Small Wars Journal

8 July SWJ Roundup

Tue, 07/08/2014 - 12:18am

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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

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

 

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