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Iraq
US Pressures Maliki to Make Quick Move Toward Inclusion - WP
Violence in Iraq Appears to Have Reached Baghdad - NYT
Airstrikes in Iraq Could be Tricky, Ex-officers Say - WP
Marines Deployed to Persian Gulf for Potential Iraq Operations - S&S
US Deploying 275 Troops to Iraq, Considering Special Forces Soldiers - AP
US Boosts Security at its Embassy in Baghdad - WP
DOD Provides Security Help for Baghdad Diplomatic Facilities - AFPS
Carrier Pilots Face Targeting Challenges in Iraq - Military.com
Iraqi PM: Government Forces Winning Against Militants - VOA
Sunnis and Kurds on Sidelines of Iraq Leader’s Plans - NYT
Clashes on Approaches to Baghdad - BBC
Militants Take Tal Afar, Last Government-Controlled City in North - McClatchy
ISIL Militants’ Photos of Iraqi Executions Expand Warfare - VOA
Iran's General in Iraq, Militants Seize Key City - AP
Iraqi Insurgents May Have Advanced Radios - WP
Pentagon: No Plans to Consult Iran Over Possible Action in Iraq - VOA
Iran, US Cautiously Weigh Cooperating on Iraq Crisis - WP
US Open to Talks With Iran Over Iraq - AP
Kerry: US 'Open to Discussions' With Iran on Iraq Fighting - VOA
State Department’s Aircraft Fleet in Spotlight as Iraq Violence Flares - WP
Qatari: US Intervention in Iraq Would be Seen as 'War' on Sunni Arabs - McClatchy
UN Calls Iraq Reports Almost Certain War Crimes - AP
Iraq's Biggest Oil Refinery Shut Down, Foreign Staff Evacuated - Reuters
What Don’t You Understand About the Crisis in Iraq? - NYT Q&A
Iraq’s Current Conflict Foretold - NYT “Lens”
Building an Inclusive Iraq - WP Editorial
The Result of Obama’s Do-Nothing Policy? Iraq. - WP Opinion
How to Stabilize Iraq and Stop the March of ISIS - NYT Debate/Opinions
Obama, Iraq and the Threat of Disengagement - WP Opinion
No, Obama Didn't Lose Iraq - Politico Opinion
Obama’s Iraq Disaster - WP Opinion
What Should be Obama’s Next Steps in Iraq? - WP Opinion
The US Military Can't Fix Iraq - NYT Opinion
Moving Forward in Iraq Means Knowing History - WP Opinion
Why The US (and Australia) Should Go Back to Iraq - TI Opinion
Obama Got it Right on Iraq - WP Opinion
Who Will Win in Iraq? - NYT Opinion
Only America Can Prevent Disaster in Iraq - WSJ Opinion
What to Do in Iraq - FPI Opinion
US Doesn’t Know Who to Hit in Iraq - DB Opinion
The GOP’s Iraq Dilemma - WP Opinion
ISIS: This Too Shall Pass - WOTR Opinion
Afghanistan
Pakistan and Afghanistan Discuss Security - BBC
Afghan Candidate Alleges Voting Fraud by Karzai and Aides - NYT
Despite Bergdahl Swap, Peace Talks Still in Limbo - AP
Roadside Bomb Planted by Afghan Taliban Kills 5 - AP
Afghan Police 'Kill Finger-Cutters' - BBC
Ukraine / Russia / Related Issues
Ukraine's President Promises Peace Plan, Ceasefire - VOA
Ukrainian President Proposes Truce With Separatists - WP
Russia Halts Gas Supply to Ukraine - BBC
Gazprom Cuts Russia’s Natural Gas Supply to Ukraine - NYT
Russia Cuts Flow of Gas to Ukraine - WP
Ukrainian Forces, Rebels Clash Near Russian Border - Reuters
Russia Circulates New UN Resolution on Ukraine - AP
Time Ripe for Ukraine Anti-Corruption Reforms - VOA Opinion
US Department of Defense
What Dunford Faces as Marine Commandant - MCT
Uneven Burden for Ships Across the Fleet - NT
As Iraq, Afghanistan Wars End, Military Cuts Enlistment Goals - PT-R
Army Appoints General to Lead Probe Into Bergdahl’s Capture - AFPS
2-star General Begins Probe of Bergdahl's 2009 Disappearance - S&S
US Opens Bergdahl Investigation - BBC
Cybercom Chief: Cyberspace Operations Key to Future Warfare - AFPS
United States
Obama to Vastly Expand Pacific Sanctuaries - WP
Appeals Court: Defense May Not See Classified Evidence - WP
FBI Questions Disrupt 9/11 Case at Guantanamo - AP
Special Counsel Urges 9/11 Judge to Drop FBI Probe Inquiry - AFPS
What Obama Hath Wrought - NR Opinion
The Other Veterans Scandal - NYT Opinion
Heritage’s Ugly Benghazi Panel - WP Opinion
United Kingdom
Spy Agencies Are Said to Assert Power to Intercept Web Traffic - NYT
Australia
Obama-Abbott Defense Agreement: More Than Meets the Eye - TI Opinion
United Nations
UN Humanitarian Chief Appeals for Aid - VOA
Africa
At Least 20 Killed in Suspected Nigeria Boko Haram Attack - VOA
Al-Shabab Claims Responsibility for Kenya Attack - VOA
Al-Shabab Claims Attack in Kenya that Killed 48 - WP
Shabab Claim Responsibility for 2nd Kenya Attack - NYT
Second Deadly Attack Near Kenya Town - BBC
Islamist Militants Kill Eight More in New Attack on Kenyan Coast - Reuters
Another Extremist Attack in Kenya: 9 Dead - AP
UN: Seven Million at Risk of Disease, Hunger in South Sudan - VOA
UN Peacekeepers to Protect China's Oil Interests in South Sudan - FP Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
Colombia Leader 'Has Peace Mandate' - BBC
Venezuelan Politician Questioned - BBC
US Deals Blow to Argentina Over Bonds - BBC
Asia / Pacific
Japan Warns North Korea Against Military Provocation - VOA
China Joins Naval Exercise as Regional Tensions Rise - VOA
China, Trying to Bolster Its Claims, Plants Islands in Disputed Waters - NYT
China Executes 13 for 'Terrorism' - BBC
China Executes 13 in Xinjiang Region After Attacks - NYT
China Executes 13 Over Terrorism, Violent Crimes - AP
Chinese Leader Li Arrives in UK - BBC
Philippines Against South China Sea Construction - AP
Filipino Militant Nabbed for US, Aussie Abductions - AP
Cambodian Exodus From Thailand Soars - BBC
US: Let Burmese Choose Their Leader - BBC
Let North Korea Collapse - NYT Opinion
Burma’s Persecuted Minority - NYT Opinion
Europe
2nd Ballistic Missile Defense Destroyer Arrives in Spain - S&S
'Moroccan Terror Cell' Held in Spain - BBC
Spanish Police Target Cells Recruiting War Volunteers - NYT
Spain Holds 10 for Suspected Jihadist Recruitment - AP
Italy Warns Migrant Rescues May End - BBC
Middle East / North Africa
Iranian, US Diplomats Meet in Vienna - WP
UK Set to Re-open Iran Embassy - BBC
UK Sees Thaw With Iran, Will Reopen Embassy - AP
Britain Says It Is Ready to Reopen Embassy in Iran - NYT
Syria Border Town Residents Returning After Army Ousts Rebels - VOA
Syrian Government Making Aid Delivery More Difficult, UN Official Says - NYT
Israel: Troops Scour Hebron for Missing Youths - NYT
Abbas Condemns Kidnapping of Israeli Teenagers - WP
Israeli PM Demands Abbas Search Help - BBC
Israel Detains Dozens More Islamists in Search for Missing Teens - Reuters
Israel Demands Palestinian Leader’s Help After Abductions - NYT
Egypt's President Swears in New Government - AP
Egypt to Release Al-Jazeera Reporter - BBC
Egypt to Free Ill Journalist Who Staged Hunger Strike - NYT
More Deadly Clashes in Libyan City - BBC
Decay of Libyan State Clears Desert Trail for Africans to Europe - Reuters
South Asia
Pakistan and Afghanistan Discuss Security - BBC
Pakistan's Sharif Vows All-out Anti-Terrorist Effort - VOA
In Drive Against Militants, Pakistani Airstrikes Hit Strongholds - NYT
Pakistani Military Advances Against Taliban Positions - WP
Pakistan Steps Up Major Airstrike Offensive in Militant Training Area - AP
Buddhist-Muslim Unrest Boils Over in Sri Lanka - NYT
Muslims Killed in Sri Lanka Clashes - BBC