Small Wars Journal

21 September SWJ Roundup

Sun, 09/21/2014 - 8:48am

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

***

USNI Daily - Real Clear Defense - Real Clear World - The Daily Humanitarian

BBC - CNN World - CSM World - LAT World - NYT World - WP World

Security Clearance - Stars & Stripes - War on the Rocks - War Council

War is Boring - Warscapes - WhyDev - Wings Over Iraq - VOA

WP National Security - WT National Security - American Forces Press Service

AidSpeak - Air Force Times - Armed Forces Journal

AOL Defense - Army Times - At War - Barefoot Strategist - CSM Backchannels

DEFCON Hill - Best Defense - Danger Room - Defense News

Defense One - Defense Tech - DoD Buzz - The Diplomat - Clausewitz Homepage

Early Warning - Eurasia Review - Foreign Affairs - Foreign Policy - Fortuna’s Corner

Ground Force Dialogue - David Ignatius - Defense in Depth - Defense Tech

Early Warning Blog - Feral Jundi - Infinity Journal

Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners

Information Dissemination - The Interpreter - Kings of War - Londonstani

Long War Journal - Marine Corps Gazette - Marine Corps Times

Maritime Executive - The Military Leader - Military Review

MountainRunner - National Defense - Navy Times - Next Navy - Parameters - RUSI

ZenPundit - CNA - CNAS - CSIS - ILW - ISW - Rand - TJF - USIP

 

*SWJ Daily Roundup Tip Jar*

 

***

 

IS / ISIS / ISIL

Rift Widens Between Obama, US Generals Over Strategy - WP

US Suspects Terror Threats More Direct Than ISIS - NYT

New Group Plans to Spotlight Secret Funding for Islamist Militants - WP

Political Promises Against Ground Troops Clash With Military Realities - S&S

Taking Down ISIL Requires Cooperative Effort, Army Chief Says - AFPS

Israel, the Quiet Partner in Fight Against Islamic State Group - VOA

US Says Iran Can Play Role in Turning Back Islamic State - WP

Kerry Says Iran Can Help Defeat IS - BBC

Rand Paul Says US Intervention Made Islamic State Stronger - LAT

The Unlikeliest of Coalitions - NYT Editorial

 

Iraq

Mattis on Iraq: ‘You Just Don’t Take Anything Off the Table Up Front’ - WP

Odierno Says US May Need More Troops in Iraq - WP

France Destroys Militant Depot, Becomes 1st Country to Join US Airstrikes - AP

Suspicions Run Deep in Iraq That CIA and the Islamic State Are United - NYT

IS Militants Release 49 Turkish Hostages - VOA

Islamic State Frees 49 Turkish Hostages Captured in Iraq - WP

Back and Forth, Wearily, Across the ISIS Border - NYT

Christianity in Iraq is Finished - WP Opinion

 

Syria

Pentagon Press Secretary Gives Details of Syrian Training Effort - AFPS

Obama Hails Congress Vote on Syria - BBC

Hagel Welcomes Congressional Action on Aid to Syrian Opposition - AFPS

UN: 70,000 Syrians Escape Fighting to Turkey - AP

IS Attacks Send Thousands of Syrian Kurds Fleeing to Turkey - Reuters

Grand Illusion in Syria - NYT Opinion

 

Afghanistan

Rival Afghan Presidential Candidates Sign Deal to Share Power - VOA

Afghan Rivals Agree to Form Coalition, But Doubts Remain - WP

Power-Sharing Deal Is Signed in Afghanistan - NYT

Afghan Presidential Rivals Sign Power-Sharing Accord - S&S

Afghan Contenders Sign Unity Deal - BBC

Pakistan Repatriates 14 from Bagram Prison - VOA

 

Ukraine / Russia

NATO: Ukraine Truce 'In Name Only' - BBC

NATO Chief: Ukraine Has Cease-fire 'In Name Only' - AP

US Troop Presence at Ukrainian Exercise Sends Message to Russia - S&S

Donetsk Blasts as Kyiv, Rebels Cut Deal - VOA

 

NATO

NATO Nuclear Drawdown Now Seems Unlikely - LAT

US Nuclear Arsenal in Europe Likely to Stay - MCT

 

US Department of Defense

Army Chief: Fiscal 2016 Sequestration Marks ‘Breaking Point’ - AFPS

Odierno: More Troops in Afghanistan May Get Pink Slips - S&S

US, Canadian Jets Intercept 8 Russian Military Aircraft Near Alaska - AP

Russian Jets Intercepted Off Alaska - BBC

Navy’s Massive Drone Flies Across US For The First Time - WP

Feds: Lieutenant Colonel Had Cash Delivered to His Doorstep - SAE-N

The Drone That Started it All - WP Opinion

 

United States

Obama Goes to UN With Islamic State, Ebola on Agenda - VOA

New Trove of CIA Articles Show Thoughts on Al-Qaeda, War, Crises - WP

Guilty Plea in US Embassy Bombings - BBC

Tracing Shift From Everyday American to Jihadis - AP

 

United Kingdom

Scottish Referendum: Alex Salmond Says 'No' Voters Were 'Tricked' - BBC

Miliband: 'No Ifs' On Scots Pledge - BBC

After Rejecting Independence, Scots Face Political Realities - WP

 

Africa

Ebola: Military Response Begins as Troops, Equipment Reach Liberia - AFPS

Ebola Leads to Near Collapse of Liberian Health System - WP

Sierra Leone Begins Ebola Lockdown - BBC

Boko Haram 'Kills Dozens' at Nigerian Market - BBC

In Nigeria, Boko Haram Strike Kills Dozens - Reuters

Nigeria Has 'Torture Officers' - BBC

AU Mission to Assist Inquiry Into Attack on Peacekeepers in Mali - VOA

Liberian Female Rebel Arrested - BBC

Uganda's Prime Minister Sacked - BBC

ICC Summons Kenya Leader to Hearing - BBC

The Wrong Reaction to Ebola - WP Opinion

 

Americas / Caribbean

US Southcom Hosts Regional Security Dialogue in Miami - AFPS

Mexico 'Leading Drug Lord' Killed - BBC

Arrests Made Over Chile Subway Bomb - BBC

US Won't Impede Venezuela's UN Security Council Bid - VOA

US Steps Up Pressure on Guatemala Over Labor Rights - VOA

Former El Salvador President to Await Graft Trial in Jail, Not at Home - VOA

Former El Salvador Leader in Custody - BBC

Venezuela’s Crackdown on Opposition - NYT Editorial

 

Asia / Pacific

China’s War on Terror Becomes Attack on Islam in Xinjiang, Residents Say - WP

US Seeks to Keep Artillery Brigade Near Korean DMZ - S&S

Philippines Storm Displaces 200,000 - BBC

 

Middle East / North Africa

UN Envoy: Truce Reached in Yemen - VOA

UN Reports Yemen Deal With Rebels - NYT

Yemen Clashes Cast Doubt on 'Truce' - BBC

Iran 'Must Up IAEA Cooperation' - BBC

Suicide Bomber Kills 3 in Lebanon - VOA

Lebanon: Blast Hits Hezbollah Checkpoint - BBC

US to Deliver Apache Helicopters to Egypt - VOA

Bomb Kills 3 Near Egypt Foreign Ministry - AP

Egypt: Deadly Bomb Blast in Central Cairo - BBC

Libya: Benghazi Assassinations Stun Residents Amid Turmoil - WP

Iran: Tehran Politics Constrain Nuclear Talks - VOA Opinion

Iran Remains Our Biggest Challenge - WP Opinion

 

South Asia

Pakistan Eyes Sea-Based Nuclear Weapons, Analysts Say - WP

Pakistan Repatriates 14 from Bagram Prison - VOA

Provincial Vote Is Seen as a Test for Sri Lanka’s President - NYT

 

 *SWJ Daily Roundup Tip Jar*