Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Real Clear World - RCP
Afghanistan
Afghan Defense Minister Resigns After Parliamentary Vote - VOA
At Least Nine Dead as Bomb Rips Through Bus Near Kabul - S&S
Afghan Minibus May Have Been Mistaken Target - NYT
Afghans Beat Suspected Bomber - WP
2 Suicide Bombers Attack Afghan Council in East - AP
UN: Afghan Civilian Deaths Down but Trend Eroding - AP
2 Gunmen in Afghan Uniforms Kill US Soldier - AP
US Military Deaths in Afghanistan at 1,941 - AP
Afghan Athlete Runs for More than Speed - WP opinion
Syria
Syria Instability Leaves US at Crossroads - WP
US Seeks Smooth but Unlikely Transition in Syria - AP
Syrian Rebels Feel Abandoned by US - WP
Syrian Rebels Pull Back in Aleppo District - Reuters
Defection Highlights Sectarian Divide in Syrian Government - VOA
Assad Vows to Rid Syria of 'Terrorists' - VOA
Iran Envoy Casts Syria as Part of Wider Conflict - NYT
Ex-Guards Among Iranian Hostages - BBC
Syria Rebels See Future Fight With Foreign Radicals - Reuters
Lugar Urges US, Russia Team to Rid Syria of Chemical Weapons - NYT
WHO Warns of Severe Medicine Shortage in Syria - VOA
Report: 2,400 Syrians Cross into Turkey - AP
Syrian Refugees Find New Dangers in Jordanian Camp - AP
Amnesty Releases Satellite Images of Aleppo Bombing - Reuters
Echoes of Syria’s War in the Golan Heights - NYT
Backing Backfires in Bahrain - WP editorial
Saving Syria - WP opinion
Egypt
US Vows to Improve Counterterror Work with Egypt - AP
Egyptian Military Airstrikes Reported in Sinai Peninsula - NYT
Egypt Launches Sinai Air Raids - BBC
Egypt Moves to Seal Gaza Tunnels After Border Attack - Reuters
Morsi Skips Funeral for Slain Troops - WP
Egypt’s Not-so-Imperial Palace - WP
Egypt’s Sinai Problem - NYT editorial
Middle East / North Africa
Israeli Leaders Urge Greater Security Following Sinai Attack - VOA
Israel: Hezbollah Smuggled Explosives Into Israel - AP
British Bank Value Plunges After Iran Money Laundering Accusations - VOA
Bank’s Iran Charges Surprised US Regulators, Too - NYT
Gunmen Kill 8 Members of Family in Northern Iraq - AP
Iraq's Kurdish Region Resumes Crude Oil Pumping - AP
Yemen: US Drone Strikes Kill 10 al-Qaida Militants - AP
Yemen Leader Restructures Army - BBC
In Israel, Jew vs. Jew - WP opinion
Israel-Palestinians: The Elephant in the Map Room - NYT opinion
US Department of Defense
Panetta Describes Strategy, Warns Against Sequestration - AFPS
Hopes Dead for a 2013 BRAC Round, Panetta Concedes - S&S
Service Leaders Weigh In On BRAC, Renewable Energy - AFPS
Army Critical of its Controversial Intelligence System - CNN
Navy Tests Ocean Drones in RI's Narragansett Bay - AP
United States
FAA Official ‘Very Optimistic’ on Rules for Drones in US Skies - LAT
ATF Whistleblower’s Revenge Case Settled - WT
Rover Sends First Color Photo From Mars Crater - VOA
Hate Groups Have Uneasy History with Military Base - MJS
FBI Heads Investigation into Wisconsin Shooting - VOA
Blackwater Settles US Arms Charge - BBC
Blackwater Successor to Pay Fine to Settle Arms Charges - Reuters
Slow Path to Progress for US Immigrants - WT
The Civil War of 2016 - WT editorial
Obama’s ‘Kill List’ a Silver Bullet for GOP - WT opinion
United Kingdom
London Businesses Bounce Back from Olympics Slump - VOA
Somalis Celebrate British Runner's Olympic Victory - VOA
7 Cameroon Olympic Athletes Have Disappeared - VOA
Africa
Gunmen in Central Nigeria Attack Church, Kill at Least 19 - VOA
Nigeria Church Attack 'Kills 19' - BBC
Gunmen Kill 16 in Central Nigeria Church Attack - Reuters
Gunmen Kill Three in Central Nigeria Mosque Attack - Reuters
Sudan, South Sudan Set to Resume Negotiations Late August - VOA
Mali Islamists 'Ready to Talk' - BBC
Mali Mediator Tells Rebels to Cut 'Terrorist' Ties - Reuters
Kenyans Take Precautions Against Potential Election Violence - VOA
Rainstorm Adds to Misery in East Congo Rebellion - AP
Malians Fear Results of Government Inaction in North - VOA
Clinton Meets with S. African Officials - VOA
US Hands Over Anti-AIDS Project to South Africa - AP
Americas
Brazil Gains Business and Influence as It Offers Aid and Loans in Africa - NYT
Venezuela Candidate Slams Chavez's Nazi Accusations - AFP
Venezuela Sends Observers to Kenya to Monitor Diplomat Murder Case - WSJ
Asia Pacific / Central
Chinese Leaders Discuss Succession Issues - VOA
Party Bristles at Military’s Push for More Sway in China - NYT
US Senators Ask China to Crack Down on Fake US Driver’s Licenses - WT
China: One Dead After 2 Tibetans Self-Immolate - VOA
Tibetan Woman Dies in Western China Blaze, Reports Say - NYT
Politics Rules in Chinese Murder Trial - AP
Philippines: Rains Flood Third of Manila Area, Displacing Thousands - NYT
Obama’s Empty Asia Pivot - WT opinion
Europe
Spain Terror Arrests Put Paragliding in Spotlight - AP
Russian Booster Rocket Fails to Deliver Satellites - NYT
Russian Prosecutor Calls for Jail for Musician Protestors - VOA
Sweden: Belarus Throws Out All Swedish Diplomats - AP
South Asia
US Reassures India About Protecting Sikh Community - VOA
Pakistani Premier Faces Contempt Notice on Corruption Inquiry - NYT