5 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
Cease-Fire in Gaza Begins as Israel Says It Pulls Troops – NYT
Israeli Ground Forces Exit Gaza for Cease-fire – WP
Israel, Hamas Begin 72-Hour Truce in Gaza – VOA
Israeli Troops 'Withdraw From Gaza' – BBC
Israel, Hamas Accept Egyptian 72-hour Cease-fire Proposal – AP
Egypt Holds Gaza Truce Talks with Palestinian Factions – Reuters
Israel-Hamas Truce Sets Stage for Talks on Gaza – AP
France Condemns Israel Over Gaza – BBC
Australia Berates Israel Over 'Shocking' Attacks – AP
Hamas’s ‘Homemade’ Sniper Rifle is Anything But, Expert Says – WP
US Diplomacy on Gaza Has Little Sway on Israel Policy – NYT
Netanyahu’s Duty – WP Opinion
Could the Debate Over Israel in the US Be Changing? – WP Opinion
Ukraine / Russia
Russia Begins Military Drills Near Ukraine Border – VOA
Buildup Makes Russia Battle-Ready for Ukraine – NYT
Ukraine Forces Prepare to Retake Donetsk – VOA
Ukraine Tightens Ring Around Rebel-held Donetsk – WP
Ukraine Troops Enter Russia in Clash – BBC
Ukrainian Soldiers Cross Border Into Russia – AP
Ukraine Rebels Enlisting ‘Punishment Brigades’ for Support Work – NYT
Afghanistan
3 NATO Officers Are Said to Be Killed at Afghan Academy – NYT
Coalition Forces Say Incident at Military Academy, Casualties Feared – Reuters
German Military: Afghan Attack Wounds 15, Kills 1 – AP
Campbell Stresses Relationships, Discusses Upcoming ISAF Tour – AFPS
Congress Expands Number of Visas for Afghan Interpreters – WP
US Selling, And Scrapping, Equipment in Afghanistan – WP
Iraq
Iraqi Extremists Wrest Town from Kurds; Thousands Flee – WP
Iran's Elite Guards Fighting in Iraq to Push Back Islamic State – Reuters
Iraq Air Force to Join Kurds in Fight Against Islamic State – AP
Iraq Agrees to Help Kurds Battle Sunni Extremists – NYT
Iraq Offers Air Support to Kurds – BBC
Sunni Militants Target Iraq's Two Biggest Dams – AP
Iraqi Lawmakers Postpone PM Discussion – AP
Iraq Situation Report – ISW Update
Iran Seeking Successor to Iraqi PM Maliki – Reuters
Control of the Terrain in Iraq – ISW Update
US Intelligence Community
As Evidence Mounts, It’s Getting Harder to Defend Edward Snowden – WP
Why Obama Should Roll Heads at the CIA – NJ Opinion
US Department of Defense
Looking for More Than a Few Skilled Recruits – WP
New Gitmo Judge Takes Charge of USS Cole Case, Won’t Step Down – MH
United States
All Clear Given After Security Alerts at White House, Capitol – VOA
As Disability Awards Grow, So Do Concerns Over PTSD Claims – S&S
United Kingdom
British Parties Try to Entice Scots – NYT
Scottish Independence: UK Leaders Pledge Parliament Powers – BBC
Muslim Minister Quits British Government to Protest Gaza Policies – NYT
UK Muslim Cabinet Member Quits Over Gaza Policies – AP
Africa
US-Africa Summit Underway in Washington – VOA
African Leaders Gather for US Summit – BBC
Zimbabwe's Mugabe Excluded from US-Africa Summit – VOA
Washington Meeting of African Leaders Opens to Protests – NYT
African Leaders Urged to Meet With Diaspora While in US – VOA
South Sudan Leaders Resume Talks to End Fighting as Famine Looms – VOA
Amnesty International: Videos Show Human Rights Abuses in Nigeria – VOA
Nigeria Army 'Atrocities' Uncovered – BBC
Ebola Death Toll Almost 900 – VOA
Lax Quarantine Undercuts Ebola Fight in Africa – NYT
Ebola Infected American Missionary Flown Out of Liberia – VOA
Second Ebola-stricken American Will Head to the US on Tuesday – WP
Senegal Police Fire Teargas on Supporters of Ex-president's Son – VOA
Obama’s Africa Summit – NYT Editorial
Obama’s Ambitions: A Measure of Engagement With the World – Economist Opinion
Rebranding Africa – WP Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
Hearing Set for Marine Jailed in Mexico on Weapons Charges – LAT
Mexican Mayor Shot Dead in Jalisco – BBC
Colombia Probes Soldiers' Poisoning in Arauca – BBC
Rabbis Urge US Action to Free American Jailed in Cuba – VOA
Report: US Sent Young Latin Americans on Secret Cuba Missions – VOA
Asia / Pacific
US Looks to Calm South China Sea Tensions – AP
Japan 'Strongly Concerned' About China's Air Defense Zone – AP
Japan's Abe Looks for Friends Abroad as Popularity Wanes at Home – WP
China 'Investigating Canada Couple Over State Secrets' – BBC
China Investigates 2 Canadians for Secret Stealing – AP
Cambodia Urges China Visa Restrictions – VOA
Unfinished Business in Burma – WP Editorial
China Is Losing War on Terror – TD Opinion
Europe
Germany Blocks the Delivery of Military Parts to Russia – NYT
25 Turkish Police Said to Be Detained in New Raids – AP
Middle East / North Africa
Lebanon's Military Battles Islamists on Syrian Border – VOA
Border Fighting Intensifies Between ISIS and Lebanon – NYT
Libyan Minister Calls for Unity Amid Militia Violence – VOA
South Asia
India's Modi Concludes Historic Nepal Visit – VOA
Visit From Indian Premier Signals a Political Shift in Nepal – NYT
Death Toll Rises in Nepal Landslide as Search for Bodies Continues – NYT
Protesters in Sri Lanka Disrupt Meeting on Civil War Missing – NYT
