Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Iraq
Top Shiite Cleric’s Call for Unity Puts Pressure on Maliki - NYT
Top Iraq Cleric Urges Quick PM Deal - BBC
A Look at Iraq's Key Political Players - AP
Armed, Remotely Piloted Aircraft Patrolling Skies Over Iraq - AFPS
Pentagon Flying Armed Aircraft; Fighting Reported in Tikrit - S&S
Armed US Drones Flying Over Iraq - BBC
Armed US Aircraft Now Flying Over Iraq: Defense Officials - Reuters
Seeking Solution in Iraq, Kerry Turns to Saudis - NYT
Redrawn Lines Seen as No Cure in Iraq Conflict - NYT
Kerry: Syrian Moderate Rebels Could Help in Iraq - AP
In the Shadows of Shrines, Shiite Forces Preparing to Fight ISIS - NYT
Rights Group: Iraq Militants Executed 160 Captives - AP
ISIL Staged ‘Mass Executions’ in Iraq, Rights Group Says - Reuters
Russian Envoy Sees Prospect of Terrorist State - AP
Barzani Says Kurdish Rule To Stay In Kirkuk - RFE/RL
Thousands of Christians Flee Iraq Fighting - VOA
Iraq Situation Report - ISW Daily Update
Control of the Terrain in Iraq - ISW Daily Update
ISIS Battle Plan for Baghdad - ISW Backgrounder
Syria
Kerry Meets With Syrian Opposition Leader in Saudi Arabia - VOA
White House Seeks $500M to Equip, Train Syrian Opposition - VOA
Obama Requests Money to Train ‘Appropriately Vetted’ Syrian Rebels - NYT
Obama Seeks $500m for Syria Rebels - BBC
Obama Wants $500 Million to Train Syrian Rebels. Now What? - WP
Russian Envoy Sees Prospect of Terrorist State - AP
Afghanistan
Taliban Mount Major Assault in Volatile Afghan Region - NYT
Lt Gen John Lorimer: Afghanistan 'Won't Mirror Iraq' - BBC
Karzai: 'Foreigners' Behind Taliban Offensive - RFE/RL
New Recording Alleges Order To Cover Up Afghan Election Fraud - RFE/RL
Afghan Protesters Support Abdullah - VOA
Afghans Protest Over Poll 'Fraud' - BBC
Afghan Candidate and Thousands of Supporters Continue Protests - NYT
Thousands of Afghans Protest Alleged Vote Fraud - AP
ISAF’s Gender Advisor Mentors Afghan Female Counterpart - AFPS
Ukraine / Russia / Related Issues
Ukraine, EU Sign Free Trade Agreement - VOA
Ukraine Signs Trade Accord, Affirming Move Toward Europe - NYT
Ukraine Signs EU Trade Deal, Defies Russia - WP
Ukraine Signs Historic Pact with EU Despite Russia - AP
Ukraine Hails 'Historic' EU Pact - BBC
EU Tells Russia to Stop Ukraine Rebellion or Face New Costs - Bloomberg
Russia Warns Europe Over Re-selling Gas to Ukraine - AP
Ukraine Extends Ceasefire by 72 Hours Until Monday - Reuters
Separatists Say Ready to Extend Ceasefire in Eastern Ukraine - Reuters
UN: Thousands Flee Ukraine Fighting - BBC
World War I
A Conflict That Shaped the Modern World - NYT
Scars of World War I Linger in Europe on Eve of Centennial - WSJ
In Sarajevo, Divisions That Drove an Assassin Have Only Begun to Heal - NYT
World War I: Anecdotes, Lessons, & Trivia - Forbes
The Great War - NYT Guide / Backgrounder
US Department of Defense
President Requests $58.6 Billion for Overseas Contingencies - AFPS
Marine Corps Returns to its Amphibious ‘Wheelhouse’ - AFPS
Report: DOD Lacks Plan to Cut Management Costs at Headquarters - S&S
Obama Poised to Yank DIA Pick - FP
US Says it Will Not Make Any More Land Mines - WP
US Plans to Reduce Its Land Mine Stockpile - NYT
US Plans to Curb Land Mines, Join Global Treaty - AP
US Moves to Stop Using Landmines - BBC
Vets Blast PC Police for Attacking Apache, Chinook Helicopters as Racist - WT
United States
'Significant and Chronic Systemic Failures' at VA Still Not Addressed - WT
Scathing VA Review Finds 'Significant and Chronic System Failures' - LAT
CA Border Patrol Sends Agents to TX to Help With Immigrant Influx - Reuters
Border Patrol Scrutiny Stirs Anger in Arizona Town - NYT
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Trying to Aid Foreign Terrorists - Reuters
United Kingdom
Juncker Is New EU Leader Despite British Wishes - AP
Summit Backs Juncker in Blow to UK - BBC
PM’s Protests Rebuffed as European Commission Leader Chosen - NYT
PM: Juncker EU Defeat Not My Last Stand - BBC
EU Moves to Assuage Cameron After Outvoting Him on Juncker - Reuters
Imams Urge Fighters to Shun Syria - BBC
United Nations
UN Compensation Costs Soar by $1 Billion+ - WT
Africa
African Economies Expected to Continue to Grow - VOA
WHO Warns West Africa Countries of Ebola Spread - VOA
US Trims Nigeria Surveillance Flights Seeking Abducted Girls - Reuters
Nigeria Police Bust Suspected Kidnapping Ring, Arresting 37 - Reuters
British Troops' Kenya Return Delayed - BBC
Thousands Flee Attacks in Central African Republic - VOA
Central African Republic Factions Take Step Towards Peace - Reuters
Kenya’s Bright Financial Future Clashes With a Grim Present - NYT
Eritrea Faces UN Human Rights Probe - BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Mexican Law Enforcement Chopper Fires at US Border Agents in Arizona - WT
Mexican Militiaman and His Family Killed After Speaking Up - WP
Venezuela Blackout Hits Much of Country - Reuters
Venezuela Blackout Leaves Commuters Scrambling, Silences President - Reuters
Asia / Pacific
US-Philippines War Games Open in Disputed Waters - VOA
US to Ask China to Restart Cyber Working Group - AP
Web Preaches Jihad to China's Muslim Uighurs - WSJ
New Signs That China Is Scrutinizing Foreign NGOs - NYT
China’s Anticorruption Campaign Moves to Powerful Party Seat - NYT
Hong Kong Lawyers March Against China Judicial Policy - VOA
Lawyers Defend Hong Kong Rule of Law in Show of Unity Against Beijing - NYT
Chinese Official Met by Protests in Taiwan - Reuters
China, South Korea Presidents Announce Seoul Summit Dates - VOA
Thai Coup Leader Sets Polls for October 2015 - AP
Europe
EU Leaders Signal Shift From Austerity of Euro Crisis - Reuters
EU Signs Trade Agreements as Fight over Executive Leadership Continues - VOA
Over British Objections, Juncker in Line for Top EU Job - WT
Juncker Is New EU Leader Despite British Wishes - AP
Summit Backs Juncker in Blow to UK - BBC
UK PM’s Protests Rebuffed as EU Leader Chosen - NYT
Turkey's Military Construction in Southeast Threatens Peace - VOA
France Says US-based ICANN Unfit for ‘Internet Governance’ - AFP
France Lashes Out at Iranian Opposition Group - AP
France’s Homegrown Jihadists - NYT Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Saudi Military On Alert as ISIL Marches On Border - WT
Islamic State Claims Lebanon Suicide Bombing - AP
ISIL Claims Responsibility for Lebanon Suicide Bombing - Reuters
US Middle East Peace Envoy Martin Indyk Quits - VOA
Martin Indyk, US Mideast Envoy, Steps Down - NYT
Israel Names Kidnapping Suspects, Blames Hamas - WP
Militants Killed in Israeli Airstrike in Gaza - AP
Yemen Ceasefire Breached as Violence Flares Anew - AP
US Intervention in Libya Now Seen as Cautionary Tale - TWB
Egypt” Why Is the World Silent? - NYT Opinion
South Asia
Pakistani Army Moves Against Key NW Town - RFE/RL
US Designates Pakistani 'Charity' As Foreign Terror Group - RFE/RL
India Pipeline Blast Kills 15 People - AP
Sri Lanka’s Agony - NYT Editorial