Small Wars Journal

17 September SWJ Roundup

Wed, 09/17/2014 - 12:17am

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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

 

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