Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Afghanistan
US to Accelerate Troop Reductions in Afghanistan - WP
Obama Accelerates Transition of Security to Afghans - NYT
Obama, Karzai Agree on Foreign Support Role - VOA
US Troops Take Support Role this Spring Ahead of Schedule - S&S
Early Afghan Combat Handover Agreed - BBC
Afghan Forces Accelerate Taking Security Lead in Country - AFPS
Army Failure to Screen Afghan Workers Found to Risk US Troops - Bloomberg
4th Living Veteran of Afghanistan War to Receive Medal of Honor - S&S
Actions in Afghanistan Earn Medal of Honor for Army Veteran - AFPS
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
The Afghan War’s Last Chapter? - NYT editorial
Syria
Syria Talks End With No Breakthrough - VOA
Syria Talks End in Geneva Without Solution - AP
Failure of Syria Talks Signal Conflict May Be Long Struggle - VOA
UN Urged to Refer Syria to War Crimes Court - AP
Syrian Rebels Say They Seized Helicopter Base in the North - NYT
Rebels 'Take Control of Key North Syria Airbase' - BBC
Rebels Seize Key Syrian Air Base - WP
Lebanon Wants Help Dealing With Syrian Refugees - VOA
Anarchy in Syria - WP opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Trail of Bullet Casings Leads From Africa's Wars Back to Iran - NYT
Spain Arrests 2 Over Suspected Iran Nuclear Export - AP
Iraq Threatens to Seize Oil Shipments, Sue Dealers - AP
Iraqi Inmates Seize Weapons, Escape From Prison - AP
Palestinian Protest on Land Assigned for E1 Settlement - BBC
Palestinians Set Up Tents Where Israel Plans Homes - NYT
Saudi King Names Women to Council - BBC
Bahrain Activist Risks Arrest - BBC
Silenced in Saudi Arabia - WP opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Terrorism Suspect's Mindset Debated at Oregon Trial - AP
Our Interrogation Legacy - WP opinion
US Department of Defense
Air Force Leaders Will Deliver Budget Guidance to Force in Days - AFPS
Air Force Memo Outlines Sweeping Budget Cuts - AP
Air Force Leaders Call for End to ‘Budget Gymnastics’ - AFPS
Smaller Air Force Will Protect Quality, Readiness - AFPS
Army Opens Special Operations Flying Missions to Women - S&S
United States
Senate Dems Tell Obama to Bypass GOP on Debt - WP
Sales of Guns Soar in US as Nation Weighs Tougher Limits - NYT
Violent Video Game Makers Rally to Fend Off Regulation - NYT
Banks Seek NSA Aid Amid Cyberattacks - WP
US Government Tells Computer Users to Disable Java - AP
United Kingdom
Heseltine Attacks PM's EU Strategy - BBC
Belfast Cops Attacked on 40th Day of Flag Protest - AP
Union Flag Protests: Police Attacked and Traffic Disrupted - BBC
Australia
Bushfires Rage 'Helped' by Climate Change - BBC
Canada
Pledge of New Canada Native Talks - BBC
Africa
Trail of Bullet Casings Leads From Africa's Wars Back to Iran - NYT
France Launches Airstrikes in Mali to Support Government - VOA
France Battling Islamists in Mali - NYT
French Decision to Send Troops to Mali Follows Gains by Islamists - WP
Mali War Escalates with French Intervention - AP
Mali and France 'Push Back Islamists' - BBC
French Forces Acting in Mali Against Rebels - Bloomberg
French Commandos 'Attack Militant Base in Somalia' - BBC
CAR Rebels Agree to Ceasefire During Peace Talks - VOA
Rebels in Central African Republic Agrees to Short Cease-Fire - NYT
CAR Rebels Sign Formal Ceasefire - BBC
UNHCR: No Access to CAR Refugees - VOA
Peace Talks Restart in Congolese Dispute - VOA
Kenyan MPs Vote Themselves $100,000 Retirement Bonus - BBC
Kenyans Outraged Over MP Pay Package - VOA
Saving Mali - WP editorial
Americas
Venezuelan VP Visits Chavez in Havana - WP
Bolivia Achieves Coca-Chewing Victory at United Nations - BBC
Asia / Pacific
China Said to Crack Down on Censorship Protests - NYT
China Sends Troops to Burmese Border - VOA
Burma: Helicopter Crashes in Northern Battle Zone - AP
US to Search for World War II Missing in Burma - AP
Vietnam Admits Deploying Bloggers to Support Government - BBC
Europe
Will 'Reset' in US-Russia Relations Continue? - VOA
Trouble in Russia Over Ban of Adoptions by Americans - NYT
Czechs Vote in First Direct Presidential Elections - VOA
Kurds, Turks Trade Blame in Activists' Slayings - VOA
Turkey: Slaying Puts Spotlight on Kurdish Female Warriors - AP
Bosnian Court: 20 Years for Srebrenica Killer - AP
Greek MPs Approve Fresh Tax Rises - BBC
Murder in Paris - NYT opinion
South Asia
Pakistan Mourns Hundreds Killed in Multiple Bomb Blasts - VOA
Pakistanis Protest the Killing of 86 Shiites - NYT
Pakistani Shiites Protest After Attack Kills 86 - AP
Pakistan Blasts: Shia Refuse to Bury Quetta Bomb Dead - BBC
Pakistan Protests Attacks Along Indian Border - VOA
India Replaces Subsidies for the Poor with Cash Transfers - VOA
For India Rape Victim’s Family, Many Layers of Loss - NYT