Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Afghanistan
Afghan Sign of Progress Turns Out to Be Error - NYT
NATO Admits Taliban Figures 'Error' - BBC
Reported Drop in Taliban Attacks Incorrect - AP
Outlook on Afghan Progress Remains Positive, Press Secretary Says - AFPS
Suicide Bomber Attacks Afghan Army Bus; 10 Wounded - AP
Afghans Hold Anti-US Rally Following Abuse Claims - Reuters
Afghanistan Partition May Be Inevitable - JT opinion
Syria
Strikes Signal Fierce Escalation in Syria - WP
US Considers Non-Lethal Aid to Syrian Rebels - WP
US 'Considers Sending Armor and Vehicles to Syria Rebels' - TT
How Entrenched in Syria is Iran? - Time
Fierce Fighting Near Historic Aleppo Mosque - VOA
New Report on Syrian Missiles Shows Extent of Death and Damage - NYT
Kerry, Russia’s Lavrov Seek Common Ground on Syria - VOA
As Atrocities Pile Up, Syrians Collect Evidence - AP
Was Syria Really All That Secular? - TT opinion
Iran
Iran's 'Plan B' for a Nuclear Bomb - TT
World Powers Make Updated Nuclear Offer to Iran - VOA
Iran and Six Nations Agree to Two More Rounds of Nuclear Talks - NYT
4th Round of Talks Start Over Iran Nuclear Program - AP
Negotiations Over Iran Nuclear Program Conclude - AP
World Powers Wait to Hear Iran Response to Nuclear Offer - Reuters
Even if Iran Gets the Bomb, it Won’t be Worth Going to War - TT opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Officials: Cyprus Plot Exposes Hezbollah’s Plans for Attacks - WP
Israel Struck by Rocket From Gaza After a Death - NYT
UK’s Blair: Life in Iraq Not as I Hoped - BBC
Shiite Militant Threatens Iranian Exiles in Iraq - AP
Egypt's Opposition Coalition Vows to Boycott Elections - VOA
Opposition Will Boycott Egypt’s Vote for Assembly - NYT
Egypt Opposition to Boycott Polls - BBC
Egypt Opposition Group to Boycott Vote - WP
19 Dead in Egypt Hot-Air Balloon Crash - WP
US Officials Propose Sharing Drone Surveillance Data With Algerians - NYT
Four Held for Tunisia Belaid Killing - BBC
Deepening Divides Stop Libyan Families from Returning Home - VOA
Overthrowing Saddam Was Still Right Move - Guardian opinion
How Israel Solved the Problem of Drought - TOI opinion
US Department of Defense
Chiefs to Congress: Fiscal Crisis Threatens U.S. Military Edge - AFPS
Sequestration: Sure Thing is Big Changes Will Occur For Military - S&S
New US Defense Secretary Confirmed - VOA
Senate Confirms Chuck Hagel as Defense Secretary - WP
Hagel Prevails in Senate After Bruising Bout With GOP - NYT
Hagel Confirmed as Defense Secretary - BBC
Senate Confirms Hagel for Defense Secretary - S&S
Bruised Hagel Takes Reins at DOD in Time of Fiscal Turmoil - S&S
USS Warrior to Replace Grounded Guardian - S&S
Lawmaker Asks for Review of Distinguished Warfare Medal - S&S
WikiLeaks Soldier's Request to Dismiss Case Rejected - Reuters
Sailors Plead Guilty in Rape Case that Sparked Japan Curfew - S&S
United States
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Surveillance Law - NYT
Obama Ups Ante as Budget Axe Hovers - BBC
Bracing for Sequester, US Frees Illegal Immigrants - VOA
Looming Cuts Spur Mass Release of Illegal Immigrants - NYT
GOP: Illegal Immigrant Release a Ploy - USAT
Furlough Pay Calculator Released for Federal Workers - S&S
VA Protected From Sequester, But Veterans Will Feel Pain - S&S
VA Backlog Continues to Mount; No Clear Solutions in Sight - S&S
Unbridled Secrecy - NYT editorial
An Eerie Silence on Cybersecurity - NYT editorial
A Sequester Intervention - WP opinion
Sequestration Stupidity - WP opinion
20 Years On, Jihadists Still Winning - NR opinion
Africa
France: Fierce Fighting in Northern Mali Mountains - VOA
French in Tough Fight in Northern Mali - AP
UN Official Sees Desperation, Hunger and Fear on Visit to Mali - NYT
Mali: US Designates Ansar Dine Chief as Terrorist - VOA
US Sets Sanctions on Rebel Leader in Northern Mali - AP
Mali Islamists Warned on Sharia - BBC
ICC Prosecutor Agrees to Delay Kenyans' Trial - VOA
Amnesty: Ivory Coast Soldiers Killing Rivals, Attacked Camp - Reuters
Cameroon: France Rules Out Talks with Hostage Takers - VOA
Djibouti Police Clash With Opposition Protesters for Second Day - VOA
Ghana Opposition Legislators to Continue Boycott - VOA
Guinea Replaces Military Chief Killed in Plane Crash - VOA
Americas
Mexico Enacts Major Education Reform - BBC
Powerful Leader of Mexican Teachers’ Union Arrested - NYT
Mexico's Arrested Union Leader Started Humble - AP
Asia / Pacific
Reports: China Aircraft Carrier Permanent Base Is Qingdao - AP
China Launches New Stealth Frigate - BBC
Another Tibetan Monk Sets Himself on Fire in China - VOA
Chinese Intellectuals Urge Ratifying Rights Treaty - NYT
Rights Group Urges Probe Into Thai Activist Death - AP
Vietnam Journalist Critical of Party Boss Fired - AP
China Has to Take the Lead on North Korea - AT opinion
Europe
N. Ireland: Rocket Launcher and Warhead Seized - BBC
Talks With Russia in Spotlight as Kerry Visits Berlin - VOA
Kurdish Rebel Leader Issues Dire Warning for Turkey - VOA
Italy Left in 'Dramatic Situation' - BBC
Italy Parties Seek Way Out of Election Stalemate - Reuters
Italy Votes for Chaos and Euro Crisis Is Back - Bloomberg opinion
South Asia
Pakistan Policeman Killed While Protecting Health Workers - VOA
Sri Lanka Tamils 'Raped in Custody' - BBC
Sri Lanka Security Rape, Torture Tamil Detainees - Reuters
The Threat to Pakistan's Shiites - Atlantic opinion