18 November SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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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 – Battleland
Best Defense – Danger Room – Defense Tech – DoD Buzz – Early Warning
Foreign Affairs – Foreign Policy
Infinity Journal – Long War Journal – Marine Corps Gazette
Marine Corps Times – Military Review – National Defense
Navy Times – Parameters – Stars & Stripes – ZenPundit
CNA – CNAS – CSIS – ILW – ISW – Rand – TJF
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Afghanistan
More Taliban Prisoners May Be Released – NYT
Fraud Trial Begins in Multimillion-Dollar Afghan Bank Scandal – NYT
Israel / Palestinians
Israel, Hamas Exchange Fierce Attacks – VOA
Israel Targets Government Sites in Wider Gaza Bombing – NYT
Israel Keeps Pounding Gaza by Air – WP
Iron Dome Intercepts Rockets Over TA; 3 Injured in South – JP
Rocket Fired at Tel Aviv, More Strikes in Gaza – AP
Current Gaza Fighting Reflects New Battleground – AP
Fresh Fire Exchanged as Violence Continues – BBC
Israel Bombards Gaza Strip, Shoots Down Rocket – AP
Israel Threatens 'Expanded' Gaza Operation – TT
Netanyahu: Israel Prepared to Widen Gaza Offensive – Reuters
On the Border, Israeli Reservists Weigh a Ground Assault – CSM
In Gaza, Palestinians Torn Between Pressing On and Ending Fight – LAT
Israel, Gaza Fighting Rages On as Egypt Seeks Truce – Reuters
Arab Ministers Back Egypt Truce Efforts for Gaza – Reuters
Arms With a Long Reach Help Hamas – NYT
Israel Shoots Down Two Hamas Rockets Fired at Tel Aviv – Reuters
Iran Denies Supplying Fajr-5 Rockets to Gaza Militants – Reuters
Conflict Tests Israeli Defense System – WP
Israel Conflict: What is Iron Dome? – WP
A Look at Israel's 'Iron Dome' Missile Defense – AP
Gazans Watch With Pride as Hamas Strikes Israel – AP
The Gaza Image and Propaganda War Grinds On – CSM
Amid Gaza Conflict, Dissent Plagues Palestinians – VOA
Anonymous Hacks Israeli Web Sites – WP
Israel Must Ensure Peace Remains with Egypt, Jordan – Haaretz editorial
All Eyes on Egypt – TI editorial
Violence Will Destroy Palestinian Unity – TN editorial
Israel and Gaza Violence: How Did it Start? – WP opinion
Hamas: Nothing But Godless Killers – TOI opinion
Syria
NATO Chief Worried About Syrian Conflict Spreading – AAN
Report: Germany to Deploy Missiles on Turkey-Syria Border – DPA
Syrian Rebels 'Capture Airport’ Near Iraq Border – BBC
Syrian Civil War Spillover Draws Israeli Fire – AP
Israel Fires at Syria After Shooting Aimed at Its Troops – Reuters
France to Let Syria Council Establish Ambassador – NYT
New Syrian Ambassador to France is Named – AP
Middle East / North Africa
A Test for Obama’s ‘Light Footprint’ – NYT
Iran Delays Planned Start-up of Arak Nuclear Reactor – Reuters
Jordan's Crisis: Is an Uneasy Peace Emerging? – CSM
Palestinian Officials: Arafat Grave Being Dug Up – AP
Many Internally Displaced Yemenis Returning Home – VOA
2nd Tunisian Man Held in Embassy Attack Dies – AP
Egypt Bus Crash Kills 50 Children – BBC
48 Kindergartners Die in Egypt Crash – AP
Egypt's New Coptic Pope Enthroned – AP
Job One For Obama: Stop Iran – WP opinion
Libya US Consulate Attack
Lawmakers Keeping Pressure on Justice Dept. Over Petraeus Timeline – WP
US Department of Defense
Greenert: Navy at Its Best When Forward-Deployed – AFPS
Navy Takes Steps to Address Issues Affecting Sailors – AFPS
Petraeus Scandal Gives a Peek Into Four-Star Perks – WP
Generals Know Better: A Look at the Military's Charm Schools – FP opinion
United States
Rice: Diplomat on the Rise, Suddenly in Turbulence – NYT
Petraeus Investigation Shows FBI’s Long Reach Into Digital Lives – WP
A Phony Hero for a Phony War – NYT opinion
Petraeus Had An Affair. So? – WP opinion
Africa
Congo Rebels Sieze New Town In Renewed Fighting – VOA
UN Helicopters Strike Rebel Posts in Congo – NYT
UN: Well-Equipped Rebels Advance in Eastern Congo – Reuters
UN Launches Aerial Attack on Rebels in East Congo – AP
UN Condemns DR Congo Rebel Attack – BBC
UN Demands a Halt to Congo Violence – AP
Burkina Faso: Mali Rebels Ready for Dialogue – VOA
Sierra Leone Votes Peacefully – VOA
Americas
Mexico ex-Mayor Beaten to Death – BBC
Brazil: Sao Paulo ex-Mayor Guilty of Stealing Public Funds – BBC
Cuba Migration Change Eases Return for Defectors – AP
Already Desperate, Haitian Farmers Are Left Hopeless After Storm – NYT
Asia / Pacific
Obama’s Road to Burma Is Paved With New Asia Intentions – NYT
Obama, on Asia Trip, First Pays Visit to Thailand – AP
Personal, Strategic Motivations for Obama in Asia – AP
Can Xi Jinping Bring About the Change China Needs? – TT
Family Ties and Hobnobbing Trump Merit at China Helm – NYT
‘Little Hu’ Eyed for the Next Wave of Chinese Leaders – WP
Angry Chinese Protesters Overturn Police Vans – AP
Burma's President Pledges to Address Religious Violence – TT
Asian Leaders Want Burma to End Sectarian Violence – Reuters
2 Killed in Train Ambush in Thailand’s South – AP
To Asia, With Caveats – WP editorial
Europe
US House Passes Bill Normalizing Trade Relations With Russia – VOA
Russia Vows Tough Response to US Human Rights Legislation – Reuters
Russians Look Askance at Anticorruption Drive – NYT
Privatizing Greece, Slowly but Not Surely – NYT
Greeks March to Commemorate Student Uprising – AP
Hunger Strike in Turkish Jails Ends After Kurd Militant's Call – Reuters
Former Veterans Pay Respect to Victims in Bosnia – AP
Europe’s New Fascists – NYT opinion
South Asia
Bal K. Thackeray, Right-Wing Indian Party Leader, Dies at 86 – NYT
India: Hindu Nationalist Thackeray Dies – BBC
Big Funeral for India's Hindu Extremist Leader – AP
