Small Wars Journal

16 June SWJ Roundup

Mon, 06/16/2014 - 7:58am

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

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USNI Daily - Real Clear Defense - Real Clear World - The Daily Humanitarian

BBC - CNN World - CSM World - LAT World - NYT World - WP World

Security Clearance - Stars & Stripes - War on the Rocks - War Council

War is Boring - Warscapes - WhyDev - Wings Over Iraq - VOA

WP National Security - WT National Security - American Forces Press Service

AidSpeak - Air Force Times - Armed Forces Journal

AOL Defense - Army Times - At War - Barefoot Strategist - CSM Backchannels

DEFCON Hill - Best Defense - Danger Room - Defense News

Defense One - Defense Tech - DoD Buzz - The Diplomat - Clausewitz Homepage

Early Warning - Eurasia Review - Foreign Affairs - Foreign Policy - Fortuna’s Corner

Ground Force Dialogue - David Ignatius - Defense in Depth - Defense Tech

Early Warning Blog - Feral Jundi - Infinity Journal

Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners

Information Dissemination - The Interpreter - Kings of War - Long War Journal

Marine Corps Gazette - Marine Corps Times

Maritime Executive - The Military Leader - Military Review

MountainRunner - National Defense - Navy Times - Next Navy - Parameters - RUSI

ZenPundit - CNA - CNAS - CSIS - ILW - ISW - Rand - TJF - USIP

 

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Iraq

US Readies Options for Iraq Conflict - VOA

US Considers Talks With Iran on Iraq - BBC

Lawmakers, Retired Military Officers: US Should Help Iraq Fend Off Insurgents - TWB

Ships Move Into Persian Gulf as US Lays Out Goals for Iraq - AP

Iraqi Town Near Syria Border Seized by ISIS - WP

Iraqi Government Prepares to Defend Baghdad from Insurgents - VOA

Rebels’ Fast Strike in Iraq Was Years in the Making - NYT

Iraq Militants Claim Soldier Massacre - WSJ

Militants Claim Mass Execution of Iraqi Soldiers - NYT

US Condemns Militants' Claim of Executing 1,700 Iraqi Soldiers - LAT

Iraq, ISIL Militants Clash Near Syrian Border - VOA

Kurds Accuse Iraqi Army of Helicopter, Mortar Attacks - WP

Sunni Militants Capture Northern Iraqi Town - AP

Obama Pushes Iraqis to Mend Sectarian Rifts - NYT

DOD Provides Security Help for Baghdad Diplomatic Facilities - AFPS

US Boosts Security at Embassy in Baghdad - WP

Has Obama "Lost" Iraq? - TNI Opinion

Iraq Highlights for Obama Threat of Disengagement - WP Opinion

We Never Should Have Left Iraq - BI Opinion

Iraq Veterans: Learn to Stop Worrying About ISIS - TG Opinion

How to Stabilize Iraq and Stop the March of ISIS - NYT Debate/Opinions

 

Afghanistan

Economy Bigger Worry Than Taliban for Many Afghans - WP

Complaints of Fraud in Afghan Presidential Vote - VOA

Afghans: Presidential Candidates Need to Work Together - VOA

Election Day Violence in Afghanistan Higher Than Initially Reported - S&S

Hagel Commends Afghan Forces for Election Success - AFPS

ISAF Congratulates Afghan People, Forces for Historic Election - AFPS

 

Ukraine / Russia / Related Issues

Russia, Ukraine Fail to Reach Gas Deal as Deadline Looms - VOA

Ukraine Mourns Victims of Downed Jet with Sorrow, Anger - VOA

Ukraine Faces Russia Gas Supply Halt - BBC

Russia to Cut Off Ukraine’s Gas Supply - WP

With Choice Word for Putin, Ukrainian Official Causes Flap - WP

Evacuating Children Along a Dangerous Ukraine Route - NYT

 

US Department of Defense

Does Peralta Deserve the Medal of Honor? - S&S

 

United States

UglyGorilla Hack of US Utility Exposes Cyberwar Threat - Bloomberg

Fighting Terrorism With More Money - NYT Editorial

 

Africa

Suspected Al-Shabab Gunmen Kill 48 in Kenya - VOA

'Islamists' Massacre Dozens in Kenya - BBC

Dozens Killed as Militants Attack Kenyan Town - NYT

Police: 48 Killed in Terror Attack on Kenya Town - AP

 

Americas / Caribbean

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Wins Second Term - VOA

Colombian President Re-elected After Race Challenging Peace Negotiations - NYT

Santos Re-elected in Colombian Poll - BBC

 

Asia / Pacific

China Adding School to Outpost in Disputed Waters - AP

China: 3 Sentenced to Death in Tiananmen Gate Attack - AP

Migrant Workers Take Flight Amid Fears of Thailand Crackdown - VOA

Fearing Junta Crackdown, Cambodian Workers Stream Out of Thailand - NYT

 

Europe

Europe’s Protest Vote - WP Opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

Israel Arrests 80 Palestinians in West Bank - VOA

Israel Demands Palestinian Leaders’ Help After Abductions - NYT

Israel Expands Search For Kidnapped Teenagers - BBC

Palestinian Killed; Hamas Officials Arrested - AP

7 Killed in Yemen Bus Attack - VOA

Renegade General Khalifa Haftar Launches Offensive in East Libya - VOA

Egypt: Sisi's Choices: Good and Bad - NYT Opinion

 

South Asia

Pakistan Launches Major Offensive Against Militants - WP

Pakistan Resumes Air Strikes - VOA

Pakistan Military Wages Assault Against Militants - NYT

Pakistan Jets Pound Tribal Valleys - BBC

Pakistan Airstrikes Hit Targets in Northwest - AP

India Looks to Asia for Economy Fix - VOA

Muslims Killed in Sri Lanka Clashes - BBC

Deadly Religious Violence Erupts in Sri Lanka - NYT

 

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