16 June SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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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
Security Clearance – Stars & Stripes – War on the Rocks – War Council
War is Boring – Warscapes – WhyDev – Wings Over Iraq – VOA
WP National Security – WT National Security – American Forces Press Service
AidSpeak – Air Force Times – Armed Forces Journal
AOL Defense – Army Times – At War – Barefoot Strategist – CSM Backchannels
DEFCON Hill – Best Defense – Danger Room – Defense News
Defense One – Defense Tech – DoD Buzz – The Diplomat – Clausewitz Homepage
Early Warning – Eurasia Review – Foreign Affairs – Foreign Policy – Fortuna’s Corner
Ground Force Dialogue – David Ignatius – Defense in Depth – 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 – The Military Leader – Military Review
MountainRunner – National Defense – Navy Times – Next Navy – Parameters – RUSI
ZenPundit – CNA – CNAS – CSIS – ILW – ISW – Rand – TJF – USIP
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Iraq
US Readies Options for Iraq Conflict – VOA
US Considers Talks With Iran on Iraq – BBC
Lawmakers, Retired Military Officers: US Should Help Iraq Fend Off Insurgents – TWB
Ships Move Into Persian Gulf as US Lays Out Goals for Iraq – AP
Iraqi Town Near Syria Border Seized by ISIS – WP
Iraqi Government Prepares to Defend Baghdad from Insurgents – VOA
Rebels’ Fast Strike in Iraq Was Years in the Making – NYT
Iraq Militants Claim Soldier Massacre – WSJ
Militants Claim Mass Execution of Iraqi Soldiers – NYT
US Condemns Militants' Claim of Executing 1,700 Iraqi Soldiers – LAT
Iraq, ISIL Militants Clash Near Syrian Border – VOA
Kurds Accuse Iraqi Army of Helicopter, Mortar Attacks – WP
Sunni Militants Capture Northern Iraqi Town – AP
Obama Pushes Iraqis to Mend Sectarian Rifts – NYT
DOD Provides Security Help for Baghdad Diplomatic Facilities – AFPS
US Boosts Security at Embassy in Baghdad – WP
Has Obama "Lost" Iraq? – TNI Opinion
Iraq Highlights for Obama Threat of Disengagement – WP Opinion
We Never Should Have Left Iraq – BI Opinion
Iraq Veterans: Learn to Stop Worrying About ISIS – TG Opinion
How to Stabilize Iraq and Stop the March of ISIS – NYT Debate/Opinions
Afghanistan
Economy Bigger Worry Than Taliban for Many Afghans – WP
Complaints of Fraud in Afghan Presidential Vote – VOA
Afghans: Presidential Candidates Need to Work Together – VOA
Election Day Violence in Afghanistan Higher Than Initially Reported – S&S
Hagel Commends Afghan Forces for Election Success – AFPS
ISAF Congratulates Afghan People, Forces for Historic Election – AFPS
Ukraine / Russia / Related Issues
Russia, Ukraine Fail to Reach Gas Deal as Deadline Looms – VOA
Ukraine Mourns Victims of Downed Jet with Sorrow, Anger – VOA
Ukraine Faces Russia Gas Supply Halt – BBC
Russia to Cut Off Ukraine’s Gas Supply – WP
With Choice Word for Putin, Ukrainian Official Causes Flap – WP
Evacuating Children Along a Dangerous Ukraine Route – NYT
US Department of Defense
Does Peralta Deserve the Medal of Honor? – S&S
United States
UglyGorilla Hack of US Utility Exposes Cyberwar Threat – Bloomberg
Fighting Terrorism With More Money – NYT Editorial
Africa
Suspected Al-Shabab Gunmen Kill 48 in Kenya – VOA
'Islamists' Massacre Dozens in Kenya – BBC
Dozens Killed as Militants Attack Kenyan Town – NYT
Police: 48 Killed in Terror Attack on Kenya Town – AP
Americas / Caribbean
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Wins Second Term – VOA
Colombian President Re-elected After Race Challenging Peace Negotiations – NYT
Santos Re-elected in Colombian Poll – BBC
Asia / Pacific
China Adding School to Outpost in Disputed Waters – AP
China: 3 Sentenced to Death in Tiananmen Gate Attack – AP
Migrant Workers Take Flight Amid Fears of Thailand Crackdown – VOA
Fearing Junta Crackdown, Cambodian Workers Stream Out of Thailand – NYT
Europe
Europe’s Protest Vote – WP Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Israel Arrests 80 Palestinians in West Bank – VOA
Israel Demands Palestinian Leaders’ Help After Abductions – NYT
Israel Expands Search For Kidnapped Teenagers – BBC
Palestinian Killed; Hamas Officials Arrested – AP
7 Killed in Yemen Bus Attack – VOA
Renegade General Khalifa Haftar Launches Offensive in East Libya – VOA
Egypt: Sisi's Choices: Good and Bad – NYT Opinion
South Asia
Pakistan Launches Major Offensive Against Militants – WP
Pakistan Resumes Air Strikes – VOA
Pakistan Military Wages Assault Against Militants – NYT
Pakistan Jets Pound Tribal Valleys – BBC
Pakistan Airstrikes Hit Targets in Northwest – AP
India Looks to Asia for Economy Fix – VOA
Muslims Killed in Sri Lanka Clashes – BBC
Deadly Religious Violence Erupts in Sri Lanka – NYT