Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Egypt
Egypt's Interim Cabinet Takes Oath of Office - VOA
Interim Egypt Government Sworn In - BBC
Egypt’s New Government Doesn’t Include Muslim Brotherhood - NYT
Egypt Cabinet Has Women, Christians; No Islamists - AP
Egypt's Future Unclear Following Islamist Ouster - VOA
Morsi Supporters Seek ‘New Revolution’ - WP
Egypt's Brotherhood Rebuffs Talks After Deadly Clashes - Bloomberg
Don’t Cut Support for Egypt - WP Opinion
Afghanistan
German General Pledges 2015 Presence in Afghanistan - S&S
US Military Deaths in Afghanistan at 2,112 - AP
Forget the Troops, Can the Afghan Government Lead? - DO Opinion
Syria
Britain Said to Step Back From Push to Arm Syrian Rebels - NYT
UN: Syria Crisis 'Worst Since Rwanda' - BBC
UN Envoy: Iraq and Syrian Conflicts are Merging - AP
In Syria, a New Kind of Trouble - WP
Iraqi Kurdistan Struggles to Cope with Syrian Refugees - VOA
UN Officials: War Crimes Now 'The Rule' in Syria - VOA
UN: Some 5,000 Syrians Being Killed Every Month - AP
Militiamen 'Kill Syria Mediators' - BBC
Child Among 9 Syrians Executed at Border Checkpoint - DT
Fire from Syria Hits Israeli-Controlled Golan - AP
Ruins in a Center of Syria’s Uprising - NYT
Middle East / North Africa
Kerry Returns to Mideast to Press for Talks - VOA
Kerry Returns to Middle East in Bid for Peace Talks - NYT
Iraq Attacks Make for Deadly Start to Holy Month - AP
UN Envoy: Iraq and Syrian Conflicts are Merging - AP
Roadside Bombing Targets Hezbollah Officials in Lebanon - WP
EU Announces Tougher Stance on Israeli Settlements - WP
Israel Condemns EU Rules on Territory Seized in 1967 War - NYT
Israel Condemns EU Settlements Rule - BBC
Dutch Couple Warn of Yemen Execution - BBC
Armed Protesters Storm Libya's Zueitina Oil Port - Reuters
Algerian President Returns Home After Treatment in France - VOA
Hard Choices for the New Middle East - DO Opinion
Not an Iraqi Civil War - FP Opinion
Have We Forgotten About Iraq? - WOTR Opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
French Arrest Norwegian Suspected of Terror Plot - AP
Musician in French Terror Arrest - BBC
Judge Turns Down Bid to End Gitmo Force-Feeding - AP
Snowden Affair / Related Issues / Fallout
Email Exchange Between Snowden and Former Senator Humphrey - TG
Experts Say US Spy Alliance will Survive Snowden - AP
Snowden Files Request for Temporary Russian Asylum - VOA
NSA Leaker Submits Formal Request for Russian Asylum - WP
Leaker Files for Asylum to Remain in Russia - NYT
Snowden Applies for Asylum in Russia - BBC
Snowden Submits Request for Asylum in Russia - AP
US Lawsuits Contest Legality of Government's Surveillance - VOA
US Department of Defense
Hagel Orders 20 Percent Cut in Pentagon Top Brass, Civilians - WP
Hagel: Top Military Staff to be Cut 20 Percent - AP
Hagel Meets With Troops on Fort Bragg, Discusses Budget - AFPS
Drone That Wouldn't Die: How a Defense Contractor Bested the Pentagon - TA
Firms Challenge $3.5 billion US Navy Award to Hewlett-Packard - Bloomberg
Fla. Congressman Backs Increased Funding for F-35s - TT
DOD Supports Continuing Timely Procurement Law, Official Says - AFPS
Joint Enabling Capabilities Command Postures for Future Ops - AFPS
Camp Lejeune Marines Introduced to New Pistol Program - DN
IG Review Finds 'Serious Deficiencies' in 1 of 10 Sex Assault Cases - S&S
Senators Join Fight to Remove Sex Assault Cases from Chain of Command - S&S
Army Investigating Potential Radiation Hazard at Fort Bliss - EPT
Jury Selected for Court-Martial in Fort Hood Killings - ASS
Generals Questioned as Potential Jurors in Sinclair's Court-Martial - FO
The Next QDR Is the Last Chance for Sanity - DO Opinion
Building a Better Soldier-Diplomat - DO Opinion
United States
An Amicable Prelude to Senate Hearing on UN Nominee - WP
France's FM Says US No Longer Dictates World Events - McClatchy
Universities in US Besieged by Cyberattacks From Abroad - NYT
Criticized Petraeus to Take $1 Salary at NY School - AP
Intel Wars: DIA, CIA and Flynn’s Battle to Consolidate Spying - DO Opinion
Failing Those Who Served - WP Opinion
United Kingdom
Italian PM Warns of 'Huge Risk' That Britain Leaves EU - Reuters
UK Arms Exports 'Raise Questions' - BBC
UK Lawmakers Urge Caution in Arms Exports - AP
Police Attacked in East Belfast - BBC
SAS Standards Must Not Slip - DM Opinion
Australia
Why are US Marines in Australia? Just Don't Mention China - S&S
Africa
US Troops Help Fill in for Striking Djibouti Workers - S&S
Zimbabwe PM's Party Declares No Faith in Polls - VOA
US Worried Ahead of Zimbabwe Poll, Warns on Credibility - Reuters
Baba Jukwa: Zimbabwe's Elusive Whistleblower - VOA
Sudan's Bashir Leaves Nigeria Amid Calls for Arrest - VOA
Sudan’s President One Step Ahead of a Suit and a Warrant - NYT
Sudan's Wanted Bashir Leaves Nigeria - BBC
Diplomat: Sudan Leader Has Fled Nigeria - AP
Broken Bodies, but Still Bloodlust, in South Sudan Hospital - VOA
DR Congo: Violence Forces Tens of Thousands to Flee N. Kivu - VOA
UN Experts: Eritrea Pays Warlord to Influence Somalia - Reuters
CAR President Says 'Security Has Returned' - VOA
Mali's Main Parties Say Will Accept Election Result - Reuters
Rwanda Genocide Woman Jailed in US - BBC
Guinea's Conde Appeals for Calm After 11 Killed in Ethnic Clashes - Reuters
Deadly Ethnic Clashes in Guinea - BBC
Americas
Los Zetas’ CartelBboss, Trevino Morales, Captured in Nuevo Laredo - WT
Zetas Leader Captured in Precision Operation - AP
Capture of Mexican Crime Boss Appears to End Brutal Chapter - NYT
Arrest Could Break Cartel's Hold in Mexico - USAT
Kingpin Capture Shows Role of US-Trained Mexican Marines - USAT
Zetas Kingpin’s Arrest Boosts Peña Nieto’s Credentials - WP
Obama Says Capture of Cartel Boss Shows Mexico Serious - Reuters
Colombian, Venezuelan Leaders Say Will Meet to Mend Ties - Reuters
ELN Rebels Surrender in Colombia - BBC
Asia / Pacific
Philippines Says UN Tribunal Meets on South China Sea - AP
South Korea Blames North for Cyber Attacks - VOA
N. Korea Defies Isolation with Fastest Growth Since 2008 - Bloomberg
Korean Talks on Reopening Joint Complex See Little Progress - VOA
Seized N. Korean Ship: Cuba Confirms its Weapons on Board - BBC
Panama Finds Suspected Weapons on N. Korean Ship - AP
N. Korean Ship Carried Suspected Missile-System Components - WP
Missile Radars on N. Korean Ship a Threat to Aircraft - USAT
Panama Seizes Korean Ship, and Sugar-Coated Arms Parts - NYT
US 'Strongly Supports' Panama Inspection of North Korean Ship - VOA
Prosecutors Raid Home of Former South Korean President - NYT
China Detains Activist Lawyer Xu Zhiyong - AP
Former Japan Premier Sues PM for Libel Over Fukushima Comments - VOA
Philippines 'Studying Options' on Proposed US Base-Sharing - VOA
Eurasia’s ‘Lost Heart’ - WP Editorial
A Preemptive Strike on North Korea? - WOTR Opinion
Europe
Russia Holds Biggest War Games in Decades - AP
Turkish Police Detain 30 in Crackdown on Demonstrators - NYT
South Asia
Depsang Bulge Incursion Accidental, Chinese Think-Tank Says - TOI
Under Pressure, Bangladesh Adopts New Labor Law - NYT
Anger over Ban on Sri Lanka Film - BBC
Pakistan Needs to Raise a New Corps - TNI Opinion