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Iraq
Fighting Continues in Iraq After Shiite Town Liberated - WP
Amnesty: Islamic State Ethnic Cleansing on a 'Historic Scale' - VOA
IS Accused of Iraq Ethnic Cleansing - BBC
Iraqi Prime Minister Pledges to Root Out Militants - AP
Iraqi Military Takes Another Town From Islamic State - VOA
Fighting Continues in Iraq After Shiite Town Liberated - WP
Iraq Forces Push Against Jihadists - BBC
Obama Notifies Congress of Airstrikes in Iraq - AP
Military Airstrikes Hit ISIL Near Mosul Dam - AFPS
Yazidis Tell Harrowing Tales of Torture, Mass Killings, Abduction - S&S
Germany to Arm Kurds Battling ISIS - NYT
Germany Sends Arms to Iraqi Kurds - Bloomberg
Germany Arms Iraqi Kurds Against IS - BBC
UN to Send Team to Iraq for Inquiry on ISIS Acts - NYT
UN to Send Team to Investigate Islamic State Crimes in Iraq - Reuters
The PKK Rumbles in Northern Iraq - TNI Opinion
Kurdish Pesh Merga: Tarnishing a Reputation as Storied Warriors - NYT Opinion
Syria
US Leaving Free Syrian Army Leaders Out of Military Planning - McClatchy
Militants Add Cluster Bombing to Tactics, Rights Group Says - NYT
Filipino Force Defied UN Commander in Golan Crisis - AP
To Beat ISIS, Focus on Syria - NYT Opinion
Ukraine / Russia
Ukraine in 'Great War' with Russia - BBC
Ukraine Vows to Continue Fight as Russia Calls for Cease-fire - WP
Ukraine's Poroshenko Accuses Russia of 'Open Aggression' - VOA
Pro-Russian Rebels Lower Demands in Ukraine Peace Talks - AP
UN Chief: Political Dialogue Solution to Ukraine Crisis - VOA
Finland’s Lesson for Ukraine - NYT Opinion
Afghanistan
Abdullah Threatens to Withdraw From Afghan Political Process - VOA
Afghanistan’s Election Stalemate Casts Shadow on NATO Summit - S&S
Middle-Class Kabul District Braces for Taliban - WP
The Karzai Coup and Kerry's Failed Recount - FP Opinion
The Taliban Is Running Low on Foreign Fighters - WIB Opinion
Terrorists / Militants
Lawmakers: Islamic State Groups Wants to Hit US - AP
Senator: Obama May Be Too Cautious With Militants - AP
In the Sahara, More Pentagon Drones - WP
Islamic State Group Becomes Target of Arab Satire - AP
Britain May Strip Suspected Islamist Fighters of Passports - VOA
UK Outlines New Anti-Terror Plans - BBC
UK: Passports Could be Seized to Fight Terrorism - AP
Why ISIS Is Our Problem - TNY Opinion
To Beat ISIS, Focus on Syria - NYT Opinion
Obama’s Strategy Includes Unity First - WP Opinion
NATO
Wales Summit Will Test NATO’s Vision in Wake of New Threats - S&S
NATO Weighs Rapid Response Force for Eastern Europe - NYT
NATO to Establish Quick-Response ‘Spearhead Force’ - S&S
NATO Plans Rapid Response Force - BBC
Afghanistan’s Election Stalemate Casts Shadow on NATO Summit - S&S
Russia to Alter Military Strategy Towards NATO - BBC
Russia to Revise Military Doctrine in Response to NATO - NYT
Moscow Will Review Military Strategy in Face of NATO Plan - WP
Erase the Line Between Old and New NATO - GMF Opinion
Scrimping on NATO - NYT Opinion
United States
Obama Faces a Chaotic World and the Limits of Power - VOA
Some Military Hospitals Said to Put Patients at Risk - NYT
Hiring Process is an Adjustment for Veterans... and Companies - SAE-N
Here's a Strategy: Boost Defense Spending - NR Opinion
US Foreign Policy: Vigilant Cynicism - WP Opinion
Obama’s Messy Words - NYT Opinion
The New History Wars - NYT Opinion
United Kingdom
UK Outlines New Anti-Terror Plans - BBC
Britain May Strip Suspected Islamist Fighters of Passports - VOA
British Leader’s Plan Targets Jihadists’ Passports - NYT
Passports Could be Seized to Fight Terrorism - AP
Africa
Pentagon Expands Africa Footprint - WP
US Military Conducts Operation in Somalia, Pentagon Says - CNN
US Troops Take Action on Militants in Somalia - NYT
US Carries Out Counterterrorism Strike in Somalia - WP
US Conducts Military Operation in Somalia Against al-Shabab - S&S
Somalia: US 'Targets al-Shabab's Leader' - BBC
Corruption Concerns Taint Burgeoning China-Africa Trade - VOA
Heavy Clashes Between Soldiers, Militants in Northern Nigeria - VOA
Nigeria Militants 'Seize' Major Town - BBC
Nigeria Militants 'Suffer Losses' - BBC
Was it a Coup? Lesotho Unsure Amid Political Crisis - VOA
Lesotho Military Action Ruled Out - BBC
WHO: First Ebola Case in Senegal Is 'Top Priority Emergency' - VOA
Step Up the Ebola Response - WP Editorial
Americas / Caribbean
Mixed Signals on Second Migrant Wave at US Border - VOA
On Trial, Venezuelan Opposition Leader Faces Long Odds - WP
El Salvador Gangs Re-launch Truce - BBC
Cuba Enacts New Rules to Restrict Imports - VOA
Cuba Introduces New Customs Limits - BBC
Asia / Pacific
Philippines Foil Bomb Plot Aimed at Airport, Chinese Targets - VOA
Tensions Still Simmer Between Vietnam, China - VOA
China Accuses UK MPs of Hong Kong 'Interference' - BBC
China’s Anti-Dissent Playbook May Fail in Hong Kong - WP
3 Americans Held in North Korea Appeal for US Help - VOA
In Interviews, 3 Americans Held in North Korea Plead for US Help - NYT
Americans Detained in North Korea Call for US Help - AP
US Works to Free Trio in North Korea - BBC
Hong Kong’s Democracy Dilemma - NYT Opinion
Europe
Germany’s New Anti-Euro Party Chides Merkel - Reuters
Turkey Accuses 33 Police of Plotting to Overthrow Government - VOA
Bosnian Serbs Held for 1992 Killings - BBC
Middle East / North Africa
Britain 'Deplores’ Israeli Claim of West Bank Land - VOA
Iran Clerics 'Must Accept Internet' - BBC
Iranian President Urges Clerics to Tolerate Internet - AP
Egypt Police Killed in Sinai Attack - BBC
Libyan Militias Seize Control of Capital as Chaos Rises - NYT
Libya Militias 'Seize Ministries' - BBC
South Asia
Pakistan Faces Growing Crisis as Protests Mount - WP
Pakistani Protesters Ransack State Television Headquarters - NYT
Pakistani Security Clears Protesters From State TV Station - VOA
Pakistan MPs Hold Emergency Session - BBC
Pakistan Lawmakers Hold Emergency Meeting Amid Political Impasse - VOA
Nuclear Vow at Japan-India Talks - BBC
Comments
This article provides more insight. I don't have much information, but it doesn't seem logical that ordering the Philippine peacekeeping contingent to surrender would have resulted in the safe release of the Fijians. Also interesting comments on honor being part of the reason they defied the order (fear, honor, and interest).
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/110440/ph-peacekeepers-defied-un-order…
This is all I could find on the Fijian contingent. It has a lot of insight on the Fijians, but not so much on why they surrendered other than disappointment. The call during normal military operations (not bizzare UN peacekeeping missions) belongs to the commander on the ground. Don't want to second guess him, we'll just have to wait for the facts.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/09/03/capture-45-fiji-troops-in-syria…
""It's the duty of every soldier to not be disarmed, to resist being captured," he said. "It's a shock to every former soldier like me to know this has happened. It's quite a big blow to our martial traditions. Fijians have been known as warriors down through the ages."
But Philippine Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang said the Fijians may have had little choice because they were cornered after they retreated to a bunker."
Filipino Force Defied UN Commander in Golan Crisis - AP
"The Philippine military said Monday that a U.N. peacekeeping commander in the Golan Heights should be investigated for allegedly asking Filipino troops to surrender to Syrian rebels who had attacked and surrounded their camp."
The UNDOF commander, LTG Singha, who gave the order for the Filipino troops to surrender to the extremists attacking them is from India, so this doesn't reflect well on India. Fortunately Philippine Army leadership in Manila intervened and told his troops to not follow the order.