Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Afghanistan
Success in Taliban Stronghold Hard-Won; Next Challenge is Making it Last - S&S
US Troops in Afghanistan to Take Support Role Ahead of Schedule - S&S
US Commander in Kandahar Sees ‘Real Fruits’ of Surge - S&S
Karzai Says Afghanistan to Be Safer Once Foreign Troops Leave - Reuters
Karzai: Decision on Immunity for US Troops by Year-End - Reuters
Karzai: US Troop Immunity Up to Afghan Elders - AP
Afghans Killed After Allies Target Taliban - NYT
Two Diverging Roads for Afghanistan - YG opinion
Syria
Syria Conflict Causing 'Staggering' Humanitarian Crisis - BBC
Switzerland Leads Effort to Refer Syria to ICC - VOA
Activists Say 13 Killed in Airstrike Near Damascus - AP
Middle East / North Africa
Israel Vows to Build in West Bank Site After Evicting Protesters - VOA
Clearing Protesters From West Bank Site, Israel’s PM Pledges to Build - WP
Jordan's King Urges Israel, Palestinians to Talk - AP
Israel: Netanyahu Conundrum Faces Iranian Riddle - Reuters
Iraq's Sadr Demands 'Fair Implementation' of National Security Laws - VOA
Saudi King Names New Governor for Restive Oil Region - Reuters
Egyptian Court Orders Retrial for Mubarak- VOA
Egyptian Court Rejects Verdict Against Mubarak - NYT
Violence Plagues Tunisia's Politics 2 Years Later - AP
Tunisians Take to Streets Two Years After Ben Ali's Fall - Reuters
Egypt Stifles its Media - WP editorial
All Arab Dictators Will Fall - Bloomberg opinion
Sunni vs. Shia vs. the West - TI opinion
Iran and the Fallacy of Saber-Rattling - TNI opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Following the Tehran Terror Trail - NYDN editorial
Facing Up to What We Did in Interrogations - WP opinion
Time for Congress to Build a Better Drone Policy - WP opinion
Obama's Sort-of War on Terror - NR opinion
US Department of Defense
Hagel ‘Superbly Qualified’ for Defense, Colin Powell Says - WP
Hagel to Meet Schumer to Discuss Policy Issues - NYT
Combat Dog Put Out to Stud for Department of Defense - LAT
The Myth of Nuclear Necessity - NYT opinion
United States
Both Sides in Gun Debate Agree: Punish Background-Check Liars - NYT
Servicemembers Stand in Inaugural Spotlight for a Day - S&S
America is Not in Decline or Retreat - WP opinion
Three Troubled Allies, One Superpower - WSJ opinion
United Kingdom
Cameron Plays Down Prospect of In-Out EU Referendum - Reuters
Cameron Seeks Fundamental Change in EU - AP
Pickles Says EU Membership 'Needs to be in Our Interest' - BBC
UK Won't Let British Veterans Accept Russian Medal - AP
Britain Only Matters to Obama as Part of EU - Telegraph opinion
Britain Should Stay and Fight for Better Europe - Telegraph opinion
UK Can No Longer Afford the Welfare State - DM opinion
Africa
France’s Hollande, Long Seen as Soft, Shifts Image With Firm Stance - NYT
France Expands Intervention in Mali - WP
French Strikes in Mali Rebel Zone Supplant Caution of US - NYT
French Widen Bombing Campaign, Enter Central Mali - AP
Mali: France Pledges 'Short' Campaign Against Islamists - BBC
French Planes Bomb Rebel Positions in Mali - VOA
Mali's Islamists Seize New Town - BBC
Mali Islamists Counter-Attack, Threaten France - Reuters
Mali Rebels Have Taken Town of Diabaly - Reuters
France Calls UN Security Council Meeting on Mali - AP
NATO Welcomes French Action in Mali, Receives No Aid Request - Reuters
EU Rules Out Sending Combat Mission to Mali - Reuters
France Says US Helping Support Mali Operation - AP
Mali: UK RAF C17 Cargo Plane to Help French Operation - BBC
African Troops Ready to Help Neighboring Mali Fighting Militants - VOA
US Warplanes Enter Somalia Airspace - NYT
Obama Says US Warplanes Involved in Failed Somali Rescue Mission - WP
Somali Witnesses to Failed French Rescue Mission Describe Mayhem - AP
2nd French Commando Likely Killed in Somalia Raid - AP
CAR Rebels Sign Formal Ceasefire - BBC
Rights Group Seeks Pressure to End Sudan’s Crackdown on NGOs - VOA
Malawi Government Denies Bribery Allegation - VOA
France to the Rescue in Mali - WP editorial
Why France Couldn't Wait to Attack Mali - G&M opinion
Mali an African War France Couldn't Avoid - Reuters opinion
Americas
Trio of Chavez Protégés Hold Key to Venezuela's Future - Reuters
Venezuelan Leaders Have Meeting with Cuba's Raul Castro - BBC
Venezuela: Chavez State 'Favorable,' Infection Controlled - Reuters
Colombia Negotiator Says FARC Talks Must 'Pick Up Pace' - BBC
After Decades, Cuba Eases Travel Rules to Maintain Ties - NYT
Venezuela: Defying Predictions, Again - Guardian editorial
Cuba's Role in Venezuela May Grow - MH opinion
US Can't Stay Quiet over Chavez Absence - CNN opinion
Hugo Chavez Turned Venezuela into Afghanistan - NP opinion
Hagel’s Cuba Problem - WP opinion
Asia / Pacific
North Korea Vows to Bolster War Deterrence - AP
UN Urges Focus on North Korea Human Rights Record - AP
UN Rights Chief Seeks International Investigation of North Korea - Reuters
China Again Is Growing, More Slowly - NYT
China Mulls Hiking Investment Quota for Foreigners - AP
Chinese Media Urges Action on Air Pollution - Reuters
China; Beijing Warns Residents After Off-The-Charts Smog - AP
China: Severe Beijing Smog Prompts Unusual Transparency - AP
High Pollution Sparks China Anger - BBC
Tens of Thousands Protest Against Taiwan's President - VOA
Japan Voters Back PM Abe's Efforts to Spur Growth, Beat Deflation - Reuters
Burma’s Kachin Conflict Escalates - VOA
Burma Rebels Say Army Artillery Strike Kills 3 - AP
Japan’s Latest Economic Transfusion - NYT editorial
Japan Steps Out - NYT opinion
Europe
Unraveling of US-Russia Relations Threatens Obama’s Policy Agenda - WP
Russians Protest Ban on Adoptions by American Parents - VOA
Russians Rally Against Adoption Ban in Revival of Anti-Kremlin Protests - NYT
Thousands of Russians Turn Out to Protest Ban on American Adoption - WP
Thousands March to Protest Russia's Adoption Ban - AP
Turkey: Jailed Kurdish Militant Leader to Meet Brother After Killings - Reuters
Bomb Destroys War Memorial in Divided Bosnian Town - Reuters
Former Communist, Now Free Market Ally, Front-Runner in Italy - WP
Italy: Woman at Center of Berlusconi Trial in Court - AP
Greece Sees Gold Boom, But at a Price - NYT
Georgia Frees 190 Inmates Deemed Political Prisoners - NYT
South Asia
India's Army Chief Turns Up Heat on Pakistan, Says Can Retaliate - Reuters
India Army Chief Warns Pakistan of Retaliation - AP
India's Hindu Kumbh Mela Festival Begins in Allahabad - BBC
India Police Arrest 6 in Another Gang Rape Case - VOA
Indian Woman Is Gang-Raped After Bus Ride - NYT
Indian Police Arrest 7 Men in Gang Rape of a Woman in Punjab - WP
Suspects to Appear at India Gang Rape Hearing - AP
Bomb Kills 14 Pakistani Soldiers as Attacks Shake Up Provincial Govt - NYT
Pakistani Government Yields to Quetta Protesters - VOA
Pakistan: Minister Fired Over Quetta Blasts - BBC
Pakistani Anti-Corruption March Due in Islamabad - BBC
Thousands Gather for Pakistan Cleric's Protest March on Capital - Reuters
Pakistani Capital Prepares for Cleric's March - AP
Pakistanis Demand Tighter Security - WP photo gallery
President of Sri Lanka Dismisses Chief Justice - NYT
Sri Lankan Lawyers Denounce Sacking of Top Judge - AP
Protests in India and Pakistan Herald a Trend - Newsweek opinion
Failures of Governance Led to India Crisis - JT opinion