4 August 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 – Londonstani
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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Israel / Palestinians
Israel Pulls Most Ground Troops as Air Attacks Continue – WP
Israel Withdraws Most Troops From Gaza – AP
Limited Ceasefire Begins in Gaza – BBC
Airstrikes Kill 30 in Gaza, Including 10 at UN School – VOA
US Condemns Deadly Attack at School in Gaza – WP
Another Airstrike Near a U.N. School in Gaza Kills 10 – NYT
UN Chief: Rafah School Strike 'Criminal' – BBC
UN, US Condemn Strike on UN-run Gaza School – VOA
US 'Appalled' by 'Disgraceful' UN School Shelling – AP
Questions of Weapons and Warnings in a Shelter Attack – NYT
Israelis View Troop Deaths as Price That Must Be Paid – WP
The Shadowy Figure Heading Hamas’s Military Wing – WP
Americans Find Meaning in Israeli Military Service – BS
Ukraine / Russia
Separatist Cadre Hopes for a Reprise in Ukraine – NYT
Under Attack From All Sides in Ukraine – WP
Ukraine's Army on Outskirts of Rebel Stronghold – AP
Ukraine Rebel Cities 'Facing Siege' – BBC
9 Killed in Fighting in Eastern Ukraine – VOA
Ukrainian Defense Minister: Ukraine Army 'Heading for Victory' – BBC
Afghanistan
Afghan Vote Audit Resumes Without Abdullah’s Monitors – VOA
Disputes Threaten to Derail Audit of Afghanistan Vote – NYT
Afghan Election Audit Restarts After Holiday Delay – AP
Afghanistan Election Crisis Deepens with New Fraud Allegations – Reuters
Afghan Vote Fraud Claim After 'Leak' – BBC
Iraq
Kurdish Forces Suffer Major Losses Against Islamic State – VOA
Iraqi Extremists Wrest Town From Kurds; Thousands Flee – WP
Sunni Extremists Seize 3 Towns From Kurds and Threaten Major Dam – NYT
Islamic State Grabs Iraqi Dam and Oilfield in Victory Over Kurds – Reuters
Sunni Insurgents Seize Small Towns in Iraq's North – AP
UN Warns of 'Tragedy' as Militants Take Over Iraq Towns – BBC
Iraq Situation Report – ISW Update
Iraq Situation Report (2) – ISW Update
On War
Machiavelli’s 27 Rules of War – WOTR
US Department of Defense
Air Force Academy Head Calls for Probe of Athletic Transgressions – Gazette
United States
Obama Ponders Action on Border Crisis Without Congress – VOA
Atlanta VA Hospital Delivers Substandard Care – AJC
The Small Cuts to US Clout – WP Opinion
United Kingdom
Britain 'Attempts to Censor' US Report on Torture Sites – Guardian
SAS Want Soldiers From Ordinary Regiments – Express
World
'Freezing' Lawless Regions Invites Hot Conflict – WSJ
Africa
Obama to Welcome African Leaders to Washington – VOA
First Ever Summit Brings African Leaders With US Military Ties to DC – WP
South Sudan to Seek Washington’s Help at US-Africa Summit – VOA
US to Send 50 Experts to West Africa to Fight Ebola – BBC
WHO: Traditional Burials Hamper Ebola Fight – VOA
Africa’s Next Steps – WP Opinion
A Flawed Agenda – WP Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
Immigration Enforcement Puts Mexico in the Middle – WP
Asia / Pacific
Xinjiang Violence: China Says 'Gang' Killed 37 Last Week – BBC
Southwest China Quake Kills Hundreds – VOA
Southern China Quake Kills Hundreds – BBC
Europe
Events to Commemorate Start of WW1 – BBC
Armenia, Azerbaijan to Meet on Nagorno-Karabakh – VOA
Middle East / North Africa
Near Syrian Border, US Troops Guard Against Missiles, and Monotony – S&S
Lebanon Battles Syrian Rebels in Border Town – VOA
Troops Killed in Lebanon Border Raid – BBC
Libya: Militia Fighting Over Control of Tripoli Airport Kills 22 – VOA
British Citizens Flee Tripoli on Ship as 25 Libyans Killed in Fighting – NYT
UK’s Royal Navy Helping Britons Leave Libya – BBC
South Asia
US Set to Woo India With Classified Info, Intel Swap – HT
India Fears Massive Flooding from Nepal Landslide – VOA
Indian Prime Minister Visits Nepal – VOA
Nepal Enthralled by Visit of India Premier, Who Hits ‘the Right Notes’ – NYT
