Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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IS / ISIS / ISIL
US Airstrikes Pound Islamic State Targets - VOA
US-led Strikes Hit Islamic State Sites, Vehicles as Coalition Grows - AP
Hagel: Defeating ISIL is Long-term Endeavor - AFPS
Anti-ISIL Campaign Will Take Time, Dempsey Says - AFPS
Behind Islamic State's Battlefield Gains, Battle-Hardened Chechens - VOA
Anti-ISIL Airstrikes Continue in Iraq and Syria - AFPS
Pentagon Stresses Effort to Limit Civilian Deaths in Airstrikes - AP
Digital War Takes Shape on Websites Over ISIS - NYT
ISIS Lieutenant Emerges From Australian Red-Light District - NYT
Public Opinion Presents Challenge for Obama on IS Strikes - VOA
Muslim Scholars Present Religious Rebuttal to Islamic State - Reuters
Cost of Bombing Islamic State Cheap Compared with Afghan War - USAT
How American Precision Weapons Opened the Door to an Arab Coalition - DO Opinion
Assurance of ‘No Boots on the Ground’ Isn’t So Reassuring - WP Opinion
Syria
Dempsey: Up to 15,000 Syrian Rebels Required to Dislodge Islamic State - S&S
Dempsey: Up to 15,000 Syrian Rebels Needed to Retake Eastern Syria - Reuters
US Training Teams Arrive in Saudi Arabia to Train Syrian Rebels - VOA
US General on Training Syrian Rebels: ‘We Have to Do it Right, Not Fast’ - WP
US Considers a No-Fly Zone to Protect Civilians From Airstrikes by Syria - NYT
US-led Air Strikes 'Damaging IS' - BBC
IS Battles for Syrian Border Town - BBC
UAE's First Female Fighter Pilot Dropped Bombs on the Islamic State - WP
About 12 Americans Fighting with Militants in Syria, FBI Says - AP
US Official Says Khorasan Group Threat to Aviation - AP
Russia: US Airstrikes in Syria Violate International Law - VOA
Iraq
More European Nations Join Fight Against Islamic State - WP
3 European Nations Offer Limited Support Against ISIS - NYT
Britain Joins Fight Against IS Militants in Iraq - VOA
MPs Support UK Air Strikes Against IS - BBC
Britain Set to Strike IS After Commons Backs Action - Bloomberg
Denmark Joins Fight Against Islamic State Group - AP
Belgium Set to Send Six F-16 Jets to Anti-Islamic State Coalition - Reuters
Facing Militants With Supplies Dwindling, Iraqi Soldiers Took to Phones - NYT
US, UN Condemn IS Killing of Iraqi Lawyer - VOA
Afghanistan
As Afghan Inauguration Approaches, Friction Within Government Still Possible - S&S
Taliban Overrun Several Afghan Villages - VOA
Taliban Seize Key Afghan District - BBC
US Troops Sent to Advise Afghan Forces Drawn Into Firefight - S&S
Afghanistan Can Beat the Odds - WP Opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism / Jihadists
US Uses Social Media to Rebut Propaganda - NYT
Western Muslims, Troubled, Rally Against Extremism - AP
Khorasan is 'Clear and Present Danger' to Commercial Flights, US Official Says - AP
Khorasan’s Emergence Muddles Debate on al-Qaeda - WP
Spain and Morocco Arrest 9 on Suspicion of Terrorism - NYT
Germany Arrests Syria Returnee Over Extremist Link - AP
Turkey, France in Talks After Mix-Up Over Jihadis - AP
UK: Anjem Choudary Released From Custody - BBC
This Video Shows Corniness is Back in al-Qaeda’s Videos - WP
France: A Bad Antiterrorism Bill - NYT Editorial
United Nations
Raising Hands to Join Peacekeeping Forces - NYT
US, Others Vow to Strengthen UN Peacekeeping - AP
US, Others Vow UN Peacekeeping Upgrade Amid New Threats - Reuters
UN Aviation Task Force Only Using Public Info in Conflict Project - Reuters
UN: Number of Asylum Seekers Increases by 24 Percent - VOA
Refugee Flow to Industrialized Nations Is Poised for a 20-Year High - NYT
Abbas Demands 'Firm Timetable' for Israeli Withdrawal - VOA
Palestinian Leader Urges U.N. to Press for Deadline to End Israeli Occupation - NYT
UN Prosecutors Demand Life Sentence for Bosnian Serb Leader Karadzic - AP
Hague Prosecutors Demand Life for Bosnian Serb Leader Karadzic - Reuters
Vatican Accuses UN Panel of Sowing Confusion - AP
US Department of Defense
Islamic State Fight Could Breathe New Life IntoTthe A-10 - S&S
AF Academy Leaders Give Board List of Problems, Corrective Actions - CSG
Pentagon Taking on Predatory Lenders With New Regulations - S&S
United States
Obama's Syria Attack Brings Foreign Policy Into Midterm Races - Bloomberg
Before Libya Evacuation, Marines Were Concerned About Ambassador’s Plan - WP
Rule to Require Disclosing Where Drones Fly Within US - WP
Signaling Post-Snowden Era, New iPhone Locks Out NSA - NYT
For Obama, Holder Exit Leaves Void on Civil Rights Issues - Reuters
Obama: US to Lead on Global Health Security Challenge - AFPS
Why Government Websites Are Terrible and How to Fix Them - NYT Opinion
Africa
West Africa Ebola Deaths 'Pass 3,000' - BBC
'Collateral' Death Toll in Ebola Outbreak Expected to Soar - Reuters
Doctors Begin to Step Forward to Help Fight Ebola - NYT
Cuba Sending 300 More Doctors, Nurses to Fight Ebola in West Africa - Reuters
US: View Diseases like Ebola as Security Threats - Reuters
US Professor is Telling Liberians that US DoD ‘Manufactured’ Ebola - WP
'Radical' Kenya Madrassa Closed - BBC
Somalia: Sources Describe Final Days of Al-Shabab's Godane - VOA
Somali Pirates 'Fight Over Ransom' - BBC
Losing the Race Against Ebola - NYT Editorial
How Does an Army Fight a Virus? - NYT Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico Holds 8 in Army in Inquiry of 22 Deaths - NYT
Mexico Troops Held Over June Killing - BBC
Army Unit in Mexico Killings Has Past Controversy - AP
Peru: Suspects Arrested in Killings of 4 Environmental Activists - Reuters
Venezuela Takes Over Plants Left by US Firm Clorox - Reuters
Cuban Cabinet Change Aims to Boost Flagging Economy - Reuters
Reforming Mexico - WP Opinion
Asia / Pacific
Japan-China Talks May Point Toward Nov. Summit - Bloomberg
In China, Fear of Newly Armed Police - WP
China Says 50 Dead in Xinjiang Violence - VOA
China: Hong Kong Protesters Enter Government HQ - BBC
Pro-Democracy Students Arrested in Hong Kong - NYT
Hong Kong Police Arrest Protesters at Gov't Complex - AP
China's Communist Party Expels Senior Internet Regulator for Graft - Reuters
North Korea Inching Toward Mobile Long-range Missile, Locklear Says - Bloomberg
N. Korea’s Kim Jong Un Hasn’t Been Seen for Weeks and No One is Sure Why - WP
North Koera: A Rare Disclosure on Kim Jong-un’s Health - NYT
North Korean Leader 'Has Illness' - BBC
Foreign Doctors May Have Treated North Korean Leader - VOA
Australia Alarms Rights Groups With Deal to Resettle Refugees in Cambodia - NYT
Thai Junta Appoints Reform Council - Reuters
A Jab at Indonesia’s President-Elect as Parliament Curbs Local Voting - NYT
Europe
Nearly 600 US Soldiers With Tanks to Arrive in Poland, Baltics - Reuters
Russia Sees Ukraine Agreement - AP
Under Pact, Russians to Give Gas to Ukraine - NYT
EU Hopeful of Ukraine Gas Deal - BBC
In Latvia, New Worries About Russian Encroachment - WP
Breakdowns Highlight Germany's Struggles to Project Military Might - AP
EU Condemns Russia for Barring Entry to MEP - VOA
French Rally Against Hostage Killing - BBC
French Muslims Protest Against Militant Islam - VOA
As Catalonia Weighs Independence From Spain, Leader Seizes Spotlight - NYT
Turkish Filmmakers Face Increasing Political Pressure - VOA
Deterring Russia - WP Opinion
United Kingdom, Divided People - NYT Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Top Diplomats to Hold 2nd Day of Iran Nuclear Talks - VOA
Iranian President Sees Little Progress on Nuclear Dispute - NYT
Iran Will Not Stop Enriching Uranium, Rouhani Says - WP
No Breakthrough in Iran Nuclear Talks, Sides Agree to Keep Talking - Reuters
Difficult Decisions Still Ahead in Nuclear Talks With Iran - Reuters
Abbas Demands 'Firm Timetable' for Israeli Withdrawal - VOA
Palestinian Leader Urges U.N. to Press for Deadline to End Israeli Occupation - NYT
UN: Gaza's Human Suffering, Destruction Unprecedented - VOA
Egypt: Hosni Mubarak Retrial Verdict Due - BBC
Impasse Over Iran’s Nuclear Program - NYT Editorial
A Multiethnic Israel - WP Opinion
How Israel Silences Dissent - NYT Opinion
South Asia
India: US Court Issues Summons to Modi in Lawsuit Over 2002 Riots - NYT
India Reaches Red Planet, But at Home Red Tape Binds Space Firms - Reuters