Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Afghanistan
Insurgent Suicide Squad Attacks Kabul Traffic Police Headquarters - VOA
Insurgents Attack Police Unit in Kabul - NYT
Nine-Hour Battle Grips Kabul - S&S
Taliban Attacks Show Afghan Insurgents’ Resilience - AP
UN Report Condemns Use of Torture in Afghan Jails - Guardian
Charity Helps Reunite Foreign Soldiers and Afghanistan Pets - LAT
The Case for an Enduring Mission in Afghanistan - FP opinion
The Perfect Squirm - NYP opinion
Syria
Syrian Opposition Delays Forming Government - VOA
Russia Sends Aircraft to Evacuate Citizens from Syria - VOA
Russia to Evacuate Citizens from Syria - WP
Activists: Fighting Rages as Russians Leave Syria - AP
Syria Suicide Bomb 'Kills Dozens' - BBC
Syrian Rebels Clash With Kurds in Northeast - Reuters
Sexual Violence A Factor in Syrian Refugee Crisis - VOA
UN Anguished, Appalled by Continued Killings in Syria - Reuters
Obama’s Failure in Syria - WP opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Libya: In Cable Day He Died, Amb. Warned Clinton on Benghazi Security - WT
Libya: Republicans Expect Clinton's Account of Benghazi - WT
Algeria Defends Tough Response to Hostage Crisis as Toll Rises - NYT
Plant Worker and 2 Canadians Helped Terrorists in Algeria Siege - Fox
Algerian PM: 37 Foreign Workers Killed in Gas Complex Siege - VOA
Algeria Says 37 Foreigners Killed - BBC
Algeria: 38 Hostages Killed in Siege - AP
3 Americans Die in Algeria Attack, 7 Survive - AP
Debate Emerges Over Algeria Hostage-Takers’ Intent - WP
Algeria Vows to Fight Qaeda After 38 Workers Killed - Reuters
Canada Examines Algerian Claims - BBC
Divisions Arise Among Opposition to Islamists in Egypt - WP
Two Blasts, Suicide Attack Kill 17 in Baghdad - Reuters
Car Bombs in Iraq Kill at Least 17, Wound Dozens - AP
UN Nuclear Agency Says Iran Talks Moved to February 13 - Reuters
UN Rights Office Slams Iran for Juvenile Execution - AP
Jordan Election Touted as Start of Democratization - AP
Protesters in Jordan Increasingly Turn Anger Toward the King - NYT
Early Israel Voting Favors Netanyahu, and Conservatism - WT
Israel Goes to Polls, Set to Re-elect Netanyahu - Reuters
Israelis Expected to Return Netanyahu to Office - AP
Netanyahu Faces Israeli Voters - BBC
Israel: Netanyahu’s Bid to Strengthen Grip May Have Backfired - WP
Palestinians See No Hope for Peace in Israeli Polls - Reuters
Arab League Official Urges Arab Israelis to Vote - AP
Will West Repeat the Same Old Mistakes in North Africa? - Guardian editorial
A Reset with Israel - WP editorial
Israel's Election Could Surprise Us - TNR opinion
Israel’s Bibi Forever - NYT opinion
US Inaction, Mideast Cataclysm? - NYT opinion
Iran Wants a Nuclear Deal, Not War - Guardian opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
France Just Stopped al-Qaeda in Its Tracks - Telegraph opinion
US Department of Defense
Debt Diversion Over Troop Pay - WT editorial
Some Tough Questions for Hagel - WP opinion
Measuring Risks for Women in Combat - WT opinion
United States
Obama Begins Second Term Amid Celebration - VOA
Obama Takes Oath of Office Recognizing Military Contributions - AFPS
China Wary, Africa Hopeful as Obama Begins Second Term - VOA
Obama Lays Out Liberal Vision - WP
Obama Offers Liberal Vision: ‘We Must Act’ - NYT
Budget Battle Threatens to Shape Obama's Legacy - S&S
'Restrepo' Director Has Sorrowful Sundance Return - AP
America in Retreat, or America on the Mend? - TOI editorial
How Obama Can Mold a New World Order - NYT opinion
Obama Looks Inward, US Allies Worry - T opinion
Diplomacy Is Dead - NYT opinion
Obama's Foreign Policy of Nothingness - NR opinion
Hillary Clinton’s Legacy - WT opinion
United Kingdom
Cameron to Deliver Delayed Europe Speech on Wednesday - NYT
MoD Plans Third Round of Army Cuts - BBC
UK Moves Away from the European Project - Stratfor opinion
World
UN Agency Warns of Rising Unemployment - NYT
Africa
French Airstrikes Push Back Islamists and Regain Towns in Mali -NYT
In Mali, a Long Campaign Ahead - WP
French, Malian Troops Retake Rebel-Controlled Town - VOA
Islamist Rebels Gone From Malian Town of Douentza - AP
Chad Troops Move to Niger's Mali Border to Face Islamists - Reuters
Mali Security Measures Hinder Aid - VOA
US Begins Transporting French Troops, Equipment to Mali - Reuters
UK Considers Boosting Mali Support - BBC
Kenya Electoral Commission Promises Credible Vote - VOA
Coup Attempt by Rebel Soldiers Is Said to Fail in Eritrea - NYT
Eritrea Mutineers Vanish as Calm Returns - Reuters
Small African Nation Eritrea Reported Calm - AP
Iranian Ammunition Surfaces in Africa - VOA
Liberia's Charles Taylor to Begin Appeal at The Hague - BBC
Ivory Coast Charges Gbagbo Ally - BBC
Liberia’s Charles Taylor Appeals War Crimes Conviction - AP
The Real Stakes in West Africa's War - FA opinion
West Must Tread Carefully in West Africa - Scotsman opinion
Americas
Mexican President Vows to End Hunger for Millions - Reuters
Venezuela: Hugo Chavez 'Joking and Laughing' - BBC
Venezuela: ‘Laughing’ Chavez Gives Orders From Cuba - Reuters
Cuba's Internet Cable 'Finally On' - BBC
Asia / Pacific
Japan, China Struggle to Curb Tensions Over Islands - WP
Japanese Envoy in China to Talk About Islands - AP
China Challenges US Statements on Island Dispute - VOA
China’s Focus on Aerospace Raises Security Questions - NYT
In China, Signs One-Child Policy May be Coming to an End - VOA
US Circulates Draft North Korea Resolution at UN - Reuters
UN 'Nears North Korea Rocket Rebuke' - BBC
Philippines Seeks UN Help to Resolve Maritime Row With China - Reuters
Philippines 'to Take South China Sea Row to Court' - BBC
Canadian 'Opens Fire' in Philippine Court - BBC
Thai Officers Probed for Rohingya Trafficking - AP
Indonesia Sentences UK Woman to Death Over Drugs - AP
China's Plan to Sink US Navy - BI opinion
The Effects of China's Push for Education - NYT opinion
Japan the Hawk? Not So Fast - FA opinion
Europe
In Euro Zone, Signs of Progress and Fears of Complacency - NYT
Russia’s ‘Guantanamo List’ Targets Americans - WT
Mali Crisis Tests Franco-German Friendship - AP
Germany, France Paper Over Euro Cracks in Show of Unity - Reuters
France: Man Charged in Deaths of 3 Kurds in Paris - NYT
France: Chauffeur Suspect in Kurd Deaths - BBC
France: Can a War Save Francois Hollande? - Economist editorial
France and Germany's Uneven Entente - FT opinion
South Asia
India Warns Kashmiris of Possible Nuclear Attack - AP
India: Judge in Delhi Sets Hearing in Gang Rape - NYT
5 on Trial in India Gang-Rape Case - VOA
Women Take Up Self-Defense, Pepper Spray After India Rape - Reuters