16 January 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 – CSM Backchannels
Battleland – Best Defense – Danger Room – Defense Tech – DoD Buzz – Early Warning
Foreign Affairs – Foreign Policy
Infinity Journal – The Interpreter – Long War Journal – Marine Corps Gazette
Marine Corps Times – Military Review – National Defense – Navy Times – Parameters
Security Clearance – Stars & Stripes – Wings Over Iraq – ZenPundit
CNA – CNAS – CSIS – ILW – ISW – Rand – TJF
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Afghanistan
Karzai: Afghan Security Will Not Be Compromised When US Leaves – LAT
Powerful Car Bomb Explodes Outside Afghan Intelligence Agency – NYT
Suicide Bomb Attack on Afghan Security Offices in Kabul – BBC
Afghan Massacre Suspect Bales To Be Arraigned Thursday – AP
US Plays Down Afghan Threat to Central Asia – AP
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Syria
Syrian Rebels Find Hearts and Minds Elusive – NYT
Report: At Least 52 Killed in Syria University Blast – VOA
Dozens Killed as Explosions Hit Syrian University – NYT
2 Explosions Hit University in Syrian Flashpoint City of Aleppo – WP
Deadly Blasts at Syria University – BBC
Death Toll From Syria University Blasts Reaches 87 – AP
Consulate Supported Claim of Syria Gas Attack, Report Says – NYT
Middle East / North Africa
Iran: UN Nuclear Experts to Visit Tehran – VOA
Iraqi Bombers Kill More Than 20 in Kirkuk – NYT
Iraqi Sunni Lawmaker Killed in Suicide Bombing – VOA
Sunni Lawmaker in Iraq Is Killed in a Suicide Bombing – NYT
Iraqi MP Killed by Suicide Bomber – BBC
Suicide Bombing Kills 10 in Iraq – BBC
Iraq Reels Under Intensifying Political Divide – VOA
Report: Turkey Strikes Kurd Rebel Targets in Iraq – AP
Israeli Troops Kill Teenager Near West Bank Barrier – WP
Israeli Watchdog Rips Netanyahu Over Settlements – AP
US Continues Arms Sales to Bahrain Amid Bloody Crackdown – PP
Saudis Jail Egypt Rights Lawyer – BBC
Libya: Clinton to Testify Before Congress on Benghazi Consulate Attack – VOA
US Criticizes Egypt’s Leader for Anti-Semitic Remarks – NYT
Egypt: US Attacks Morsi 'Zionist Slurs' – BBC
Egypt Train Derailment Kills 19, Injures 107 – VOA
Egyptian President Morsi’s Repulsive Comments – NYT editorial
US Department of Defense
Pentagon Insiders Preferred Another Over Hagel – WT
Schumer Says He’s Satisfied With Hagel on Mideast – NYT
Chuck Hagel Tries to Alleviate Democrats' Fears – Politico
Suicides in Military Rise, Even as Combat Lessens – AP
Funeral Scheduled for Gen. Schwarzkopf – AP
Schumer Rustled Up to Stop the Hagel Bleeding – WP opinion
United States
Obama Signs Bill Expanding State Dept. Rewards – AP
Credit Rating Agency Warns Washington – VOA
Wal-Mart Hiring Initiative Targets New Veterans – S&S
Obama to Propose Expansive National Gun-Control Agenda – WP
Obama Gun Proposal to Look Beyond Mass Shootings – NYT
Obama Urges Congress to Ban Military-Style Weapons, Ammo – AP
Obama to Unveil Gun Control Plan – BBC
At World’s Largest Gun Show, Few Worries About Tighter Controls – WP
Sandy’s Big Bill – WP editorial
A New Line in the Sand Against Terror? – NYT opinion
Africa
France Continues Mali Air Strikes, Sends Tank Convoy North – VOA
French Troops Move North as Mali Rebels Dig In – NYT
Mali Conflict: French Set for Key Ground Combat – BBC
French Triple Troops in Mali, Prepare for Ground Assault – AP
Tens of Thousands Displaced by Intensified Mali Clashes – VOA
US Weighs Military Aid for France in Mali – WP
Panetta Answers Mali Questions in Europe – AFPS
Panetta: No US Troops to Mali – VOA
Panetta: No US Troops On the Ground in Mali – S&S
France Tightens Domestic Security After Mali Operation – VOA
Somalia's al-Shabab 'to Kill' French Hostage Denis Allex – BBC
US Supported France's Failed Hostage Rescue in Somalia – CNN
Ugandan, US Forces Hunting LRA Welcome CAR Truce – AP
Kenya Group to Urge Arrest For ‘Hate Speech’ – VOA
British Special Constable Shot Dead by Bandits in Kenya – BBC
Americas
Mexico: Wave of Violence 'Leaves 38 Dead' – BBC
Fighting Back as Mexican Churches Are Looted – NYT
Meeting in Cuba Angers Venezuelan Opposition – NYT
Venezuela: Chavez Deputy Gives State Address – BBC
Guatemalan Politician Shot Dead – BBC
Cuba Confirms Cholera in Havana – BBC
Asia / Pacific
South Korea: US Delegation in Seoul for Security Talks – VOA
Japan's Prime Minister Heads to SE Asia – VOA
Japan PM in South East Asia Push – BBC
China Fog Masks Factory Fire – VOA
Burma Attacks in Kachin Prompt Global Criticism – VOA
Europe
In Europe Remarks, Panetta Stresses NATO Commitment – AFPS
Panetta Reassures Portugal on Azores After US Downsizes Base – WP
Portugal: US Delays Drawdown at Lajes Field, Panetta Says – S&S
Panetta Travels to Rome to Meet With Italian Leaders – AFPS
Panetta Arrives in Spain on Second Leg of European Trip – AFPS
France Tightens Domestic Security After Mali Operation – VOA
German Economy Contracted in Late 2012 – VOA
Slowdown in Germany Worries Euro Zone – NYT
How Turkey Can Make Peace With the Kurds – NYT opinion
South Asia
Kashmir Incidents Stir India-Pakistan Tension – WP
Kashmir Border: Pakistan Says India Killed Soldier – BBC
Pakistani Soldier Dies in Latest Attack in Kashmir – AP
Internal Forces Besiege Pakistan Ahead of Voting – NYT
Protest Leader Calls for 'Peaceful Revolution' in Pakistan – VOA
Arrest Order Issued for Pakistani PM – WP
Russia Grants $1 Billion Loan to Bangladesh for Weapons – VOA
