Small Wars Journal

4 August SWJ Roundup

Mon, 08/04/2014 - 5:19am

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

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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 - 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 Pulls Most Ground Troops as Air Attacks Continue - WP

Israel Withdraws Most Troops From Gaza - AP

Limited Ceasefire Begins in Gaza - BBC

Airstrikes Kill 30 in Gaza, Including 10 at UN School - VOA

US Condemns Deadly Attack at School in Gaza - WP

Another Airstrike Near a U.N. School in Gaza Kills 10 - NYT

UN Chief: Rafah School Strike 'Criminal' - BBC

UN, US Condemn Strike on UN-run Gaza School - VOA

US 'Appalled' by 'Disgraceful' UN School Shelling - AP

Questions of Weapons and Warnings in a Shelter Attack - NYT

Israelis View Troop Deaths as Price That Must Be Paid - WP

The Shadowy Figure Heading Hamas’s Military Wing - WP

Americans Find Meaning in Israeli Military Service - BS

 

Ukraine / Russia

Separatist Cadre Hopes for a Reprise in Ukraine - NYT

Under Attack From All Sides in Ukraine - WP

Ukraine's Army on Outskirts of Rebel Stronghold - AP

Ukraine Rebel Cities 'Facing Siege' - BBC

9 Killed in Fighting in Eastern Ukraine - VOA

Ukrainian Defense Minister: Ukraine Army 'Heading for Victory' - BBC

 

Afghanistan

Afghan Vote Audit Resumes Without Abdullah’s Monitors - VOA

Disputes Threaten to Derail Audit of Afghanistan Vote - NYT

Afghan Election Audit Restarts After Holiday Delay - AP

Afghanistan Election Crisis Deepens with New Fraud Allegations - Reuters

Afghan Vote Fraud Claim After 'Leak' - BBC

 

Iraq

Kurdish Forces Suffer Major Losses Against Islamic State - VOA

Iraqi Extremists Wrest Town From Kurds; Thousands Flee - WP

Sunni Extremists Seize 3 Towns From Kurds and Threaten Major Dam - NYT

Islamic State Grabs Iraqi Dam and Oilfield in Victory Over Kurds - Reuters

Sunni Insurgents Seize Small Towns in Iraq's North - AP

UN Warns of 'Tragedy' as Militants Take Over Iraq Towns - BBC

Iraq Situation Report - ISW Update

Iraq Situation Report (2) - ISW Update

 

On War

Machiavelli’s 27 Rules of War - WOTR

 

US Department of Defense

Air Force Academy Head Calls for Probe of Athletic Transgressions - Gazette

 

United States

Obama Ponders Action on Border Crisis Without Congress - VOA

Atlanta VA Hospital Delivers Substandard Care - AJC

The Small Cuts to US Clout - WP Opinion

 

United Kingdom

Britain 'Attempts to Censor' US Report on Torture Sites - Guardian

SAS Want Soldiers From Ordinary Regiments - Express

 

World

'Freezing' Lawless Regions Invites Hot Conflict - WSJ

 

Africa

Obama to Welcome African Leaders to Washington - VOA

First Ever Summit Brings African Leaders With US Military Ties to DC - WP

South Sudan to Seek Washington’s Help at US-Africa Summit - VOA

US to Send 50 Experts to West Africa to Fight Ebola - BBC

WHO: Traditional Burials Hamper Ebola Fight - VOA

Africa’s Next Steps - WP Opinion

A Flawed Agenda - WP Opinion

 

Americas / Caribbean

Immigration Enforcement Puts Mexico in the Middle - WP

 

Asia / Pacific

Xinjiang Violence: China Says 'Gang' Killed 37 Last Week - BBC

Southwest China Quake Kills Hundreds - VOA

Southern China Quake Kills Hundreds - BBC

 

Europe

Events to Commemorate Start of WW1 - BBC

Armenia, Azerbaijan to Meet on Nagorno-Karabakh - VOA

 

Middle East / North Africa

Near Syrian Border, US Troops Guard Against Missiles, and Monotony - S&S

Lebanon Battles Syrian Rebels in Border Town - VOA

Troops Killed in Lebanon Border Raid - BBC

Libya: Militia Fighting Over Control of Tripoli Airport Kills 22 - VOA

British Citizens Flee Tripoli on Ship as 25 Libyans Killed in Fighting - NYT

UK’s Royal Navy Helping Britons Leave Libya - BBC

 

South Asia

US Set to Woo India With Classified Info, Intel Swap - HT

India Fears Massive Flooding from Nepal Landslide - VOA

Indian Prime Minister Visits Nepal - VOA

Nepal Enthralled by Visit of India Premier, Who Hits ‘the Right Notes’ - NYT

 

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