Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
Defense, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Economics, & More
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Afghanistan
For Afghan President, a High Stakes Quest for Sovereignty - WP
Objections to US Troops Intensify in Afghanistan - NYT
Afghans Protest US Special Operators in Wardak - AP
Deal Likely to Keep US Elite Forces in Key Afghan Province - Reuters
US Helicopter Crashes Killing 1 as Losses Mount in Afghanistan - S&S
US Troops, Afghan Police Tour Village in 'Birthplace of Taliban' - S&S
US Aims to Clinch Afghan Deal on Prisoner Transfer - Reuters
Arrest Made in Contract Fraud that Endangered Troops - S&S
The REAL Reason the US Failed in Afghanistan - FP opinion
Syria
Assad Issues Worldwide Plea as Top Syrian General Defects - NYT
Syrian General 'Defects to Rebels' - BBC
High-Ranking Syrian General Defects from Army - AP
Syrian General, 20 Soldiers Defect - Reuters
US Caution in Syria Frustrates Some Close US Allies - WP
Syria Expands Use of Cluster Bombs Says HRW - VOA
Iraq
Struggling to Understand the Iraq War, 10 Years Later - VOA
10 Years On, Iraq Still Grapples with War's Legacy - AP
Iraqi Kurds Mark 25th Anniversary of Halabja Massacre - VOA
Kurds Remember Halabja Gas Attack - BBC
Al-Qaida Affiliate Claims Iraq Ministry Assault - AP
Al Qaeda Claims Assault on Iraqi Justice Ministry - Reuters
A War, Before and After - NYT opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Construction of Jewish Homes Complicates Jerusalem Plan - NYT
Albania Offer for Asylum to Iranian Group Rejected - AP
Saudi Cleric Issues Rare Warning in Call for Reform - Reuters
Egyptians in South Clash Over President's Visit - AP
Libyan Embassy Suspends Work in Cairo After Protest - Reuters
Rebound Marks Stark Contrast With Security in Rest of Libya - WP
Thousands of Tunisians Call for Islamist Government to Quit - Reuters
US Department of Defense
Tensions Simmer at Guantanamo - WP
Arlington National Cemetery to Avoid Furloughs - MCT
45 Years Later, Impact from My Lai Case is Still Felt - S&S
Parris Island Leader Says Women Can Handle Combat - AP
DOD Yet to Release Findings of DMAA Study - S&S
United States
As US Drone Monopoly Frays, Obama Seeks Global Rules - Reuters
Dick Cheney: Serenity of a War Strategist - NYT
Missile Plan Changes May Provide Opening for Talks - AP
Army Veteran Who Helped Many in Iraq Couldn't Escape Demons - AP
An Aging American Legion Fights for Relevancy - NYT
Smart Drones - NYT opinion
United Kingdom
Britain's Cameron Tells Fractious Party to Stay Focused - Reuters
United Nations
NRA Gearing Up to Oppose UN Arms Trade Treaty - WP
Muslim, Western Nations Agree to UN Accord on Women - VOA
UN Body Agrees on Women's Rights Policy - NYT
Africa
Rebels in Congo Loyal to Warlord Flee or Give Up - NYT
Rebels Fight Sudanese Government Troops in South Darfur - Reuters
Odinga Challenges Defeat at Kenya's Supreme Court - VOA
Kenyan Court Asked to Order New Election For President - NYT
Odinga Files Kenya Election Appeal - BBC
2 Years Late, Zimbabwe Votes on New Constitution - NYT
Zimbabwe Polls Close on Constitution Referendum - VOA
Zimbabwe Votes on Constitution Plan - BBC
Zimbabwe Votes on Curbs to President's Power - Reuters
Zambian Ex-Leader Banda Summoned in Corruption Probe - Reuters
Slaughter of the African Elephants - NYT opinion
Americas
Honduras Police Accused of Death Squad Killings - AP
Asia / Pacific
New China Premier Pledges Strong Ties With US - AP
China's New Premier Seeks 'New Type' of Ties With US - Reuters
China Appoints Foreign and Defense Ministers - VOA
China Approves New Cabinet Members - BBC
China Leaders Pledge Clean Government, Less Waste - AP
Under Xi, China Seeks to Cool Island Row With Japan - Reuters
China Protests: Tibet on Fire, Self-Immolations Rising - TD
Tibetan Monk Self-Immolates Inside China Temple - AP
North Korea Calls UN Sanctions a 'Crime' - VOA
North Korea Tells South to Leave Islands - BBC
UN: 28 Percent of North Korean Children Malnourished - AP
Europe
US Cancels Part of Missile Defense That Russia Opposed - NYT
US Cuts Europe Missile Shield Phase - BBC
Russia: The Cossacks Are Back. May the Hills Tremble. - NYT
Italian Lawmakers Elect Speakers, Stable Govt Remains Elusive - NYT
Italian Parliament Elects Center-Left Leaders - AP
Italy Parliament Elects Speakers as Tensions Continue - Reuters
Cyprus Secures Bailout from Eurozone, IMF - VOA
Shock in Cyprus Over Bailout Levy - BBC
Bulgarian Center-Right Hold Lead in March, Poll Shows - Reuters
Bulgaria Will Not Take Lead in Blacklisting Hezbollah - Reuters
Vatican
Pope Francis Wants 'Church for Poor' - BBC
Pope Explains Name, Urges 'Church for the Poor' - AP
Pope Francis Wants Church to Be Poor, and for the Poor - Reuters
South Asia
Pakistan’s Government Steps Down, a Milestone - NYT
Pakistan's Ashraf Government Makes History - BBC
Pakistan Government Ends Historic 5-Year Term - AP
Pakistan Government Ends Unprecedented Full Term - Reuters