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Iraq
As Moderate Islamists Retreat, Extremists Surge Unchecked - NYT
Petraeus Issues Warning About US Military Involvement in Iraq - WP
Uneasy Alliance Gives Insurgents an Edge in Iraq - NYT
Iraq Asks for Airstrikes as US Considers Options - AP
Extremists Attack Iraq’s Biggest Oil Refinery - NYT
Obama to Congress: I Don't Need New Permission on Iraq - CNN
Obama and Lawmakers Meet to Discuss Iraq Action - NYT
Pentagon Bashes Iraqi Government; Address Fears About Afghanistan - S&S
Sunni-Shiite Unity Meeting Seeks to Defuse Tensions in Iraq - WP
US Focus Shifting Away From Airstrikes in Iraq, Officials Say - AP
Iraq Forces Now Striking Back at Sunni Militants, Says al-Maliki - AP
What to Do in Iraq? Obama Consults Congress - AP
US Military Leaders Warn of Difficulty of Iraq Airstrikes - WP
Militants Attack Iraq's Main Oil Refinery - VOA
Iraq Fights Militants Around Oil Refinery - AP
Observers: Iran Changing Dynamics of Iraqi Conflict - VOA
Gulf Nations Struggle With Iraq Militant Blowback - AP
UN Cites Destabilizing Risk of Mass Iraqi Refugee Exodus - VOA
In Congress, Few Firm Ideas on Iraq Conflict - VOA
Biden Calls on Iraqis to ‘Pull Together’ - VOA
ISIS Propaganda Videos Show Their Weapons, Skills in Iraq - WP
Forty Indian Construction Workers Kidnapped in Mosul - WP
Iraq Battles to Hold Biggest Refinery - Reuters
250 to 300 Workers Evacuated From Iraq's Baiji Refinery During Brief Truce - Reuters
Petraeus Issues Warning About US Military Involvement in Iraq - WP Opinion
Only an Independent Kurdistan Can Save What’s Left of Iraq - Politico Opinion
Cheney Returns to Iraq - WP Opinion
On Iraq, Echoes of 2003 - NYT Opinion
McCain’s War Fever - WP Opinion
Afghanistan
Pentagon Bashes Iraqi Government; Address Fears About Afghanistan - S&S
The Scramble to Save Wounded Marine Hero Kyle Carpenter - WP
Afghan Candidate Calls For End to Vote Count; Could Further Delay Agreement - S&S
Candidate’s Protest Clouds Afghan Vote-Counting for President - NYT
Taliban Strike NATO Trucks in East Afghanistan - AP
Taliban Attack NATO Supplies in Afghan East, Destroy Dozens of Trucks - Reuters
Above and Beyond: 'The Enemy Killed Me, But I Came Back' - S&S
Will Afghanistan Collapse Like Iraq? - Politico Opinion
Ukraine / Russia / Related Issues
Pro-Russian Rebels Reject Ukraine’s Calls For Truce - WP
Rebels Reject Ukrainian Leader’s Cease-Fire Idea - NYT
Ukraine Forces Battle Separatists After Truce 'Refused' - Reuters
Report: Putin, Poroshenko Discuss Ceasefire Following Pipeline Blast - VOA
In Kyiv, Calls for New Parliament - VOA
Ukraine Pledges Unilateral Cease-Fire to End Unrest - Bloomberg
UN Report Details Casualties in Eastern Ukraine - NYT
Russian Maneuvers Don’t Alter NATO Plans for Baltics War Games - S&S
US Department of Defense
Pentagon Bashes Iraqi Government; Address Fears About Afghanistan - S&S
Report: Savings From 2013 Furloughs Might Not Be Accurate - S&S
Pentagon Announces Capture of Key Figure in Benghazi Attacks - AFPS
Chief Prosecutor: Commissions Incapacitate, Punish Terrorists - AFPS
SEALs Want More 'Don't Tread on Me' Patches, Months After Firestorm - S&S
DOD Continues Security Assistance at State Department’s Request - AFPS
The Corps' Current Strategy Will Likely Result in Its Irrelevance - MCT Opinion
United States
Critics: Bill in Congress to Fire VA Execs May Be Unconstitutional - S&S
Guns at the Airport - NYT Editorial
Immigration Common Sense - WP Opinion
Australia
US Marines Linked to Australian Energy Security - AP
NATO
Ukraine, Iraq Conflicts Reinvigorate NATO Alliance - VOA
Africa
13 Killed in Blast at Nigerian Viewing Center - VOA
14 Dead in Bombing of World Cup Viewing Site in Nigeria - AP
South Sudan Peace Talks Postponed Over Off-Color Comment - VOA
Malawi’s New President Promises to Fight Corruption - VOA
Americas / Caribbean
Zetas, Gulf Cartel Members Arrested in Mexico - AP
Argentina's Last Debt Card Is a Doomsday Scenario - AP
Asia / Pacific
For Vietnam and China, No Easing of Tensions - NYT
China, Vietnam Discuss Oil Rig Dispute - VOA
China Says Moving 2nd Rig Closer to Vietnam - AP
Armory Explosion Kills 17 Chinese Soldiers - VOA
66 Missing After Boat Sinks off Malaysia Coast - VOA
China: Roaring on the Seas - NYT Editorial
China: Rights And Wrongs - WP Opinion
Burma’s Persecuted Minority - NYT Opinion
Europe
EU: Turkey Must Restore Faith in Judiciary to Keep EU Hopes Alive - VOA
Spain’s Incoming King Takes Over a Throne Heavy With Political Tension - NYT
Rail Strike Strands French and Tests Their President - NYT
Polish Leader Says Early Elections a Possibility - AP
Polish PM Says Early Election in Option in Leaked Tapes Row - Reuters
Former Turkish Army Chief Is Convicted in 1980 Coup - NYT
Putin's Crossed Vision - NYT Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Conflict in Iraq Adds New Angle to US-Iran Nuclear Talks - NYT
Deadlock Continues at Iran-6-Power Nuclear Talks - AP
Britain’s Thaw With Iran, Coming at a Crucial Juncture, Could Be Useful to Allies - NYT
Iraqi Attacks Remind Assad of Unfinished Business in Syrian War - AP
Pressure Grows in Hunt for Kidnapped Israelis - NYT
Israelis Start #BringBackOurBoys Campaign - NYT
Palestinians, Israeli Troops Clash in Teens Search - AP
Gun Battle Erupts as Israeli Soldiers Search for Missing Teens - Reuters
Australia Reassures Muslim Countries on Palestine - AP
Palestinian Leader Defends Cooperation With Israel - AP
Report: Syria Probably Used Chlorine in Attacks This Year - WP
Watchdog Accuses Syria's Kurdish Party of Abuses - AP
Number of Syrian Refugees in Turkey Exceeds 1 Million: Minister - Reuters
Libya: US Captures Benghazi Attack Suspect - VOA
US Captures Suspected Benghazi Attack Ringleader in Secret Raid - WP
Key Figure in Benghazi Attacks to Face US Charges - AFPS
US Asserts Self-Defense in Benghazi Suspect Case - NYT
Benghazi Figure: From Unlikely Leader to Loner - WP
US Aims for Trial of Benghazi Suspect Held on Ship - S&S
Egypt Releases One Al Jazeera Reporter - VOA
Leader’s Words About Women Jolt Morocco - NYT
Lessons From Libya - WP Editorial
Saudi Arabia’s Duplicitous Legalism - NYT Opinion
South Asia
Drone Strike Kills 5 in Pakistan - VOA
Drones Kill 5 as Pakistan and US Target Tribal Belt - NYT