Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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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