Small Wars Journal

12 October SWJ 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

 

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