Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Iraq
More Advisory Teams Arrive in Iraq; Joint Operating Center Opens - S&S
More US Forces Arrive in Baghdad, Two-Star General Leads Effort - Reuters
2-star to Oversee Assessment in Iraq, Sign of Task's Sensitivity - McClatchy
More US Assessment Teams Arrive in Baghdad - AFPS
US Military Advisers: Iraq Assessments to Take Weeks - VOA
Western Diplomats Focus on Iraq, Urge Unity - VOA
Kerry Turns Up Pressure on Russia Over Ukraine - NYT
Kerry Leans on Sunni Arab Nations to Help Iraq - WP
Kerry Asks Gulf States to Do What They Can to Help Iraq - Reuters
Britain Won’t Intervene this Time in Iraq, Senior Official Says - McClatchy
Iraq Shiite Leaders Hold Talks on Premier, as Support for Maliki Slips - NYT
Iraqi Shiites Pushing for Al-Maliki's Removal - AP
Iraqi Parliament to Convene July 1; Rebels Near Gas Field - WP
Iraq Helicopter Crashes in Airborne Commando Assault on Tikrit - Reuters
Maliki: Russian Jets Will Turn Tide - BBC
Maliki Compromised CIA Spies in Iraq for Years - Newsweek
Shiite Violence Traps Baghdad’s Sunnis, Haunted by a Grim Past - NYT
Iraq Producing Bizarre Mideast Dynamic - AP News Analysis
Situation in Iraq - ISW Daily Update
Control of the Terrain in Iraq - ISW Daily Update
Something is Rotten in the State of Iraq - WOTR Opinion
Iraq and the City of Man - WOTR Opinion
Syria
Obama Requests $500 Million to Aid Syrian Opposition - NYT
Obama Backs US Military Training for Syrian Rebels - WP
Pentagon Set to Train, Arm Syria Rebels - WSJ
Obama Proposes Arms for Syria rebels - S&S
Obama Seeks $500m for Syria Rebels - BBC
Obama Seeks $500M to Train, Equip Syrian Rebels - AP
UN Official Says Syrian Rules Are Preventing Aid Deliveries - NYT
UN Accuses Syria of Impeding Aid Deliveries - AP
Afghanistan
Obama Proposes Slimmer Budget for Afghanistan - S&S
Sudden Taliban Attack Raises Concerns About Effectiveness of Afghan Army - S&S
Death Toll Rises in Southern Afghanistan Battle - AP
NATO Says Servicemember Killed in Southern Afghanistan - AP
Tensions With Afghanistan Complicate Pakistani Offensive - WP
Afghan Air Force Might Come to Georgia for Training - WP
Ukraine / Russia / Related Issues
Kerry Urges Russia to Act ‘In the Next Hours’ on Ukraine - VOA
US Demands Russian Action on Ukraine - BBC
Ukrainian Government, Rebels to Continue Talks - WP
Ukrainian Rebels Agree to Further Peace Talks - Reuters
Thousands Flee Ukraine for Russia; Truce Nears End - AP
Ukrainian Rebels Free Four OSCE Hostages, Four Still in Captivity - Reuters
Russia Sanctions Threat Seen Receding - Bloomberg
Ukraine FM Says Russia Has No Prospects in Crimea - VOA Interview
West Must Hold Russia to a Real Withdrawal from Ukraine - WP Editorial
US Department of Defense
Marine Corps Force Planner: No More Iwo Jimas - S&S
Entire F-35 Fleet Grounded After Fighter Jet Catches Fire During Takeoff - LAT
Investigation: Predator Drone Crashed After Losing Data Link - WP
Official: Initial Bergdahl Investigation Was Inconclusive - AFPS
United States
US Drone Policies a ‘Slippery Slope’ for Continuous Wars, Report Finds - WP
Justices Rebuke Obama on Recess Appointments - WP
Justices Limit Presidential Power in Recess Appointments - NYT
High Court Limits Powers On Recess Appointments - WSJ
Senate Confirms New US Ambassadors to Iraq, Egypt - AP
The Limits of American Power - TI Opinion
Obama's Foreign-Policy Failures Go Far Beyond Iraq - WSJ Opinion
Economics and the Failure of US Foreign Policy - UPI Opinion
Too Much Secrecy About Drones - WP Opinion
Torture Details for USS Cole Bombing Suspect - NYT Opinion
World
Opium Production on the Rise Worldwide, UN Reports - NYT
Africa
African Leaders' Summit Urges Action on Rising Militant Threat - Reuters
Living in 'Total Fear' of Boko Haram in Cameroon's North - Reuters
Kenyan Governor on Terrorism Charges - BBC
Somali Militants Attack Siege Town - BBC
Sudan Frees Woman Sentenced to Death for Refusing to Give Up Christian Faith - VOA
Sudan Releases Christian Convert But Insists She Stay in Country - Reuters
Bringing Home Nigeria’s Girls - WP Opinion (Goodluck Jonathan)
Americas / Caribbean
Coca Growing in Latin America 'Down' - BBC
In Socialist Venezuela, a Threat From the Left - AP
Ecuador Pushing Plan for Indefinite Re-election - AP
Asia / Pacific
Largest International Maritime Exercises Beginning in Hawaii - AFPS
China Looks to Gain by Joining Big US-Led Pacific Naval Drills - Reuters
US Top Asia Diplomat Accuses China of Dangerous Actions in Sea Conflict - S&S
No Clear Route Emerges in Vietnam Sea Spat With China - VOA
China Sentences 9 More in Restive Xinjiang - VOA
US Will Disband Terrorism Task Force in Philippines - NYT
US Ends Philippines Anti-terror Force - AP
Thailand: General Denies Coup was Planned - BBC
US Analysts Debate Meaning of Frequent Military Changes in N. Korea - VOA
US Expert: North Korea Speeds Up Missile Launch Times - VOA
North Korea Test-Fires 3 Missiles Into Sea of Japan - VOA
Missing Malaysian Jet’s Crew Was Probably Unresponsive, Officials Say - NYT
Malaysia Jet Passengers Likely Suffocated, Australia Says - Reuters
Search for Missing Malaysian Plane Shifts South - AP
Central Asia
The Tajiks' Forgotten War - NYT Opinion
Europe
NSA Fears Prompt Germany to End Verizon Contract - AP
Moldova Moves Westward as Russia Threatens - WP
Middle East / North Africa
Kerry Discusses Security Challenges with Middle Eastern Officials - VOA
US, Sunni States Meet on Mideast Insurgent Crisis - AP
Islamists Attack Yemeni Airport as Bomber Hits Army Base - Reuters
Al-Qaida Launches Wave of Attacks in South Yemen - AP
World Powers Plan Strategy to Rescue Iran Nuclear Deal - Reuters
Jordanian Court Acquits Cleric on Conspiracy Charge - VOA
Jordanian Court Acquits Islamic Cleric in Terrorism Case - NYT
Court Acquits Radical Jordanian Cleric in 1 Case - AP
Jordan: Abu Qatada Not Guilty of Terror Plot - BBC
Israel Names 2 Hamas Militants as Key Suspects in Kidnappings - Reuters
Israel Identifies Suspects in Alleged Kidnapping - AP
Issue of Pay for 2 Sets of Workers Tugs at Palestinian Pact - NYT
2 Dead in Clan Fighting in Southern Egypt - AP
Official: US Committed to Training Libyan Security Force - AFPS
Libyan Human Rights Activist Killed - BBC
Prominent Female Activist Killed in Libya - AP
Libya to Move New Parliament to Benghazi Despite Collapse of Security - Reuters
Iraq Producing Bizarre Mideast Dynamic - AP News Analysis
Israel’s Last Founder - WP Opinion
South Asia
Tensions With Afghanistan Complicate Pakistani Offensive - WP