Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Terrorism / Counterterrorism
White House: Terrorist Attacks in US a Possibility - WT
White House Defends Progress Against al-Qaida, Affiliates - VOA
Qaeda Leader’s Edict to Yemen Affiliate Said to Prompt Alert - NYT
Al-Qaeda Leader Zawahiri Said to Have Ordered Attack - WP
Terrorist Leader's Attack Order Prompted Diplomatic Shutdowns - LAT
Al-Qaeda Leaders' Talks 'Sparked US Embassy Closures' - BBC
Intercepted al-Qaida Leader Message Led to Embassy Closures - AP
Terrorists Already Have Orders, Could Be In Place - CBS/AP
US Orders Evacuation of Embassy in Yemen - VOA
US and Britain Withdraw Personnel From Yemen - NYT
Drone Strikes Kill Militants in Yemen; Americans Urged to Leave - CNN
Drone Kills 4 Alleged al-Qaeda Members in Yemen - WP
US Warns Citizens to Leave Yemen Amid Terror Alert - BBC
UK Orders Embassy Staff Out of Yemen Due to Threat - AP
US Tells Citizens in Yemen to Leave Immediately - Reuters
Warnings Renew Debate Over NSA Data Collection - McClatchy
US Extends Closure of Embassies - BBC
US Embassies in 4 African Countries Also Closed - AP
Britain, France Extend Closures of Yemen Embassies - VOA
Norway Restricts Access to Posts in Middle East - AP
Military Missions Appear Unaffected by Latest Terror Threat - S&S
State Dept.: No Benghazi Link in Embassy Shutdown Order - WT
International Press Blame US for Embassy Closures - BBC
Yemen Released Names of 25 Wanted Al-Qaida Men - AP
Boston Bomber Tsarnaev Had Right-Wing Extremist Literature - BBC
Cyberterrorism Threat Can be Managed, Not Ended - MJS
TSA Expands Duties Beyond Airport Security - NYT
Obama’s Wishful Thinking - WP Editorial
Terrorism and the Embassies - NYT Editorial
Obama's Disastrous Counterterrorism Legacy - TG Opinion
Terrorism 2.0 - WP Opinion
The New al-Qaeda Menace - WP Opinion
Of Embassy Closures and Al Qaeda Plots - FPRI Opinion
State Department's al-Qaeda Freakout - Bloomberg Opinion
Israel: Why Release 100 Murderous Terrorists? - JP Opinion
Afghanistan
Taliban Talking Secretly to Kabul Government - AP
Tied Up for Years in US Red Tape, Afghan Aides Taliban Targets - WT
Senators Call for End to Afghan Helicopter Deal - AP
In Afghan National Park, Rare Sound of Women Laughing - McClatchy
Afghan Market Blast 'Kills Four' - BBC
Egypt
US Intensifies Mediation Efforts in Egypt - VOA
US Diplomat Quietly Pushes for End to Political Stalemate - WP
New Attempts to Defuse Egypt Crisis - BBC
Egyptians Skeptical About US Mediation Efforts - VOA
Envoys Meet with Jailed Muslim Brotherhood Figure - WP
US Official Visits Senior Egypt Islamist in Jail - AP
Envoys Seek a Bridge Between Hard Choices - AP
Hagel Urges Inclusive Political Process in Egypt - AFPS
Army, Government to Offer Compromise to Muslim Brotherhood - Reuters
Egypt's Brotherhood Rejects Appeal to 'Swallow Reality' - Reuters
History Weighs Heavily With Egypt's Generals in Charge - VOA
Excerpts From Interview With Gen. Abdel Fatah al-Sissi - WP
Egypt Foreign Reserves Jump to $18.8B in July - AP
Egyptians No Longer Face Jail for Insulting President - Reuters
Syria
Assad Says War is the Only Way to Crush Terrorism - Reuters
Rebels Push Into Assad's Alawite Mountain Stronghold - Reuters
Syrian Rebels Take Villages in Regime's Heartland - AP
Syrian Rebels Capture Military Airport Near Turkey - Reuters
Audit of Refugees Finds Organized Crime and Child Soldiers - Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
Dempsey Addresses Middle East Security Concerns - AFPS
Iran's New President Picks Reformist as Top Deputy - VOA
Iran's Rouhani Pulls Off Cabinet Balancing Act - Reuters
Iraqi Forces Kill 11 Militants in Security Crackdown - Reuters
Bombing of Bakery, Other Attacks in Iraq Kill 9 - AP
US Returns Saddam Hussein Sword to Iraq - VOA
Tunisia's Ennahda Chief Offers Poll to End Political Crisis - Reuters
Yemen Released Names of 25 Wanted Al-Qaida Men - AP
Tunisian Police Disperse Protests in Southern Town - Reuters
Libya Swears in New Defense Minister - AP
Pedophile's Pardon Embarrasses Spain, Morocco - AP
Iran: Enter a Pragmatist - TG Editorial
End the Incentives to Settlements - Haaretz Editorial
NATO
Exercises, Training to Posture NATO for Future Challenges - AFPS
US Department of Defense
Troop, Civilian Cuts Likely, Pentagon's No. 2 Says - USAT
Trial of Hasan, Accused Fort Hood Gunman, to Begin Tuesday - WP
Bill Takes Aim at Hasan's Salary - FWST
On Defense Cuts, Rep. Forbes Fighting His Own Party - VP
Witness: Manning Leaks Chilled US Relationships - AP
Manning Harmed US Diplomacy Sentencing Told - Reuters
A Look at Cutting 3 Carrier Strike Groups - NT Analysis
At the Crux of Sexual Assault Debate: The Role of Command - S&S
United States
US Trade Suffers, Envoys Say, for Want of Jet Fare - NYT
Federal Judges Attend Lavish Conferences on Taxpayer Dime - WT
Power, New UN Ambassador, Has Learned to Bite Her Tongue - S&S
Samantha Power Presents Credentials as US Envoy to UN - AP
Veterans Denied Claims as They Point to Vietnam-era Cargo Planes - WP
Washington Post to be Sold to Jeff Bezos - WP
Amazon.com Founder to Buy Washington Post - NYT
Amazon's Bezos Buys Washington Post - BBC
The GOP Isolationist Myth - LAT Opinion
United Kingdom
Britain's Arms Sales Are Boon, but Pose Predicament - VOA
UK Seriously Concerned' About Gibraltar-Spain Tensions - VOA
Families of People Killed by Soldiers Sue NI's Chief Constable - BBC
Falklands Admiral Woodward Dies - BBC
Africa
Nigerian Islamist Group Accused of Heinous Crimes - AP
Nigeria Says 35 Killed in Clashes with Boko Haram - VOA
North Nigeria Militant Attacks 'Kill 35' - BBC
Western Backlash Rises Over Zimbabwe Vote - VOA
Attacks Reported on MDC in Zimbabwe - BBC
Botswana Faults Zimbabwe Election, Calls for Audit - Reuters
Zimbabwe Stock Market Tumbles After Disputed Poll - AP
One Sudanese Soldier Killed in Clash With South Sudan - Reuters
Somalia's Puntland Breaks Off Relations With Central Government - Reuters
Ethiopia Sees Muslim Anti-Government Protests - AP
Ivory Coast Releases Allies of Former President - AP
Arms Dealer 'Expelled' From Sierra Leone - AP
1999 South Africa Arms Deal Inquiry Starts - BBC
Why Mugabe Scored Landslide Victory in Zimbabwean Elections - TG Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
South Americans Alarmed at Alleged US Spying - AP
Colombia Backs Away from Deadline for FARC Peace Deal - LAT
Colombia's Santos Urges Rebels to Get on the 'Peace Train' - Reuters
Institute: Brazil Has More Homicides Than Thought - AP
Brazil: Head of Rio Military Police Fired After Amnesty - AP
In Rural Honduras, Illegal Journey Still Beckons - WP
UN: Bolivia's Coca Crop Down 2nd Straight Year - AP
Chile Judge Rejects Charging Candidate's Father - AP
Asia / Pacific
China: No Rush to Sign South China Sea Accord - VOA
China’s Biggest Corruption Trial in Decades Remains a Mystery - VOA
Japan: Fukushima Water Leak 'Emergency' - BBC
Southern Philippines Bomb Kills Six - BBC
Indonesian Temple Bombing Linked to Burma Violence - VOA
Sun Tzu Would Disapprove of China's Strategy - TNI Opinion
Why China Is Building More Aircraft Carriers - TD Opinion
Inside Japan's Invisible Army - Fortune Opinion
Europe
UK Seriously Concerned' About Gibraltar-Spain Tensions - VOA
EU Urges Spain Caution on Gibraltar - BBC
Russia’s Navalny: From Street Protests to Prison to Politics - VOA
Threat of Italy Government Crisis Recedes, for Now - Reuters
Former Turkish Army Chief Sentenced to Life in Prison - VOA
Turkish General Jailed for Life Over 'Plot' - BBC
Turkish Court Hands Down Sentences in Coup Plot - NYT
Turkey Sentences Former Military Chief to Life in Prison - AP
Snowden Chills Putin ‘Reset’ - BH Opinion
South Asia
India Accuses Pakistan of Killing 5 Soliders in Kashmir - VOA
Pakistani Security Forces on Alert for Militant Attack - VOA