19 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
UN Report Shows Fewer Killings of Civilians, Suggesting Shift in War – NYT
Afghanistan Civilian Casualties Fall – BBC
UN: Afghan Civilian Death Toll in Airstrikes Down – AP
Women, Girls Increasingly Victims in Afghan War, UN Says – Reuters
Karzai Officially Bans Afghan Forces From Seeking Airstrikes – AP
NATO Kills Insurgent Behind US Soldier's Death – AP
Senior Pakistani Insurgent Arrested in East – Reuters
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Bulgaria Presses EU to Toughen Stance on Hezbollah – Reuters
Why Drones are Here to Stay – CNN video
A Second Opinion on Drone Strikes – LAT editorial
Syria
UN Rights Inquiry Alleges Syrian War Crimes – VOA
UN Rights Panel on Syria Urges War Crimes Charges – NYT
EU Extends Sanctions Against Syria – Reuters
Obama Could Revisit Arming Syria Rebels as Assad Holds Firm – NYT
EU Foreign Ministers Reject Arming Syrian Rebels – WP
EU Opens Way for Direct Aid to Syrian Rebels – Reuters
EU Ministers Reject Arming Syrian Rebels – AP
Britain Could Ramp Up Scale of Security to Syria Rebels – TT
Syrian Rebels Push Offensive for Major Airport – AP
Hezbollah 'Attacked Syrian Villages' – BBC
Russia Sending Planes to Syria to Deliver Aid, Pick Up Citizens – Reuters
Kurdish Refugees Have Mixed Feelings About Syria – AP
Middle East / North Africa
NASA Study Finds Middle East's Water Disappearing Fast – FP
Al Jazeera Criticized for Lack of Independence after Arab Spring – DS
Israel's PM Again Asks for International Action on Iran – VOA
Israel: For Netanyahu, N. Korea Nuclear Test Offers Lesson on Iran – Reuters
Israel's Prisoner X 'Leaked Secrets' – BBC
Palestinians Rally for Prisoners Held in Israel – AP
Protests for Palestinian Hunger Strikers – BBC
Israel to Award Obama Prestigious Medal in Visit – AP
Israel’s Netanyahu Thanks Pope for Deepening Christian-Jewish Ties – Reuters
Iran Scolds World Powers Over Gold Sanctions 'Offer' – Reuters
Iran: Nuclear Talks Are an 'Opportunity' for West – AP
Stung by ‘Argo,’ Iran Backs Conference Denouncing ‘Hollywoodism’ – NYT
Iranian-Backed Militant Group On the Rise in Iraq – WP
Iraq: Al-Qaida Affiliate Claims Baghdad Blasts – VOA
Top Iraq Intelligence Man Killed – BBC
UAE to Buy US-Made Drones in Military Expansion – AP
Kuwait MPs to Quiz Ministers, Risking Tensions – Reuters
Hailed as Model, Yemen Remains Fragile – NYT
UN Warns Yemen Leaders of Sanctions – BBC
Egypt Court Rejects Election Law, May Delay Poll – Reuters
Egypt Sees Weaker-Than-Projected Economic Growth – Reuters
Egypt to Start Rationing Subsidized Fuel in July – Reuters
Fears Grow of Islamic Extremism in Tunisia – VOA
Tunisia Crisis Talks 'Fail', Says PM – BBC
Tunisia PM Fails to Get New Cabinet to Stem Unrest – Reuters
Seeds Sown in Middle East for the Next Revolution – WT opinion
Death of an Iranian General – NYP opinion
Libya: Anxious Whispers in Tripoli – NYT opinion
Collapse of Al Jazeera's Credibility – Commentator opinion
US Department of Defense
Defense Industry Likely to Cut Thousands of Workers – WT
Army Plows Ahead with Troubled War-Zone Program – USAT
Army Effort to Sow Trust Riddled with Problems – USAT
The Wounds are Fake; Lessons Under Fire are Real – VP
F-35 Warplane Costs Driven Up by Production Choice – Reuters
Trial to Begin in Threat that Led to Slayings of Fort Bliss Soldiers – EPT
United States
Leaked White House Proposal Complicates Immigration Reform Effort – VOA
Obama Aide Defends Citizenship Bill – USAT
Pro-Gun Lawmakers Open to Limits on Size of Magazines – NYT
Thousands March on White House to Protest Climate Change – VOA
Hillary Clinton to Make Her Millions on the Speaking Circuit – TT
The Sequester: Abdication then Vacation – WP opinion
Beltway Foreign Policy – NYT opinion
‘Kick-the-Can’ Strategy on Debt Does Nothing to Solve Problem – WP opinion
Obama’s Immigration Ruse? – WP opinion
America: The Land of the Wimps – WT opinion
United Kingdom
UK PM in India Partnership Pledge – BBC
India, UK to Cooperate in Probing Helicopter Deal – AP
Families of Dead British Soldiers Begin Legal Challenge – Reuters
Vatican
Pope Benedict Faces Crowds, and Vatican Faces Confusion – USAT
Twittersphere, Blessed by Benedict, Loses First Pope – USAT
The Pope’s Muffled Voice – NYT opinion
World
Killer-Asteroid Alerts Not Far Off – USAT
Africa
Islamist Group Claims Kidnapping of Foreigners in Nigeria – VOA
Islamists Claim Nigeria Kidnappings – BBC
Islamist Group Ansaru Claims Nigeria Kidnapping – TT
Nigeria Extremists Claim Abduction of 7 Foreigners – AP
Islamist Group Claims Kidnap of Foreigners in Nigeria – Reuters
Blood Disease Stops Education in Nigeria – VOA
Experts Call for Cultural Action Plan for Mali – VOA
Mali to Hold 'Early July Election' – BBC
EU to Organize Mali Aid Donor Conference in May – Reuters
EU Launches Military Training Mission in Mali – AP
UK Soldiers to Train Forces in Mali – BBC
German Cabinet Approves Mali Mission – AP
US Could Resume Direct Mali Military Aid if Elections Successful – Reuters
US Congressmen in Mali on Fact-Finding Mission – AP
Fighting Breaks Out in Sudan's Blue Nile Border State – Reuters
South Africa Sees Increase in Vigilantism – VOA
South Africa Miners Shot in Clashes – BBC
Anti-Apartheid Leader Forms New Party in South Africa – NYT
South Africa Academic to Form New Party – AP
Firm: 9 South African Miners Injured in Shooting – AP
Ethiopian Rebels Warn Canadian Firm Exploring Oil – AP
European Union Eases Sanctions Against Zimbabwe – VOA
EU Eases Sanctions on Zimbabwe – AP
EU Eases Zimbabwe Sanctions – Reuters
$50k for Info on Journalists' Killers in Somalia – AP
Former Ivory Coast Leader’s ICC Hearing Renews Frustration – VOA
Former Ivory Coast President Faces Charges at ICC – AP
Thousands Mass in Guinea to Demand Graft-Free Vote – Reuters
Playing for an Education in Uganda – VOA
Americas
Unabated Violence Poses Challenge to Mexico’s Anticrime Program – NYT
Police Chief of Mexico Border City Is Missing – AP
Mexico's New President Has 56 Percent Approval Rating – AP
With US Help, Costa Rica Toughens Stance in Drug Fight – AP
Chavez Returns to Venezuela from Cuba – VOA
Chávez Returns to Venezuela, Trailing Doubts – NYT
Venezuela’s Chavez Returns from Cuba Cancer Care– BBC
Ailing Chavez Makes Return to Venezuela – WP
Ailing Chavez Returns to Venezuela From Cuba – AP
Chavez Back in Venezuela, on Twitter With Four Million Followers – Reuters
Chavez's Return to Venezuela Raises Questions – AP
Seven US Lawmakers in Cuba Visit – BBC
US Lawmakers in Cuba to See Raul Castro, Jailed Contractor Gross – Reuters
Cuba's Dissident Blogger Yoani Arrives in Brazil – AP
Cuban Dissident Blogger Met by Small Protests in Brazil – Reuters
Ecuador President Rafael Correa Easily Wins Reelection – LAT
Asia / Pacific
US Firm Links Chinese Army to Cyber Attacks – VOA
Chinese Army Unit Is Seen as Tied to Hacking Against US – NYT
Report Shows China Military Involved in US Hacking – USAT
China Calls US Hacking Allegations 'Groundless' – AP
China Rejects Status as World's Biggest Trader – AP
Chinese Pressured to Reform Gulags – WP
China Boosting Presence in Resource-Rich Antarctica – S&S
European Union Slaps More Sanctions on North Korea – AP
Departing South Korean Leader Warns North Korea – AP
For His Second Act, Japanese PM Plays It Safe, With Early Results – NYT
Muslim Insurgents Launch 50 Attacks in Thailand's Deep South – TT
No Peace in Sight After Violence in Thailand – Time
Rights Groups Back UN Envoy’s Warnings on Burma – VOA
How the US and China Can Avoid War – FA opinion
China: No Country for Old Age – NYT opinion
Europe
EU Lawmakers Threaten to Veto Tightened Budget – AP
No Russian Meteor Fragments Found in Icy Lake – VOA
Russian Scientists Say They Found Meteorite Fragments – NYT
Russia: 1 Year Until Olympics, Construction Work Roars Around the Clock – WP
Polish PM Says Cabinet Reshuffle to Be 'Not Big' – AP
Kosovo Marks 5 Years Since Secession, Vows to Join EU, NATO – VOA
Kosovo's Five Uneasy Years of Independence – Atlantic
Pope Resignation Deepens Doubt, Despondency for Italians – Reuters
Alleged Kurdish Extortion Ring: France Charges 11 – AP
Turkish Police Raid Leftist Group After US Embassy Bombing – Reuters
Turkish Police Detain Suspected Leftist Militants – AP
Robbers Seize Gems Worth 350 Million Euros at Belgium Airport – Reuters
Belarus Border Guard Jailed Over Teddy Bear Air Drop – BBC
Exit Poll Says Armenians Re-Elect President Sargsyan – VOA
Cypriot Candidates Woo Kingmaker for Election Run-Off – Reuters
Italy Votes on Its Future – NYT editorial
Preparing for Russia's Collapse – WAJ opinion
South Asia
Militants Attack Government Office in Pakistan – VOA
Pakistan Militants Attack Administrative Compound – NYT
Five Killed as Militants Storm Political Office in Pakistan – TT
China Takes Control of Strategic Pakistani Port – AP
Furious Shia Refuse Pakistan Burials – BBC
Pakistan Shi'ites Demand Protection From Militants – Reuters
Thousands of Shiites Protest 89 Killed in Pakistan – AP
Pakistan Orders Operation After Deadly Bombing – AP
Pakistani Clerics to Boycott Peace Conference – AP
India: Army Resists Efforts to Curb Forces’ Impunity in Border Areas – WP
UK PM in India Partnership Pledge – BBC
India PM Says Sought 'Full Assistance' From UK on Chopper Probe – Reuters
India, UK to Cooperate in Probing Helicopter Deal – AP
India Says 'Too Early' to Look for Foul Play in Rafale Deal – Reuters
Nepal Agrees to Caretaker Government – Reuters
Nepal Parties Agree on Interim PM, New Elections – AP
Clergy Want Int'l Probe on Sri Lanka Civil War – AP
Sri Lanka’s Descent – WP editorial
