Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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IS / ISIS / ISIL
War Against ISIS: US Strategy in Tatters as Militants March On - Independent
US Defense Secretary Sees Long-Term Fight Against Islamic State - Reuters
Coalition Military Chiefs to Meet in US Next Week - AFP
Islamic State Using Social Media to Hunt Down US Soldiers and Families - USAT
Germany Trying to Convince Turkey, Iran to Join Fight Against IS - Reuters
Iran: Messages Exchanged With US Over Militants - AP
US Military Says It Conducts Airstrikes Against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq - Reuters
Syria
Kurd Fighters Struggle to Defend IS-Besieged City - VOA
US: Kobane Situation 'Dangerous' - BBC
Kurds Claim to Hold Central Square in Kobane - WP
Kurds Struggle to Defend Besieged Syrian Town - AP
Kobane: IS Battles to Encircle Syrian Kurds - BBC
Syria Kobane Toll 'Passes 500' - BBC
War-Ravaged Kobani Is Kurds' Political, Emotional Heartland - VOA
Hagel Cites Progress in Turkey Talks About Syria - AP
Despite Demands, Syria No-fly Zone a No-go for US - AP
Gulf States 'Could Expand Anti-IS Role to Ground Troops' - AFP
Syrian Rebels Overrun Intelligence Base on Golan Heights Used to Spy on Israel - JP
Kurdish Leader Threatens Turkish Peace Deal Collapse - Reuters
Iraqi Yazidi Girl Tells of Captivity in IS Group - AP
The Kobani Slaughter - JP Editorial
Iraq
Iraq Asks for US Ground Troops as ISIL Threaten Baghdad - Telegraph
US Drops Food, Ammunition to Embattled Iraqi Troops - AFP
Worried Iraqi Capital Sees Militant Push Around It - AP
Four Bombings Kill Over 50 People Around Baghdad - NYT
Car Bombs Kill 38 in Iraq's Capital, Baghdad - AP
Bombings Kill 45 in Shi'ite Areas of Baghdad and Outskirts - Reuters
Suicide Bomber Kills 11 in Iraqi Market - Reuters
Bomb Kills Iraqi Provincial Police Chief - AP
UK Troops Training Kurdish Forces - BBC
British Soldiers Training Peshmerga in Iraq - AFP
Search for Missing Iraqi Cash Ended in Rural Lebanon - NYT
Afghanistan
Key Points In US-Afghan Bilateral Security Agreement - RFE/RL
Kerry: Afghan Unity Government Could be Turning Point - VOA
Afghan Police Officer Killed in Suicide Attack - VOA
Suspected US Drone Strike Kills 2 in Afghanistan - AP
Cellphone Snapshots of Women Cause Stir in Conservative Afghanistan - S&S
Terrorism / Counterterrorism / Jihadists
American Suicide Bomber’s Travels Went Unmonitored - WP
Did Members of Terrorist Group Cross Mexican Border? Answer Unclear - McClatchy
White House Denies Considering Executive Action to Close Guantanamo - Reuters
On London’s Streets, an Elusive Advocate for Islamic State - WP
London Mayor Warns of Terror Threat - AP
United States
War Weariness Hits US Military Town - Reuters
US Names 4 to Lead Secret Service Review - AP
Protesters in Missouri Decry Police Violence - VOA
St. Louis Protesters March Under an Array of Banners - NYT
United Kingdom
Former Major Stripped of Bravery Medal - BBC
Ebola
101st Airborne Soldiers Gear Up to Fight Ebola Outbreak - USAT
US Troops Take on Invisible Enemy in Liberia Ebola Mission - Reuters
Doctors Treating Ebola Struggle with Fear, Despair - WP
UN Hopes for Rapid Ebola Containment - BBC
Liberia: 41 UN Staffers Under Ebola Observation - AP
US Starts Ebola Screenings at JFK Airport - VOA
New York's JFK Starts Ebola checks - BBC
US Cities, States Scramble After Dallas's Ebola Missteps - Reuters
Ebola: 3 More People Under Observation in Spain - AP
UK Expects 'Handful' of Ebola Cases - BBC
Amid Ebola Crisis, Liberian Army Sees Its Chance at Rebranding - NYT
5 Myths About Ebola - WP
Africa
Nigeria President Welcomes Regional Effort to Combat Terrorism - VOA
Cameroon: 27 Boko Haram Hostages Freed - VOA
Cameroon Boko Haram Hostages Freed - BBC
Two Killed, Six Peacekeepers Wounded in Central African Republic - Reuters
UN Security Council Condemns Violence in Central African Republic - VOA
Central African Republic Leader in Talks With Militia - AP
Americas / Caribbean
Some Remains in Mexico Are Not of Missing Students - AP
Could an Allende Lead Chile Again? - Reuters
Bolivia's Morales to Coast to Third Term - AP
Havana Sees No Sign Obama Will Change US Policy on Cuba - Reuters
End the US Embargo on Cuba - NYT Editorial
Bolivia’s Fire-Proof President - NYT Opinion
Asia / Pacific
Hong Kong Protesters Return to Streets in Force - LAT
Hong Kong Students Press Xi on Reforms - VOA
Pitching Tents, Hong Kong Protesters Dig In for Long Haul - Reuters
Hong Kong Leader Says Protests 'Out of Control' - VOA
Protests Reveal Unease Over Hong Kong's Identity - AP
China Paper Says US Behind Hong Kong Protests - VOA
N. Korea: Talks With South 'All But Scrapped' Following Skirmish - VOA
North Korea Warns South Over Leaflets - NYT
Joining the Dashes in The South China Sea - Economist Editorial
Europe
Concerns Rise Over US-EU Trade Talks - BBC
Aviation Giant Is Nearly Grounded in Ukraine - NYT
Russia's Putin Addresses CIS Summit Overshadowed by Ukraine - VOA
Putin Orders Russian Troops Withdrawal From Ukrainian Border - Reuters
Ukraine Crisis: Putin 'Orders Russia Troop Pullback' - BBC
Ukraine Leader Says Expects Tough Talks With Putin Next Week - Reuters
Rebel Commander Wages Fight to Death for East Ukraine Airport - AFP
As Economy Tanks, New Splits Open in Russia - WP
Russian Opposition Newspaper Officially Warned Over 'Extremism' - VOA
Europol Says Most Cybercrime Kingpins Are From Russia - RFE/RL
Voting Begins in Tense Bosnia Poll - BBC
Bosnian Vote Beset by Nationalism and Bad Economy - AP
Divided Bosnians Vote With Little Hope of Change - Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
US: 'Severe Penalties' if Europe-Iran Forum Violates Sanctions - VOA
Iran: Limits of Rouhani’s Tolerance Seen in Activist’s Arrest - NYT
Several Policemen Killed In Attacks In Iran - RFE/RL
Bahrain Opposition 'to Boycott Poll' - BBC
Gaza Reconstruction Conference Opens in Cairo - AP
Kerry to Cairo for Talks With Abbas on Gaza Reconstruction - VOA
Donors Gather for Gaza Aid Summit - BBC
In Wake of Gaza War, Hints of Change - AP
A Look at Destruction in Gaza in Hamas-Israel War - AP
Egypt Says Kills Top Militant Leader in Sinai - Reuters
Egypt Court Sentences 3 Islamists to 15 Years Each - AP
UN Chief in Libya to Make Peace Plea - BBC
UN's Ban Calls for End to Fighting in Libya - AP
Algerian Army Kills Suspected Militants in Raids - AP
Tunisia Cracks Down on Jihadists as Elections Loom - Reuters
South Asia
Kashmir Violence Tests Modi's Promise of 'Muscular' India Foreign Policy - VOA
Modi's Bravado Ups the Ante in India-Pakistan Fighting - Reuters
Pakistan Says Indian Border Fire Set Back Peace - AP
Activist's Nobel Highlights Child Labor in India - AP
Drone Strike Kills Two Suspected Militants in Northwest Pakistan - Reuters