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25 October SWJ 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

 

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