Small Wars Journal

25 June SWJ Roundup

Wed, 06/25/2014 - 12:41am

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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 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

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