Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Syria
Draft UN Resolution on Syria Chemical Weapons - Reuters
US, Russia Agree on UN Resolution on Syria - VOA
UN’s Five Big Powers Agree on Syrian Resolution Wording - WP
Key Nations at UN Reach Agreement on Syria Weapons - NYT
Breakthrough Deal Reached on UN Resolution on Chemical Weapons - McClatchy
UN Discusses Syria Draft After Deal - BBC
Most of Syria’s Toxins Said to be ‘Unweaponized’ - WP
Chemical Weapons Watchdog to Meet to Discuss Syria - AP
Syrian Islamists' New Alliance Bad News for Western-Backed Rebels - UPI
Second al-Qaida Commander in a Week Killed in Syria Infighting - AP
Syrian Rebel Killed by Lebanese Forces - UPI
Kerry Says Syria Will Implode Before Either Side Claims Victory - Reuters
Some Progress on Syria - NYT Editorial
Iran
US, Iran Hold Unusual Direct Talks, Call Tone Positive - WP
Rouhani, Blunt and Charming, Pitches a Moderate Iran - NYT
US, Iran Hold First Major Meeting Since 1979 Revolution - LAT
High-Level Iran Nuclear Talks at UN - BBC
US, Allies See Chance to Resolve Iran Nuke Impasse - AP
China Eager for Iranian Nuclear Talks - UPI
Iran Plays Down Prospects for Quick IAEA Nuclear Deal - Reuters
Israel Says Iran Diverting Attention From Bomb - AFP
Iran Says it is Exporting More Oil - UPI
Iranian President Softens Condemnation of Holocaust - NYT
What Rouhani Said, Is Said to Have Said and Says He Said - NYT
Reporting Iran’s News, But Speaking For One Side - NYT
The Real Rouhani - WP Opinion
Between Martyrdom and Diplomacy - NYT Opinion
Iranian Counterinsurgency - WOTR Opinion
'They Want to Annihilate Us' - UPI Opinion
Afghanistan
Second Insider Attack in a Week Kills ISAF Servicemember - S&S
US Department of Defense
GOP Senator Blocks Air Force Nominee Over Aircraft - AP
Active Services Meet Fiscal Year Recruiting Goals Through August - AFPS
Cybercom Activates National Mission Force Headquarters - AFPS
Military Suicide Risk Factors Mirror Those in Society - AFPS
Obama Urged to End Article 32 Grilling of Sex Assault Victims - S&S
Staff Judge Advocate Assigned to Urination Video Case Fired - S&S
United States
Lawmakers Consider New Options as US Budget Deadline Looms - VOA
House, Senate Still Battling with Government Shutdown Looming - S&S
Bracing for Disruption as Government Shutdown Looms - WP
US Officials Dodge Questions on Scope of Surveillance - WP
Lawmakers Seek to Fix 'Terrorist Lottery Loophole' - AP
After Kenya Attack, CIA and FBI Scramble to Thwart Al-Shabab - LAT
Somalia President: Al-Shabab Could Attack the United States - TDB
Al-Shabab Recruitment an Enduring Concern for Minnesota Somalis - VOA
Mall of America Boosts Security After Attack in Nairobi - Bloomberg
Man Behind Anti-Islam Film Released From Jail - Reuters
Obama’s Myopic Worldview - WP Opinion
An Independent Voice at the NSA - WP Opinion
United Kingdom
The ‘White Widow’ Back in the Spotlight - WP
Interpol Issues Alert for Fugitive London Bombing Widow - AP
Muslim Converts Plead Not Guilty to Murder of British Soldier - Reuters
Africa
Kenya Attack a Signpost for Rising Jihadist Terrorism Across Africa - UPI
Behind Nairobi Attack, a Somali Mastermind - WP
61 Still Missing from Kenya Mall Attack - VOA
EU Lends Hand to Kenya After Westgate Attack - UPI
Interpol Heads to Kenya for Westgate Probe - UPI
One Day, Many Dead: The Start of Kenya Mall Siege - AP
Uganda Bolster’s Security after Kenya Terror Attack - VOA
Mali Calls for Rapid Reaction Force for Islamist Fight - VOA
Mali Rebels Pull Out of Peace Deal - BBC
Rebels in Mali Suspend Peace Deal With Government - AP
DR Congo Hampered by Outside Aggression - UPI
Rights Groups: 50 Killed in Sudan Protests - AP
ICRC Working Overtime in Central African Republic - UPI
Chinese Firm in $2bn Uganda Oil Deal - BBC
UN-Backed Court Upholds Taylor Conviction, 50-Year Sentence - VOA
50-Year Sentence Upheld for Ex-President of Liberia - NYT
UN-Backed Court: Charles Taylor's Conviction Upheld - BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico Storms Stir Up Outrage at Officials - LAT
US Says 2 Guantanamo Prisoners Left El Salvador - AP
“Missing”: Chile Hunt for Justice Winds Up as Enigma - NYT
Chile Shuts Luxury Jail for Dictatorship Criminals - AP
Venezuela Rounds Up 17 Suspects After Cocaine Haul - UPI
Venezuela: Maduro Blames Axed UN Trip on 'Plot' - BBC
Dominican Court Ends Citizenship of Some Residents - AP
Cuba Expands List of Allowed Private Sector Jobs - AFP
Asia / Pacific
Hagel Plans Trip to South Korea, Japan - AFPS
Air Force Chief of Staff Begins Visit to China - AFPS
Japan Defense Chief Wants More Surveillance in Areas E. of Islands - Reuters
Philippines S. China Sea Legal Case Against China Gathers Pace - Reuters
Mao-era Self-Criticism Reappears on Chinese TV - LAT
China Tests New Free Trade Zone in Shanghai - VOA
Population Control Is Called Big Revenue Source in China - NYT
China's Corruption Drive Extends to Provinces - Reuters
TEPCO Seeks 2 More Restarts of Japan Nuke Reactors - AP
Furor Ahead of Australian Leader's Indonesia Visit - AP
Australia PM Seeks to Lower Tension Ahead of Indonesia Visit - Reuters
Karen Refugees in Thailand Wary of Return to Burma - VOA
Suspected US Drug Smuggler Deported From Thailand - AP
Burma Told Communal Violence Threatens Reforms - AP
Piercing the Veil of N. Korean Human Rights Violations - WP Editorial
Europe
Is Turkey Turning Away From the West? - VOA
US and Turkey to Create Fund to Stem Violent Extremism - NYT
Russia Holds Activists Over Arctic Oil Protest - VOA
Russia Remands Greenpeace Activists - BBC
Russian Court Orders Greenpeace Activists Held - NYT
Greenpeace to Appeal Jailing of Its Activists in Russia - AP
New Russia-US Crew Arrives At International Space Station - VOA
US: Stand Up to Russia - WP Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Hagel Meets with Lebanese President, Gulf Leaders in New York - AFPS
Abbas: No More Interim Deals With Israel - VOA
At UN, Abbas Criticizes Israel, But Vows Good Faith in Talks - WP
Iraq: Bomb Attacks at Markets In, Near Baghdad Kill 23 - AP
Iraq: Deadly Blasts Hit Baghdad Markets - BBC
Tunisian Opposition Rallies Against Ruling Islamists -VOA
Libya Wants Gadhafi Fugitives at Home - UPI
South Asia
8 Killed in India Kashmir Terror Attack - VOA
Militants Kill as Many as 12 in Indian-Controlled Kashmir - NYT
India Troops Die in Kashmir Attacks - BBC
India: Scores Feared Trapped in Collapse of Mumbai Building - NYT
India Weighs Shale Oil and Gas Options - UPI
Pakistan’s Earthquake Relief Effort Comes Under Attack - WP
Pakistani General Attacked in Quake Zone - NYT
Pakistan Quake Appeal to Militants - BBC
Bus Blast Kills 17 Government Employees in NW Pakistan - Reuters