Sweden in 2012 - AP
Parents: No Word on US Journalist Missing in Syria - AP
Syria on Track to Become Islamic State - WT opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Iran Says Talks With Big Powers to Be Held in January - Reuters
Saudi Coast Guard Arrests 21 Iranians - Reuters
Israeli Ex-Spy Chief Criticizes PM on Iran - AP
Israel's Ex-Security Chief Says PM Wavering and Weak - Reuters
Iraq Car Bomb Kills at Least 20 Shiite Pilgrims - VOA
Iraq Bomb Targets Pilgrims, Kills 27 - WP
Bomb Kills Shiite Pilgrims in Iraq - BBC
Car Bomb in Iraq Kills 20 Shiite Pilgrims - AP
Iraq: Sadr Visits Baghdad Church, Site of 2010 Attack - AP
Growing Strains for Muslim Brotherhood and the UAE - NYT
Gaza: Hamas Allows Rival Fatah to Hold Celebration Rally - BBC
Abbas's Fatah Holds First Mass Gaza Rally in Years - Reuters
Israeli Undercover Raid Sets Off Violent Protests - AP
Man Charged With Spying for Israel in Yemen - Reuters
Drone Kills Three Al Qaeda Suspects in Yemen - Reuters
Libya: Clinton 'Will Testify About Consulate Security Shambles' - DM
Libyan Gunmen Seize Top Policeman - BBC
Libya: Police Captain in Benghazi Abducted - Reuters
Rising Violence Against Egyptian Women Worries Rights Activists - VOA
Egyptian TV Satirist Faces Probe - BBC
Iran Should be Key Topic at Hearings - WP opinion
How to Talk to Iran - NYT opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Obama Disputes Limits on Detainee Transfers Imposed in Defense Bill - NYT
British Government Extradites al-Qaida Suspect - AP
Britain Extradites Al Qaeda Suspect to US - Reuters
Drone Kills Three Al Qaeda Suspects in Yemen - Reuters
Misplaced Secrecy on Targeted Killings - NYT editorial
Odious Provisions in the Defense Bill - NYT opinion
US Department of Defense
Obama Signs $633 Billion Defense Authorization Act - AFPS
Obama Approves Defense Bill Despite Veto Threats - VOA
Obama Signs $633B Defense Bill - AP
Human Rights Groups Blast Obama for Signing Defense Bill - WP
Panetta Lets ex-Missile Defense Chief Keep His Rank - Bloomberg
Senate Confirms Clarke as Air National Guard Chief - AFPS
Military Update: A Case for Protecting On-Base Shopping - S&S
Iraq Vet Accused in Officer's Death Waives Hearing - AP
Air Force Base Instructor Pleads Guilty in Sex Scandal - AP
United States
New US Congress Sworn In - VOA
113th Congress Most Diverse, Reflecting a Changing US - WP
White House Pushes Forward on Immigration - WP
Rise in Guns Confiscated at Airports - NYT
Message From The Warrior Class To Senator Feinstein On Gun Control Bill - BI
Al Jazeera Targets US Expansion - BBC
Secretary of State Clinton to Return to Work Next Week - WP
Our Provisional Government - WP editorial
Al Jazeera in America - NYT editorial
United Kingdom
British Government Extradites al-Qaida Suspect - AP
Britain Extradites Al Qaeda Suspect to US - Reuters
Argentina Renews Dispute With Britain Over Falklands - VOA
Argentina's President Urges Falklands Talks With Britain - Reuters
Argentina's Leader Tells UK to Give Up Falklands - AP
UK Paper in Argentina Falklands Ad - BBC
N. Irish Police Injured as Flag Row Turns Violent Again - Reuters
Africa
Armed Groups in DR Congo Agree to Ceasefire - VOA
DR Congo, M23 Peace Talks to Resume in Uganda Friday - VOA
Rebel Threat to Quit DR Congo Talks - BBC
Congo Rebels Demand Government Sign Ceasefire for Talks - Reuters
CAR President Sacks Defense Minister - VOA
Nigeria Police Station Burnt Down - BBC
Sudan, S. Sudan Leaders to Meet in Ethiopia - BBC
No South Sudan Oil Exports Until at Least March - VOA
Americas
Disputes Brewing in Venezuela Ahead of Chavez Inauguration - AP
Venezuela: Chavez Battling Lung Infection - BBC
Venezuela's Chavez Fighting Severe Lung Infection - AP
Venezuela VP: Contacts With US Diplomats Distorted - AP
Argentina Renews Dispute With Britain Over Falklands - VOA
Argentina's President Urges Falklands Talks With Britain - Reuters
Argentina's Leader Tells UK to Give Up Falklands - AP
UK Paper in Argentina Falklands Ad - BBC
Cuban Group Says Political Detentions Rose Dramatically in 2012 - Reuters
Asia / Pacific
Japanese Envoy Tries to Mend Ties With South Korea - NYT
Japan Tries to Soothe Island Row with South Korea - BBC
South Korea Rejects Extradition in Attack on Japanese Shrine - NYT
S. Korea Says Japan Must Heal Wounds of Wartime Excesses - Reuters
US: Bad Timing for Google Exec's North Korea Trip - VOA
US Criticizes Google North Korea Visit - BBC
2 Americans Are Advised Not to Visit North Korea - NYT
Deadly Gun Attack in the Philippines - BBC
China Shuts Website of Leading Reformist Magazine - Reuters
Journalists Confront China Censors Over Editorial - AP
UN Urges Thailand Not to Deport Rohingya Migrants - VOA
China’s Princelings - WP editorial
Europe
Russian Navy Plans Huge Exercise in Mediterranean, Black Seas - S&S
Radio Liberty Silenced in Russia - WP
Czech Mass Amnesty Draws Protests - BBC
Turkish Government in Talks with Kurdish Rebel Chief - VOA
Turkish Kurd Deputies Meet Jailed Militant Leader Ocalan - Reuters
Turkey's ex-Military Chief Testifies on Coup Role - AP
Ex-Turkish Army Chief Freed Pending Trial - AP
South Asia
Drone Kills a Pakistani Militant Behind Attacks on US Forces - NYT
Pakistani Girl Shot by Taliban Leaves British Hospital - Reuters
Indian Police Charge Five With Rape, Murder of Student - VOA
India: Charges Filed Against 5 Over Rape in New Delhi - NYT