Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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IS / ISIS / ISIL
Attacks in West Raise New Fears Over ISIS’ Influence - NYT
Hagel Says Strategy Against ISIL is Working - DMA
Pentagon Spokesman Urges Patience in Anti-ISIL Campaign - DMA
Women on Front Lines in Syria, Iraq Against IS - AP
Syria
Erdogan: Free Syrian Army to Join Kurds in Kobani Battle - VOA
Iraqi Kurdish Fighters Expected to Exit Turkey for Syria - WP
The Death Toll in US Airstrikes in Syria, Broken Down - WP
Syrian Rebels Plead for US Military Help as Assad Forces Close on Aleppo - McClatchy
Islamic State Militants Allegedly Used Chlorine Gas Against Iraqi Forces - WP
Iraq
Islamic State Militants Encroach on Baghdad - VOA
Sunni Militants Draw Iraqi Forces Into Intense Battles on Several Fronts - NYT
French, US Strikes Repel Militants at Dam; Yazidis Being Trapped Again - McClatchy
US Officials See Signs of New Life in Iraqi Army - AP
Iraqi Officials Say Islamic State Militants Used Chlorine Gas - AP
US to Check IS 'Chemical Weapon' Use - BBC
Has ISIS Crossed a New Red Line? - Atlantic
DOD Announces 1st US Troop Death Since Naming of Military Campaign - S&S
Iraq's October Oil Exports Rise Despite Unrest - VOA
Iraq Situation Report - ISW Update
How We Lost Touch with Our Friends in Iraq - WOTR Opinion
A Dangerous Alliance in Iraq - WP Opinion
Afghanistan
6,000 Afghan Interpreters Stuck in Limbo - CFR
Afghanistan: ‘A Shocking Indictment’ - NYRB Book Review
US Department of Defense
Experts Call for National Debate on US Military Priorities - AFT
US Military Girds for More 'Unconventional Warfare' - DN
Transcom Reduces Forecasted Redeployment Delays - USTRANSCOM
Army Adapts Recruiting Strategy as Just 3 in 10 Fit to Serve - FTU
Navy to Commission USS North Dakota, Newest Attack Sub - DMA
Kelly Ayotte Thwarting Effort to Retire Air Force A-10 - BG
'Toxic' Fort Carson Battalion Commander Returns to Job - CSG
Who's Kidding Whom? - AT Editorial
US Needs Strategy to Counter Hybrid Warfare - CFR Opinion
Something for Everyone in Army Operating Concept - T&P Opinion
General Dempsey to the Rescue - Politico Opinion
The CNO Is Wrong on 7-Month Deployments - ID Opinion
Pentagon Still Needs More Eyes in the Sky - DO Opinion
United States
NYC Police Commissioner: Hatchet Attack Was Terrorism - AP
Thousands of Federal Workers on Extended Paid Leave - WP
VA Removes Alabama Medical Director at Center of Scandal - S&S
America's Perpetual State of Emergency - USAT Special Report
Canada
As Details Emerge About Shooter, Canada Ponders Security - LAT
Ottawa Gunman Turned Radical as Life Crumbled - NYT
Gunman in Canada Attack Complained About Mosque - AP
Canada Attack 'Not Linked to IS' - BBC
After Attacks, Canada Balances Security, Openness - AP
Canada to Deliver Spy Agency Bill Next Week, More to Come - Reuters
Ottawa Attack: MPs Fashioned Spears While Harper Whisked Into Closet - G&M
Ebola
Ebola Remains National Security Issue, Official Says - DMA
WHO: Ebola Death Toll Tops 4,900 Out of More Than 10,000 Cases - Reuters
Military Defends its Ebola Precautions as Stricter than CDC’s - WP
New York and New Jersey Set Strict Ebola Quarantine - NYT
Health Chief Details Plan to Protect Troops in West Africa - DMA
US Nurse ‘Cured of Ebola,’ NIH Says - VOA
With First Case, Mali Boosts Counter-Ebola Efforts - VOA
Mali Reports First Death From Ebola - NYT
'Many Exposed' to Mali Ebola Girl - BBC
Cuba Leads Way on West Africa Ebola Effort - BBC
Ebola’s Information Paradox - NYT Opinion
Africa
Chad Expects Kidnapped Nigerian Girls to be Freed - VOA
Americas / Caribbean
Governor Quits Over Mexico Missing - BBC
US Judge Sentences FARC Commander - BBC
15 Jailed for Life in Argentina 'Dirty War' Trial - AP
Life Terms for Argentina Jail Crimes - BBC
Asia / Pacific
OPCON Transfer, US Troop Redeployment in Korea Postponed Indefinitely - S&S
Hong Kong Protesters to Vote on Reform Proposals - VOA
Pro-Beijing Lawmaker Urges Hong Kong Leader to Consider Quitting - NYT
Marine Murder Case Reveals US-Philippine Sore Spot - AP
US to Pay Philippines $1.9M for Coral Reef Damage Caused by Ship's Grounding - AP
US and South Korea Agree to Delay Shift in Wartime Command - NYT
US General: North Korea Likely Can Build a Miniaturized Nuclear Weapons - WP
USFK Chief: North Korea Has Made Crucial Advance Toward Nuclear Missile - S&S
US Commander Sees Key Nuclear Step by North Korea - NYT
Security Decisions Should Continue to Deter North Korea, Official Says - DMA
Kerry Says No Apology to North Korea to Free Americans - AP
Japan Leader Faces Crisis Over Minister for Trade - NYT
Number of Rohingya Fleeing Burma Tops 100,000 - AP
China's Aircraft Carrier Is in Trouble - WIB Opinion
Tokyo's Soft Power Problem - NYT Opinion
A Deepening Partnership With Vietnam - NYT Opinion
Europe
Putin Accuses US of Backing ‘Neo-Fascists’ and ‘Islamic Radicals’ - NYT
Putin Accuses US of Undermining Global Stability - AP
Putin: Ukraine Not Interested in Dialogue - VOA
Displaced Ukrainians Face Harsh Winter - VOA
Russia 'Helped Ukraine ex-President Yanukovych to Flee' - BBC
With Stunts and Vigilante Escapades, Populist Gains Ground in Ukraine - NYT
European Union Asks Britain to Pay Extra $2.7 Billion - NYT
Sweden Ends Hunt for Suspected ‘Foreign Underwater’ Craft - WP
British Gestapo Impostor Tricked UK Nazi Sympathizers in WWII - AP
Middle East / North Africa
US Officials: Israel Defense Chief Denied Meetings - AP
Talking with Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon - WP
Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian Teenager in the West Bank, 2nd in 8 Days - NYT
Palestinian Killed in Clash With Israeli Military - AP
Iran Hangs Woman Despite Campaign - BBC
Yemen: Drone Strike Kills Three Al Qaeda-Linked Militants - Reuters
Lebanon Army Clashes With Gunmen, Kills Two in Tripoli - Reuters
State of Emergency Imposed in Sinai - BBC
Attack Kills at Least 30 Egyptian Troops; State of Emergency Declared in Sinai - AP
Bomb Attack on Army in Egypt’s Sinai is Worst in Decades - WP
31 Egyptian Soldiers Are Killed as Militants Attack in Sinai - NYT
Egypt: 29 Killed in Sinai Attacks - BBC
Security Forces: At Least 25 Dead in Attack in Egypt's Sinai - Reuters
Islamist Party in Tunisia Appears Set to Rebound - NYT
Tunisia: 'Militant Hideout' Stormed - BBC
Tunisians Gear Up for Pivotal Elections - AP
Tunisia’s Democratic Path - WP Opinion
Egypt’s Repression is a Serious Mistake - WP Opinion
South Asia
Daniel Pearl Murder Suspect Released by Pakistan Court - BBC
Pakistan: Court Acquits a Suspect Charged in the Murder of Daniel Pearl - NYT
Modi’s Idea of India - NYT Opinion