Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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IS / ISIS / ISIL
Dempsy: IS Militants Adapting to Air Campaign - VOA
Kurds Thwart IS in Syria Town But Iraqi Forces On Back Foot - AFP
US Military, Partners Continue Airstrikes Against ISIL - USCENTCOM
War Reporters Lament News 'Black Holes' in IS-held zones - AFP
Middle East Artists Mock Islamic State Militant Group - VOA
America Needs a More Aggressive Strategy Against ISIL. Now. - Politico Opinion
Syria
Heavy Fighting Reported Sunday in Kobani, Syria - VOA
Kurds Halt Jihadist Advance in Kobani - AP
IS Group Pouring Reinforcements Into Syria's Kobane - AFP
Kurds Describe Fierce Battles on Streets of Kobani - AP
Kurdish Woman Leading Kobane Battle Against IS - AFP
Kerry: US Concerned Over Kobani, Will Take Time to Confront Islamic State - Reuters
Dempsey Expresses Concern Kobani Could Fall to ISIL - DMA
Kurdish Rebels Assail Turkish Inaction on ISIS as Peril to Peace Talks - NYT
Hagel Says US Close to Enlisting Turkey in Islamic State Fight - LAT
Turkey to Allow Use of its Bases in Islamic State Fight - WP
US Troops to Use Bases in Turkey - NYT
Turkey Agrees to Let US Planes Use its Bases for Attacks on Syria - LAT
US Says Turkey OKs Use of Bases Against Militants - AP
Iraq
Obama’s Top Military Adviser Warns of Possible ISIS Attacks in Baghdad - NYT
US General Sees Bigger Role 'Advising and Assisting' Iraqi Forces - Reuters
Dempsey: Future Ground Role for US Military Advisors in Iraq Likely - AFP
Iraq Violence: 25 Kurds Killed North of Baquba, Police Chief in Anbar - VOA
Suicide Attacks and Bombings Leave More Than 60 Dead in Iraq - NYT
Islamic State Suicide Bombers Kill 28 Kurds; Police Chief Assassinated - Reuters
Police Chief Killed in Iraq's Anbar - BBC
Triple Suicide Bombing in Iraq Kills 58 People - AP
Britain Sends Army Trainers to Iraq to Help Kurdish Peshmerga Fighters - Reuters
Islamic State Magazine Says Group Enslaved Yazidis - AP
Iraq Situation Report - ISW Update
Afghanistan
Multiple Attacks Kill at Least 14 in Afghanistan - AP
Taliban Dressed as Afghan Police Kill 2, Injure 18 at Headquarters - Reuters
Germany Regrets 'Mistakes' in Afghanistan Mission - AFP
First Lady Rula Ghani Aims to Elevate Afghanistan's Women - LAT
Losing the Forgotten War - CSIS Opinion
US Transition Strategy for Afghanistan a Recipe for Failure - Breitbart Opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism / Jihadists
Jihadis Lure Arab Youths to Fight Against Western Forces - PT-R
US Department of Defense
Army Shifts Strategy to Face New Threats - WSJ
Probe of Silencers Leads to Web of Pentagon Secrets - WP
'This Week' Transcript: General Martin Dempsey - ABC
Military Branches Say They Will Continue to Open Jobs for Female Troops - FO
American Warplane's Forgotten Nazi Past - DB
Two Robins Airmen Killed in Japan Were Trying to Rescue Another - MT
Airmen Who Voluntarily Separated See Health Coverage Canceled - S&S
ISIS, the Laws of War, and Combat Lawyers - HP Opinion
United States
Fugitive Had Interest in Serbian Army Group Accused of Genocide - T-T
Asset Seizures Fuel Millions in Police Spending - WP
Barack Obama, Disappointer in Chief - WP Opinion
Ebola
General: US Troops in Liberia Work on Projects, Minimize Risks - NHUL
Mistake Blamed for US Ebola Spread - BBC
Texas Health Care Worker Tests Positive for Ebola Virus - NYT
Health Worker in Dallas Tests Positive for Ebola - WP
Texas Health Worker Becomes First Person to Contract Ebola in US - Reuters
Health Worker 2nd in US to Test Positive for Ebola - AP
CDC: Protocol Breach in Treating Ebola Patient - AP
How Did the Ebola Virus Get Into the US? - BBC
How to Quarantine Against Ebola - NYT Opinion
Africa
US Seizes Property from Guinea Vice President in Corruption Case - VOA
Car Bomb in Somalia's Capital Kills 11 - AP
Islamist Rebels Blamed for Car Bomb in Somalia, at Least 7 Dead - Reuters
Americas / Caribbean
Hagel, Chilean Leaders Discuss Deepening Partnership - DMA
Brazil Runoff: Third-Place Finisher Endorses Opposition Candidate - NYT
Election Setback for Brazil's Dilma - BBC
Bolivia's Morales Coasts to 3rd Term as President - AP
Morales Claims Bolivia Election Win - BBC
Bolivia's President Morales Declares Victory in Election - Reuters
Hitting 'Restart' With Cuba - NYT Debate (7 Op-Eds)
Asia / Pacific
Hong Kong Protesters Defiant after Chief Executive Rejects Demands - VOA
Police Move on Barricade; Hong Kong Leader Rejects Protesters’ Appeal - NYT
Hong Kong Police Remove Some Protest Barricades - AP
Hong Kong Protesters Appeal to Xi Jinping in Open Letter - NYT
Hong Kong Chief Calls Protesters’ Demands ‘Impossible’ - WP
China 'Will Not Change Mind' on Hong Kong - BBC
Even More Than Usual, China Clamps Down on Dissent - NYT
Once a Symbol of Power, Farming Now an Economic Drag in China - NYT
No Firm Indication of Transfer of Power in North Korea - Reuters
Europe
As Economy Tanks, New Splits Open in Russia - WP
As Putin Talks Near, Both Sides Take Steps to Defuse Ukraine Tension - NYT
Putin Orders Russian Troops Away From Ukrainian Border - VOA
Putin Orders Troops Back From Ukraine Border Ahead of Talks - AFP
Ukraine to Get Its Fourth Defense Minister So Far This Year - LAT
Ukraine President Accepts Embattled Defense Minister's Resignation - Reuters
Bosnians Vote as Discontent Grows - BBC
Divided Bosnians Vote With Little Hope of Change - Reuters
Divided Nationalists Ahead in Bosnia - Reuters
West Alarmed at Hungarian Leader's Power Tactics - AP
The Cost of Ignoring Russia - WP Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Yemen's Crisis Reflects Arc of Arab Spring Revolts - AP
Donors Pledge to Help Rebuild Gaza - VOA
Conference Pledges $5.4 Billion to Rebuild Gaza - NYT
Donors Pledge $5.4bn in Gaza Aid - BBC
US Pledges $212 Million in New Aid for Gaza - NYT
Kerry Pushes for Mideast Peace, Qatar Pledges $1 Billion for Gaza - Reuters
Kerry: US pledges $212 million to Palestinians - AP
At Conference On Aid to Rebuild Gaza, Donors’ Patience Wearing Thin - WP
Israeli Minister: World May be Wasting its Money on Gaza - JP
Israeli Soldiers Who Fought in Gaza Worry About Traveling Overseas - JP
British Parliament to Hold Symbolic Vote on Palestine Status - Reuters
Egypt Police Storm 2 Universities Over Protests - AP
Militia Fighting in Libya's West Kills 23 - AP
South Asia
Pakistan to UN: Indian Cross-Border Fire Kills 12 in Punjab - VOA
300,000 Evacuated as Strong Cyclone Hits Eastern India - NYT