Small Wars Journal

3 August SWJ Roundup

Sun, 08/03/2014 - 12:34am

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 - Londonstani

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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Israel / Palestinians

Israel Declines Gaza Peace Talks But Pulls Back Some Troops - VOA

Israel’s Operation in Gaza to Last as Long as Necessary, Netanyahu Says - NYT

Netanyahu Warns Hamas it Will Pay ‘Intolerable Price’ - WP

Israel PM: Gaza Operation to Go On - BBC

Israel Says Ready to Keep Up Gaza War After Tunnels Razed - Reuters

Israel Says 'No Point' in Negotiating Gaza Truce - AP

Israel Says Hamas Will Pay Heavy Price for More Attacks - Reuters

Israel Signals Scaling Down Gaza War Operation - AP

Egypt Still Ready to Host Israel-Palestinian Talks - VOA

Israel: 47 Percent of Gaza Dead Were Combatants - Reuters

Gaza Situation Is Intolerable, UK Foreign Secretary Says - Reuters

Hospitals in Gaza Overwhelmed as Attacks Continue - NYT

Official: Egypt Increases Electricity to Gaza - Reuters

Soldier Thought to Be Captured Was Killed in Battle, Israel Says - NYT

Israeli Soldier Thought Captured is Declared Dead - AP

In Tunnel War, Israeli Playbook Offers Few Ideas - NYT

How This War Ends - NYT Opinion

Why Americans See Israel the Way They Do - NYT Opinion

 

Ukraine / Russia

Pentagon Wants to Send Military Trainers to Ukraine - TH

Ukrainian Forces Advance in East as Russia, West Squabble - Reuters

In Ukraine, Shelling Disrupts MH17 Probe - VOA

Ukraine Clashes Hamper MH17 Probe - BBC

More Remains Are Found at Ukraine Plane Crash Site - NYT

Russia’s Response to Western Sanctions? Food Fight! - WP

 

Afghanistan

Taliban Surge Reports Exaggerated, Incoming ISAF Commander Says - S&S

Afghan Vote Audit Delayed Yet Again - WP

Afghan Election Recount Stalls Again - BBC

With Elections Still Undecided, Afghans Fear Lasting Uncertainty - WP

 

US Department of Defense

Army to Force Out 550 Majors; Some in Afghanistan - AP

Army Announces New Camouflage Uniform Pattern - S&S

 

United States

Obama Says He Will Act Alone on US Border Crisis, Slams Congress - VOA

Obama Readies Executive Action on Immigration - VOA

CIA’s Amazon-Built Cloud Just Went Live - DO

Doctor With Ebola Returns to US - WP

American Doctor With Ebola Arrives in US for Treatment - NYT

 

Africa

Relief Groups Struggle With Ebola Response - VOA

 

Americas / Caribbean

Abe Says Time for 'New Chapter' in Japan, Latin America Relations - Reuters

70 Kidnapped Migrants Rescued in Northern Mexico - AP

Venezuela, Colombia to Set New Exchange Rate to Boost Trade - Reuters

 

Asia / Pacific

More Air Confrontations Likely as China's Top Guns See Elevated Role - Bloomberg

China: 96 Killed Last Week in Xinjiang - AP

37 Civilians, 59 'Terrorists' Killed in July 28 Attack in China's Xinjiang - Reuters

North Korea Wants UN Meeting Over Upcoming US-South Korean Drills - AP

Justice Delayed Is Pondered in Cambodia - AP

 

Europe

US Nuclear Deal With Russia Fails as Tensions Rise - NYT

UK Prime Minister Says NATO Must Rethink Russia - AP

French Police Arrest Islamist Militant at a Paris Airport - Reuters

Court in Georgia Orders Arrest of Ex-President Saakashvili - Reuters

Five More Killed in Clashes Between Azeris, Ethnic Armenians - Reuters

 

Middle East / North Africa

Syrian Villagers Drive Out Jihadists - BBC

Syria Rebels Raid Lebanese Town, Capture Troops - AP

Gunmen From Syria Hit Army Checkpoints in Lebanon - NYT

Lebanese Army Battles Gunmen at Syria Border, 16 Killed - Reuters

Officials: Clashes, Bombing Kill 17 Iraq Soldiers - AP

Egypt Strongly Criticizes US Remarks Over Aid - AP

New Libyan Parliament Meets Far From Urban Battlegrounds - Reuters

Newly Elected Libyan Lawmakers Meet Amid Chaos - AP

Major Libyan Fuel Depot Ablaze After Rocket Strike - Reuters

 

South Asia

In India, Kerry Seeks Compromise With Prime Minister - NYT

Otherworldly Downpour Preceded Landslide in India - NYT

India Evacuates Thousands as Nepal Landslide Sparks Flood Fears - Reuters

Landslide in Nepal Kills at Least 8; Hundreds Are Missing - NYT

 

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