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28 December SWJ Roundup

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12.28.2013 at 12:24pm

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

 

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USNI DailyReal Clear DefenseReal Clear WorldThe Daily Humanitarian

BBCCNN WorldCSM WorldLAT WorldNYT WorldWP WorldVOA

WP National SecurityWT National SecurityAmerican Forces Press Service

Abu MuqawamaAir Force TimesArmed Forces JournalAOL DefenseArmy Times

At WarCSM BackchannelsBattlelandDEFCON HillBest DefenseDanger Room

Defense OneDefense TechDoD BuzzThe DiplomatClausewitz Homepage

Early WarningForeign AffairsForeign PolicyFortuna’s Corner

Ground Force DialogueDavid IgnatiusDefense Tech

Early Warning BlogFeral Jundi –  Infinity Journal

Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners

Information DisseminationThe InterpreterKings of WarLong War Journal

Marine Corps GazetteMarine Corps TimesMaritime ExecutiveMilitary Review

MountainRunnerNational DefenseNavy TimesParametersRUSI

Security ClearanceStars & StripesWar on the RocksWarscapesWings Over Iraq

ZenPunditCNACNASCSISILWISWRandTJFUSIP

 

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Afghanistan

UK Army Head in Taliban Attacks Warning – BBC

3 NATO Troops Killed in Afghanistan Blast – VOA

3 NATO Troops Killed, Civilians Wounded in Kabul Suicide Bombing – S&S

3 Coalition Soldiers Killed in Attack on Convoy in Kabul – NYT

 

Syria

US Aid to Syria Stops at the Border – WP

Ambush Kills Dozens of Syria Rebels – BBC

Syrian Troops Ambush and Kill Dozens of Rebels – AP

UK Party Leaders Unite for Syria Appeal – BBC

 

South Sudan

Rifts in Liberation Movement Fuel Crisis in South Sudan – WP

South Sudan Agrees to Ceasefire to End Violence – VOA

Leaders Say South Sudan May Be Closer to Peace Pact – NYT

South Sudan Government Agrees to Truce – BBC

South Sudan Offers Olive Branch to Rebels, Releases Prisoners – Reuters

South Sudan Government Agrees to End Hostilities – AP

South Sudan Rebels Wary of Truce – BBC

Government Forces Defeat Rebels in Oil State Capital – Reuters

South Sudan Unrest Sees Food, Fuel, Phone Airtime Run Short – VOA

 

US Department of Defense

DOD Blueprint Sees Bigger Role for Robot Warfare – CSM

From MRAP to Scrap: US Military Chops Up $1 Million Vehicles – LAT

Marines: Most Female Recruits Don't Meet New Pullup Standard – NPR

Military Sex Assault Reports Jump More than 50 Percent this Year – AP

Officials Praise Decision on Futenma Facility – AFPS

 

US Intelligence Community

Judge: NSA Collection of Phone Data is Lawful – WP

NSA Phone Surveillance Is Lawful, Federal Judge Rules – NYT

NSA Surveillance Lawful, Judge Says – BBC

NSA Phone Surveillance is Legal, NY Judge Rules – AP

This Week, Mass Surveillance Wins – NYT Editorial

Is the NSA's Spying Constitutional? – TA Opinion

For Surveillance Program, a Lifeline and Limbo – Politico Opinion

What the NSA Review Group Decided – WP Opinion

 

United States

US Might Welcome Up to 2,000 Syrian Refugees – WP

Americans Favor Not Isolationism But Restraint – LAT Opinion

 

Africa

Hollande Wants Bigger UN Role in Central African Republic – Reuters

Few Voters in Nigerian State Amid Islamic Uprising – AP

Nigerian Extremist: Allah Says We Must Decapitate – AP

Blast Kills at Least 8 at Somali Tea Shop – VOA

Deadly Bomb Attack Rocks Restaurant in Somalia’s Capital – NYT

Mali Ex-Leader in High Treason Probe – BBC

Zimbabwe's Envoy to Australia 'Claims Asylum' – BBC

Zimbabwe's Ambassador to Australia Seeks Asylum – AP

The Central African Republic Needs Help – WP Opinion

 

Americas / Caribbean

Colombia Military Kills 10 FARC Rebels – BBC

Venezuelan President Promotes Military Rebels – AP

Venezuelans Angered by Delay in Inflation Report – AP

Indigenous Brazilians Flee Rioting – BBC

Deadly Floods Hit South-East Brazil – BBC

Don’t Trash Colombia’s Democracy – NYT Opinion

 

Asia / Pacific

Japan: New Tensions Cloud Deal for Okinawa Base – NYT

Japan: Opponents to Fight New US Military Base on Okinawa – AP

1 Dead, 3 Wounded in Thailand Protest Shooting – VOA

1 Protester Killed in New Thai Political Violence – AP

Five Questions You Want Answered About Thailand's Political Tumult – CSM

China Formalizes Labor Camp and One-Child Reforms – VOA

Suu Kyi's Party to Contest 2015 Burma Elections – AP

Provocative Act in Japan – WP Editorial

US Allies Sell Defense Technology to China – TD Opinion

The Awkward State of US-China Relations – LAT Opinion

 

Europe

Political Turmoil Threatens Turkey's Government, Economy – VOA

Turkey's PM Erdogan Vows to Fight On – BBC

Turkey: Army Will Not Get Involved – BBC

Turkish Riot Police Clash With Demonstrators – AP

Car Bomb Reportedly Kills at Least Two in Southern Russia – VOA

Car Bomb Kills Three in Southern Russia – Reuters

Detained Greenpeace Activists Leave Russia After Receiving Amnesty – VOA

Ukraine Police Allege Opposition Ties to Reporter's Attackers – Reuters

Bosnian Police Arrests Seven War Crimes Suspects – AP

Montenegro Newspaper Offices Targeted in Blast – AP

 

Middle East / North Africa

Lebanon: Bomb in Beirut Kills Politician, Critic of Syria and Hezbollah – NYT

Assassination Fuels Fear of More Instability in Lebanon – LAT

Lebanon: Beirut Blast Kills Former Ambassador to US, 4 Others – WP

Lebanon: Beirut Blast Kills Top Sunni Politician – BBC

Car Bombing Kills Pro-Western Lebanese Politician – AP

Lebanon: Death Toll in Beirut Blast Rises to 7 – AP

Hamas on Defensive as it Loses Regional Support, Allies – VOA

Iraq Troops Arrest MP in Deadly Raid – BBC

6 Killed as Iraqi Troops Arrest Sunni Lawmaker – AP

World Powers, Iran to Resume Nuclear Talks on December 30 – Reuters

Officials: Iran Talks Hit Bump Over Enrichment – AP

Shells Kill 13 at Yemen Funeral – BBC

Artillery Hits Funeral Tent in Yemen, Killing 13 – AP

Yemeni Tribesmen Blow Up Pipeline in South – Reuters

Bahrain: 2 Policemen Wounded by Homemade Bomb – AP

Muslim Brotherhood Supporters Defy Egyptian Crackdown – NYT

Four Killed, Scores Wounded in Clashes Across Egypt – Reuters

Egyptian Police Kill 3 in Clashes With Protesters – Reuters

Three Killed in Fresh Egypt Clashes – BBC

Egypt Protesters Set Fire to Campus – BBC

Libya Holds Four American Military Personnel for Hours – NYT

Libya Briefly Takes Into Custody, Detains 4 US Military Personnel – LAT

4 US Military Personnel Released in Libya – VOA

Libya: Protesters Rally Against Interim Parliament – AP

Drive-By Shooting in Eastern Libya Kills Officer – AP

Libya's Hariga Port to Resume Exports Within Days – Reuters

The Ongoing Barbarism in Syria – Commentary Opinion

Yemen's Wars Intensify – UPI Opinion

 

South Asia

India Finds New Methods to Punish US Diplomats – NYT

India Steps Up US diplomatic Row – BBC

India Seeks Possible US Tax Violations as Stand Hardens in Row – Reuters

India: Delhi’s Crusading New Leader Is Sworn In – NYT

India's Benchmark Year for Women’s Issues – VOA

Indian Woman 'Raped by Two Gangs' – BBC

India's Modi Says Shaken to Core by Gujarat's Religious Riots – Reuters

Gunmen Kill Anti-Polio Health Worker in Pakistan – AP

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