Small Wars Journal

16 January SWJ Roundup

Wed, 01/16/2013 - 6:33am

 

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

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USNI Daily - Real Clear World

BBC - CNN World - CSM World - LAT World - NYT World - WP World - VOA

WP National Security - WT National Security

American Forces Press Service - Abu Muqawama - Air Force Times

Armed Forces Journal - AOL Defense - Army Times - At War - CSM Backchannels

Battleland - Best Defense - Danger Room - Defense Tech - DoD Buzz - Early Warning

Foreign Affairs - Foreign Policy

Infinity Journal - The Interpreter - Long War Journal - Marine Corps Gazette

Marine Corps Times - Military Review - National Defense - Navy Times - Parameters

Security Clearance - Stars & Stripes - Wings Over Iraq  - ZenPundit

CNA - CNAS - CSIS - ILW - ISW - Rand - TJF

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Afghanistan

Karzai: Afghan Security Will Not Be Compromised When US Leaves - LAT

Powerful Car Bomb Explodes Outside Afghan Intelligence Agency - NYT

Suicide Bomb Attack on Afghan Security Offices in Kabul - BBC

Afghan Massacre Suspect Bales To Be Arraigned Thursday - AP

US Plays Down Afghan Threat to Central Asia - AP

ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS

 

Syria

Syrian Rebels Find Hearts and Minds Elusive - NYT

Report: At Least 52 Killed in Syria University Blast - VOA

Dozens Killed as Explosions Hit Syrian University - NYT

2 Explosions Hit University in Syrian Flashpoint City of Aleppo - WP

Deadly Blasts at Syria University - BBC

Death Toll From Syria University Blasts Reaches 87 - AP

Consulate Supported Claim of Syria Gas Attack, Report Says - NYT

 

Middle East / North Africa

Iran: UN Nuclear Experts to Visit Tehran - VOA

Iraqi Bombers Kill More Than 20 in Kirkuk - NYT

Iraqi Sunni Lawmaker Killed in Suicide Bombing - VOA

Sunni Lawmaker in Iraq Is Killed in a Suicide Bombing - NYT

Iraqi MP Killed by Suicide Bomber - BBC

Suicide Bombing Kills 10 in Iraq - BBC

Iraq Reels Under Intensifying Political Divide - VOA

Report: Turkey Strikes Kurd Rebel Targets in Iraq - AP

Israeli Troops Kill Teenager Near West Bank Barrier - WP

Israeli Watchdog Rips Netanyahu Over Settlements - AP

US Continues Arms Sales to Bahrain Amid Bloody Crackdown - PP

Saudis Jail Egypt Rights Lawyer - BBC

Libya: Clinton to Testify Before Congress on Benghazi Consulate Attack - VOA

US Criticizes Egypt’s Leader for Anti-Semitic Remarks - NYT

Egypt: US Attacks Morsi 'Zionist Slurs' - BBC

Egypt Train Derailment Kills 19, Injures 107 - VOA

Egyptian President Morsi’s Repulsive Comments - NYT editorial

 

US Department of Defense

Pentagon Insiders Preferred Another Over Hagel - WT

Schumer Says He’s Satisfied With Hagel on Mideast - NYT

Chuck Hagel Tries to Alleviate Democrats' Fears - Politico

Suicides in Military Rise, Even as Combat Lessens - AP

Funeral Scheduled for Gen. Schwarzkopf - AP

Schumer Rustled Up to Stop the Hagel Bleeding - WP opinion

 

United States

Obama Signs Bill Expanding State Dept. Rewards - AP

Credit Rating Agency Warns Washington - VOA

Wal-Mart Hiring Initiative Targets New Veterans - S&S

Obama to Propose Expansive National Gun-Control Agenda - WP

Obama Gun Proposal to Look Beyond Mass Shootings - NYT

Obama Urges Congress to Ban Military-Style Weapons, Ammo - AP

Obama to Unveil Gun Control Plan - BBC

At World’s Largest Gun Show, Few Worries About Tighter Controls - WP

Sandy’s Big Bill - WP editorial

A New Line in the Sand Against Terror? - NYT opinion

 

Africa

France Continues Mali Air Strikes, Sends Tank Convoy North - VOA

French Troops Move North as Mali Rebels Dig In - NYT

Mali Conflict: French Set for Key Ground Combat - BBC

French Triple Troops in Mali, Prepare for Ground Assault - AP

Tens of Thousands Displaced by Intensified Mali Clashes - VOA

US Weighs Military Aid for France in Mali - WP

Panetta Answers Mali Questions in Europe - AFPS

Panetta: No US Troops to Mali - VOA

Panetta: No US Troops On the Ground in Mali - S&S

France Tightens Domestic Security After Mali Operation - VOA

Somalia's al-Shabab 'to Kill' French Hostage Denis Allex - BBC

US Supported France's Failed Hostage Rescue in Somalia - CNN

Ugandan, US Forces Hunting LRA Welcome CAR Truce - AP

Kenya Group to Urge Arrest For ‘Hate Speech’ - VOA

British Special Constable Shot Dead by Bandits in Kenya - BBC

 

Americas

Mexico: Wave of Violence 'Leaves 38 Dead' - BBC

Fighting Back as Mexican Churches Are Looted - NYT

Meeting in Cuba Angers Venezuelan Opposition - NYT

Venezuela: Chavez Deputy Gives State Address - BBC

Guatemalan Politician Shot Dead - BBC

Cuba Confirms Cholera in Havana - BBC

 

Asia / Pacific

South Korea: US Delegation in Seoul for Security Talks - VOA

Japan's Prime Minister Heads to SE Asia - VOA

Japan PM in South East Asia Push - BBC

China Fog Masks Factory Fire - VOA

Burma Attacks in Kachin Prompt Global Criticism - VOA

 

Europe

In Europe Remarks, Panetta Stresses NATO Commitment - AFPS

Panetta Reassures Portugal on Azores After US Downsizes Base - WP

Portugal: US Delays Drawdown at Lajes Field, Panetta Says - S&S

Panetta Travels to Rome to Meet With Italian Leaders - AFPS

Panetta Arrives in Spain on Second Leg of European Trip - AFPS

France Tightens Domestic Security After Mali Operation - VOA

German Economy Contracted in Late 2012 - VOA

Slowdown in Germany Worries Euro Zone - NYT

How Turkey Can Make Peace With the Kurds - NYT opinion

 

South Asia

Kashmir Incidents Stir India-Pakistan Tension - WP

Kashmir Border: Pakistan Says India Killed Soldier - BBC

Pakistani Soldier Dies in Latest Attack in Kashmir - AP

Internal Forces Besiege Pakistan Ahead of Voting - NYT

Protest Leader Calls for 'Peaceful Revolution' in Pakistan - VOA

Arrest Order Issued for Pakistani PM - WP

Russia Grants $1 Billion Loan to Bangladesh for Weapons - VOA