Small Wars Journal

28 June SWJ Roundup

Sat, 06/28/2014 - 5:12am

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

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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

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

 

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