Small Wars Journal

6 July SWJ Roundup

Sun, 07/06/2014 - 12:13am

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

Islamic State Leader Appears in Public, According to Video - WP

Militant Leader in Rare Appearance in Iraq - NYT

Isis Chief Appears in First Video - BBC

Video Purportedly Shows Extremist Leader in Iraq - AP

Iraq Says Footage Purporting to Show Islamic State Leader Is False - Reuters

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi - BBC Profile

Iraq's Shiites Fight for Their Shrines and Their Creed - LAT

Allawi Warns Risk of Iraq's Dismemberment Unless Maliki Goes - Reuters

Iranian Pilot Killed in Iraq Fighting, State Media Say - WP

Iraq Situation Report - ISW Daily Update

Complicated Ties In Iraq - RFE/RL Infographic

Israel Ready to Help Jordan Fend Off Iraq Insurgents if Asked - Reuters

Now Winding Down Another War, Vets Stung by Iraq Violence - WP

The True Cost of War in Iraq? Families Left to Mourn - OS

Why Lines in the Sand Must Not Shift - CNN Opinion

Will al Qaeda Fight ISIS Islamic State? - CNN Opinion

Iraq Isn't About Us - CNN Opinion

 

Syria

ISIS Advances in Deir ez-Zour - ISW

Syria Rebel Chief Warns of "Disaster" Without Aid - ABC

UK Boosts Cross-Border Aid by £46m - BBC

 

Afghanistan

Can Neighbors Put Aside Rivalries to Stabilize Afghanistan? - S&S

Afghan Presidential Candidate Rules Out Coalition Deal - Reuters

Hundreds of Tankers Burn Outside Kabul - VOA

Taliban Attack Kabul Oil Tankers - BBC

 

Ukraine

Ukraine Leader Hails 'Turning Point' - BBC

Separatists Driven From Stronghold, Ukraine Says - NYT

Ukraine Troops Take Back Rebel Stronghold - VOA

Ukraine Rebels Abandon Key Cities - BBC

Ukraine Takes Key Stronghold as pro-Russian Forces Flee - WP

Ukraine Claims Victory in Rebel Stronghold - AP

 

US Department of Defense

Navy's Downsizing Plan Calls for Norfolk to Lose 3 Warships - VP

 

United States

Feds: VA Hospital in Philippines Wasted Money for 2 Decades - WP

Fearing Lawsuits, Sheriffs Balk at US Detention Requests - NYT

Still Further to Go on Land Mines - NYT Editorial

 

United Kingdom

Scientists: Scottish Independence May Hit Research - AP

Halo Trust Landmine Charity Suspends Founder Guy Willoughby - BBC

 

Australia

Australia in Row Over Tamil Refugees - BBC

Morrison to Visit Sri Lanka Amid Silence on Fate of Tamil Asylum Seekers - ABC

 

NATO

NATO Signals No New Members For The Present - AP

 

How to Redraw the World Map (NYT Debate)

US, Mexico and Canada: Nine Nations - NYT Opinion

Why China Will Reclaim Siberia - NYT Opinion

Let Culture and Nature Draw a Post-Colonial Map - NYT Opinion

Lessons From the Idea, and Rejection, of Kurdistan - NYT Opinion

An Indigenous State in Chile - NYT Opinion

Permeable Lines on the Grand Trunk Road - NYT Opinion

Preventing a New Border - NYT Opinion

 

Africa

Nigeria: Dozens of Boko Haram Militants Killed - VOA

Nigerian Army Says It Has Killed 53 Boko Haram Fighters - Reuters

Clashes Between Nigeria Army, Islamists Kill 59 - AFP

At Least Five Killed in Attacks in Somali Capital - Reuters

3 Killed in Blast Near Somali Parliament - VOA

Somalia Car Bomb Targets Parliament - BBC

Kenya Police Probe Gunfire Incident in Coastal Area - Reuters

Senegal's President Removes Prime Minister - VOA

Senegal Prime Minister Toure Sacked - BBC

 

Americas / Caribbean

Mexico Finds Radioactive Load From Stolen Truck - Reuters

Argentina Military Officers Convicted of Bishop's 1976 Murder - BBC

Cuba Mulls Economy, Graft in Parliament Session - AP

 

Asia / Pacific

Shadow of Brutal ’79 War Darkens Vietnam’s View of China Relations - NYT

China Gives Rare Glimpse at Naval Ships - AP

Chinese Pastor Receives 12-Year Sentence - VOA

After Barrage of Personal Attacks, Indonesian Presidential Election Tightens - NYT

Allies to Face Off With Stealthy Sub in RIMPAC Exercise - HSA

Asia's Nightmare Scenario: A War in the East China Sea - TNI Opinion

 

Europe

Georgian Opposition Leader Ordered Jailed Until Trial - NYT

 

Middle East / North Africa

Power Struggles in Middle East Exploit Islam’s Ancient Split - NYT

Protests Spread in Israel Amid Reports Teen Was Burned Alive - WP

New Gaza Fire as Israel Arabs Join Teen Murder Protests - AFP

Palestinian Youth Was Burned Alive, Official Says - NYT

Palestinian Youth 'Was Burned Alive' - BBC

US 'Profoundly Troubled' by American's Beating in Israeli Custody - AFP

US Presses Israel on Teen 'Beating' - BBC

Israel Ready to Help Jordan Fend Off Iraq Insurgents if Asked - Reuters

Yemeni Bombs Shi'ite Rebels After Cease-fire Falters - Reuters

Two Militants Blow Themselves Up in Southern Saudi Arabia - Reuters

Bombing Kills a Bahraini Policeman, Official Says - AP

Egyptian Court Sentences Brotherhood Leader to Life in Prison - VOA

Egypt: Brotherhood Figures Given Life Terms - BBC

Libya Car Bomb Kills Commando in the East - AP

 

South Asia

Pakistan Fighting Reverses Flow of Refugees, Stirs Unease in Afghanistan - Reuters

India: Amid Modi’s Centrist Shift, an Aide With a Turbulent Past Rises - NYT

Sri Lanka Accused of Turning Blind Eye to Violence - AP

India’s Role in the Nuclear Race - NYT Editorial

 

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