Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Terrorism / Counterterrorism
US Delays Miranda Rights for Captured Al Qaeda Operative - LAT
New Video Attributed to Boko Haram Threatens Long War - VOA
Drone Strikes Drop as US Craves More Human Intelligence - WT
Extremist Group Gains Foothold Among Kenyans - NYT
Afghanistan
NATO Chief Rebukes Karzai, Defends Afghan Progress - AP
Final UK Helmand Deployment Begins - BBC
Afghans Take Delivery of US Transport Planes - AP
Pentagon Chief Attending Arrival of 4 US War Dead - AP
Egypt
US Suspends Large Part of Military Assistance to Egypt - VOA
US Temporarily Freezes Some Military Aid to Egypt - NYT
US Plans to Curb Military Assistance to Egypt - WP
US Withholds Egypt Military Aid - BBC
US Cuts Hundreds of Millions in Aid to Mideast Ally Egypt - AP
Egypt Criticizes US Decision to Halt Aid - Reuters
Israel Hopes US Aid Cut to Egypt Won't Harm Peace - AP
Egyptians Predict Escalating Security Backlash - VOA
A Campaign to Promote an ‘Egyptian Islam’ - WP
Egypt: Morsi Trial Scheduled for November - BBC
Egyptian Court Sets November Trial for Morsi - VOA
Suicide Bombing Kills 3 Troops, 1 Policeman - AP
The Real Force Behind Egypt's 'Revolution of the State' - Reuters Special Report
Syria
Chemical Weapons Watchdog Says Syria Cooperating with Mission - VOA
Watchdog Says Syria Has Been Cooperative on Weapons - NYT
Chemical Weapons Inspectors Say They Can Meet Deadline in Syria - AP
Chemicals Watchdog Urges Syria Truce - BBC
US Department of Defense
Govt Scrambles to Restore Death Benefits to Troops’ Families - WT
Charity Saves US Military Families Amid Shutdown - LAT
DOD to Use Private Charity to Pay Military Death Benefits - S&S
Army to Expand Controversial Mental Health Program - USAT
Top Navy Officer Talks Shutdown, Heritage at All-Hands Call - AFPS
Damaged $35M Experimental Dirigible Appears to Be Repairable - AP
Four Sailors Arraigned in Deaths of Navy Divers at Super Pond - VP
3-Star Admiral Fired as No. 2 Nuclear Commander Amid Casino Probe - AP
Navy Nuclear Weapons Chief Sacked - BBC
Court Denies Request to Stop Court-Martial of General Accused of Sex Assault - FO
The A-10 Is the Air Force’s Most Awesomest Warplane - WIB Opinion
US Intelligence Community
Drone Strikes Drop as US Craves More Human Intelligence - WT
After Leaks, NSA Struggles For Trust - WP
CIA to Call Back Thousands of Furloughed Employees - WP
NSA Eavesdropping Hurting US Economy - WT Opinion
United States
Global Leaders Fear Potential US Default - WP
VA: If Shutdown Lasts Until Nov. 1, Benefits Cease for 5.2M Vets - S&S
VA Secretary Warns of Shutdown Impact on Veterans, Families - AFPS
Al-Jazeera America Due Some Criticism - WT Opinion
United Kingdom
Director of UK Domestic Intelligence Defends Spying Policies - NYT
Liberia’s Charles Taylor to Serve Sentence in Britain - AP
United Nations
Peacekeeping by UN Faces New Scrutiny on 2 Fronts - NYT
UN Sued Over Haiti Cholera Epidemic - BBC
Cutbacks in UN Food Assistance Set Off Outcry in Gaza - NYT
UN to Tackle Collapsing Central African Republic - AP
Africa
Death Toll From African Migrant Boat Nearly 300 - VOA
Extremist Group Gains Foothold Among Kenyans - NYT
Kenya: Kenyatta Requests ICC Video Link - BBC
UN to Tackle Collapsing Central African Republic - AP
Somalia Looks to Rickety Port to Rebuild Threatened State - Reuters
Nigeria Drops Russians' Arms Charges - BBC
Nigeria Troops Raid Kano Suicide Vest Factory - Reuters
ECOWAS Raises Funds for Guinea Bissau Elections - VOA
International Community Sees 'Irregularities' in Guinea Poll - VOA
Liberia’s Charles Taylor to Serve Sentence in Britain - AP
Americas / Caribbean
Venezuela's Maduro Seeks New Powers - BBC
Cuba Replaces Newspaper Editors - BBC
UN Sued Over Haiti Cholera Epidemic - BBC
Asia / Pacific
Kerry, in Asia, Urges Focus on Law in China Disputes - NYT
Kerry Presses China, Neighbors on Maritime Issues - AP
Kerry Pledges Full Support for Southeast Asia - WP
Kerry Cancels Stop in Philippines Because of Storm - AP
Economic Integration Remains Elusive for ASEAN - VOA
China Offers Closer Ties at ASEAN Summit Skipped by Obama - VOA
China Criticizes NASA for Barring Chinese From US Conference - VOA
China Arrests Journalist Amid Crackdown on Rumors - Reuters
Anti-Government Protesters Dog Taiwan National Day - AP
S. Korea: Former Base Near DMZ Getting Tourism Makeover - S&S
North Korea Replaces Hard-Line Military Chief - AP
US, Vietnam Sign Nuclear Trade Agreement - Reuters
Burma, Once a Pariah State, Now Regional Leader - AP
For America, Life Was Cheap in Vietnam - NYT Opinion
Europe
Russian Region Neither at War Nor Peace Facing Crackdown - NYT
Russia: Greenpeace Leader Offers Himself to Aid Detainees - NYT
Europe Pledges Aid to Italy for Refugees - NYT
Turkey Sledgehammer Trial: Key Coup Sentences Upheld - BBC
Azerbaijan Announces Election Winner; Before Vote - AP
Azerbaijan President Wins New Term - BBC
Fairness an Issue, Even After Azerbaijan Votes - NYT
Vatican Passes New Law to Clean Up Finances - VOA
Middle East / North Africa
Iran’s Larijani: Iran, World Powers Must Build Confidence - VOA
Bolton Knocks Iran Nuclear Deal as ‘Pure Propaganda’ - WT
Iran Denies 'Uranium Surplus' Report - BBC
Hagel, Israeli Defense Minister Meet at Pentagon - AFPS
Cutbacks in UN Food Assistance Set Off Outcry in Gaza - NYT
Saudi Arabia Orders Investigation Into Child Bride Case - VOA
Gunmen Abduct, Then Free, Libya's Prime Minister - LAT
Gunmen in Tripoli Briefly Abduct Libyan Prime Minister - NYT
Libyan PM Freed After Stunning Abduction - AP
Chaotic Oil Power Libya Far From Partition - Reuters
Netanyahu and the End of Days - WT Opinion
In a Polluted Stream, a Pathway to Peace - NYT Opinion
South Asia
Taliban and Pakistan Argue Over Fate of Islamist Detainee - NYT
Pakistan Taliban 'Open to Talks' - BBC
Pakistan Denies It Is Holding Taliban's No. 2 - VOA
Pakistan: EU Awards Top Human Rights Award to Malala - AP
Pakistan Tightens Internet Controls, Civil Surveillance - VOA
Pakistan’s Musharraf Bailed Over Rebel Killing - BBC
Bail for Pakistani Ex-Leader Paves Way for His Exit - NYT
Bomb at Market in Pakistani City of Lahore Kills 1 - AP