Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Afghanistan
Talk of Inquiry, but Not Much Is Sure After Afghan Ban on US Troops - NYT
NATO: No Evidence of Afghan Misconduct Claims - VOA
No Evidence for Afghan Claim of Misconduct, NATO Says - AP
Afghans Say Complaints of Abuses by US Commandos Ignored - WP
Complaints on US-Led Afghan Troops to Be Checked, Kerry Says - Reuters
Allied Troops in Afghanistan See Fewer Insider Attacks - USAT
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Syria
Saudis Step Up Help for Rebels in Syria With Croatian Arms - NYT
Kerry Issues Blunt Warnings to Syria, Iran - VOA
Kerry Vows Not to Leave Syria Rebels ‘Dangling in the Wind’ - NYT
Kerry Promises Fresh Ideas to Stop Escalating Civil War in Syria - WP
Kerry Urges Syria Opposition to Talk - BBC
Syria Opposition U-turn on Talks - BBC
Kerry Urges Syrian Opposition to Attend Rome Talks - AP
Syrian Government Ready for Dialogue with Rebels - VOA
Syria Says it's Prepared to Talk with Armed Rebels - AP
Syrian Troops Target Rebels in Damascus, Aleppo - VOA
UN Human Rights Council Concerned About Syria - VOA
UN Staffer Missing on Israel-Syria Border - AP
A Syria Policy Born of Fear - WP opinion
Iran
Kerry Issues Blunt Warnings to Syria, Iran - VOA
World Powers Set to Resume Nuclear Talks Amid Low Expectations - WP
Kazakhstan to Host Iran Nuclear Talks - BBC
Powers to Offer Iran Sanctions Relief at Nuclear Talks - Reuters
Symbolism Weighs Heavy at Iran Nuclear Talks Venue - AP
Diplomats: No Iran-UN Nuke Agency Meeting Planned - AP
What Kerry Needs to Know About Iran - FT
The Coming Collapse of Iran Sanctions - AJ opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Israel Tests New Missile Interceptor - BBC
Rocket Explodes in Israel, First Attack From Gaza Since Truce - Reuters
Gaza Rocket Lands Near Ashkelon in Southern Israel - BBC
Palestinian Prisoner Who Died in Israeli Jail Buried With Honors - WP
2 Palestinian Teenagers Hurt Amid Israeli Gunfire at Protest - NYT
Tensions High Amid West Bank Funeral - BBC
Return of Sectarian Threats in Iraq Raises Alarm - AP
Tunisian Reports Suspect’s Arrest in Assassination - Reuters
President Obama's Israel Problem - TDB opinion
Can Muslim Nations Get to the Truth? - NP opinion
US Department of Defense
Pentagon to Keep Gen. John R. Allen Probe a Secret - WP
Fine Print: A Road Map for Hagel - WP opinion
United States
With Cuts Four Days Away, No Signs of Progress - WP
Obama Urges Congress Act to Avert Budget Cuts - VOA
Whatever Budget Battle's Outcome, Lawmakers Themselves Unaffected - S&S
Kerry Heads to Berlin on Next Leg of Foreign Tour - VOA
Lawmakers Push for End to Draft Registration in US - AP
Next Time There's a Draft, Uncle Sam Might Want Women Too - S&S
Is 'War on Terror' Lawful? - Hoover opinion
Which al-Qaeda Threatens America? - TNY opinion
Africa
UN Chief Calls for Special Force to Combat Congo Rebels - Reuters
Rival DR Congo Rebel Groups 'Clash' - BBC
Tribal Clashes in Sudan's Darfur Kill More Than 500 - Reuters
Central African Republic Rebels Threaten to Resume Fighting - Reuters
Odinga Maintains Strategy in Tight Kenyan Election - VOA
MRC Not Expected to Disrupt Kenya Voting - VOA
Video Appears to Show French Hostages Abducted in Cameroon - VOA
Cameroon: French Children in 'Kidnap Video' - BBC
Methamphetamine 'Growing Concern' for West Africa - VOA
The Coming War in Sudan - WP opinion
Americas
Cuba's New Heir Apparent Has Work Cut Out for Him - AP
Castro Successor Lacks Charisma but Is Experienced Manager - Reuters
Mexico Reverses Foreign Investment Flows - AP
Belgian Killed in Mexico Had Been Threatened - AP
Colombia to Send Committee for Release of German Hostages - Reuters
Colombia Coffee Growers Go On Strike - BBC
Asia / Pacific
China's Xi Affirms Goal of Unification with Taiwan - AP
Chinese Hackers Seen as Increasingly Professional - AP
Vietnam to Participate in UN Peacekeeping Missions - AP
Philippines Martial Law Victims to Receive Reparations - VOA
US Business Delegation Visits Burma - VOA
Europe
Split Vote Sends One Clear Message in Italy: No to Austerity - NYT
Italy Election: Early Vote Count Points to Impasse - BBC
Germany’s Defense Minister Tells Soldiers 'Stop Whining' - TL
In Putin’s Russia, Shooting the Messenger - NYT opinion
South Asia
Children Toil in India’s Mines, Despite Legal Ban - NYT
India Arrests Man Accused of Spying for Pakistan - BBC
Would India Intervene in Pakistan? - EAF opinion