Small Wars Journal

27 December SWJ Roundup

Fri, 12/27/2013 - 8:08am

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

 

***

USNI Daily - Real Clear Defense - Real Clear World - The Daily Humanitarian

BBC - CNN World - CSM World - LAT World - NYT World - WP World - VOA

WP National Security - WT National Security - American Forces Press Service

Abu Muqawama - Air Force Times - Armed Forces Journal - AOL Defense - Army Times

At War - CSM Backchannels - Battleland - DEFCON Hill - Best Defense - Danger Room

Defense One - Defense Tech - DoD Buzz - The Diplomat - Clausewitz Homepage

Early Warning - Foreign Affairs - Foreign Policy - Fortuna’s Corner

Ground Force Dialogue - David Ignatius - Defense Tech

Early Warning Blog - Feral Jundi -  Infinity Journal

Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners

Information Dissemination - The Interpreter - Kings of War - Long War Journal

Marine Corps Gazette - Marine Corps Times - Maritime Executive - Military Review

MountainRunner - National Defense - Navy Times - Parameters - RUSI

Security Clearance - Stars & Stripes - War on the Rocks - Warscapes - Wings Over Iraq

ZenPundit - CNA - CNAS - CSIS - ILW - ISW - Rand - TJF - USIP

 

*SWJ Daily Roundup Tip Jar*

 

***

Afghanistan

3 Coalition Soldiers Killed in Kabul Car Bombing - AP

Afghan Blast Strikes Military Convoy - VOA

 

Iraq

US Expedites Delivery of Missiles, Drones to Iraq Amid Violence - Reuters

Officials: US Sent Missiles to Help Iraq Fight al-Qaida Branch - S&S

Iraqi Officials: US Sending Hellfire Missiles - AP

US Sends Missiles and Drones to Iraq - BBC

Iraqi Air Force Gets Third AC-208 'Combat Caravan' - KA

Iran Dissidents 'Killed in Iraq' - BBC

UN Condemns Attack on Iranian Dissident Group - AP

 

South Sudan

Platoon of Marines Moved to Uganda Amid South Sudan Crisis - S&S

UN Renews South Sudan Peace Plea - BBC

South Sudan Says It's Preparing for Peace Talks - VOA

African Leaders Searching for South Sudan Peace Deal - VOA

African Leaders Discuss South Sudan - BBC

South Sudan's Kiir to Skip Nairobi Crisis Talks With African Leaders - Reuters

UN Expects Reinforcements in South Sudan in 48 Hours - AP

South Sudan Rebels Seize Oil Wells, Mediators Urge Talks - Reuters

UN: 120,000 People Displaced by South Sudan Violence - AP

South Sudan’s Imperiled Future - NYT Editorial

Preventing Civil War in South Sudan - NYT Opinion

 

US Department of Defense

Obama Signs Defense Law, Step Toward Closing Guantanamo Bay Prison - WP

Obama Praises Congress for Making it Easier to Transfer Detainees - LAT

Major Work to Replace Navy’s Super Hornet to Start in 2015 - USNI

Dog Center Europe Treats Soldiers, the Canine Kind, Injured in War - S&S

Obama-signed Bill Provides Military Pay, Bonuses - AFPS

Hagel, Ryan Defend Retiree COLA Caps, Except for Disabled - S&S

How Much Could be Saved by Trimming US Nuclear Triad - Time Opinion

 

United States

Lawmakers Move Toward a Spending Bill of $1 Trillion - NYT

Obama Signs Budget Deal, Defense Bill, Capping Tumultuous Year - AP

Expert Found 9/11 Suspect Mentally Incompetent in 2009 - WP

Los Angeles Airport Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty - NYT

 

Africa

Air Force Takes New Aeromedical Evacuation Concept to Africa - S&S

Relief Workers Say Dozens Dead in CAR's Capital - VOA

Dozens Dead in Latest CAR Unrest - BBC

Dozens of Bodies Recovered After Violence in CAR - Reuters

Six Chadian Peacekeepers Killed in CAR - Reuters

Six Chadian Peacekeepers Killed in CAR - AP

DRC to Send Peacekeeping Troops to CAR - VOA

Congolese, UN Take Back Town From Ugandan Rebels - AP

Somali Soldiers Killed in Mogadishu Blast - BBC

At Least Eight Killed by Bomb Blast in Somali Capital - Reuters

 

Americas / Caribbean

China's English-Language Newspaper Now in Latin America - CD

Venezuela's Homicide Rate Rises, NGO's Report Says - AP

 

Asia / Pacific

Report: Israel Passes US Military Technology to China - DT

Japan Nears Deal on Disputed US Marine Base - Military.com

Japan: Okinawa Governor Approves Plan to Relocate US Marine Base - VOA

Japan: Okinawa Agrees to Relocation of Controversial Marine Base - WP

Japan: Deal to Move Marine Base in Okinawa Wins Approval - NYT

Japan Agrees on Okinawa US Base Move - BBC

Japan Leader’s Shrine Visit Draws Criticism from US, Asian Neighbors - S&S

Japan's Abe Bets US Alliance, Ratings Can Weather Shrine Visit - Reuters

Thailand's Government Rejects Call for Election Postponement - VOA

Thailand Rejects Election Delay Call - BBC

Thai Government Seeks Military Help to Protect Polls - VOA

Thailand to Seek Military Poll Help - BBC

Thai Crisis Deepens as Army Chief Hints at Intervention - Reuters

Thai Army Chief Urges Calm, Doesn't Rule Out Coup - AP

Philippine Rebels Vow to Build 25,000-Strong Force - AP

With Shrine Visit, Leader Asserts Japan’s Track From Pacifism - NYT Analysis

Risky Nationalism in Japan - NYT Editorial

The Awkward State of US-China Relations - LAT Opinion

Did China Just Clone a Black Hawk Helicopter? - TD Opinion

As China Rides High, a Downcast Taiwan Becomes More Vulnerable - TD Opinion

The US Humanitarian Presence in Southeast Asia - TD Opinion

Why Japan's Shinzo Abe Went to Yasukuni Shrine - BBC Opinion

 

Europe

Turkish Prosecutor Dismissed, Charged With Official Interference - VOA

Turkish Prosecutor Overseeing Graft Inquiry Is Removed - NYT

Defiant Turkish PM in Reshuffle - BBC

Turkey: Army Wants to Stay Out of Politics - AP

Ukraine Leader Warns Defiant Regions Amid Protests - AP

Attack on Reporter Restores Passion to Ukraine Demonstrations - Reuters

US Condemns Attack on Ukrainian Journalists, Activists - VOA

Ukraine Activist Beating: Three Held - BBC

More Greenpeace Activists Leave Russia - Reuters

Vatican: Pope Prays for Christians Persecuted for Faith - AP

Belarus: Europe’s Last Dictatorship - WP Opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

Syrian War Muddles Map of the Middle East - WP

No Aid Seen In Syrian Town Despite a Deal To Lift Barriers - NYT

Activists: Syria Will Let Food Into Rebel Town - AP

There Are Russian Mercenaries Fighting In Syria - WIB

Powerful Blast Shakes Capital of Lebanon - NYT

Lebanon: Bombing Jolts Beirut; Ex-Ambassador to US Killed - LAT

Lebanon: Beirut Car Bomb Kills Ex-Minister Chatah - VOA

Beirut Blast Kills Sunni Ex-Minister - BBC

Lebanon Bombing Kills 5, Including Ex-Minister - AP

Lebanon's Hariri Points to Hezbollah Over Beirut Killing - Reuters

Iran Says It Is Developing New Centrifuges - AP

No Halt to Executions While EU Delegation Visits Iran - UPI

Israel Plans 1,400 More West Bank Settlement Homes - Reuters

Palestinians Urge US to Block New Settlements - AP

Israeli Jets Strike Gaza Strip in Response to Rocket Attacks - NYT

Court Orders New Election in Divided Israeli City - AP

Russia Says Arafat Not Poisoned - BBC

Israeli Parliament Speaker: Christmas Tree Offends - AP

Bahrain Court Acquits Princess on Trial for Torturing Doctors - Reuters

Egypt Arrests Brotherhood Members, Supporters Under Terror Law - VOA

Egypt Broadens Its Crackdown on Brotherhood - NYT

Egypt's Police Crackdown on Brotherhood Supporters - Reuters

Egypt Hikes Assault on Muslim Brotherhood - AP

Kerry 'Concerned' About Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Crackdown - VOA

Libyan Army Officer Killed in Drive-By Shooting - AP

Morocco Dismantles Terror Cell in Several Cities - AP

Egypt’s Tragic Repression - WP Editorial

Can Muslim Lands Learn to Tolerate Christianity? - WP Opinion

 

South Asia

American Held by al-Qaida in Pakistan Urges Obama for Help - Reuters

Pakistan Begins Producing Block-II JF-17 Aircraft - TD

Victory, and Setback, for Indian Opposition Leader - NYT

Indian Court Rejects Prosecution of PM Candidate - AP

Police: Bomb Blast Kills 5, Wounds 6 in India - AP