6 July 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
Islamic State Leader Appears in Public, According to Video – WP
Militant Leader in Rare Appearance in Iraq – NYT
Isis Chief Appears in First Video – BBC
Video Purportedly Shows Extremist Leader in Iraq – AP
Iraq Says Footage Purporting to Show Islamic State Leader Is False – Reuters
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi – BBC Profile
Iraq's Shiites Fight for Their Shrines and Their Creed – LAT
Allawi Warns Risk of Iraq's Dismemberment Unless Maliki Goes – Reuters
Iranian Pilot Killed in Iraq Fighting, State Media Say – WP
Iraq Situation Report – ISW Daily Update
Complicated Ties In Iraq – RFE/RL Infographic
Israel Ready to Help Jordan Fend Off Iraq Insurgents if Asked – Reuters
Now Winding Down Another War, Vets Stung by Iraq Violence – WP
The True Cost of War in Iraq? Families Left to Mourn – OS
Why Lines in the Sand Must Not Shift – CNN Opinion
Will al Qaeda Fight ISIS Islamic State? – CNN Opinion
Iraq Isn't About Us – CNN Opinion
Syria
ISIS Advances in Deir ez-Zour – ISW
Syria Rebel Chief Warns of "Disaster" Without Aid – ABC
UK Boosts Cross-Border Aid by £46m – BBC
Afghanistan
Can Neighbors Put Aside Rivalries to Stabilize Afghanistan? – S&S
Afghan Presidential Candidate Rules Out Coalition Deal – Reuters
Hundreds of Tankers Burn Outside Kabul – VOA
Taliban Attack Kabul Oil Tankers – BBC
Ukraine
Ukraine Leader Hails 'Turning Point' – BBC
Separatists Driven From Stronghold, Ukraine Says – NYT
Ukraine Troops Take Back Rebel Stronghold – VOA
Ukraine Rebels Abandon Key Cities – BBC
Ukraine Takes Key Stronghold as pro-Russian Forces Flee – WP
Ukraine Claims Victory in Rebel Stronghold – AP
US Department of Defense
Navy's Downsizing Plan Calls for Norfolk to Lose 3 Warships – VP
United States
Feds: VA Hospital in Philippines Wasted Money for 2 Decades – WP
Fearing Lawsuits, Sheriffs Balk at US Detention Requests – NYT
Still Further to Go on Land Mines – NYT Editorial
United Kingdom
Scientists: Scottish Independence May Hit Research – AP
Halo Trust Landmine Charity Suspends Founder Guy Willoughby – BBC
Australia
Australia in Row Over Tamil Refugees – BBC
Morrison to Visit Sri Lanka Amid Silence on Fate of Tamil Asylum Seekers – ABC
NATO
NATO Signals No New Members For The Present – AP
How to Redraw the World Map (NYT Debate)
US, Mexico and Canada: Nine Nations – NYT Opinion
Why China Will Reclaim Siberia – NYT Opinion
Let Culture and Nature Draw a Post-Colonial Map – NYT Opinion
Lessons From the Idea, and Rejection, of Kurdistan – NYT Opinion
An Indigenous State in Chile – NYT Opinion
Permeable Lines on the Grand Trunk Road – NYT Opinion
Preventing a New Border – NYT Opinion
Africa
Nigeria: Dozens of Boko Haram Militants Killed – VOA
Nigerian Army Says It Has Killed 53 Boko Haram Fighters – Reuters
Clashes Between Nigeria Army, Islamists Kill 59 – AFP
At Least Five Killed in Attacks in Somali Capital – Reuters
3 Killed in Blast Near Somali Parliament – VOA
Somalia Car Bomb Targets Parliament – BBC
Kenya Police Probe Gunfire Incident in Coastal Area – Reuters
Senegal's President Removes Prime Minister – VOA
Senegal Prime Minister Toure Sacked – BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico Finds Radioactive Load From Stolen Truck – Reuters
Argentina Military Officers Convicted of Bishop's 1976 Murder – BBC
Cuba Mulls Economy, Graft in Parliament Session – AP
Asia / Pacific
Shadow of Brutal ’79 War Darkens Vietnam’s View of China Relations – NYT
China Gives Rare Glimpse at Naval Ships – AP
Chinese Pastor Receives 12-Year Sentence – VOA
After Barrage of Personal Attacks, Indonesian Presidential Election Tightens – NYT
Allies to Face Off With Stealthy Sub in RIMPAC Exercise – HSA
Asia's Nightmare Scenario: A War in the East China Sea – TNI Opinion
Europe
Georgian Opposition Leader Ordered Jailed Until Trial – NYT
Middle East / North Africa
Power Struggles in Middle East Exploit Islam’s Ancient Split – NYT
Protests Spread in Israel Amid Reports Teen Was Burned Alive – WP
New Gaza Fire as Israel Arabs Join Teen Murder Protests – AFP
Palestinian Youth Was Burned Alive, Official Says – NYT
Palestinian Youth 'Was Burned Alive' – BBC
US 'Profoundly Troubled' by American's Beating in Israeli Custody – AFP
US Presses Israel on Teen 'Beating' – BBC
Israel Ready to Help Jordan Fend Off Iraq Insurgents if Asked – Reuters
Yemeni Bombs Shi'ite Rebels After Cease-fire Falters – Reuters
Two Militants Blow Themselves Up in Southern Saudi Arabia – Reuters
Bombing Kills a Bahraini Policeman, Official Says – AP
Egyptian Court Sentences Brotherhood Leader to Life in Prison – VOA
Egypt: Brotherhood Figures Given Life Terms – BBC
Libya Car Bomb Kills Commando in the East – AP
South Asia
Pakistan Fighting Reverses Flow of Refugees, Stirs Unease in Afghanistan – Reuters
India: Amid Modi’s Centrist Shift, an Aide With a Turbulent Past Rises – NYT
Sri Lanka Accused of Turning Blind Eye to Violence – AP
India’s Role in the Nuclear Race – NYT Editorial