22 September SWJ Roundup (Updated)
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
Defense, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Economics, & More
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USNI Daily – Real Clear Defense – Real Clear World – The Daily Humanitarian
BBC – CNN World – CSM World – LAT World – NYT World – WP World – VOA
WP National Security – WT National Security – American Forces Press Service
Abu Muqawama – Air Force Times – Armed Forces Journal – AOL Defense – Army Times
At War – CSM Backchannels – Battleland – DEFCON Hill – Best Defense – Danger Room
Defense One – Defense Tech – DoD Buzz – The Diplomat – Clausewitz Homepage
Early Warning – Foreign Affairs – Foreign Policy – Ground Force Dialogue
David Ignatius – Defense Tech – Early Warning Blog – Feral Jundi – Infinity Journal
Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners
Information Dissemination – The Interpreter – Kings of War – Long War Journal
Marine Corps Gazette – Marine Corps Times – Maritime Executive – Military Review
MountainRunner – National Defense – Navy Times – Parameters – RUSI
Security Clearance – Stars & Stripes – War on the Rocks – Warscapes – Wings Over Iraq
ZenPundit – CNA – CNAS – CSIS – ILW – ISW – Rand – TJF – USIP
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Syria
Syria Submits Partial Chemical Weapons List – VOA
Syria Submits More Details of Chemical Weapons Stockpiles – WP
Syria Sends OPCW Chemical Weapons Inventory – AP
Syria Chemical Weapons Data Assessed – BBC
Kremlin Aide: Russia Could Change Position on Syria if Assad Cheats – Reuters
Private Donations Give Edge to Islamists in Syria, Officials Say – WP
Kerry Calls On UN Security Council to Act on Syria – VOA
Forgotten, Syria’s Chemical Victims Struggle – WP
Nun Lends Voice of Skepticism on Syria’s Use of Gas – NYT
US Army Vet Fighting in Syria Out of Jail After Secret Plea Deal – AP
The Boy Who Stood Up to Syrian Injustice – NYT Opinion
Afghanistan
US Ready to Begin Major Drawdown of Troops, Equipment – McClatchy
Tab for Bringing Gear Home From Afghanistan: $3 Billion – USAT
Afghan Troop Deaths Hit Record Amid US Exit – WSJ
Pakistan Releases Taliban Commander to Help Afghan Peace Efforts – NYT
Pakistan Frees Top-Ranking Taliban Prisoner – WP
Pakistan Releases a Top Afghan Taliban Leader – LAT
Pakistan Releases Top Afghan Taliban Prisoner – AP
Pakistan 'Frees Top Taliban Leader' – BBC
Multi-Nation Base Offers Afghans Lesson on Getting Along – McClatchy
ISAF Air Training Commander Describes ‘Delicate Balance’ – AFPS
US General Sees Problems, Progress in Developing Afghan Air Force – Reuters
3 Coalition Soldiers Are Shot Dead in Afghan Insider Attack – NYT
NATO Reports that 3 Troops Killed in Afghan Insider Attack – AP
Afghan in Security Forces Uniform Kills Three Foreign Soldiers – Reuters
Afghanistan Militants Kill 18 Police in Badakhshan – BBC
Taliban Abduction Left Afghan Lawmaker 'Even Braver' – AP
What Was America Thinking About Afghanistan? – CG Opinion
Iran
US, Iran Talk Nicely, Nut Nuke Progress Uncertain – AP
Iran’s New President Launches Charm Offensive – VOA
Iran's President Says Tehran Ready for Talks – AP
President Rouhani Comes to Town – NYT Editorial
Opportunity With Iran – WP Opinion
Kenya
Upscale Mall Becomes a War Zone in Kenya Terror Attack – NYT
Kenya: Attackers Storm Nairobi Mall, Killing at Least 39 – WP
At Least 39 Killed in Nairobi Mall Attack – VOA
Al-Shabab Claims Nairobi Attack – BBC
Gunmen Kill at Least 20 at Mall in Nairobi – NYT
Gunmen Storm Nairobi Mall, at Least 25 Killed – Reuters
39 Dead in Kenya Mall Attack; Hostages Still Held – AP
About 30 Hostages Still Inside, Sources Say – CNN
Kenya Hostages Trapped in Standoff – BBC
2 Canadians Dead in Kenya Mall Attack – AP
Somali Militants Say No Negotiations With Nairobi Mall Gunmen – Reuters
Somali Militants Have Threatened Kenya for Years – LAT
Kenya Mall Attack Update – IINSTP Notes / AS TTP
Witness to a Massacre in a Nairobi Mall – NYT
US Navy Yard Shootings Fallout / Related Issues
FBI Tries to Trace Last Weeks of Gunman – NYT
Officials: Fort Hood Lessons May Have Saved Lives at Navy Yard – AFPS
Volume Stressed Security Firm’s Clearance Staff – WP
Company Behind Snowden Check Also Vetted DC Shooter – Bloomberg
Gunman's Firm Offered Security Services to Navy After Shooting – AP
Rollie Chance, Misidentified as Shooter, Demands Media Accountability – WP
New York Times Corrects AR-15 Story, Still Misses the Mark – WT Opinion
US Department of Defense
Two Marines Decorated for Actions During Khe Sanh Battle in Vietnam – S&S
Military Well Positioned a Year After Benghazi, Official Says – AFPS
Pentagon Honors POWs, MIAs; Hagel Reaffirms Search for Current POWs – S&S
Leaders Honor Missing, Captured Service Members, Families – AFPS
Navy Bars Contracts From Company Implicated in Bribery, Conspiracy – AP
Close the NSA’s Back Doors – NYT Editorial
Can the US Fight the Wars of the Future? – USN&WR Opinion
On War
Unconventional Warfare Readings and Background – IINSTP
United States
House OKs Funding Bill Opposed by Obama – VOA
House Spending Bill Sets Up Battle With Senate – WP
Obama to Congress: Act Quick on Budget – VOA
A Citizen’s Guide to a Possible Federal Government Shutdown – WP
Official: Lawyers for 9/11 Suspects Improperly Questioned – WP
American Gets 13 Years for Lying About Wanting to Wage Jihad – AP
US Plane in 1961 Nuclear 'Near Miss' – BBC
Military Flood Support Mission Shifts in Colorado – AFPS
Several Dozen Medal of Honor Recipients Gather in Gettysburg – AP
A Terrorist Threat Ignored – WP Opinion
When Isolationism Ruled – WP Opinion
United Kingdom
Somali Man Accused of Terror Order Breach – BBC
Supporters March for Independence in Edinburgh – BBC
Former PM Brown ‘Discussed Troops on Streets’ in 2008 – BBC
Australia
Tough-Talking PM to Tread Diplomatic Path in Indonesia – Reuters
United Nations
Syria Crisis, Iran Will Top Agenda at Annual UN General Assembly – VOA
US to Push for Solution in Syria, More Efficient Security Council – VOA
Obama UN Speech: Syria, Chemical Weapons, Iran, Arab Transformations – VOA
Kerry Calls On UN Security Council to Act on Syria – VOA
US, Chinese Foreign Ministers Meet Ahead of UNGA – VOA
Africa
Study Weighs Benefits of US-Africa Trade Reforms – VOA
Death Toll in Nigerian Militant Attack Rises to 143 – VOA
'Islamist' Clash in Nigeria Capital – BBC
Gunfire From Nigerian Forces Kills Squatters – NYT
Nigeria Taken Oil 'Laundered Abroad' – BBC
Sudan Says US Economic Sanctions Violation of Human Rights – ST
Zimbabwe Seeks Help Raising Cash from its Minerals – VOA
African Union Summit on ICC Pullout – BBC
Ivory Coast Rules Against Sending Former First Lady to ICC – VOA
Ivory Coast Resists Gbagbo ICC Trial – BBC
Ethiopia Supports Campaign Against International Court – VOA
Health Risks Fail to Deter Ethiopians from Eating Raw Meat – VOA
Swaziland Votes in No-Party Election – BBC
Americas / Caribbean
For Migrants, New Land of Opportunity Is Mexico – NYT
Over 100 Dead in Twin Mexico Storms – VOA
Pentagon Wants Guantanamo Fiber-Optic Cable to Serve Cuba – MH
US Denies Venezuela Plane Ban Charge – BBC
Asia / Pacific
China Says Ready to Cooperate With US – WP
China Open to Talks with Japan on Island Dispute – VOA
Hacking US Secrets, China Pushes for Drones – NYT
Chinese Courts Put More Criminal Trials Online – VOA
China Graft Crackdown Highlights Weibo's Power – VOA
China: Bo Xilai Found Guilty of Corruption – BBC
China’s Bo Xilai Sentenced to Life in Prison – VOA
China Sentences Former Official Bo Xilai to Life in Prison – LAT
Chinese Court Convicts Bo Xilai of Corruption – WP
Chinese Official at Center of Scandal Guilty, Given Life Term – NYT
China's Ousted Politician Bo Xilai Gets Life in Jail – Reuters
North Korea Postpones Family Reunions With South – VOA
N. Korea Indefinitely Postpones Family Reunions With South – WP
N. Korea Indefinitely Postpones Reunions of War-Divided Families – AP
North Korea Postpones Family Reunions – BBC
Will North Korea Erupt? (Not What You Think) – Slate
6 More Die as Fighting Drags On in Philippine City – AP
Cambodian Prince on Hunger Strike Over Political Deadlock – VOA
Super Typhoon Usagi Batters Taiwan, Philippines – VOA
Typhoon Hits Taiwan, Philippines, Nears Hong Kong – AP
Europe
Russian War Games with 12,000 Troops Trigger Baltic Concern – Bloomberg
Russia Seizes Greenpeace Boat in Dramatic Raid – LAT
Greenpeace Reacts to Russia’s Piracy Accusations – AP
Ukraine PM Reassures Russia on EU Trade – Reuters
Ukraine’s President Trades Barbs With Ex-Prisoner – WP
Merkel Ends Campaign Battling Euroskeptics – Reuters
German Rivals in Last Push for Votes – BBC
Merkel Eyes Third Term in First German Vote Since Euro Crisis – Reuters
As Germans Vote, Few Expect Fundamental Shift in Direction – WP
German Campaign Shuffles Toward Consensus – NYT
A Look at Germany's Voting System – AP
Greece Pledges Crackdown on ‘Neo-Nazi’ Golden Dawn Party – VOA
Turkey Will Probably Never Join the EU – Reuters
Turkey: Ankara Police Building Attacked – BBC
Middle East / North Africa
Iraq Violence Kills Scores; Kurds Vote – VOA
'No One is Safe in Iraq' as Attacks Leave at Least 92 Dead – AP
Blasts Strike Sunni Mosque in Iraq – BBC
Funeral Bombing, Other Attacks in Iraq Kill 62 – AP
Iraq Funeral Bomb Kills 51 – BBC
More Than 50 Killed in Attack in Baghdad Shi'ite Stronghold – Reuters
Iraqi Kurds Vote as Oil-Rich Region Seeks Greater Autonomy – Reuters
Iraq: Unlikely Path for ‘the Guy Who Hung Saddam Hussein’ – NYT
Yemen Attacks Leave 56 Dead – VOA
Attacks on Yemen Army 'Kill 40' – BBC
Attack Points to al-Qaida Surge in Yemen – AP
Yemen Ex-Leader Slams South Over Push for Autonomy – AP
EU Tells Israel to Explain Seizure of Palestinian Aid – Reuters
Israel: Jews Challenge Rules to Claim Heart of Jerusalem – NYT
Diplomats Protest Over Israel Clash – BBC
Israeli Troop Slain in Prisoner Plot – VOA
Israeli Soldier Lured to West Bank and Killed – NYT
Israel: Palestinian Abducts, Kills Israeli Soldier – AP
Israeli Soldier Abducted and Killed – BBC
Egypt: Despite Crackdown, Sinai Security Remains Elusive – VOA
Tunisia Talks End in Stalemate After Assassination – AP
What if Insurgents Close the Suez Canal? – LAT Opinion
South Asia
Pakistan Releases Taliban Commander to Help Afghan Peace Efforts – NYT
Pakistan Frees Top-Ranking Taliban Prisoner – WP
Pakistan Releases a Top Afghan Taliban Leader – LAT
Pakistan Releases Top Afghan Taliban Prisoner – AP
Pakistan 'Frees Top Taliban Leader' – BBC
Suicide Attack on Pakistani Church Kills 52 People – AP
Pakistan Church Blast 'Kills 40' – BBC
India: Terror Suspect Flees Mumbai Court – BBC
A Step Towards Justice for One Kashmiri Family – VOA
TNA Wins Key North Sri Lanka Vote – BBC
