Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Afghanistan
‘Afghan-Sustainable’ Policy Shifts Security Burden from Coalition - S&S
Anti-Torture Efforts in Afghanistan Failed, UN Says - NYT
UN: Prisoners Still Tortured in Afghan Prisons - AP
Taliban Strikes Afghan Police Building - WP
Coordinated Kabul Suicide Attack Targets Government Building - Reuters
Taliban Attack on Kabul Police HQ Kills 3 Officers - AP
Taliban Claim Attack on Afghan Capital - VOA
Algeria
US, UK Defense Chiefs Say Hostage Situation Over - S&S
Debate Emerges Over Hostage-Takers’ Intent - WP
Algeria Says 80 Dead at Gas Complex Siege Site - VOA
Algerians Find Many More Dead at Hostage Siege Site - NYT
Algeria Hostage Death Toll 'Rises' - BBC
Death Toll Climbs Past 80 in Siege in the Sahara - AP
Obama: Blame for Algeria Tragedy Rests With Terrorists - AFPS
UK PM to Give Algeria Aftermath Update - BBC
Algeria Finds Dead Canadian Militants as Siege Toll Rises - Reuters
Canada Says Checking Reports About Canadian Algeria Militant - Reuters
Algeria Sees No Impact on Investment After Attack - Reuters
Syria
French Official: Syria Opposition, Backers to Meet in Paris - VOA
Syrian Aide Asks Rebels to Give Up Weapons - NYT
Syria's Muallem Calls for Talks - BBC
Syria Opposition Postpones Formation of Transitional Government - NYT
Syrian Opposition Fails to Form Transitional Government - Reuters
International Pressure Growing to Refer Syria to ICC - VOA
Activists: Syrian Air Strike Kills 7 Near Damascus - VOA
German Patriot Missiles Systems Reach Turkey - AP
Power Outage Hits Damascus, South Syria - AP
The Syrian Refugee Crisis - NYT editorial
Middle East / North Africa
Jihadists’ Surge in North Africa Reveals Grim Side of Arab Spring - NYT
Algerian Stance Spoils US Strategy for Region - WP
Libya: Clinton to Testify on Benghazi Attack - VOA
Al-Qaida in Iraq Claims Killing of Sunni Lawmaker - AP
At Least 13 Suspected al-Qaida Men Killed in Yemen - AP
Yemen: US Drone Strike Kills 2 Al-Qaida Militants - AP
Israel Election: Iran’s Nuclear Program, Palestinians Low on List - WP
Israeli PM Faces Tough Choice if Re-Elected - AP
Israeli PM in Settlements Pledge - BBC
Rightist Israeli Candidate’s Remarks Cause Stir - NYT
US-Born Israeli Parliamentary Candidate in Trouble - AP
Israel Removes Palestinian Protest Camp Outside Jerusalem - Reuters
Jordanians Prepare to Vote, Muslim Brotherhood Not on Ballot - WP
Little-Noticed Policy Could Further Squeeze Oil Income of Iran - WP
Iran Resorts to Hangings in Public to Cut Crime - NYT
Iran: Guard Criticizes 2011 Storming of British Embassy - AP
Arab World Needs Strong Commitment from Obama - GN editorial
Bracing for Israel's 'Super Tuesday' - JP opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
CIA Gets Exception in Upcoming Drone Strike ‘Playbook’ - WP
Panetta: US Will Work With Africans to Fight al-Qaida - VOA
Panetta Calls for ‘Innovative’ Allied Action - AFPS
West Faces ‘Decades’ of Conflict in North Africa - FT
North Africa Is a New Test for US as Terror Cells Spread - NYT
Al-Qaeda Branch’s Image Soars After Algeria and Mali Sttacks - WP
Al-Qaida Flourishes in Sahara, Emerges Stronger - AP
For Obama, al-Qaeda Is the World's Problem Now - Telegraph opinion
Don't Panic: Al-Qaeda Is Still Losing - Guardian opinion
Piracy
Despite Declining Number of Pirate Attacks, Seas Still Far from Safe - S&S
Officials: Pirates Seize Oil Tanker in Ivory Coast - AP
Gunmen Seize Panama-Flagged Tanker in Ivory Coast - Reuters
US Department of Defense
On Final Official Trip, Panetta Shares Legacy of Service - AFPS
Fiscal Crisis, Budget Battle Mark Panetta's Tenure - AP
Sex is Major Reason Military Commanders are Fired - AP
Professor Criticizes Naval Academy's Reaction to Sex Assault Report - TC
Ship Stuck in Philippines Used Faulty Map, Navy Says - AP
Chuck Hagel’s War - NYT opinion
United States
Obama, Biden Sworn In, Day Before Public Ceremony - VOA
Obama Sworn in for 4 More Years in Office - AP
The Dawn of a Second Term - WP
An Inaugural in a Lower Key; Less Tension, Less History - NYT
A New Term, But Old Divisions Remain - WP
Obama’s Foreign Policy Goals Appear More Modest - NYT
Review Fails to Lift Secrecy on Federal Intelligence Court Rulings - WP
Holder Urges Mayors to Press for Background Checks for Gun Buyers - WP
Texas Attorney General to New Yorkers: Come on Down, With Guns - NYT
Thousands Rally to Support US Gun Rights - VOA
Obama’s Second-Term Climate - WP editorial
United Kingdom
Cameron Reschedules Europe Speech for Wednesday - NYT
United Nations
Keeping the Internet Free - WP editorial
Africa
France Calls on African Forces to Take Lead in Mali - VOA
France Wants 'Reconquest' of Mali - BBC
French, Mali Troops Cautiously Advance Against Islamists - VOA
French Troops Advance in Mali Toward Town Abandoned by Rebels - WP
French Troops Enter Mali's Diabaly as Islamists Vanish - Reuters
French Seize Control of Key Mali Town of Diabaly - AP
US Sends Trainers to Prepare Mali-Bound African Force - WP
UK Rejects Combat Role in Mali After Algeria Crisis - Reuters
Is Mali the Next Afghanistan? - McClatchy
Ugandan Troops Kill Rebel Who Guarded Warlord Kony - AP
Uganda Kills Kony Bodyguard in Central African Republic - Reuters
Rwanda President: No Issue With UN Drones in Congo - AP
South Africa Court Convicts Nigeria Rebel - BBC
Somalia Leader Plea to Diaspora - BBC
Eritrean Troops Surround Ministry of Information - Reuters
Ethiopia's PM Expected to be New AU Chair - VOA
Americas
US Breaks Latin America Sex-Trafficking Ring - BBC
Mexico Police Officers Arrested - BBC
In Mexico, Self-Defense Squads Battle Violence - AP
Colombia’s FARC Rebels End Truce - BBC
Colombia’s ELN Kidnaps Mine Workers - BBC
Venezuela: Chavez 'Gaining Strength' - BBC
Venezuela’s Chavez Not Going Quietly - WP opinion
Asia / Pacific
China Criticizes Clinton’s Remarks About Dispute Over Islands - NYT
China Anger at US Islands Remarks - BBC
China Says US Culpable in Japan Island Dispute - AP
Taiwan, China Complete Direct Undersea Data Cable - VOA
New Clashes Reported Between Army and Rebels in Burma - NYT
Burma Says Troops Ordered Not to Attack Kachin Rebel HQ - VOA
Rebels Accuse Burma Army of Ignoring Cease-Fire Order - VOA
Thailand Army Chief Wants Officers Probed for People Trafficking - Reuters
North Korea Loosens Restrictions on Foreign Cellphones - AP
Ignoring North Korea’s Gulags - WP opinion
Japan's Evolving Navy - TD opinion
Europe
Anger, Fear Sweep Europe After Algeria Attack - VOA
French Police Hold Two in Kurd Killings - VOA
Turkey Rounds Up Human Rights Lawyers - VOA
Bomb Attacks in Greece Raise Fear of Radicalism - NYT
Germans Vote in Regional Election - VOA
Germany: Center-Left Defeats Merkel’s Party in State Vote - NYT
Austrians Appear to Reject Changes to Conscript Army - NYT
Adoption Ban Splits Russia - VOA
Tymoshenko's Lawyer Faces Legal Action in Ukraine - AP
Support for Bulgaria's Ruling Party High Ahead of Referendum - Reuters
South Asia
India’s Gandhi Promises to Change Old Ways of Elitist Politics - WP
Political Heir Says Too Few in India Hold Political Sway - NYT
India: Delhi Gang Rape Murder Trial to Get Under Way - BBC
India: Delhi Gang-Rape Trial to Begin Thursday - AP
India Is Losing the Economic Race with China - NYT opinion