Small Wars Journal

29 August SWJ Roundup

Fri, 08/29/2014 - 1:55am

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Iraq

Obama: Priority is Rolling Back Islamic State Gains in Iraq - VOA

Ethnic Tensions Feed Battles in Northern Iraq - WP

IS Militants 'Behead Kurdish Man' - BBC

 

Syria

Obama: US Doesn’t Have a Strategy Yet to Respond to Islamic State - WP

Obama on ISIS in Syria: 'We Don't Have a Strategy Yet' - CNN

Obama Tamps Down Prospect of Strikes in Syria - AP

Asking Congress to Back ISIS Strikes in Syria Is Tricky for Obama - NYT

Coalition to Fight Islamic State Could Reward Assad - VOA

US Identifies Citizens Joining Rebels in Syria, Including ISIS - NYT

Islamic State Tortured Captive Westerners, Including James Foley - WP

Jihadists Kill Dozens of Captured Syrian Soldiers - AP

 

Ukraine / Russia

Russia Forces Cross Border, Surround Strategic Ukrainian Town - VOA

Ukraine Reports Russian Invasion on a New Front - NYT

Russian Forces Said to Take Key Towns, Send Ukrainian Troops Into Full Retreat - WP

Russia Sends Tanks, Troops Into Ukraine, Seizes Strategic Town - LAT

2nd Front Opened in Ukraine; Rebel Forces Include Russian Troops - McClatchy

Ukraine Leader Says Loads of Arms Pour in From Russia - NYT

Obama Puts Ukraine Violence Squarely on Russia - AP

Obama: Russia Causing Ukraine Crisis - BBC

New Russian Moves in Ukraine Challenge NATO - VOA

Mr. Putin’s Invasion - WP Editorial

Mr. Putin Tests the West in Ukraine - NYT Editorial

NATO Must Not Fold to Putin - WP Opinion

 

Afghanistan

Afghan Election Audit Will Take Two More Weeks, UN Says - WP

UN Announces Afghan Vote Audit Delay - Reuters

UN: Afghan Election Undecided Until After NATO Summit - S&S

 

Terrorists / Militants

Obama: US Doesn’t Have a Strategy Yet to Respond to Islamic State - WP

Obama on ISIS in Syria: 'We Don't Have a Strategy Yet' - CNN

Obama Tasks DoD for Options Against ISIL - AFPS

Is West Doing Enough to Tackle Islamic State? - VOA

US History in Mideast Hampers Hopes for Anti-Islamic State Coalition - McClatchy

Africa's Militants May Be Inspired by Islamic State, Officials Told - Reuters

Islamic State Tortured Captive Westerners, Including James Foley - WP

Syrian Extradited to US on Terrorism Charges - VOA

Syrian Accused of Supplying IED Parts to Attack US Troops Now in US - AP

The Key to Fighting the Islamic State - WP Opinion

Why Militant Groups Succeed - TD Opinion

Stopping a New Class of Militants - WOTR Opinion

Have We Gone to War Again? - WP Opinion

Saudi Arabia’s Dilemma - WP Opinion

Challenge Radicals Loudly and Clearly - NYT Opinion

Address Radicalism Early - NYT Opinion

Europe Needs to Embrace Islam - NYT Opinion

Fluid Situation With No Single Solution - NYT Opinion

Battle of Ideas Moves Online - NYT Opinion

 

NATO

'Ambiguous Warfare' Providing NATO With New Challenge - Reuters

 

US Department of Defense

Votel Takes Charge of Special Operations Command - AFPS

F-15 Pilot in Virginia Crash Was Killed, Military Officials Say - AP

 

United States

Obama Urges Calm in Face of Crises in Ukraine and Syria - NYT

Obama Cautions Against Using Force to Solve Crises - AP

Pew Poll: More Americans Support More Active Involvement Overseas - TWB

CBO: Why VA Claims Exploded and Ways to Slow the Trend - S&S

As Blackwater Trial Closes, Focus Turns to Moments Before Chaos - NYT

Blackwater Trial: Defense Attorney Says Iraqi Police 'Scrubbed Scene' - AP

Nation-Building: A Dirty Hyphenated Word - FP Opinion

 

Africa

Africa's Militants May Be Inspired by Islamic State, Officials Told - Reuters

Northern Mali Residents Facing Food Crisis - VOA

Ebola Virus Could Infect 20,000 Before Outbreak is Over, WHO Says - WP

Nigeria President Unhappy with Ebola Stigmatization - VOA

Uneven Coverage of Suppressed Ethiopian Journalists - VOA

 

Americas / Caribbean

Colombia's Military Meets Face-to-Face With Rebels - AP

Colombia: FARC Negotiator Says Disarming Will be 'Long Process' - AFP

Colombia Arrests 32 Politicians Over Paramilitary Ties - AFP

Mexico Operations Thwart Child, Family Migrants - AP

New Brazil Poll Shows Silva Beating Rousseff in Runoff - VOA

 

Asia / Pacific

US Army in the Pacific Adopts New Style of Deployment - HSA

US, South Korea Quietly End Ulchi Freedom Guardian Exercise - S&S

China Vows to Respond to US Surveillance Flights - AP

China Crackdown on Dual Citizens Causes Concern - VOA

Hong Kong Told to Strive for a ‘Less Perfect’ Democracy - NYT

Indonesia, Australia Sign New Security Agreement - AP

US Seeking Stronger Ties With Cambodia - VOA

 

Europe

German General Becomes 1st non-US USAREUR Chief of Staff - S&S

Turkey's Erdogan Sworn In as President, Consolidates Power - Reuters

 

Middle East / North Africa

After Gaza Cease-fire, Netanyahu is Hit by Backlash at Home - WP

Hamas Leader: Gaza Conflict 'Milestone' to Reaching Objective - Reuters

With Gaza War, Movement to Boycott Israel Gains Momentum in Europe - NYT

Rebels Detain 43 UN Peacekeepers in Golan Heights - WP

UN Peacekeepers Held in Golan - BBC

Egypt: Morsi Investigated Over 'Qatar Leak' - BBC

 

South Asia

Leader Calls on Military to End Crisis in Pakistan - NYT

Pakistan PM Named as Murder Suspect - BBC

 

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