Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Iraq
Iraq City Falls Fully Into Hands of al-Qaida Group - AP
Iraqi Air Force Strikes City to Try to Oust al-Qaida - Reuters
Iraqi Forces Make Gains Against Militants in Key City - NYT
Residents Flee Fallujah Amid Blitz - BBC
Fighting Between Iraqi Forces, Militants Kills 34 - VOA
Fighting Between Iraqi Troops, al-Qaida Kills 34 - AP
Bombs Kill at Least 19 People in Iraqi Capital - Reuters
Iraqi General: Forces Will Retake Western Cities - AP
Kerry: 'No US Boots On The Ground' in Iraq - VOA
US Will Not Send Troops to Aid Iraq Against al-Qaeda - WP
Kerry Vows to Help Iraq Fight Militants, Says No US Troops - LAT
US Can Fight Al Qaeda in Iraq Without Troops - Reuters
Kerry: US Will Support Iraq, But Without Troops - AP
US Backs Iraq But Will Not Return - BBC
Syria
Kerry Says Iran Might Play a Role in Syria Peace Talks - NYT
Kerry: Iran Could Play Sideline Role in Syria Talks - WP
Relatively Moderate Rebels Gain Against Islamic Extremists - LAT
Syria Rebels Push Al Qaeda Back; US Open to Iran Role - Reuters
Syrian Rebels Clash With al-Qaida-Linked Fighters - AP
Al-Qaeda-Linked ISIS Under Attack in Northern Syria - BBC
Syrian Rebels Clash With Al-Qaida-Linked Fighters - AP
Al-Qaida Affiliate Pulls Out of Northern Syria Strongholds - VOA
Western-Backed Syrian Opposition Re-elects Jarba as Leader - Reuters
Why Assad's Rule May Endure - CSM
MV Cape Ray Gears Up to Destroy Syria’s Chemical Weapons - S&S
South Sudan
First Real Peace Talks for South Sudan Begin - AP
Gunfire Erupts in South Sudan Capital, Talks Delayed - Reuters
South Sudan's Peace Talks Off to Rough Start - VOA
South Sudan President Kiir ‘Committed’ to Peace Talks - VOA
South Sudan Ex-VP Backs Agreement to End Violence - VOA
South Sudan General Killed in Ambush - BBC
US Withdraws More Embassy Personnel from South Sudan - VOA
South Sudan's Tangled Crisis - NYT Opinion
US Department of Defense
$400M for Army's Stryker Comes With Strings Attached - NT
Secretary Thanks Japan's Defense Minister for Futenma Efforts - AFPS
US Vessel to Assist Trapped Ships in Antarctica - VOA
Coast Guard Ice Breaker to Help Trapped Russian, Chinese Ships - S&S
US Vessel to Aid Ships Stuck in Antarctica - NYT
Air Force Plans Review Board to Further Trim Ranks - S&S
Rapid Fall for Army General Accused of Sex Crimes - AP
Military Pension System Due for Reform - WP Editorial
US Intelligence Community
NSA 'Developing Quantum Computer' - BBC
Ruling Against NSA Collection of Phone Data Appealed - WP
Senators Differ Sharply on Penalty for Snowden - NYT
Hands Off Our Laptops - LAT Editorial
Don’t Handcuff the NSA - WP Opinion
United States
Military Robot Technology Finding Way Into Mainstream America - S&S
Returning US Lawmakers Face Debt Ceiling, Immigration Challenges - VOA
Key Issues That Will Help Define Congress in 2014 - Reuters
Popular Voice in the Capitol? It’s the Pope’s - NYT
Wounded Veterans Work to Put Away Child Predators - AP
Fake SEAL: A Fraud After 'Securing Half-Billion Dollar Security Contract' - DM
United Kingdom
RAF Jets Fly With 3D Printed Parts - BBC
Blackadder Star Sir Tony Robinson in Michael Gove WW1 Row - BBC
The Ripple Effects of Scottish Secession - WP Opinion
World
Future Terrorists - LAT Opinion
The End of Human Rights - WP Opinion
Africa
UN Peacekeeping Forces Fail to Stop African Wars - WP
After Mandela: South Africa at Social and Political Crossroads - CSM
Number of Displaced in CAR 'Doubles' - BBC
Ex-Rwandan Spy Chief Killing Alights Allegations - AP
Americas / Caribbean
Nine Dead in Mexico Prison Gunfight - BBC
Paraguay Drug Seizures Up By 39% - BBC
Nicaragua Canal Construction Delayed - BBC
Brazil: Gangs Set Four Buses Alight - BBC
Brazil Tribe Returns Home After Riot - BBC
Democracy Under Siege - WP Opinion
Asia / Pacific
Thailand Tensions to Rise as Power Struggle Intensifies - Reuters
Thailand: Protesters March Again in Bangkok - VOA
He Fought Burma’s Army Now Fighting for Peace. - WP
Cambodia Authorities Raid Protest Camp, Ban Further Demonstrations - VOA
Cambodia Steps Up Crackdown on Dissent With Ban on Assembly - NYT
China’s Wrongheaded Media Crackdown - WP Editorial
Japan -US: Another Step Forward on Okinawa - NYT Editorial
Asia's Worst Nightmare: A China-Japan War - NI Opinion
Europe
Hagel Discusses Terrorist Attacks With Russian Counterpart - AFPS
Russia’s Khodorkovsky Leaves Germany for Switzerland - VOA
Freed Russian Oligarch Leaves Germany for Switzerland - NYT
First New Year Rally in Ukraine - BBC
Spain: Police Nab Al Qaeda-Linked Terror Suspect - AP
Spain: ETA Regrets 'Damage' From Violence - BBC
Most Spaniards Want King to Abdicate - Reuters
Czech Republic: 12 Weapons Found in Palestinian Embassy in Prague - AP
Czech Police Find 12 Weapons at Palestinian Mission - Reuters
Turkey PM 'Favors Plot Retrial' - BBC
Turkey to Mull Proposals for Military Re-Trial - AP
More Than 1,000 Migrants Rescued Off Italian Waters in 24 Hours - DPA
Does Immigration Mean ‘France Is Over’? - NYT Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Power Vacuum in Middle East Lifts Militants - NYT
Kerry Cites Some Progress in Mideast Talks - VOA
Kerry Claims Progress on Mideast Peace; Warns of Failure - WP
Saudi King Backs Israeli-Palestinian Push, Kerry Says - Reuters
Israeli Hardliners Object to Kerry Pressure - AP
Al-Qaeda's Chief in Lebanon Dies - BBC
Militant Commander Dies in Custody in Lebanon - CSM
US Embassy Issues Warning to Americans in Lebanon - AP
Pope Francis to Visit Holy Land - BBC
Pope to Visit Middle East in May, Meet Orthodox Head - Reuters
Migrants in Israel Protest Law for Detention - NYT
African Migrants Protest in Israel - BBC
Yemen Refuses to Extradite Politician Sought by US - AP
Egypt Convicts Activists in One Case, Opens Probe Into Another - Reuters
Egyptian Activists Convicted Over 2012 Attack - VOA
Egypt President Makes Rare Visit to Coptic Pope - AP
Briton, New Zealander Shot Dead as They Picnicked on Libyan Beach - VOA
Libya Restarts Southern Oil Field - BBC
Stop Coddling Egypt's Military - LAT Editorial
Qatar's Showcase of Shame - NYT Opinion
South Asia
Pakistani Official Complicates NATO’s Afghan War Plans - WP
Afghanistan’s Worsening, and Baffling, Hunger Crisis - NYT
Bangladesh Elections Marred by Clashes, Low Voter Turnout - VOA
Clashes in Boycotted Bangladesh Poll - BBC