Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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IS / ISIS / ISIL
Hagel Explains President’s Strategy to Destroy ISIL - AFPS
Obama Appears to Have Rare Bipartisan Support on Islamic State - TWB
UN Chief Urges Nations to 'Act Decisively' on Islamic State - Reuters
Turkey Mulls Anti-IS 'Buffer Zone' - BBC
Iraqi Official Briefs Syria's Assad on Efforts Against Islamic State - Reuters
US Imam: Islamic State 'Damaging Islam' - VOA
For James Foley’s Family, US Policy Offered No Hope - NYT
Obama's Scariest ISIS Comment Yet: 'I'm Not Going to Anticipate Failure' - NR Opinion
Obama Reneges on His Foreign-Policy Promises - WP Opinion
Obama Must Get Congress’s Backing for the Fight Against ISIS - NYT Opinion
Beating ISIS Requires U.S. Combat Troops - NYP Opinion
How Many Foreign Fighters Have Joined ISIS? - NYT Opinion
Faith, Fanaticism and Fantasy in the Middle East - WT Opinion
Hagel Testifies to the SASC on the Islamic State - WP Transcript
Dempsey Testifies to the SASC on the Islamic State - WP Transcript
Iraq
US Opens Door to Ground Troops in Iraq - VOA
Dempsey Opens Door to Combat Troops in Iraq - WP
General to Seek Combat Troops if U.S. Air War Can’t Stop ISIS - NYT
Dempsey: If Campaign Fails in Iraq, Ground Troops Possible - AP
US 'Would Consider Iraq Ground Troops' - BBC
US Airstrikes Hit Targets Near Baghdad Held by ISIS - NYT
US Airstrike Near Baghdad Marks 1st of Expanded Iraq Offensive - McClatchy
First US Strike Under New IS Plan - BBC
Iraq Parliament Rejects Defense, Interior Minister Nominees - Reuters
Iraq's Plans for Force to Fight Islamic State Meet Distrust - WP
Kurds Retake Christian Villages From Iraq Jihadists - AFP
Kurds in Europe Take Up Arms Against Islamic State - AP
Escape from the Islamic State Militant Group - VOA
Iraq Situation Report - ISW Update
Syria
On Capitol Hill, Pentagon Explains Plans to Hit Targets Within Syria - S&S
House Expected to Vote on Training Syrian Rebels to Fight ISIS - NYT
Assad Would Face Retaliation if Syrian Forces Target US Aircraft - AP
Islamic State Shoots Down Syrian War Plane - Reuters
UN Moves Peacekeepers in Golan Over Safety Fears - NYT
New Reality for Israelis on Golan Heights: Islamists Control Other Side - McClatchy
UN: Atrocities in Syria Escalate, Victims' Voices Go Unheard - VOA
Syrian Deputy FM Blasts Paris Conference - VOA
Legislator: 53 Turkish Families Joined IS - AP
Don’t Hide the Syrian Aid Vote - NYT Editorial
Syria’s Chemical War - WP Editorial
To Crush ISIS, Make a Deal With Assad - NYT Opinion
Afghanistan
Afghan Official Says Government is Nearly Broke - WP
Breakthrough in Afghan Electoral Impasse Seen as Imminent - S&S
Bombing Near US Embassy in Kabul Kills 2 US Troops, 1 Polish Soldier - S&S
Taliban Suicide Bomber Kills 3 Foreign Troops in Afghanistan - VOA
NATO Troops Killed in Kabul Bombing - BBC
Afghanistan: The Hornet's Nest - WOTR Opinion
Ukraine / Russia
Ukraine Moves to Strengthen Ties With Europe, and Bolster Truce - NYT
Ukraine Ratifies Pact With EU, Gives Concessions to Rebels - WP
Ukraine Parliament Grants Self-rule to Eastern Regions - VOA
Ukraine Rebels to Get Self-Rule - BBC
Ukraine Ratifies EU Agreement and Gives the East Greater Autonomy - AP
Ukraine and EU to Ratify Key Pact - BBC
Russia Must Boost Crimea Forces, Says Defense Minister - BBC
How Far is Putin Prepared to Go in Ukraine? - AFP
Putin Just Got What He Wanted in Ukraine - NR Opinion
On War
Don’t Focus on Civilian Casualties - WOTR Opinion
US Department of Defense
Loss of Shipbuilder Still Echoes at Sea, 1 Year After Navy Yard Shooting - WP
Investigation into F-35 Fighter Jet Fire Close to Complete - WP
Jet Packs for US Soldiers? Yes, it Could Happen - WP
Army Revamps Appearance Regulations After Controversy - S&S
How Congress Shapes the Military - USAT Opinion
United States
NASA to Award Multibillion-dollar Contract to Boeing and SpaceX - WP
VA Secretary Vows More Changes, Higher Ranges of Pay for Doctors, Nurses - S&S
Retired General Says Political Correctness is Deadly to US - FO
United Kingdom
Scotland Mulls Split From United Kingdom In Knife-Edge Vote - RFE/RL
Scotland Vote Coming Down to the Wire for Independence - USAT
Scottish Referendum Could Hinge on the Undecided - NYT
Scottish 'Don't Knows' Hold Key to Historic Vote - Reuters
Sides in Scottish Referendum Make Final Push - AP
Ahead of Independence Vote, Britain Pledges State Funding to Scotland - VOA
London Repeats Offer of New Powers if Scotland Votes No - NYT
UK Party Leaders Promise Scotland New Powers - CNN
Campaigns Debate Scotland Pledge - BBC
For an Independent Scotland, No Easy Path to EU Membership - CSM
Scottish Independence: Defense is New Battleground - Scotsman
Royal Navy Faced With Tough Sub Choices If Scotland Leaves UK - USNI
What Would an Independent Scotland Entail? - NYT Q&A
America’s Stake in the Scottish Referendum - DO Opinion
What Would Braveheart Do? - WT Opinion
Scotland the Brave, on the Brink - WT Opinion
Canada
Air Force Raids Museum for Spare Plane Parts - BBC
World
800 Million People Still Malnourished, UN Says - NYT
Child Mortality Falling, UN Says, but Not Fast Enough - NYT
Africa
US to Send 3,000 Troops to Liberia in Expanded Ebola Effort - VOA
Obama Challenges World Powers to Step Up Ebola Aid - NYT
Obama to Send 3,000 US Military Personnel to Africa in Ebola Fight - S&S
Obama to Announce Africom Joint Force Command HQ in Liberia - AFPS
Liberia: Obama 'to Pledge Troops for Ebola' - BBC
UN on Ebola: US Troops Will Find an Epidemic Out of Control - McClatchy
WHO: $1 Billion Needed to Contain Ebola Outbreak - VOA
UN Calls for $1bn to Fight Ebola - BBC
Russia's Lavrov Lauds Africa as Pillar of New World Order - AFP
Nigerian Military Sentences 12 Mutineers to Death - VOA
Death Sentence for Nigeria Mutineers - BBC
Kano's Emir on Nigerian Insurgency - BBC
South Sudan Bans Foreign Workers - BBC
Guinea-Bissau Army Chief Sacked - BBC
Humanitarian Aid, Equipment Blocked in Cameroon - VOA
Lesotho Brings Forward Vote to Ease Political Crisis - VOA
An Enhanced Ebola Effort - WP Editorial
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico's Kidnapping Hotspots: The High-Risk States - ISC
Venezuelan Protesters Discuss Explosives in Video - AP
Challenger Upends Brazilian Race for Presidency - NYT
Brazil Corruption: Rio Police Arrested Over 'Extortion Racket' - BBC
Brazil Police, Housing Activists in Violent Clash - AP
Asia / Pacific
China Muslims Work to Change Perceptions After Knife Attacks - VOA
China's Xi to Sign Sri Lanka Accords - BBC
Moderate Uighur Scholar Faces Chinese Show Trial - WP
Human Rights Watch Presses for Police Reform in Vietnam - VOA
Loved and Hated, Former Premier of Thailand Is Erased From Textbook - NYT
Fiji Coup Leader Faces Electorate - BBC
Europe
Breedlove: US Reconsidering Troops Reductions in Europe - AFPS
Officials: US Air Force Cuts in Europe Might be Delayed - S&S
French Premier’s Push Toward Center Opens Rift on the Left - NYT
French Prime Minister Wins Confidence Vote - AP
Dutch Ease Off Austerity, Will Spend on Military - AP
Romania Accuses Russia of Playing Games With Gas Supply - VOA
Why Scotland Won’t Be Europe’s Last Region to Seek Independence - Brookings Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Nukes: Israel's Worst-Kept Secret - Atlantic
Qaeda Branches Urge Unity Against US-led 'War on Islam' - AFP
Turkey Open to Bids for Refuge by Muslim Brotherhood Exiles - NYT
Hamas Says Palestinians Remain Committed to Gaza Truce - Reuters
Temporary Deal Reached on Gaza Reconstruction Material - NYT
West Bank Settler Group Boasts Rapid Growth - AP
Saudi Court Sentences Two to Death, Jails 13 Over Attack - Reuters
Yemen Clashes Between Shi'ite Rebels and Tribesmen Kill 22 - Reuters
Egypt's Military Focus Is at Home, Not on Islamic State - Reuters
Six Police Killed in Egypt Bombing - BBC
Faith, Fanaticism and Fantasy in the Middle East - WT Opinion
South Asia
Setback for India’s Ruling Party - NYT
Indian Leader Upbeat Before Chinese President’s Visit - VOA
India and China Look to Put Knotty Relations on New Footing - Reuters
Chinese Leader Visits Sri Lanka, Chipping Away at India’s Sway - NYT
Pakistani Islamists Use Floods to Turn Opinion Against India - Reuters
Chief Defends Kashmir Flood Response - BBC
Preventable Disasters in Kashmir - NYT Editorial