20 February 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 – David Ignatius
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
Attacks on Afghan Government Employees Increase – VOA
UN: Drones Killed More Afghan Civilians in 2012 – AP
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Syria
Activists Say Syrian Missile Has Hit Aleppo – VOA
Syria 'Rocket Kills 31 in Aleppo' – BBC
Syrian Army Rocket Kills 19 and Levels Buildings in Aleppo, Rebels Say – NYT
Mortar Rounds Hit Near Syrian Palace as Aleppo Death Toll Mounts – VOA
UN: Syria Needs Grow, Rebel-Held North Out of Reach – Reuters
Syrian Rebels Threaten to Hit Hezbollah Targets in Lebanon – WP
US Inaction Makes Syria Stalemate Worse – TN opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Israel Releases Part of Report on Prisoner X’s Death – NYT
Turkey, Israel Make 1st Defense Deal Since Freezing Ties – VOA
Israel Denies Mystery 2010 Detainee Spied for Australia – AP
Israeli Leader Says Australia Ties Strong – AP
Pakistan Reaches Out to Iran on Energy, Security – VOA
Sunni Protesters Dig In as Tensions Flare in Iraq – AP
Hamas Accuses Egypt of Flooding Gaza Tunnels – AP
EU Blacklisting of Hezbollah Would Disrupt Financing – Reuters
Egypt Struggles to Define 'Free Speech' – VOA
Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali Resigns – VOA
Denied New Government, Tunisian Premier Resigns – NYT
Tunisian PM Resigns After Failing to Form New Cabinet – Reuters
US Must Be Bold on Mideast Conflict – LAT opinion
Israel's 'Prisoner X' Sheds Light on Mossad – DS opinion
US Department of Defense
Gen. John Allen Intends to Retire, Decline Military’s Top Post in Europe – WP
US General Picked for Top NATO Military Post Will Retire – NYT
General John Allen to Retire, Won't Take NATO Nomination – Reuters
Stanley McChrystal Says US Should Reinstitute the Draft – WP
United States
Obama to Press GOP Over Sequestration – VOA
Obama Presses for Sequester Fix – WP
Obama Turns Up Pressure for Deal on Budget Cuts – NYT
Parties Begin Blame Game as Sequester Nears – WP
The Sequester Is Not an Abstraction – NYT opinion
Africa
Mali Probes Claims of Atrocities – AP
French Soldier Killed in Mali Clash With Radicals – AP
Sudan Troops Battle Rebels in Border Area – NYT
Sudan: Clashes With Army in South Kill 60 Rebels – AP
Pirates Kidnap Six Foreign Sailors Off Nigeria – Reuters
7 French Tourists Kidnapped in Cameroon – WP
ICC Weighs Sending Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo Case to Trial – VOA
Former Ivory Coast President Faces Charges – AP
Zimbabwe NGOs Challenge Government Over Referendum Date – VOA
Commonwealth to Examine Zambia Suspension Petition – VOA
Minnesota Congressman Meets Somali President – NYT
Americas
Interpol Targets Timber Traffickers – BBC
US Lawmakers Have Meeting With Cuba's Raul Castro – AP
Cuban Dissident Praises Brazil for Its Freedoms – AP
Chavez Back Home in Venezuela, Still Out of Sight – AP
Activist: 9 Dead This Year in Honduras Land Fight – AP
Grenada holds general election – BBC
How Will Venezuela Go On Without Chavez? – FP opinion
Asia / Pacific
China Linked to Hacking Against US Companies – WP
China Military Unit 'Behind Hacking' – BBC
China Condemns US Hacking Report – BBC
US Ready to Strike Back Against China Cyberattacks – AP
Australia Presses China for Tibet Visit – VOA
China Rejects Philippine UN Mediation Effort – AP
China Faces Pressure to Take Action Against N. Korea – VOA
North Korea Warns South of 'Final Destruction' – AP
Japan Posts Record Trade Deficit – BBC
China’s Cybergames – NYT editorial
Growing Spotlight on China's Cyber-Attacks – TD opinion
Don't Appease Expansionist China – TA opinion
Europe
BBC: Red Arrows 'Secure Under Cameron' – BBC
Death of Adopted Russian Toddler in Texas Sets Off Furor in Moscow – WP
Belgium: Diamonds Valued at $50 Million Stolen at Brussels Airport – NYT
Anti-Austerity Strike to Bring Greece to a Standstill – Reuters
Ireland Apologizes to Women of Nun-Run Laundries – NYT
Bulgaria PM to Resign Over Protests – BBC
Turkey Frees 10 Pro-Kurdish Politicians – VOA
Incumbent Wins Easy Victory in Armenia – NYT
Disarmed Europe Will Face the World Alone – FT opinion
South Asia
Pakistan Announces Security Operation After Recent Bombing – NYT
Pakistan Bomb Victims' Burials Begin – BBC
Little Audience for 'Zero Dark Thirty' in Pakistan – AP
Nepal Hopes for End to Political Deadlock – VOA
Maoists Block Deal to Break Nepal’s Long Political Deadlock – NYT
Photos Show Sri Lankan Forces Killed Rebel Chief's Son – Reuters
Trials and Tribulations of India's Military – TD opinion
