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Iraq
US Military Advisers Ready to Start Helping Iraq - VOA
Nearly Half of Promised US Military Personnel Now in Iraq - S&S
A Challenging Job for US Special Forces in Iraq - AP
US Motives in Iraq Raise Suspicions Across Sectarian Divide - VOA
Kerry Urges Iraqi Kurds to Band With Baghdad Against ISIL Insurgency - VOA
Kerry Urges Kurdish Leaders to Support Baghdad - WSJ
Kerry Urges Iraq to Unite Against Insurgents - USAT
Kurdish Leader Warns Kerry of Challenges of ‘New’ Iraq - NYT
Kurdish Leader Cites 'New Reality' in Iraq - AP
ISIS Recruits Kurdish Youth, Creating Potential Risk in Peaceful Part of Iraq - WP
US Urges Unity to Expel Iraq Rebels - BBC
Iraqi Prime Minister's Focus Is to Defend Baghdad - AP
Iraq's Army Repels ISIL Attack West of Baghdad - Reuters
Rifts Among Shiites Further Threaten the Future of Iraq - NYT
How Arab Backers of the Syrian Rebels See Iraq - WP
Militants Positioned to Hold Captured Iraq Territory, US Official Says - Reuters
Tribes Take Over Oil Refinery in Baiji - WP
Syrian Warplanes Strike in Western Iraq, Killing at Least 50 People - WSJ
Syria Bombs Sunni Militant Targets Inside Iraq, Broadening Mideast Crisis - WP
How Iraqi Extremists Withstood US Anti-Terrorism Efforts - McClatchy
ISIL Hell-bent on Creating Islamic State, Launchpad for Attacks on US - WT
ISIS Rapidly Accumulating Cash, Weapons - WP
The Apparent Return of Iraq's Three Most Notorious Men - WP
UN Accuses ISIL of Wide-ranging Abuses in Iraq - VOA
UN: At Least 1,075 Killed in Iraq in June - AP
Iraq and ISIS: Waging War With Hashtags - WP
Iraq Clamps Down on Internet - WSJ
Militant Advance in Iraq Blow to Families of US Fallen - VOA
Iraq Situation Report - ISW Daily Update
Control of Terrain in Iraq, 24 June - ISW Daily Update
Analyzing the ISIS “Twitter Storm” - WOTR R&A
Questions and Answers About the Crisis in Iraq - NYT Q&A
The Third Iraq War - USNI Opinion
Congress’s Role in Iraq - WP Opinion
Obama's Disastrous Iraq Policy: An Autopsy - TA Opinion
ISIS Fighting a New Kind of War - RCP Opinion
Islamic Extremists Pose New Risks for Religious Minorities - NYT Opinion
A Terrorist With Gang-Leader Charisma - WP Opinion
Don't Write Iraq Off Yet - UPI Opinion
Why Two Arab Governing Models are Doomed - NYT Opinion
Afghanistan
Obama Nominates Army Vice Chief of Staff to Command ISAF - S&S
Pentagon Picks New Afghan War Commander - USNI
Obama Taps New Afghan War Commander - TH
Top Marine: Taliban ‘More Desperate’ to Inflict US Casualties - TH
3 Camp Lejeune-Based Marines Killed in Afghanistan - DDN
Soldier in Storied Battle of Wanat to be Given Medal of Honor - S&S
Obama’s ISIS Lesson for Afghanistan - WOTR Opinion
Ukraine / Russia / Related Issues
Putin Moves to Cancel Mandate for Ukraine Intervention - VOA
Putin Urges Extension of Ukraine Cease-Fire - NYT
Putin: Cease-fire in Ukraine Should be Extended - AP
Ukrainian Cease-fire on Shaky Ground After Rebel Attacks - WP
Russia's Ukraine Diplomacy Gets Double Edge - Reuters
Separatists Down Ukrainian Military Helicopter - VOA
Ukraine Army Helicopter 'Shot Down' - BBC
Ukraine's Cease-Fire Jeopardized by Deadly Attack - AP
UN Estimates 423 Killed in Ukraine's East - AP
Ukraine Accuses Russia of Using Landmines - AP
US Department of Defense
Obama Moves to Fill Some Key Military Commands - WP
Pentagon Financing Body Neglecting Key Improvements, Watchdog Finds - GE
Military's Pricey F-35 Fighter Jet Catches Fire During Takeoff in Florida - LAT
A Smoking Military Matters for Many - WP
Stop Looking for the Center of Gravity - WOTR Opinion
National Security Education: The View from Newport - WOTR Opinion
Why Can’t America Build a Decent Landing Craft Any More? - WIB Opinion
US Department of State
After Benghazi, US Sends Diplomatic Agents Through More Intensive Training - WP
United States
Senator: More Than 1,000 Veterans May Have Died From VA Misconduct - S&S
Phoenix VA Clerk: Records Were Altered to Hide Patient Deaths - S&S
Coburn's List: Top 10 Outrageous VA Behaviors - S&S
Spotlight On CIA's Wounded Warrior Program - CIA
Judge: No-fly List Doesn't Fly - Reuters
‘High-speed Vagrancy’ and the Post-war World of Sebastian Junger - WP
Woman Admits Bilking WW II Vet Out of $2.6 Million - ADS
A Thin Rationale for Drone Killings - NYT Editorial
Ignore the Warriors and Focus on the Economy - WP Opinion
United Kingdom
Home Secretary May: There is No Surveillance State - BBC
Aberdeen Mosque: Appeal for Jihadist to Come Home - BBC
Juncker 'Common Sense' Dig at UK PM - BBC
United Nations
Surging Environmental Crime Funds Conflicts, Hurts Growth - Reuters
Nations Discuss Steps to Improve Response to Disasters - VOA
World
Fragile States, Fragile Lives: Child Marriage Amid Disaster and Conflict - CFR R&A
Africa
What's Stopping the US From Rescuing Kidnapped Nigerian Girls? - S&S
Suspected Boko Haram Militants Kidnap Nearly 100 in Nigeria - VOA
Boko Haram Suspected of New Kidnappings in Nigeria - NYT
Militants Seize Women and Children in Nigeria - BBC
60 Females, 31 Boys Abducted in Northeast Nigeria - AP
40 Suspected Boko Haram Militants Arrested in Cameroon - VOA
At Least 18 Killed in Attack on Northern Nigerian Village - Reuters
Fresh Attacks on Kenya's Coast Kill 5 People - LAT
'Five Killed' in Kenya Coast Attack - BBC
Kenya Opposition Dialogue Demands, Outside Constitution - VOA
Central African Republic Violence 'Kills at Least 18' - BBC
Attacks in Central African Republic Kill 18 - VOA
Minorities Trapped in 16 Sites in Central African Republic - Reuters
Sudan Said to Revive Notorious Militias - NYT
Sudan Summons US, S. Sudanese Ambassadors Over Convert Woman - Reuters
Sudan Death Row Woman Freed Again - BBC
Americas / Caribbean
'No Place for Children': Central America's Youth Exodus - ISC
Frustrated US Lawmakers Urge Tough Action on Child Migration - Reuters
Mexico Arrests Leader of Tijuana Drug Cartel - AP
Mexico: Tijuana Cartel Boss 'Captured' - BBC
Asia / Pacific
Philippine Leader Backs Larger Japan Military Role - AP
US Says Thai Military Rule Likely to Last Longer Than Expected - Reuters
Organized Opposition to Thailand Coup Emerges - VOA
Former Thailand Minister Forms Anti-coup Group - BBC
Burma Pledges Commitment to Reforms After Controversies - VOA
Europe
Austria Signs Russian Pipeline Deal, Hosts Rare Putin Visit - VOA
Italy's Renzi Calls for Europe to Change Course on Austerity - VOA
Polish PM Faces Grilling Over Leak - BBC
Middle East / North Africa
Syria Chemical Weapons: US Processing Ship Prepares for Work - WP
Iran Expects Deal Soon on Russian-built Nuclear Reactors - VOA
Bedouin Trackers Hunting for Clues to Kidnapped Israeli Boys - NYT
Israel's Crackdown on Hamas Slows in Search for Missing Teens - Reuters
Mother Seeks UN’s Help to Return Israeli Youths - NYT
Car Bomb Strikes Syrian City of Homs, Killing 1 - AP
Lebanon: Beirut Bombing Kills 1, Wounds 19 - VOA
Egypt's Sissi: Court Rulings Not to Be Criticized - VOA
Egypt’s Leader Says He Won’t Intervene in Case of Jailed Journalists - NYT
Sisi 'Will Not Act' Over Egypt Trial - BBC
As Libya Teeters Near Chaos, US Keeps Hands-Off Policy - Reuters
Against Odds, Libyans to Elect New Parliament - VOA
Libya Set for Elections to End Chaos - BBC
Libyans Vote for New Parliament in Test for Transition - Reuters
Q&A with Israel President Shimon Peres - WP Q&A
Why Two Arab Governing Models are Doomed - NYT Opinion
Syria: A Victory in the Battle Against Mass Destruction - DO Opinion
Breaking the Law to Go Online in Iran - NYT Opinion
South Asia
India Opens Civilian Nuclear Facilities to IAEA Oversight - VOA
UN Warns of Polio Threat as Pakistanis Flee Fighting - VOA
Tahir-ul Qadri Returns to Pakistan to Oppose Government - VOA
Shots Fired as Jet Lands in Pakistan - BBC
Gunmen Fire on Pakistani Flight; Killing 1 - VOA
Bangladesh Delays War Crimes Verdict - VOA
Defendant Ill, Bangladesh War Crimes Trial Delayed - AP
Does India Still Fear China's Military Might? - TNI Opinion