10 December 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 – 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
Afghanistan Considering Peace Plan that Increases Pakistan’s Role – McClatchy
For Afghan Forces, Retaking ‘Road of Martyrs’ From Taliban Was Priority – VOA
US-led Coalition: US Doctor Rescued From Taliban – VOA
Afghan and Coalition Forces Rescue US Doctor Kidnapped by Taliban – NYT
US Soldier Dies in Afghan Rescue – BBC
One Afghanistan Raid, Two Stories – WP opinion
Syria
Syrian Violence Spreads Again, Islamists Make Gains in North – VOA
Fighting Drives an Old Sense of Peace From Damascus – NYT
In Turkish Border Town, Syrian Refugees Plan for New Future – WP
For Iran, Unrest in Syria Is Noise, Not Brutal War – NYT
Watching Syria Descend – WP opinion
Arming Syrian Rebels in US Interest – LAT opinion
If You Thought Benghazi Was Bad, Watch Syria – Time opinion
What Will Obama Do About Syria's WMD? – Slate opinion
Egypt
Egyptian Opposition Rejects Morsi's Planned Referendum – VOA
Morsi’s Concessions Fail to Quiet His Opponents in Egypt – NYT
In Egypt, Opposition Remains Defiant – WP
Draft Charter Stirs Worst Clashes Since Mubarak – WT
Egypt Opposition Shuns Morsi Move – BBC
Egypt Opposition Urges More Protests – AP
Islamist-Leaning Draft Constitution Divides Egypt – AP
Dangerous Battle to Unseat Egypt's Morsi – TG editorial
Egypt’s Revolution Marches On – WP opinion
In Egypt, the Amateurs Are in Charge – DS opinion
Our Man in Cairo – WP opinion
Egypt's Predictable Unraveling – NR opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Israel’s Netanyahu Accuses Hamas of Calling for Israel’s ‘Destruction’ – VOA
Israel Grows Jittery of New Palestinian Uprising – AP
Palestinian President Appeals for Urgent Arab Aid – AP
More Syria-Linked Gun Battles Reported in Lebanon's Tripoli – VOA
Syrian Sectarian Fighting Spills Into Lebanon – WP
Sectarian Conflict Kills at Least 17 in Northern Lebanon in Spillover – NYT
Syria's Civil War Spills into Lebanon, 4 Dead – AP
US Committed to Keeping Naval Hub in Bahrain, McCain Says – AP
Yemen Tribal Officials: Attacks Kill 4 Militants – AP
Libya: US Knew for Years of Benghazi Extremism – WT
Hamas is Failing the Palestinians – TN editorial
Inventing Democracy – NYT opinion
Obama Can't Blame Israel for Palestine – WT opinion
The Full Israeli Experience – NYT opinion
Palestine's Stubborn State of Mind – Commentator opinion
After the Arab Spring – LAT opinion
Obama Lacks Resolve to Tackle Iran – NYT opinion
Iran's Faux Election Reforms – RFE opinion
US Department of Defense
Special Operations Growth Expected After Iraq and Afghanistan – FO
Military Trains a New Generation of Munitions Experts – NYT
Advisor: Testing on USMC F-35 Not Over Yet – TS
Sequestration Spotlights Real Defense Abuses – WT opinion
Post-9/11 Wars Have Taken Toll on US Military – NP opinion
The Military’s Epidemic of Suicide – WP opinion
United States
Obama, Boehner Meet Face-to-Face on ‘Fiscal Cliff’ – WP
Obama and Boehner Talk About Deficits at the White House – NYT
Clinton to Testify on Hill About Benghazi Report – WT
Socialite to Sound Off on Petraeus Scandal? – PI
Checking the Costs of Homeland Security – NYT editorial
Susan Rice and Africa’s Despots – NYT opinion
Understanding Immigration Reform – NYT opinion
Africa
AU, Somali Troops Capture Rebel Stronghold – VOA
Somali Militants Lose Key Town – BBC
Talks Between Congo Government and Rebels Open – AP
South Sudan Army Kills Protesters – BBC
President Declared Ghana Winner – BBC
Ghana's President Declared Election Winner – AP
Nigerian Minister's Mother Seized – BBC
Nigerian Finance Minister's Mother Kidnapped – AP
Senegal's Casamance Rebels Free 8 Army Prisoners – AP
South Africa’s Mandela 'Comfortable' After Night in Hospital – VOA
Mandela 'Looks Well' in Hospital – BBC
South Africa at Crossroads as Mandela Hospitalized – AP
Mali’s Link to Terrorism – WP editorial
Americas
Venezuela’s Chavez Headed to Cuba for 4th Cancer Surgery – WP
Venezuela’s Chavez Needs Cancer Surgery – BBC
Venezuela Snapshot: Chavez's Designated Successor – AP
Asia / Pacific
A New Chinese Leader Who Harks Back to an Old Idea – NYT
Chinese Police Accuse Monk of Inciting Immolations – AP
Search, Recovery Continue After Philippines Typhoon – VOA
Many Still Missing in Philippines – BBC
US Navy Sends 2 More Warships for N. Korean Missile Launch – WT
South Korea, the ‘Republic of Samsung’ – WP
North Korea: There They Go Again – JT editorial
Europe
Georgia Details Nuke Black Market Investigations – AP
Germany: Rival to Merkel Officially Seeking Her Job – NYT
Challenger: Merkel Isolating Germany in Europe – AP
French Official: 'Kind of Racism' in Corsica Bombs – AP
Romanian Ruling Alliance Set for Majority in Parliament – VOA
Romanian Ruling Party 'Wins Vote' – BBC
Protest of Peace Prize for EU Turns Local – NYT
Europe's Extremist Threat Is Criminal – G&M opinion
South Asia
Pakistan's Largest City Rocked by Wave of Violence – AP
US Drone Strike Kills a Commander for Al Qaeda in Pakistan – NYT
Pakistan Says US Drone Kills Senior al-Qaida Leader – AP
3 Killed in US Drone Strike in Pakistan – VOA
Police, Ruling Party Activists Clash with Protesters in Bangladesh – VOA