Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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IS / ISIS / ISIL
Congress Gets Chance to Probe Obama's War Strategy - AP
Mideast Complexities Confound US Coalition Effort - AP
NATO: Action Against Islamic State Would Prevent Genocide - Reuters
West Trades Accusations Over Hostage Ransoms - VOA
FBI’s Washington Field Office Leads Hostage Investigations - WP
Splinter Group Breaks From al Qaeda in North Africa Joins ISIS - Reuters
UK: Hostage Rescue Options Limited - BBC
Man Accused of IS Membership on Trial in Germany - AP
Trial Deal for German 'IS Fighter' - BBC
US Strategy to Defeat the Islamic State is Underpowered - WP Editorial
Obama Needs Congressional Authority for War - Bloomberg Opinion
Hill Has to Step Lively, Wisely on Islamic State - WP Opinion
US Must Lead, and Not Rely on Allies - NYT Opinion
The US Can’t Count on Regional Support - NYT Opinion
To Defeat ISIS, Keep it Simple - WOTR Opinion
A Military Campaign Alone Is Not the Solution - NYT Opinion
Islamic State 101: Why are Arab Countries So Reluctant to Help? - CSM Opinion
Turkey Should Be the Strongest Ally, But It Won’t Be - NYT Opinion
Beware of Blowback From Forces Being Fought - NYT Opinion
IS Sells ‘Blood Antiquities’ from Iraq and Syria to Raise Money - WP Opinion
Could the Public Actually be Looking at ISIS in a Sober Way? - WP Opinion
Iraq
World's Top Diplomats Pledge Iraq Support - VOA
World Leaders Vow to Help Fight IS in Iraq - BBC
Kerry Says US is Still Open to Talking to Iran About ISIS - NYT
US Rejects Military Cooperation with Iran in Iraq, Open to Talks - AFP
Iran Turns Down US Request on Islamic State - WP
Iran Supreme Leader Spurns US Overture to Fight Islamic State - Reuters
Oil Provides Funding and Fuel for Islamic State Fighters - WP
Iraqi FM: Military Operation to Retake Mosul 'Shouldn't Take Too Long' - Reuters
US Announces Airstrikes in Iraq near Baghdad, Sinjar - LAT
Bombings Kill 8 People in Iraq - AP
Islamic State Group Issues New Curriculum in Iraq - AP
Obama vs. The Generals - WP Opinion
Syria
Kurdish Fighters Advance Against Jihadis in Syria - AP
UN Pulling Out Peacekeepers from Syrian Side of Golan Heights - JP
UN Golan Peacekeepers Pull Back From Four Positions Amid Tension - Reuters
Syrian Army Destroys Militant-Controlled Bridge - Reuters
ISIS Won’t Be Defeated, Until the Syrian War Ends - NYT Opinion
Ukraine / Russia
Poroshenko Offers Major Concessions to End Uprising - WP
International Monitors in Ukraine Come Under Artillery Fire - NYT
Fresh Shelling in Ukraine's Donetsk Puts Ceasefire Under More Strain - Reuters
6 Killed, 15 Wounded in East Ukraine City - AP
Former Russian Paratroopers Say Lead Combat in Rebel-Held E. Ukraine - Reuters
Troops From 15 Nations Begin Exercise in Ukraine - AFPS
US Leading Peacekeeping Drill in Western Ukraine - VOA
NATO Troops Begin Ukraine Drill - BBC
NATO
NATO Head: Threats From Russia, Islamic State - AP
US Department of Defense
Obama Awards Medal of Honor to 2 Vietnam Soldiers, 1 Living, 1 KIA - S&S
13 Years After Sept. 11 Attacks, Debate on Guantanamo Continues - CG
A Conservative Defense Policy for 2014: Look to Eisenhower - TNI Opinion
United States
Holder Announces Plan to Combat American Militants - USAT
US Creating Programs to Counter Extremists - AP
Holder Says Private Suit Risks State Secrets - NYT
After Ferguson, New Focus on Race and Policing - VOA
United Kingdom
Cameron Under Pressure as Scotland Vote Nears - NYT
UK Politicians in Scotland Pledge - BBC
A Scottish 'Yes' Also Means Exit From EU, NATO - AP
Scotland Rivals Hit Campaign Trail - BBC
Britain Mourns Slain Hostage; Another Under Threat - AP
New Zealand
Snowden: NSA Collects Mass Data on New Zealanders - AP
Snowden: US Spies Have Two Bases - NZH
New Zealand Denies Major Spying Plan - BBC
World
Enforced Disappearances Continue Unabated Around Globe - VOA
UN to Launch Bold Plan to End Statelessness in a Decade - Reuters
The Ebola Stress Test - WP Opinion
Africa
UN Peacekeepers Deploy in Central African Republic - VOA
UN Takes Over Central African Republic Peace Mission - BBC
US Reopening Embassy in Central African Republic - VOA
Rights Group: Boko Haram Subjects Children to Greater Violence - VOA
Kenyan Coastal Town Struggles With Deadly June Attacks - VOA
UN Condemns Deadly Attack on Mali Peacekeepers - VOA
Uganda Holds 19 Terror Suspects, Seizes Explosives - AP
Ebola Health Workers Struggle With Exhaustion - WP
Americas / Caribbean
Leftist Rebels Slay Two Oil Company Contractors in Colombia - Reuters
Asia / Pacific
Taiwan, China Begin New Trade Talks - VOA
North Korea Set to Report to Japan on Fate of Abductees - WP
US: North Korea Uses Detainees as Political Pawns - AP
Cambodia Arrests 11 in China Dam Protest - VOA
Europe
Election Victories Strengthen Putin’s Grip Around Russia and Crimea - NYT
Election Shows Kremlin's Grip on Russian Regions - Reuters
Swiss Say Would Shield Snowden From 'Political' Extradition to US - Reuters
Sweden Takes a Left Turn After 8 Years of Rightist Rule - NYT
Swedish Social Democrats Face Tough Coalition Talks after Election - VOA
Sweden's New Leader Seeks Allies After Shock Far-Right Gains - Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
IAEA Iran Nuclear Bomb Probe Will Not Be 'Endless' - Reuters
25 Killed in Clashes in Northern Yemen - AP
Egypt Sentences Muslim Brotherhood Leader Badie to Life in Jail - Reuters
Egyptian Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah Released on Bail - NYT
Egypt Pro-Democracy Activist to be Freed on Bail - BBC
Former Libyan General Claims New Air Strike in Western Libya - Reuters
Ex-Libyan General's Forces Seek to Close Benghazi Port - Reuters
Dozens of Migrants Drown Off Libyan Coast - AP
A Misreading of Henry Kissinger on Israel - WP Book Review
South Asia
Democracy? No, Afghans Say, After Vote Count Ends - AP
Court Confirms 5 Death Sentences in Afghan Rape Case - NYT
Afghan Rape Death Sentences Upheld - BBC
India Tightens Vietnam Defence, Oil Ties Ahead of China Xi's Visit - Reuters
In Kashmir Valley, 2.5M People Affected by Flooding - VOA