Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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WP National Security - WT National Security - American Forces Press Service
Abu Muqawama - Air Force Times - Armed Forces Journal - AOL Defense - Army Times
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Defense One - Defense Tech - DoD Buzz - The Diplomat - Clausewitz Homepage
Early Warning - Foreign Affairs - Foreign Policy - Fortuna’s Corner - Ground Force Dialogue
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Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners
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Syria
UN Approves Resolution on Syria Disarmament - VOA
UN Adopts Syria Chemical Resolution - BBC
Security Council Passes Accord on Syria’s Chemical Weapons - WP
Deal Reached on UN Resolution on Syria Chemical Weapons - McClatchy
UN Votes to Eliminate Syria's Chemical Weapons - AP
Swift Movement Is Seen on Syria After UN Action - NYT
Global Community Wasting No Time in Securing Chemical Weapons - LAT
Weapons Watchdog Group Approves Syria Disarmament Plan - VOA
Syria Rebels Struggle to Rally Practical Backing on UN Stage - Reuters
Syrian Rebels Capture Post Near Jordan Border - AP
The Syria I Saw, Now in Ruins - WP Opinion
Iran
Obama Speaks by Phone to Iran's Rouhani - VOA
Obama Speaks to President of Iran in First Talk Since 1979 - NYT
Obama and Rouhani Speak by Phone - WP
Obama Breaks 3 Decades of Silence With Call to Iranian President - LAT
Obama and Rouhani Speak by Phone - BBC
In Tehran, Phone Call Between Presidents Is as Good as a Handshake - NYT
Obama Call Was 'Totally Unexpected' for Iran's Rouhani - Reuters
US in Touch With Israel About Obama Talk With Iranian Leader - Reuters
From 'Great Satan' to 'Great' Nation, US Seen in New Light by Iran - AP
Iranians Divided Over Rouhani-Obama Talk - AP
Iran Makes Payments on Old Loans to World Bank - Reuters
Iranian Hackers Linked to Navy Marine Corps Intranet Breach - AP
When Rouhani Met Ollie North - FP
Timeline on Iran’s Nuclear Program - NYT Multimedia
Now, the Hard Part - NYT Editorial
Iran’s Message Hasn’t Changed - WP Opinion
Afghanistan
Staring Into the Eyes of a Suicide Bomber - S&S
Roadside Bombs Kill 5 in Afghanistan - AP
US Department of Defense
DOD Spells Out Govt Shutdown Contingency Plan Guidance - AFPS
GIs Could Still Get Paid on 15th if Drama Ends by Oct. 7, or Soon After - S&S
Sen. Casey Eyes Recovery of Remains of MIAs in Asia - PTR
Army Paid $16 Million to Deserters, AWOL Soldiers, Audit Finds - AP
Mental Health Care Leading Cause of Troop Hospitalizations in 2012 - USAT
Archbishop: Military Priests Can't be Forced to Do Same-Sex Ceremonies - S&S
DOD Honors Top Employers of Guard, Reserve Members - AFPS
‘Thank You for Your Service’ by David Finkel - WP Book Review
United States
Obama Calls on House to Keep Government Open - VOA
With 3 Days Left, No Clear Path to Avoid Shutdown - WP
Shutdown Looms as Senate Passes Bill - NYT
Senate Passes Funding Bill, Puts Pressure on House - VOA
Preparing for Shutdown, Government Plans Furloughs - AP
New FBI Chief is Concerned About Effect of Sequestration - WP
Former Bin Laden Associate Facing US Charges Seeks UK Spy Evidence - Reuters
Top Priority for FBI In Minnesota: Somali Extremists - VOA
US DEA Agents Arrest Three 'Contract Assassins' - BBC
Ex-Soldier Became Contract Killer, Authorities Say - NYT
Contract Killer, Others Accused in Plot to Kill DEA Agent -AP
McCain Hires Controversial Syria Analyst Elizabeth O'Bagy - FP
United Kingdom
British Leader Is Under Attack From Right and Center - NYT
Suspects in Hacking Death of British Soldier Plead Not Guilty - LAT
Muslim Prosecutor Fighting Forced Marriages & Honor Crimes - NYT
Tale of ‘White Widow’ Fills British Press - NYT
Africa
In Kenya Attack, Narrow Escapes and Questions for Army - NYT
Kenyan Security Chiefs Must Testify in Nairobi Mall Attack - LAT
Kenya Holding Eight Suspects in Mall Attack - VOA
Militants 'Hired Kenyan Mall Shop' - BBC
New Kenya Mall Attack Video Shows First Responders - AP
South Africa Probes Possible Links to Kenya Terror Attack - VOA
Sudan Fuel Protests: '50 Shot Dead' - BBC
Sudan Protests Enter Fifth Day - VOA
More Than 3,000 Protesters in Sudan Demand Bashir Quit - Reuters
Slain Protesters Buried in Sudan - AP
Sudan, at UN, Protests President's US Visa Denial - AP
Sudan Summons US Diplomat for Visa Protest - AP
French Hostage of Nigerian Islamists Pleads for Help in Video - Reuters
Guinea Holds Delayed Legislative Vote - VOA
Guinea Votes in Tense Election - BBC
Guinea Votes in Long-Delayed Legislative Poll - AP
Ominous Signs, Then a Cruel Attack - NYT Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
3 More Human Heads Found in Western Mexico Town - AP
Venezuela Arrests 22 Over Drug Haul - BBC
Cuba to Let Its Athletes Play Abroad - NYT
Asia / Pacific
Japan's Abe: No Concessions, No Escalation in Islet Spat With China - VOA
Japan’s Leader Gives No Ground in Islands Dispute - NYT
China Vessels Still Intruding in Waters, Says Japan's PM - AP
Chinese Police Rescue 92 Abducted Children - AP
$22 Million Blimp to Fill Gap in Surveillance of North Korea - S&S
Philippines: Deadly Rebel Hostage Standoff Is Over - AP
Philippines Siege Hostages Rescued - BBC
Dozens Still Missing After Boat Sinks in Indonesia - AP
Europe
Turkey Frustrated Over Stalled EU Membership Bid - VOA
Russia Orders Two-Month Detention of Greenpeace Activists - VOA
Greenpeace to Appeal Russian Court Rulings - VOA
Poland's President Visits His NATO Troops in Norfolk - VP
German SPD in Merkel Coalition Talks - BBC
Germany: Social Democrats Consider Coalition With Merkel - NYT
Decades After Holocaust, Germany Asks What it Owes Jews - WP
Italy PM Letta Threatens to Resign - BBC
Greek Far-Right Lawmakers Arrested in Wide Crackdown - NYT
Greek Far-Right Leader Arrested - BBC
The EU Tortoise Makes a Move - LAT Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Rise in Deadly Attacks on Shiites in Iraq Stirs Anger at Govt - NYT
Mideast Quartet Seeks Israeli, Palestinian Action - AP
Israeli Forces Clash with Palestinians in Hebron - AP
Egypt's Nour Rejects Move to Ban Religious Parties - VOA
Support for Military Rule Growing Among Egyptians - VOA
Tunisia's Ruling Islamists Accept Plan to Step Down - Reuters
South Asia
India, Pakistan Holding Peace Summit in New York - AP
Bus Bombing in Pakistan Kills at Least 17 Government Employees - NYT
Pakistan Bus Bombing Targets Government Workers - WP
At Least 17 Die in Pakistan Bus Bomb - BBC
New Major Earthquake Rocks Southwest Pakistan - AP
Pakistani Quake Area Struck Again - BBC
Pakistan Quake Toll Reaches 515, Insurgents Hamper Aid Efforts - Reuters
Obama, India’s Singh Reaffirm Close Ties, Discuss Syria, Iran - VOA
Kashmir Separatists Active in Forgotten Conflict - VOA
Indian Police Investigate Shooting in Kashmir - AP
India: 8 Killed, Dozens Missing in Mumbai Building Collapse - WP
India: Scores Feared Trapped in Collapse of Mumbai Building - NYT