Small Wars Journal

27 August SWJ Roundup

Wed, 08/27/2014 - 9:27am

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Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners

Information Dissemination - The Interpreter - Kings of War - Londonstani

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Iraq

Obama: US Combat Troops Will Not Return to Iraq - AFPS

Pentagon: Arms Flow to Kurds Increases; 7 Nations Join Effort - S&S

 

Afghanistan

Campbell Takes ISAF Command in Afghanistan - AFPS

US Commander: Taliban Will Test Afghans in 2015 - AP

Afghan Presidential Recount Stalls - WP

Afghan Candidate Withdraws From Audit of Vote - NYT

Abdullah Withdraws from Afghan Vote Audit - VOA

Afghan Candidate Pulls Out of Election Audit - AP

Pundits Split Over Long-Term US Role in Afghanistan - VOA

 

Syria

US Weighs Risks of Attacking Jihadists in Syria - McClatchy

Obama Rules Out Help From Assad on Syria Strikes - WP

American Jihadist Killed in Syria - VOA

American 'Fighter' Dies in Syria Battle - BBC

IS Accused of Syria Mass Atrocities - BBC

American Woman is Being Held Hostage by Islamic State in Syria - AP

Bashar al-Assad: Frenemy or Foe? - NYT Opinion

 

Ukraine / Russia

Ukraine: Summit Participants, Russia Support Peace Plan - VOA

Putin and Poroshenko Meet for Bilateral Talks - AP

Ukraine Leader Vows Peace 'Roadmap' - BBC

US, Russia Held Secret Talks Over Ukraine, Finland Says - AP

Ukraine: Captured Troops Proof of Russian Role in Separatist Fight - VOA

Ukraine Detains Russian Paratroopers Who Crossed Border - WP

Government-held Ukraine Town Hit by Rebel Shells - AP

No Thaw Yet in Ukraine - NYT Editorial

 

Terrorism / Counterterrorism

US Eyes Islamic State Threat - VOA

US Mobilizes Allies to Widen Assault on ISIS Militants - NYT

Australia Ups Anti-terror Efforts - BBC

Australia, US to Share Information on Travelers - AP

Obama’s Vacation Time is Over - WP Opinion

What the Islamic State Learned From the US About Fighting a War - WP Opinion

Terror is Just a Click Away - WP Opinion

 

US Department of Defense

Locklear: Navy Tech, Legacy Fleet Must 'Bend' to Meet Future Threats - S&S

Hagel Recommends Medal of Honor for WWI Hero - AP

 

United States

VA Watchdog Confirms Patients Died After Receiving Poor Care - WP

In Ferguson, Life is Slowly Returning to Normal - VOA

Obama’s Vacation Time is Over - WP Opinion

 

United Kingdom

Britain's Trident Nuclear Program at Stake in Scottish Independence Vote - WP

 

Africa

Boko Haram Attacks Nigerian Soldiers in Cameroon - VOA

UN Helicopter Crashes in South Sudan - BBC

Ebola: 'Heavy Toll' on Health Staff - BBC

Liberia’s President Fires Officials Who Left Amid Ebola Outbreak - VOA

Nigeria Closes Schools Over Ebola - BBC

 

Americas / Caribbean

Protesters, Lawmakers Criticize Mexico’s Handling of US Marine Case - S&S

UN: Poverty Down in Latin America - BBC

Colombia Frees Hired Killer 'Popeye' - BBC

Peru's Congress Narrowly OKs Humala's New Cabinet on 3rd Vote - VOA

Brazil's Deadly Prison Riot Ends - VOA

Deadly Brazil Prison Riot 'Ends' - BBC

 

Asia / Pacific

On Land and Sea, China’s Nuclear Capability Growing - S&S

China 'Violated Taiwanese Airspace' - BBC

Japan's Abe Sent Note to Ceremony Honoring War Criminals - VOA

Japanese Lawmaker's Drug Trafficking Trial Continues in China - VOA

US Slams Vietnam for Jailing Dissidents - VOA

 

Europe

General's Russia Warning to West - BBC

Hollande Names New French Cabinet - BBC

Is NATO a Bulwark in Need of Reform or a Relic? - NYT Opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

Israel, Gaza Quiet as Cease-fire Takes Hold - VOA

Cease-fire Holding Between Israel, Hamas Amid Rejoicing - WP

Gazans Return Home as Truce Holds - BBC

US Coast Guard Craft Fires Warning Shot at Iranian Dhow - AFPS

Coast Guard Team Fires Shot at Iranian Dhow in Persian Gulf - BBC

US Alarm at Air Strikes on Libya - BBC

Saudi Arabia’s Repression - WP Editorial

 

South Asia

Hard-Line Splinter Group, Galvanized by ISIS, Emerges From Pakistani Taliban - NYT

India 'Criminal' Ministers Warning - BBC

 

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