Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Iraq
Iraq Parliament Deadlocked, Postpones Next Session - VOA
Iraq Stalls On Forming a Government, Deepening Crisis - WP
Iraqi Parliament Squabbles Over When to Next Meet - AP
US Says 'No Reason to Doubt' Authenticity of al-Baghdadi Video - AP
A Top Iraqi General Killed in Mortar Attack - NYT
Iraq Situation Report - ISW Update
Control of the Terrain in Iraq - ISW Update
Iraq Crisis Weighs on Turkey's Economy - VOA
The Logic of Violence in the Islamic State’s War - WP Opinion
Obama’s Mirage in Iraq - WP Opinion
Fiddling While Iraq Burns - NYT Opinion
Iraq; or Sunnistan, Shiitestan and Kurdistan - NYT Opinion
Afghanistan
Initial Results Show Ghani Ahead in Afghan Election - VOA
Ashraf Ghani Leading in Afghan Presidential Runoff - WP
Afghan Vote Results Are in Question as Fraud Count Widens - NYT
Ghani Leads in Early Afghan Count - BBC
Officials: Ghani Ahead in Preliminary Results of Presidential Poll - S&S
Afghan Officials: Ahmadzai Leads in Disputed Vote - AP
Signs of an Afghan Crisis, There on Election Day in June - NYT
From New York Heroin Dealer to Afghanistan’s Biggest Oil Man - Reuters
Ukraine
Ukraine Military Finds Its Footing Against Pro-Russian Rebels - NYT
With Ukraine Rebels on the Ropes, Some Russians Ask: Where is Putin? - CSM
Pushed from Slaviansk, Ukraine Rebels Barricade Donetsk - Reuters
3 Bridges Blown Up in Ukraine to Block Rebel City - AP
Thousands Cheer Pro-Russian Rebels at Ukraine Rally - WP
French, US Leaders Press for Ukraine Cease-fire - AP
Ukraine Diplomat's Job Complicated by Russia - VOA Opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Islamist Insurgency Fueled by Global Finance Web - VOA
US Tightens Security at Overseas Airports - VOA
US Department of Defense
DoD Finds Health Problems Similar to What VA Faces - Military.com
Blasting Pig Eyes Could Lead to Better Eyewear for GIs - SAE-N
Army to Buy Training Helos Without Competitive Bidding - WP
As Pot Law Changes, DOD Officials in Washington State Stand Pat - S&S
US Intelligence Community
Obama Signs Intelligence Bill Into Law - AP
A Quick Read of the Post’s Latest NSA Story - LWB Opinion
United States
White House Takes a Harder Tone on Illegal Migrant Influx - WP
VA Won’t Add to Gulf War ‘Presumptive’ Conditions for Now - USAT
Africa
AU: African Leaders Vote for Immunity - AFP
More than 60 Kidnapped Women Escape in Nigeria - VOA
63 Abducted Females Escape Extremists in Nigeria - AP
Suspected Boko Haram Islamists Kill 7 in Northeast Nigeria - AFP
South Sudan Official Orders Curfew Violators to be Shot Dead - VOA
Central African Republic Fighters Attack Church Sheltering Civilians - Reuters
Tensions High as Protesters Rally in Kenya's Capital - VOA
Thousands Rally in Kenya Against President's Rule - AP
Kenyan Families Flee Coastal Areas After Gunmen Attacks - Reuters
Zimbabwe: Mugabe's New Attack on White Farmers - CSM
Thai Rice and Nigerian Politics - NYT Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
Honduras Halts Search for 8 Trapped Miners - AP
Asia / Pacific
US Ties Fray as China, Neighbors Play ‘Chicken’ - WP
Observers: US Faces Choices at China Dialogue - VOA
South Korean Tempers Response to Japan's Expanded Military Role - S&S
China Lambasts Japan's Wartime Aggression to German Chancellor - VOA
Burma Begins Controversial Citizenship Verification Process - VOA
Burma Arrests Hundreds After Mandalay Violence - VOA
Europe
Europe's Fear: Turkey's Porous Border Serves as Gateway for ISIL's Spread - S&S
Germany's Merkel: US Spy Allegations a 'Serious' Issue - VOA
German Leader: US Spy Reports Serious if True - AP
CIA Had Role in Germany Spy Affair - Reuters
US 'to Work With Germany' on Spy Row - BBC
Putin Says Russia Must Boost Arms Exports - Reuters
Should Germans Read ‘Mein Kampf’? - NYT Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Israel Launches Military Offensive Against Gaza Militants - VOA
Israel Calls Up 1,500 Troops as Tensions Mount With Hamas - NYT
Palestinian Militants Killed as Israel Strikes Gaza - VOA
Gaza Militants Unleash Heavy Rocket Fire on Israel - AP
Rockets Hit Israel After Airstrikes - BBC
Israeli PM Speaks to Slain Palestinian Teen's Father - VOA
Suspects Confess to Killing Palestinian Teen - AP
Jews and Arabs in Jerusalem Keep Their Children Indoors - WP
Iran's Khamenei Says U.S., Israel Playing 'Good Cop, Bad Cop' - Reuters
Syrian Army Tries to Choke Off Rebels in Aleppo - AP
Experts in Talks With Syria Over Chemical Weapons - AP
MV Cape Ray Begins Neutralizing Syrian Chemical Materials - AFPS
US Ship Begins Neutralizing Syrian Chemical Weapons - Reuters
Lebanon Charges 28 for Planning Bomb Attacks - AP
Bahrain Orders Senior US Diplomat to Leave - WP
Bahrain Ejects US Diplomat After He Met Shiites - AP
US Diplomat Expelled From Bahrain - BBC
Egypt's Sisi: Extremists Destroying Region, Threaten World - Reuters
Can Israeli and Palestinian Leaders End the Revenge Attacks? - NYT Editorial
The Promise of Aleppo’s Radicals - NYT Opinion
Taking Sides in Libya - NYT Opinion
South Asia
India: Sharia Courts Have No Legal Authority - VOA