Small Wars Journal

13 September SWJ Roundup

Sat, 09/13/2014 - 12:23am

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Iraq

Obama Rejected "Best Military Advice" - RCD

US Airstrikes in Iraq, Mapped by Region - WP

Australian PM Abbott Awaits Request From US on Iraq Role - SMH

Kerry: Iran’s Participation in Meeting to Aid Iraq ‘Not Appropriate’ - NYT

France's Hollande in Iraq in Anti-Extremist Push - AP

 

Syria

US Bolsters Humanitarian Aid for Syrian Conflict - VOA

 

IS / ISIS / ISIL

Officials: US 'at War' With Islamic State Militants - VOA

United States at War With ISIL Militants - AFPS

US Pushes for Global Rules to Curb Flow of Recruits to ISIS - NYT

Pentagon: US Military Ready to Go on Offense But is No ‘Panacea’ - S&S

Obama Says the Islamic State ‘Is Not Islamic.’ Americans Disagree. - WP

Growing Concern about Rise of Islamic Extremism at Home and Abroad - PEW Poll

Can Obama Wage War Without Consent of Congress? - AP

Turkey to Have ‘Important’ Role in Combating Islamic State - WP

US, Turkey Mull Strategy Against Islamic Militants - AP

Islamic State Tests Turkey-Iraqi Kurd Tie - VOA

US Opposes Iran Role in IS Fight - BBC

Cobbling a Coalition to Fight Militants in Iraq, Syria No Easy Task - AP

Nations Trying to Stop Citizens From Going to Middle East to Fight for ISIS - NYT

Germany Bans Islamic State Symbols, Propaganda - AP

Germany Bans Islamic State in Bid to Stop Attacks, Recruitment - Reuters

Former Fighters Could Curb Islamic State’s Draw in West - WP

Israel Vows Support for Obama Plan Against Islamist Militants - VOA

IS Inspires Southeast Asian Terrorists - UPI Analysis

A Strategy to Defeat The Islamic State - ISW Report

Legal Authority for Fighting ISIS - NYT Editorial

After Obama's Islamic State Speech, the Real Work Begins - US&WR Opinion

The Islamic State Threat is Overstated - WP Opinion

We Don't Need Another Dumb War - FP Opinion

The Genocide of Mideastern Christians - WSJ Opinion

ISIS's Enemy List: 10 Reasons the Islamic State Is Doomed - Newsweek Opinion

 

US Department of Defense

Special Operations Chief Wants More Training with Conventional Units - Military.com

Army Commanders: White Men Lead a Diverse Force - USAT

Women Invited to Apply for Ranger School - AT

One Pilot Missing, One Stable After 2 Navy F/A-18s Crash in Pacific - S&S

F/A-18 Fighter Jets Collided Near Navy Aircraft Carrier - WP

Navy Confident in Safety of Sea Dragon Helicopters - VP

'War Generals' of Today: Blunt Talk From the Battlefield - USAT Opinion

It’s Not Airpower Vs. Boots On Ground Any More - BD Opinion

Why Women Do Not Belong in the US Infantry - MCG Opinion

 

United States

Facing Perilous Fights, Obama Turns to History and Donors - NYT

Lawmaker Assails Foreign Donations to Think Tanks - NYT

'Tens of Thousands' More Medical Staff Needed, Says VA Chief - S&S

 

United Kingdom

Scottish Secession Bid Stokes Global Interest - VOA

Ahead of Scotland’s Referendum, Catalonia Thinks Own Time Has Come - WP

Scotland’s Epic Vote - WP Opinion

 

Africa

More than 5,000 Dead in Central African Republic - WP

Singer, Others Accused of Plot Against Rwandan Government - Reuters

US Scientists See Long Fight Against Ebola - NYT

WHO: More Health Workers Needed to Fight Ebola - VOA

Ebola Outpaces Global Response, WHO Says - NYT

Cuba to Send Doctors to Ebola Areas - BBC

 

Americas / Caribbean

Southwest Border Command Is Planned at Homeland Security - WSJ

LA Police in Mexico Money Laundering Raid - BBC

Chile MP Charged Over 1981 Killings - BBC

Ex-President of Haiti Put Under House Arrest - NYT

 

Asia / Pacific

Philippine Proposal for Autonomous Muslim Region Faces Challenges - VOA

China to Execute Three for Roles in Deadly Knife Attack - WP

Detainees in North Korea Test US Patience Strategy - AP

Burma: UN Calls for More Aid to Rohingya Camps - VOA

 

Europe

Jackal Stone Exercise Brings Elite Forces Together in Germany - S&S

US, EU Impose New Sanctions on Russia - VOA

US Strengthens Sanctions on Russia - BBC

Some Ukrainians Eye War as Kiev Pursues Peace - WP

Truce Is Strengthening, Ukraine President Says - NYT

Poland Resumes Gas Supplies to Ukraine - Reuters

Ukraine, Rebels Trade 67 Prisoners in Peace Deal - AP

Ahead of Scotland’s Referendum, Catalonia Thinks Own Time Has Come - WP

Only Germany Holding Together as Separatists Threaten to Rip Europe Apart - TT Opinion

Deterring Russia - WP Opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

Evidence Growing That Hamas Used Residential Areas in Gaza - AP

Israeli Soldiers Boycott Intel Duties - VOA

Veterans of Elite Israeli Unit Refuse Reserve Duty - NYT

US, Saudi Arabia Bolster Lebanon's Weaponry - VOA

Social Media’s Arab Future - S-USTG

 

South Asia

Afghans Question Prisoner Releases Amid Violent Fighting Season - S&S

Lone Insurgent to Survive Attack on Coalition Base on Afghanistan’s Death Row - WP

Malala Suspects Held - Pakistan Army - BBC

Pakistan Arrests Malala Attackers - Reuters

Embrace of Social Media Aids Flood Victims in Kashmir - NYT

 

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