Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Iraq
Iraq Requests Outside Help After ISIL Seizes Nuclear Materials - VOA
Iraq Rebels 'Seize Nuclear Material' - BBC
UN Agency: Seized Iraq Nuclear Material Is No Risk - AP
Insurgents Enter Military Base Northeast of Baghdad - Reuters
Kurdish Government Calls on Maliki to Quit as Iraqi PM - NYT
Kurds Vow to Boycott Iraq Cabinet - BBC
Iraq Situation Report - ISW Daily Update
Why Iraq Is More Stable Than You Think - Politico Opinion
It’s Hellfires, Not F-16s, That Matter in Iraq Now - WP Opinion
Afghanistan
Nominee to Lead Troops in Afghanistan Sees ‘Good News’ - S&S
Afghan Aid is Dropping, But How Fast is Too Fast? - AP
Kerry in Kabul Amid Afghan Poll Row - BBC
Kerry Arrives in Afghanistan to Meet Candidates - AP
UN Proposal Fails to Ease Crisis Over Disputed Afghan Election - NYT
Afghan Interpreters in Limbo as State Runs Out of Visas - WP
'Restrepo' Soldiers Reflect on Surviving Afghan Outpost - CD
Israel / Palestinians
UN Chief Calls for Cease-fire in Gaza as Death Toll Climbs - VOA
UN Chief in Gaza Ceasefire Appeal - BBC
Netanyahu Says Gaza Cease-fire ‘Not Even on the Agenda’ - WP
Gaza Deaths Spike in Third Day of Israel Air Assaults - NYT
Israel Escalates Gaza Offensive, Casualties Mount - AP
Israel's 'Iron Dome' Changes the Face of Battle - AP
Ukraine
Ukraine's President Vows to Take Back East from Pro-Russia Rebels - VOA
Ukraine Readies Plan Against Rebels; Germany, France Press Putin - Reuters
Russian Seizes Authority Over Ukraine Rebels - NYT
More Ukrainian Soldiers Killed; France, Germany Press Putin - Reuters
Rifts Appear Among Ukraine's Pro-Russian Rebels - AP
Ukraine Separatists Target Airport - BBC
Human Rights Group Sees Growing Proof of Abductions, Torture in Ukraine - AP
Benghazi Consulate Attack
Newly Released Testimony Shows No 'Stand Down' Order in Benghazi - AP
Benghazi: 2 Days, 2 Distinct Attacks on Americans - AP
US Department of Defense
GEN Votel Pledges Support for Special Operations Forces - AFPS
General Votel Worries US Special Forces ‘Fraying’ - TH
Fight for Army Contract Reflects Fierce Competition for Gov’t Work - WP
US Defense Chief Voices Confidence in Grounded F-35 Fleet - Reuters
Lockheed, Partners Pledge to Pump $170 Million into F-35 Program - FWS-T
Military Brass Backed Bergdahl Prisoner Swap - AP
Bergdahl Photo ‘100-Percent Propaganda,’ DoD Official Says - AFPS
Pentagon Decries New Bergdahl Photo as Propaganda - USAT
Army's Tighter Tattoo Policy May Mean Fewer, Better Recruits - CT
Army SSG Stole Equipment From Armory, Pawned It - SS
Convicted Spy Arthur Walker Dies in Prison - VP
The Army’s Next Enemy? Peace. - WP Opinion
United States
Obstruction Trial in Boston Marathon Bombing Focuses on Web Searches - Reuters
Veteran Suicides Called 'Horrible Human Costs' of VA Dysfunction - S&S
Government Counterterrorism Program Targeted in Suit - WP
Game of Drones: Hobbyists Find Different Uses for Unmanned Aircraft - SS
GOP Pushes Back on Approving Border Funds - Reuters
Republicans Reject Obama Immigration 'Blank Check' - BBC
Obama’s Borderline Behavior - WP Editorial
Obama’s Counterterrorism Blueprint Looks Good, on Paper - WP Opinion
United Kingdom
British Combatants of a Different Religious War - NYT
Africa
EU Sanctions South Sudanese Military Brass - Reuters
Central African Republic 'Killers' Named and Shamed - BBC
Amnesty: Impunity in Central African Republic Must End - AP
Somali Radio: Al-Shabab Attacker Was Informant in Presidential Palace - VOA
Somalia: ‘Beat Pirates With Roads, Not Ships’ - BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Obama Requests Drone Surge for US-Mexico Border - DO
1,300 Migrants Avoid Harm as Mexico Train Derails - AP
Police Rescue 165 Kidnapped Migrants in Mexican Border State - Reuters
Mexico Registers 3 New Political Parties - AP
US Military Helps Colombia Fight IED Threat - AFPS
Opposition Sides Claim Haiti Elections Jeopardized - AP
Latin America’s Talent for Tolerance - NYT Opinion
Asia / Pacific
US, China Wrap Up Second Day of Talks - VOA
US, China Spar Even as They Stress Broad Cooperation - WP
In Beijing, Kerry Focuses on Areas of Agreement - NYT
US, China Talk Cyberhacking Amid New Allegations - AP
US Probes Chinese Hack Aimed at Federal Workers’ Data - WP
Chinese Hackers Pursue Key Data on US Workers - NYT
Report: Chinese Hackers Hit US Personnel Networks - AP
US Man Sentenced for China Spying - BBC
China, Japan Ramp Up Rhetoric as Relations Sour - LAT
US Scales Back Counter-terrorism Help in S. Philippines - VOA
Philippines Says Friendly Fire Killed 6 Soldiers - AP
Calm Urged for Indonesia Vote Count - BBC
Candidates Raise Specter of Cheating in Indonesia - NYT
Burma Sentences Five Journalists to 10 Years in Prison - VOA
Burma Reporters Sentenced to Jail - BBC
Europe
US: Cooperation with Germany Important Despite Spying Fallout - VOA
Germany Asks CIA Station Chief to Leave Over Espionage Allegations - WP
Germans Order Expulsion of Top US Spy in Espionage Case - NYT
Germany Expels US Spy Row Official - BBC
Germany Asks Intelligence Official at US Embassy to Leave Country - Reuters
Court Rejects German Test for Turks - BBC
France: Terrorists Targeted Eiffel Tower, Louvre - USAT
France Aims to Curb Potential Jihadis From Leaving Country - NYT
Impose Russia Sanctions Now - WP Editorial
France Is Not an Anti-Semitic Nation - NYT Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Iran Talks Enter Crucial Phase - VOA
Foreign Ministers to Join Troubled Iran Nuke Talks - AP
UN Names 3rd Point Man in Syrian War - AP
US Penalizes Firm It Calls a Front for Hezbollah - Reuters
Bahrain Opposition Leaders Face Second Round of Questions - VOA
Egypt Silent as Neighbors Wage Battles - NYT
Tunisia Election Computers Hacked - BBC
Bahrain’s Bad Decision - NYT Editorial
Obama Caves on Syria - WP Opinion
Putting Iran In a Box - WP Opinion
Winning the Message War - WP Opinion
South Asia
Pakistani Offensive Empties Largest Town in North Waziristan - VOA
Crime Spree Helps Pakistani Taliban Squirrel Away Cash - Reuters
Senior Taliban 'Fled' Pakistan Offensive - BBC
A Rare Look Inside Pakistan's Militant Haven - AP
Budget Is Key Test for India’s New Government - NYT