Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Abu Muqawama - Air Force Times - Armed Forces Journal - AOL Defense - Army Times
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Syria
Amid Rare Unity, UN Security Council Mulls Action on Syria Aid - VOA
Chemical Weapons Officials Cite Syrian Cooperation - WP
Syrian Air Strike Targets High School, at Least 12 Killed - VOA
Syria Neighbors to Plead for Help - BBC
Iran
Kerry Sees Potential for Quick Iran Nuclear Deal - VOA
Iran’s FM Talks Conciliation, Calls for End to Sanctions - LAT
Not All Iranians Pleased by Rouhani-Obama Contact - VOA
Dueling Narratives in Iran Over US Relations - NYT
Front Pages Reflect Iran's Internal Divide on US Talks - LAT
Iran to Top Agenda During Netanyahu US Visit - VOA
Netanyahu Heads to US to 'Tell the Truth' on Iran - LAT
Israel PM Counters Iran 'Sweet Talk' - BBC
Israel's Netanyahu Warns White House About Iran - AP
Israeli President Peres: All Options Open on Iran - AP
Amid Nuclear Issue, Israel Said to Arrest Iranian Spy - NYT
Israel Says it Has Arrested an Iranian Spy - WP
Uneasy Gulf States Weigh US-Iran Overtures - AP
Rouhani Orders Study of Possible Iran-US Flights - AP
Oman Looks Beyond Iran Sanctions for Gas Lifeline - Reuters
Hassan Does Manhattan - NYT Opinion
Charmed by Rouhani, But Only to a Point - LAT Opinion
The Test We're Giving Iran Is Rigged - FP Opinion
Worries About the Rouhani Phone Call - WP Opinion
Afghanistan
Battle for Political Power Underway in Afghanistan - VOA
Afghans Say Taliban Take District HQ in North - AP
Pentagon Taking a Fresh Look at Stopping Insider Attacks - AP
As US Pullout Nears, an Afghan College Campus Frets - WP
Rehab Centers Aim to Get Women, Children, Even Taliban, Off Opium - S&S
Afghan Insurgents Kill 5 in Attack on Checkpoint - AP
Has America Abandoned an Afghan Interpreter? - TNY Opinion
Al-Qaeda
Qaeda Plot Leak Has Undermined US Intelligence - NYT
Yemen Army Base Attacked in Al-Qaida-Strong Region - AP
The Dangers of Success - FP Opinion
The Unquenchable Fire - Economist Editorial
US Department of Defense
Hagel: House Vote is 'Astoundingly Irresponsible' - VOA
Hagel Calls Government Shutdown Threat 'Shortsighted' - AP
WWII Airman Missing Since 1944 Buried in Utah - AP
Navy Yard Shooting Highlights Gaps in Military Access Control Systems - AC
Sexual Harassment, Assault More Likely for Women Who Saw ‘Combat’ - S&S
New Army Tattoo Policy Disagreeable with Soldiers, Parlors - WDT
Saving the Defense Budget with Acquisition Reform - RCD Opinion
US Intelligence Community
Officials Discuss Intelligence Programs at Senate Hearing - AFPS
NSA Examines Social Networks of US Citizens - NYT
NSA Said to Study Some Americans’ Social Connections - WP
Next Scoop from Snowden on NSA Assassination Program, Reporter Says - AP
United States
US Government Shutdown Nears as Congress Squabbles - VOA
On Brink of Shutdown, All Quiet at Capitol - WP
Economists Fear Fallout From Potential Shutdown, Default - WP
Translator is US Citizen After Years of Risking Life for Military in Iraq - S&S
Trial Set for Alleged Navy Charity Scammer in Ohio - AP
Countdown to a Shutdown - WP Editorial
The House Rushes to a Shutdown - NYT Editorial
Are We Hard-Wired for War? - NYT Opinion
United Kingdom
End War on Drugs, Says UK Police Chief - BBC
Judgment Due in Terror House Case - BBC
Australia
Australia PM Begins Indonesia Trip - BBC
Asylum Seekers Atop Agenda During Abbott Trip to Indonesia - VOA
Africa
New Arrest in Kenya Mall Siege - VOA
Kenya Westgate Mall Missing Drops to 39 - BBC
Red Cross: 39 Still Missing After Kenya Mall Attack - AP
Gunmen Kill 42 in Attack on Nigerian School - VOA
Islamic Militants Blamed After Dozens Killed at Nigerian College - NYT
'No Security' at Nigeria College - BBC
Nigerian Senator Says Poverty Cause of Boko Haram Insurgency - VOA
Mali Soldiers Fight Tuareg Separatists - VOA
Gun Battle Erupts in Northern Mali - BBC
Fighting Flares Between Mali Army, Rebels in Kidal - AP
Sudan: Anti-Bashir Protests Continue in Khartoum - VOA
Americas / Caribbean
With Push on Agenda, Mexican President Meets Resistance - WP
Colombian President Rejects Jesse Jackson FARC Mediation - BBC
Colombia Leader Rejects Jackson Help in Release of US Hostage - Reuters
Colombia; Jesse Jackson Continues FARC Mission - BBC
Venezuela Jail Search Yields Arsenal - BBC
Cuba Athletes 'to Keep Foreign Cash' - BBC
Asia / Pacific
US, S. Korea Can’t Agree on Who Should Command Troops - WP
Kerry Urges ASEAN, China to Resolve SCS Dispute Without Force - VOA
China: No Plan for Japan Meet at Summit Amid Islands Row - Reuters
US, Japan Eye Rewrite of Security Pact - TH
Hagel Arrives in S. Korea on Third Asia-Pacific Trip - AFPS
Hagel: US Will Not Cut Forces in South Korea - VOA
Hagel in South Korea for Security Talks - AP
Hagel in South Korea for Military Talks - BBC
Pentagon Chief Says US Will Not Cut Force in Korea - Reuters
China Ban on Items for Nuclear Use to N. Korea May Stall Arms Bid - NYT
China Protest: Tibetan Dies After Setting Himself on Fire - NYT
Chinese Police Detain Activist Ahead of UN Human Rights Review - Reuters
China Sends Real Estate Mogul to Prison - NYT
Philippines Says Zamboanga Militant Crisis 'Over' - VOA
Philippine Standoff Ends, but Fighting Goes On - NYT
Muslims in Hiding in Burma After Sectarian Strife Flares - Reuters
Malaysia Faces Backlash Over Push for Tough New Laws - Reuters
The US-Japan Security Alliance - CFR R&A
China's Maritime Disputes - CFR R&A
Reform With Chinese Characteristics - NYT Editorial
Europe
Russian Court Orders All Greenpeace Activists to Stay in Jail - VOA
Turkey Frustrated Over Stalled EU Membership Bid - VOA
Turkey: Erdogan Announces Kurdish Reforms - BBC
Turkey Unveils Reforms, Some Aimed at Kurds - AP
Turkey May Cut Vote Threshold, Expand Language Rights - Reuters
Italy in Crisis as Center-Right Ministers Resign - VOA
Italy PM Takes Crisis to Parliament - BBC
Resignations in Italy Put Government in Crisis - NYT
Greek Police Crack Down on Neo-Nazi Party - VOA
Greece Arrests Senior Members of Far-Right Party - NYT
In Trial, Romania Revisits a Brutal Past - NYT
Portugal Govt Punished for Austerity Measures - AP
Smaller Parties Gain in Austrian National Elections - NYT
Middle East / North Africa
Obama to Meet with Israel’s Netanyahu - VOA
Iraq: Wave of Car Bombs Said to Kill 51 in Baghdad - AP
Iraq: Deadly Car Bombs Strike Baghdad - BBC
Rare Bombs in Iraqi Kurdistan Trigger Deadly Gun Battle - VOA
Once-Calm Area of Iraq Is Shaken by Bombings - NYT
Rare Terrorist Attack in Peaceful Kurdish Region of Iraq Kills 6 - S&S
Yemen Army Base Attacked in Al-Qaida-Strong Region - AP
Militants Disguised as Security Officers Kill 3 Yemeni Soldiers - Reuters
Oman Looks Beyond Iran Sanctions for Gas Lifeline - Reuters
Fifty Shia Sentenced in Bahrain - BBC
Bahrain Dissidents Said to Get Prison Sentences - NYT
Tunisia's Ruling Islamists Accept Plan to Step Down - VOA
Ruling Islamists to Quit in Tunisia - BBC
Egypt Court Upholds Jail Term for Morsi's PM - Reuters
Egypt Gunmen Kill 2 Policemen, 1 Soldier in Sinai - AP
Gunmen Kill 3 Egyptian Policemen, Post Video of August Attack - Reuters
Imagining A Remapped Middle East - NYT Opinion
South Asia
PMs of India, Pakistan Meet, Agree to Reduce Kashmir Tensions - VOA
India and Pakistan Talk, but Tensions Are High - NYT
India, Pakistan Say Want Better Ties But No Concrete Agreements - Reuters
India, Pakistan PMs Seek End to Kashmir Tension - AP
Indian FM Says Pakistan's Military Undermines Diplomacy - VOA
India Investigates Shooting Near Military Convoy in Kashmir - AP
Deadly Week in NW Pakistan Ends With a Car Bomb Blast - NYT
At Least 37 Killed in Pakistan Blast - VOA
Pakistan Blast Kills Dozens at Historic Market - WP
Car Bomb Kills Dozens at Bazaar in Peshawar, Pakistan - LAT
Pakistan: Peshawar Market Blast Toll Rises - BBC
Car Bomb Kills 40 in Northwest Pakistan - AP
US Drone Strike Kills 3 in Pakistan - VOA
2 Ex-Leaders Convicted of Swindling Indian State - AP
Bangladesh: Nixon and Kissinger’s Forgotten Shame - NYT Opinion