Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Iraq
Iraqi Push to Retake Tikrit Falters Amid Fierce Islamic State Resistance - McClatchy
Iraqi Bid to Retake Tikrit From Islamic State Said To Stall - WP
In Retaking of Iraqi Dam, Evidence of American Impact - NYT
US Air Power Aiding Iraq in Fight Against Militants - VOA
Kirby: Mosul Dam Operation Not ‘Mission Creep’ - AFPS
Pentagon Describes Anti-ISIL Operations in Iraq - AFPS
UN Launches Northern Iraq Aid Push - BBC
Next Leader May Echo Maliki, But Iraqis Hope for New Results - NYT
Afghanistan
Pressure on Obama in Afghanistan Withdrawal - NYT
Fears Rising as Afghan Political Deadline Nears - WP
Afghan Officials Interrogate a Times Correspondent - NYT
Afghanistan Bars New York Times Reporter From Leaving Country - AP
Combat Controller Receives Silver Star for 13-hour Afghan Firefight - S&S
Afghanistan Bars Times Journalist From Leaving the Country - NYT Opinion
Ukraine / Russia
Street Battles Rage in East Ukraine - BBC
Plenty of Room at the Top of Ukraine’s Fading Rebellion - NYT
German Leader Emerges as Key Figure in Ukraine Talks - NYT
Crafting a Ukraine Policy - WP Opinion
Why the Ukraine Crisis Is the West’s Fault - FP Opinion
NATO
NATO to Shun Substantial Eastern Footprint in Nod to Russia - Bloomberg
US Department of Defense
Air Force Grounds 2-seater F-16 fighter Jets After Cracks Found - S&S
Navy Board to Evaluate Senior Enlisted Sailors for Retirement - S&S
United States
Protesters, Police Clash in Ferguson, Missouri - VOA
Ferguson Violence Continues; Guard Limited to Protecting Command Center - S&S
Accounts of Shooting Differ; Holder Is Set to Visit Ferguson - NYT
Russia, Iran and Egypt Heckle US About Tactics in Ferguson - NYT
Pentagon: Military Arms Transfers to Police Not ‘Program Run Amok’ - S&S
Pentagon Defends Program Supplying Military Gear to Police - WP
Round Up: The Best Reporting on the Militarization of Local Police - S&S
Canada
Canada's Hesitation on F-35 Shows Growing Concern Over High Cost - WP
World
Attacks on Aid Workers Jump Worldwide, Group Says - NYT
Africa
Nigeria’s Boko Haram Forces Victims to Fight, Kill - VOA
Nigerian 'Mutiny Over Boko Haram' - BBC
Central African Republic Will Have 7,600 UN Peacekeepers - AP
South Sudan Journalist Released, Bakhita Radio Still Silent - VOA
Relief Official Urges Groups to Step Up Ebola Efforts - NYT
Ebola Medics in Liberia 'Recovering' - BBC
Liberia Imposes Curfew Over Ebola - BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Ex-Guatemalan Drug Kingpin Pleads Guilty to US Charges - Reuters
Asia / Pacific
Japan Military Holds Drill As Role Expands - S&S
Top General Says US Could Scrap Ban on Arms Sales to Vietnam - VOA
China Targets Corrupt Officials With Overseas Assets - VOA
At Least 2 Tibetans Reported Dead in Custody in Western China - NYT
Work: Guam is Strategic Hub to Asia-Pacific Rebalance - AFPS
Pacific Navy Bases to Conduct Security Exercise - S&S
Thailand’s Trafficking Scourge - WP Editorial
Europe
European Leaders to Discuss Energy Security, Ukraine Conflict - VOA
Middle East / North Africa
Israel Launches Airstrikes After Rockets Fired From Gaza - VOA
Rockets From Gaza and Israeli Response Break Cease-Fire - NYT
Israeli Strike in Gaza Hits Family of Hamas Commander - NYT
Israel Strike 'Targeted Hamas Chief' - BBC
Israel Hits Gaza After New Rocket Attacks - BBC
New Report Highlights Anti-aircraft Missiles Spreading in Syria - WP
Monitor: Islamic State Recruits at Record Pace in Syria - Reuters
US Attempting to Verify Beheading of Journalist - VOA
Islamic State Claims to Behead US Journalist - WP
Militants 'Kill Reporter on Video' - BBC
Former Stripes Reporter James Foley Beheaded by Islamic State - McClatchy
Militant Group Says It Killed American Journalist in Syria - NYT
FAA Bars US Flights Over Syria; Research Group Cites Anti-aircraft Missile Risk - AP
Victims of US Drone Strike Get More Than $1 Million in Compensation - WP
The Real Middle East Crisis Is Economic - NYT Opinion
South Asia
Pakistan On Guard Ahead of Mass Anti-Government Rally - VOA
Pakistanis Protest in Capital, Seeking Prime Minister’s Resignation - NYT
Tens of Thousands March on Pakistan’s Parliament - WP
Pakistan Rally Marches on Parliament - BBC
Pakistan Military Guards Parliament, Readies for Mass Rally - Reuters
Prime Minister Modi Fumbles on Pakistan - NYT Editorial