Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Afghanistan
Amid Growing Fear, Another Afghan Exodus - WP
US-Purchased Fuel Could Have Come From Iran, Violating Ban - WP
Musharraf: Pakistan Can Play 'Critical Role' in Stabilizing Afghanistan - VOA
Afghanistan Warns Kabul Police: Start Following Traffic Rules - S&S
Bomb in Afghan Market Kills 2 Children - AP
Afghan Father Hands Over 'Bomber Son' to Police - BBC
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Syria
Israeli Warplanes Strike Inside Syria - VOA
Israel Attacks Arms Convoy in Syria, US Confirms - LAT
Israeli Airstrike in Syria Targets Arms Convoy, US Says - NYT
Israeli Airstrike Underlines Risk of Acceleration to Wider Conflict - WP
Russia Concern at Israeli 'Strike' - BBC
Israeli Concerns Rise Over Syria's Chemical Stockpile - VOA
Syrian Opposition Leader Says Open to Talks, With Conditions - NYT
Jordan Islamist Sees Clash With Secular Syrian Rebels - Reuters
US Patriot Deployment to Turkey Mired in Bureaucratic Red Tape - S&S
UN Appeals for More Aid, Halt to Syria Fighting - VOA
Israel Strikes a Syrian Target and Lays Down a Marker - WP opinion
Mali
French Troops Enter Last Mali Rebel Stronghold - VOA
Pressing Mali Effort, French Forces Enter Rebel Stronghold - NYT
French Forces Take Key Mali Town - BBC
US Air Force Continues Support to France in Mali - AFPS
Mali Crisis: 330 UK Military Personnel Sent to West Africa - BBC
French Defense Minister: Mali Operation a Success - AP
French Foreign Minister: Troops to Leave Mali Soon - AP
France Backs Possible UN Force in Mali - Reuters
UN Security Council to Discuss Peacekeepers for Mali - Reuters
Timbuktu, Gao Residents Worry about Dwindling Food, Fuel - VOA
A Long Look Before a Leap into a War in Mali - WT opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Defiant Iran Plans to Speed Up Nuclear Fuel Work - Reuters
Diplomats: Iran Prepared to Up Nuclear Program - AP
Iran 'Plans to Upgrade Enrichment Equipment' - BBC
EU Official Confident Iran Nuclear Talks to Resume - AP
Iran Says Detained Journalists Worked Illegally with Foreign News Media - WP
Peres Seen as Asking Netanyahu to Form New Israel Government - VOA
Hamas Plans More 'Enemy Language' Hebrew in Gaza Schools - Reuters
Bahrain Opposition Leader Wants Crown Prince at Talks - BBC
Egyptian Opposition Leader Calls for Talks to End Violence - LAT
Egyptian Opposition Changes Tack, Issues Call for Dialogue - WP
Egypt Curfew Scaled Back as Mursi Seeks End to Bloodshed - Reuters
Israel Ducks on Human Rights - NYT editorial
Arab Spring’s Hits and Misses - WP opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Report: Iran, Hezbollah Terror Threat Rising - AP
UK PM Urges Terrorism Fight with 'Everything at Our Disposal' - BBC
Drone Strike Prompts Suit, Raising Fears for US Allies - NYT
Guantanamo 9/11 Suspect Hearings Face Rough Start - VOA
Judge Overrules Censors in Guantánamo 9/11 Hearing - NYT
Al-Qaeda 2.0 - WP opinion
Why ‘Leading From Behind’ Works - WP opinion
NATO
NATO Chief to Warn Defense Cuts Could Endanger Alliance's Power - Reuters
US Department of Defense
Defense Spending Plummets in Biggest Decline Since Vietnam - Bloomberg
Automatic Defense Cuts Called ‘More Likely than Unlikely - Bloomberg
White House on Offensive to Get Hagel as Defense Secretary - Reuters
Sen. Levin Deflates Sen. Graham’s Threat to Block Hagel Nomination - DN
Hagel Fate Tied to Political Posturing - WT
Can Veteran Hagel Bridge Gap Between Pentagon and VA? - S&S
Hagel Says Military View Shaped by Vietnam - AP
Hagel Supports Nuclear Arms Cuts, then Elimination - AP
Special Operators Depend on Good Partners, Commander Says - AFPS
Officials to Study More Roles for Women in Special Ops - AFPS
GAO: Military Lacks Guidance on Responding to Sex Assaults - WP
Carter to Travel to France, Germany, Jordan - AFPS
Minesweeper to be Cut Up for Removal from Philippine Reef - S&S
D-Day for the Pentagon? - WP editorial
A Woman’s Place is on the Battlefield? Perhaps - Bloomberg opinion
United States
Contractors Show Brave Front as Sequester Looms - WP
High Level of Border Security Key for Immigration Overhaul - WP
Kerry Bids Senate a Tearful Farewell - WP
A Look Back at Hillary Clinton Years as America's Top Diplomat - VOA
United Kingdom
British Political Rivals Unite Against EU Exit - VOA
EU Exit Would be 'Fatal' - Clarke - BBC
PM 'Will Keep Defense Funds Pledge' - BBC
Is the Defense Budget Safe From More Cuts? - BBC opinion
Africa
S. African Convicts Seek Exoneration for Apartheid-Era Crime - VOA
Dutch Court Largely Rejects Nigerians' Case Against Shell - VOA
DR Congo Wants Better Deal From Miners - VOA
Zimbabwe 'Had $217 in Account' - BBC
Somalia Moves to Prosecute Woman Who Accused Soldiers of Rape - NYT
Americas
Special Ops Command South Presses for Increased Engagement - AFPS
Colombia’s FARC to Go on Targeting Soldiers - BBC
Nightclub Checks After Brazil Fire - BBC
Cuban Dissident Blogger, Gets Passport - NYT
Cuba Dissident Granted Passport - BBC
Asia / Pacific
US and South Korea Monitoring for Third Nuke Test by North - S&S
Nuclear Test Could Open Window on North Korea - NYT
South Korea Makes First Successful Space Launch - VOA
South Korea Satellite 'Communicating' - BBC
US-Indonesia Expand Defense Partnership - VOA
China: Tibetans Guilty Over Immolations - BBC
Hackers in China Attacked The Times for Last 4 Months - NYT
New York Times Says Chinese Hackers Attacked Computer Networks - WP
'China Hackers' Attack NY Times - BBC
China Takes Steps to Fight Pollution as Problem Worsens - NYT
China's Qidong Pipeline Protest Ends with Guilty Pleas - BBC
In Vietnam, Rage Growing Over Loss of Land Rights - AP
Indonesian Islamic Party Head Arrested for Graft - AP
Europe
Red Cross Struggling to Aid Europe's 'New Poor' - VOA
EU Peace Money Discussed in Brussels - BBC
Russia Cancels Agreement with US on Fighting Drugs, Human Trafficking - WP
Turkish PM Could Seek Constitutional Referendum - VOA
Kurdish Militants Dismiss Turkey Withdrawal Reports - Reuters
South Asia
Press Group: Pakistan Remains Deadly for Journalists - VOA