Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Afghanistan
Afghan Presidential Election Campaign Begins - VOA
Afghans Kick Off Campaign to Find Karzai’s Successor - WP
Afghanistan Presidential Campaign Opens, Marred by Violence - LAT
Afghan Election Campaign Under Way - BBC
As Campaign Begins, Afghans Look for Results, Not Promises - S&S
Political Candidate’s Aides Die in Afghanistan Attack - NYT
Afghan Leader ‘Scorns’ UK Dead - ST
Syria
Syria Hits Areas Held by Rebels in Aleppo - NYT
Barrel Bombs 'Kill Dozens' in Aleppo - BBC
Syrian Forces Kill 83 in Barrel Bomb Attacks in Aleppo - Reuters
Syrian Air Raids Kill at Least 36 in Aleppo - AP
Car Bomb in Lebanon Kills at Least 3 Near Border with Syria - LAT
Iran
Kerry Meets Iranian Counterpart - VOA
Kerry Has Rare Meeting with Iran’s Top Diplomat - WP
Kerry and Iran Minister Confer on Nuclear Issue - NYT
Kerry Meets With Iranian Foreign Minister - AP
US, Iran Officials Face Trust Issues in Munich - S&S
Iran Says Nuclear Talks Failure Would Be 'Disaster' - Reuters
Clinton Warns New Iran Sanctions Could Upend Talks - AP
Clinton Argues Against Additional Sanctions on Iran - Reuters
France Sees Iran Opportunity if Sanctions Are Lifted - Reuters
Sequestered Iranian Opposition Leader Heads Home - WP
Iran Eases Restrictions on Detained Dissident Says Family - Reuters
Clinton Joins Paul on Iran - WP Opinion
Ukraine
As Ukraine’s President Returns From Leave, His Options Seem Dismal - NYT
Ukraine's Yanukovych Says he Is Returning to Work - VOA
Ukraine President to Return, Opposition Demands Change - Reuters
Radicals a Wild Card in Ukraine's Protests - AP
Beaten Protest Leader Leaves Ukraine - BBC
EU, U.S. Working on Ukraine Aid Plan - Reuters
Sochi, Russia / Winter Olympics
Can Terrorists Penetrate Ring of Steel Around Sochi Olympics? - VOA Video
US Department of Defense
Military Recruiters Challenged to Fill Smaller, Specialized Force - BS
Biggest-ever Navy Exercise in Hawaii Wraps Up - HSA
The Navy’s Getting a Big, Secretive Special Operations ‘Mothership’ - WIB
Two Navy Divers, Out of Reach - VP
United States
Kerry’s First Year as US Diplomat Yields Breakthroughs on Issues - McClatchy
Several Cyber Security Initiatives Lost after Snowden Leaks - TWB
New Homeland Official was Key Figure in Pennsylvania Corruption Case - WT
Africa
Central African Republic Town Retaken by International Forces - Reuters
Rebels Flee Key Central African Republic Town - AP
Advance Ceasefire Monitor Team Arrives in South Sudan - VOA
South Sudan Rebels Say Army Razed Town, Using Foreign Fighters - Reuters
Sudan Tells Red Cross to Halt Work - NYT
Red Cross Suspends Work in Sudan - AP
Gunfire Erupts as Police Raid Radical Kenyan Mosque - Reuters
2 Killed in Clash at Terror-Linked Kenyan Mosque - AP
ECOWAS to Meet Partners to Review Mali Intervention - VOA
Mali: UN Mission to Reach Full Strength by July - AP
South Africa Political Merger Collapses - BBC
South African Opposition Coalition Splits - AP
US Troops in Africa: Looking for Other People's Dragons - CS Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
El Salvador and Costa Rica Hold Presidential Elections - NYT
El Salvador Votes for New President - BBC
Costa Rica Holds Presidential Poll - BBC
President Runoffs Seen for El Salvador, Costa Rica - AP
El Salvador Ex-Rebel Leads Vote, Well Placed for Run-Off - Reuters
Leftist Costa Rica Outsider Leads Election, Run-Off Expected - Reuters
Opposition Venezuelan Blogger Steps Aside - AP
Tours Changing American Views of Cuba, US Policy - AP
Asia / Pacific
Japan-China Tension Has US Walking a Fine Line - LAT
Thailand Elections End Amid Protests - VOA
Protesters Disrupt Thai Voting, Forcing Additional Elections - NYT
Anti-government Protesters Dismiss Thai Elections - VOA
Protests Disrupt Thailand Election - BBC
Defiant Protesters Disregard Thai Poll, Still Want PM Out - Reuters
Protesters Vow to Annul Thai Vote, Step Up Rallies - AP
Death Toll Climbs After Major Volcanic Eruption in Indonesia - NYT
North, South Korea to Hold Talks on Family Reunions - VOA
North Korea Agrees to Hold Talks on Family Reunions - AP
News Giant in Japan Seen as Being Compromised - NYT
A Tiny Glimmer From North Korea - NYT Editorial
Europe
US and French Navies Complete Combined Strike Group Operations - S&S
Germany Promises More Engagement: But Not on the Battlefield - Reuters
Russia: Thousands of Anti-Putin Protesters March in Moscow - AP
Greece: Far-Right Party Tries to Evade Gov’t Crackdown With New Name - NYT
Middle East / North Africa
Palestinian Leader Seeks NATO Force in Future State - NYT
Israel Reacts Angrily to Kerry Boycott Remarks - VOA
Israeli Leaders Warn Kerry They Won’t be Pushed Into a Peace Deal - WP
Netanyahu Criticizes Kerry Over Boycott Remarks - NYT
Netanyahu: Boycott Attempts Won't Hurt Israel - AP
Iraqi Army Bombards Falluja in Preparation for Ground Assault - Reuters
Lebanon’s Sectarian Divisions Deepen - VOA
Car Bomb in Lebanon Kills at Least 3 Near Border with Syria - LAT
New Saudi Arabia Counterterrorism Law Alarms Activists - AP
UAE Summons Qatar Envoy to Protest Islamist Cleric - AP
UAE Summons Qatari Ambassador Over Muslim Cleric's Comments - Reuters
Yemen Shiite Rebels Take Villages From Rivals - AP
Yemen Tribesmen Seize German to Push for Relatives' Release - VOA
Yemen Officials Say German Kidnapped in Capital - AP
Egyptian Court Acquits Al Jazeera Journalist, 61 Others - LAT
Egypt Court Acquits Morsi Supporters - BBC
Al-Jazeera Cameraman Acquitted in Egypt - AP
Libya’s Cache of Toxic Arms All Destroyed - NYT
Jailbreak in Libya, 54 Detainees Escape - AP
Abbas’s NATO Proposal - NYT Opinion
West Bank Bitterness - WP Opinion
Why Israel Fears the Boycott - NYT Opinion
A Day of Reckoning over Iraq - WT Opinion
South Asia
Pakistan, Taliban Talks Gain Momentum - LAT
Pakistan Taliban 'Select' Imran Khan For Talks - BBC
Pakistan Taliban Want Imran Khan as Representative - AP
Bomb Blast in Pakistani Cinema Kills 5 - AP
To Warm Up, Pakistanis Chop Down Trees - WP
Sri Lanka Rejects 'Reckless' US Criticism of Rights Record - Reuters