Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Afghanistan
US to Offer Afghans Assurances to Resolve Dispute - WP
Afghans Demand That US Admit Military Errors - NYT
US-Afghan Agreement Would Keep Troops In Place And Funds Flowing - NBC
Hopes Rise for Afghan-US Accord - BBC
US, Afghans Work Toward Agreement on Night Raids - AP
Afghan Election Season Off to a Messy Start - AP
US Military Deaths in Afghanistan at 2,153 - AP
Afghan Refugees 'Abused in Iran' - BBC
On Foot and On Guard Through Zhari District - S&S Photo Gallery
Iran
Obama Plunges Ahead Toward Iran Nuclear Deal - AP
New Iran Sanctions Not Likely Soon, Key Senators Say - WP
Bipartisan Assent to Hold Off New Iran Sanctions - NYT
Obama Urges No New Iran Sanctions - BBC
World Powers, Iran in New Attempt to Reach Nuclear Deal - Reuters
Iran's Leader Backs Nuke Talks, With Conditions - AP
Iran's Supreme Leader Says Will Not Step Back From Nuclear Rights - Reuters
Iran Warning Ahead of Nuclear Talks - BBC
Netanyahu Visits Russia to Lobby Against Iran Deal - Reuters
Bombs Near Iranian Embassy in Lebanon Kill 23 - VOA
Blasts Near Iran’s Embassy in Beirut Linked to Syrian War - WP
Beirut Bombs Strike at Iran as Assad’s Ally - NYT
Explosions at Iranian Embassy in Beirut Kill Dozens - McClatchy
Twin Blasts Hit Iran Beirut Embassy - BBC
Iran Appeals for Understanding Before Talks - VOA
US Senate Reviews Timeline for Iranian Sanctions - UPI
US Lawmaker: No Vote on Iran Sanctions for Now - VOA
Iran Talks Cause Rifts Among US Leaders - VOA
Sanctions Are Key Topic at Iran Talks - VOA
Let’s Make a Deal - NYT Opinion
For Iranian Negotiators 'Time is On My Side' - UPI Opinion
In Iran, the Wrong People Are Suffering - NYT Opinion
Stick With Iranian Sanctions to Finish the Job - NYT Opinion
Syria
Options Narrowed, US Said to Weigh Destroying Syrian Chemicals at Sea - NYT
Watchdog Says Weapons Destruction at Sea Possible - AP
Blasts Near Iran’s Embassy in Beirut Linked to Syrian War - WP
Beirut Bombs Strike at Iran as Assad’s Ally - NYT
Syrian Army Captures Town of Qara - BBC
Suicide Bombs Hit Syria Troops North of Damascus - AP
US Department of Defense
Lawmakers: Hold Off on A-10 Cuts - AFT
Pilots Plan Tomorrow’s A-10 - WIB
Navy Suspends Target Drone Program After Accident - VCS
US Spends Millions on Landscaping, Art Classes for GITMO Detainees - WT
As Pentagon Invests in Green Fuel, Critics Focus on Cost - TWB
Army PR Push: ‘Average-Looking Women’ in Combat' - Politico
'Average Looking Women:' Army's Secret Scheme To Sell Women In Combat - BI
In a First, Female Marines to Graduate From Infantry Training - S&S
The First 4 Women In History To Complete Marine Infantry Training - BI
Air Force Finds Few Takers for $225,000 Bonus - AA
National Guard Vows to Extend Same-Sex Benefits in All States - S&S
Officials Announce Recruiting, Retention Data for Fiscal 2013 - AFPS
Word Power: How Code Talkers Helped to Win Wars - AFPS
COIN Doctrine Under Fire - DB Opinion
The Feminist Campaign to Make Weaklings of America’s Warriors - WT Opinion
NATO
Combined Resolve Reflects Post-2014 NATO Training - AFPS
United States
Illegal Alien On 'Supervised Release' When He Killed Border Patrol Agent - BB
Hundreds of Illegal Immigrants Captured at S. Arizona Military Post - KVOA
DHS Still Hasn't Fired Black Supremacist Who Called for Mass Murder of Whites - NJ
As Service Dogs Age, Unclear Rules Leave Heartrending Challenges - S&S
Senate Votes to Disinter Veteran From National Cemetery - MT
Antiterror Measures Can Block Humanitarian Aid - NYT Opinion
United Kingdom
Gibraltar: UK Summons Spanish Ambassador - BBC
Call to Limit N. Ireland Prosecutions - BBC
Army Reserve Rebellion in Prospect Among Tory MPs - BBC
UK Guantanamo Inmate Speaks Out - BBC
Africa
Explosion Wounds 3 French Soldiers in North Mali - AP
DR Congo Armed Groups Ready to Demobilize, Activists Say - VOA
Central African Republic Pressured to Restore Security - UPI
Somalia's al-Shabab Revives, Renews Attacks - VOA
Bomber Attacks Somali AU Police Base - BBC
Police Station Attacked by the Shabab in Somalia - NYT
22 Killed in al-Shabab Attack on Somali Police - VOA
Westgate Attackers 'Drove to Kenya, Trained in Somalia' - BBC
Uganda to Charge Opposition Figure With Inciting Violence - Reuters
Mozambique Holds Municipal Elections - AP
Sanctions Counterproductive in Zimbabwe - NYT Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
With New Powers, Venezuela’s Maduro to Widen Socialism - WP
Venezuela Leader Gets Special Powers - BBC
Leftward Reshuffle in Argentina - BBC
Asia / Pacific
Philippines:11 Days After Super Typhoon, Remote Areas Still Lack Food - VOA
Typhoon Response Highlights Weaknesses in Philippine Military - NYT
Amid Criticism China Offers Hospital Ship to the Philippines - NYT
WWII Foes US, Japan Back in Philippines to Help Storm Victims - S&S
Spanish Court Seeks Arrest of Former Chinese Leaders in Tibet Case - VOA
Chinese Nobel Winner Appealing Subversion Conviction - NYT
US Ambassador to China to Quit Post - BBC
Burma Turns to Japan, Thailand to Kick-start Stalled Dawei Project - VOA
Indonesia Anger at Australia Spy Row- BBC
NSA Spying Scandal Hurts Ties Between Australia and Indonesia - NYT
Indonesia Says It's 'Downgraded' Aussie Relations - AP
Thai Court Rejects Senate Changes - BBC
Thai Court Rejects Bid to Amend Constitution - NYT
Thai Court Ruling Deals New Blow to Government - AP
China: Bringing an End to a Senseless Policy - NYT Opinion
Burma: Easing Sanctions Can Provide Leverage - NYT Opinion
Central Asia
Brutal Feud Emerges in Uzbekistan’s Fractured First Family - NYT
Europe
EU Lawmakers Seek to End Their Costly 'Travelling Circus' - Reuters
Europeans Form 'Drone Club,' Countries Want to Compete - AP
Syria, Human Rights on Agenda for China-EU Summit - AP
Spy Chief: Norway Spies on Phones Outside Country - AP
Norway Denies US Spying, Says It Shared Intelligence - VOA
US Spy Allegations Cause ‘Regrettable Tensions’ With EU - UPI
Russia Grants Bail to 6 Foreign Greenpeace Activists - VOA
Russia Grants Bails to 2 More in Greenpeace Case - AP
Ukraine Balks on EU Reform Measures - UPI
Germany: Enduring Nazi Law Impedes Recovery of Art - NYT
Germany: Red Army Faction Terrorist's Conviction Upheld - AP
Polish Finance Chief Fired in Cabinet Reshuffle - AP
Russia: Putin Clings to the Past - NYT Editorial
Middle East / North Africa
Israel Rejects Bid to Free Suspected Qaeda Operative - NYT
Israel's New Missile Defense System Passes Test - AP
Israel Says David's Sling Missile Interceptor Passes Test - Reuters
Iraq: Baghdad Struck by Deadly Bomb Blasts - BBC
Wave of Attacks in Iraqi Capital Kills at Least 29 - AP
Yemen Arrests Suspected Female Al-Qaida Militants - AP
Bahrain Opposition Heads 'Targeted' - BBC
Surviving 'Death Boat', Syria Palestinians Locked Up in Egypt - VOA
Egypt: Protesters Fill Cairo's Tahrir Square - VOA
Egypt: Protest in Tahrir Square Restores Dissent to Cairo’s Heart - NYT
Egypt Unrest on Clashes Anniversary - BBC
Suicide Car Bomber Kills 10 Soldiers in Egypt - AP
Egyptian Troops Die in Sinai Attack - BBC
Egypt Defends Pro-Morsi Athlete Bans - BBC
MERS Virus: A New Middle East Threat - WP Editorial
Pushing Peace on the Palestinians - NYT Opinion
South Asia
New Party Challenges One That Has Run India for Most of Its History - NYT
Shi'ite Professor Killed in Pakistan Shooting - VOA