Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Afghanistan
US Wants Afghanistan to Sign Security Deal in 'Weeks Not Months' - Reuters
Afghanistan to Free 88 Prisoners Despite US Objection - DPA
US Soldier First Coalition Combat Death of 2014 in Afghanistan - S&S
Afghan Girl With Suicide Vest Held - BBC
Hagel Praises Estonia’s Commitment in Afghanistan - AFPS
Iraq
Revolt in Iraq Raises Specter of New Civil War - WP
US Committed to Iraq, Accelerating Weapons, Drone Deliveries - VOA
US Steps Up Military Deliveries to Iraq to Help Fight Al Qaeda - Reuters
Pentagon Reaffirms Commitment, Confidence in Iraqi Capability - AFPS
Iraqi Forces Battling Al Qaida Militants in Fallujah, Ramadi - Reuters
Iraqi PM Urges Expulsion of al-Qaida in Fallujah - VOA
Maliki Urges Fallujah to Oust Militants - BBC
Iraq PM Urges People of Fallujah to Expel al-Qaida - AP
Fuelled by Syria War, Al Qaeda Bursts Back to Life in Iraq - Reuters
Iran Offers Military Aid, but Not Troops, to Iraq - NYT
Iran Offers to Help Iraq in Fight Against al-Qaida - AP
Who Lost Fallujah? - Time Opinion
Here's What's Going To Happen Next In Fallujah - Esquire Opinion
Syria
Syrian Rebels Step Up Fight Against al-Qaeda-Linked Group - WP
Rebel Infighting Spreads to Eastern Syrian City - NYT
Syrian Rebel-on-Rebel Clashes Spread - BBC
Syrian Rebels' Fight With Al-Qaida Group Spreads - AP
Syria Islamists Fight Al Qaeda Allies in Raqqa - Reuters
Syria Rebel Infighting Spreads to City in East - AP
Are Fortunes of the More Moderate Rebels Rising? - CSM
Iran Wants Role in Syrian Peace Talks - UPI
Iran Rejects US Suggestion of Syrian Peace Talks Role - Reuters
UN: Iran Not Yet Invited to Syria Peace Talks - AP
Iran Urged to Use Influence With Syrian Leader - NYT
Syria's Assad: Still the Wrong Choice - LAT Opinion
South Sudan
Sudan’s Leader Flies to South for Crisis Talks - NYT
Sudan’s Bashir Says No Support for Rebels in South Sudan - VOA
Sudans 'Consult on Oilfield Force' - BBC
ICRC Alarmed by Violence in South Sudan - UPI
South Sudan’s Lost Boys Are Drawn Into War at Home - NYT
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Ex-CIA Lawyer Says Bush Not Told at First About Waterboarding - LAT
Interpreting al-Qaida - FP Opinion
The Continuing Evolution Of al-Qaida 3.0 - FC Opinion
US Department of Defense
Navy: Next LCS Deployment To Last 16 Months - DN
No More Imminent Danger Pay for 20 Areas - AT
It’s Time to Abolish the Air Force - BG Opinion
The Need for Unmanned Aircraft in Modern Warfare - USNI Opinion
Navy 2014: Subs, Cyber & Cheap Support Ships - BD Opinion
AirSea Battle vs. Blockade: A False Debate? - NI Opinion
US Intelligence Community
Should We? CIA Memoir Reveals What Wasn't Asked - AP
Snowden Has More US-Israel Secrets to Expose - Reuters
United States
Cyberwarfare #1 Threat to US - DN National Security Poll
Unemployment, Health Care Top US Congress Agenda - VOA
Former Yankee Great, Distinguished Marine Pilot Jerry Coleman Dies - AP
'Jihad Jane' Gets 10 Years in Plot to Kill Artist - AP
An Unholy Alliance Is Forcing Veterans To Pay For 12 Years Of War - BI Opinion
Africa
Debate Continues Over UN Force for CAR - VOA
UN: Half of Central African Republic Needs Aid - AP
UN: CAR Civilians Living in Fear - UPI
Little Aid for Growing Numbers of Displaced in CAR - VOA
Gunmen Kill 30 in Central Nigerian Village Attack - Reuters
Website: Terror Group Threatens France Over Mali - AP
Equatorial Guinea Expels Illegal Cameroonians - VOA
Somali Soldier Executed Over School Child Murder - BBC
China Signals Willingness to Protect African Elephants - WP
China Destroys 6 Tons of Ivory - NYT
Marines’ Post-Benghazi Forces Rescue Embassy Personnel - FP Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
Brazil’s Big-Oil Dreams Begin to Sour - WP
Spain in Talks on Panama Canal Row - BBC
Panama Canal Authority Proposes Joint Financing to End Spat - Reuters
'Crazy' Car Prices Shock Cubans - BBC
Asia / Pacific
China Wants to Curb Defense Waste - UPI
Japan Wants Talks with China, Korea on War Shrine - AP
South Korea Proposes Resuming Reunions of War-Divided Families - NYT
South Korea Calls for Reunions of Separated Families - AP
Dennis Rodman Makes 4th Trip to North Korea - VOA
Dennis Rodman: North Korea Isn't So Bad - AP
In Video and on Twitter, Glimpses of Rodman’s North Korea Trip - NYT
Japan Offers $100 Million in Aid for Burma - VOA
Cambodian Activists Detained as Demonstration Crackdown Continues - VOA
Democracy in Peril in Asia - NYT Editorial
Japan: Abe’s Profane Pilgrimage - NYT Opinion
Europe
Ukrainian Opposition Defiant: 'We Will Not Step Back' - UPI
Romania: Ex-Prime Minister Jailed for 2nd Time - AP
Germans Turn Against EU - UPI Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
It’s Crunchtime for Kerry, and a Middle East Peace Deal - WP
Palestinians Express Reservations on Kerry's Ideas - AP
Israeli Official Points to ‘Incitement’ by Palestinians - NYT
Israel Says Palestinian Leaders Push ‘Culture of Hate’ - WP
Israeli Settlers Prickle at John Kerry's Peace 'Solutions' - CSM
Hamas Says Rival Fatah Men Exiled From Gaza Can Return - Reuters
Israel Promotes 272 More Settlement Apartments - AP
Israel Pursues Plans for Settler Homes as Kerry Departs - Reuters
Israel: Migrants Protest Outside Foreign Embassies - AP
EU, Iran to Talk This Week About Implementing Nuclear Deal - Reuters
US Moves to Stop Airplane Engine Export to Iran - AP
Iran Tries to Reverse a Slumping Birth Rate - AP
Egypt's Army Chief Sisi Seen Edging Closer to Presidential Bid - Reuters
Egypt Summons Iran Diplomat Over Protest Comments - AP
Hotline Marks Return of Egypt's Security Agency - AP
Tunisia MPs Move Forward on New Constitution - VOA
Libyan Navy Opens Fire After Tanker Approaches Mutinous Port - Reuters
Will Kerry’s Mideast Peace Framework Bring Results? - WP Editorial
Double-Teaming Peace in Israel - CSM Editorial
Iran: A Door Opens - CSM Editorial
Don’t Create a New Al Qaeda in Egypt - NYT Opinion
South Asia
US Gun Manufacturer Refuses Sale to Pakistan - VOA
US Gun Maker Turns Down $15M Pakistan Deal, Cites Danger to US Troops - AP
Pakistan’s Musharraf Spends 5th Day in Hospital, Avoiding Trial - WP
9 Killed in Pakistan Blast - VOA
'Nine Killed' in Pakistan Explosion - BBC
Bangladesh Election Results Leave Opposition Cold - VOA
Bangladesh Vote Thwarted by 'Battling Begums'; Outcome Called Farce - LAT
British Government Official Alarmed by Violent Bangladeshi Elections - UPI
Troubled Bangladesh Vote Won't End Crippling Blockades - CSM