20 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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Iraq
Iraqi Push to Retake Tikrit Falters Amid Fierce Islamic State Resistance – McClatchy
Iraqi Bid to Retake Tikrit From Islamic State Said To Stall – WP
In Retaking of Iraqi Dam, Evidence of American Impact – NYT
US Air Power Aiding Iraq in Fight Against Militants – VOA
Kirby: Mosul Dam Operation Not ‘Mission Creep’ – AFPS
Pentagon Describes Anti-ISIL Operations in Iraq – AFPS
UN Launches Northern Iraq Aid Push – BBC
Next Leader May Echo Maliki, But Iraqis Hope for New Results – NYT
Afghanistan
Pressure on Obama in Afghanistan Withdrawal – NYT
Fears Rising as Afghan Political Deadline Nears – WP
Afghan Officials Interrogate a Times Correspondent – NYT
Afghanistan Bars New York Times Reporter From Leaving Country – AP
Combat Controller Receives Silver Star for 13-hour Afghan Firefight – S&S
Afghanistan Bars Times Journalist From Leaving the Country – NYT Opinion
Ukraine / Russia
Street Battles Rage in East Ukraine – BBC
Plenty of Room at the Top of Ukraine’s Fading Rebellion – NYT
German Leader Emerges as Key Figure in Ukraine Talks – NYT
Crafting a Ukraine Policy – WP Opinion
Why the Ukraine Crisis Is the West’s Fault – FP Opinion
NATO
NATO to Shun Substantial Eastern Footprint in Nod to Russia – Bloomberg
US Department of Defense
Air Force Grounds 2-seater F-16 fighter Jets After Cracks Found – S&S
Navy Board to Evaluate Senior Enlisted Sailors for Retirement – S&S
United States
Protesters, Police Clash in Ferguson, Missouri – VOA
Ferguson Violence Continues; Guard Limited to Protecting Command Center – S&S
Accounts of Shooting Differ; Holder Is Set to Visit Ferguson – NYT
Russia, Iran and Egypt Heckle US About Tactics in Ferguson – NYT
Pentagon: Military Arms Transfers to Police Not ‘Program Run Amok’ – S&S
Pentagon Defends Program Supplying Military Gear to Police – WP
Round Up: The Best Reporting on the Militarization of Local Police – S&S
Canada
Canada's Hesitation on F-35 Shows Growing Concern Over High Cost – WP
World
Attacks on Aid Workers Jump Worldwide, Group Says – NYT
Africa
Nigeria’s Boko Haram Forces Victims to Fight, Kill – VOA
Nigerian 'Mutiny Over Boko Haram' – BBC
Central African Republic Will Have 7,600 UN Peacekeepers – AP
South Sudan Journalist Released, Bakhita Radio Still Silent – VOA
Relief Official Urges Groups to Step Up Ebola Efforts – NYT
Ebola Medics in Liberia 'Recovering' – BBC
Liberia Imposes Curfew Over Ebola – BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Ex-Guatemalan Drug Kingpin Pleads Guilty to US Charges – Reuters
Asia / Pacific
Japan Military Holds Drill As Role Expands – S&S
Top General Says US Could Scrap Ban on Arms Sales to Vietnam – VOA
China Targets Corrupt Officials With Overseas Assets – VOA
At Least 2 Tibetans Reported Dead in Custody in Western China – NYT
Work: Guam is Strategic Hub to Asia-Pacific Rebalance – AFPS
Pacific Navy Bases to Conduct Security Exercise – S&S
Thailand’s Trafficking Scourge – WP Editorial
Europe
European Leaders to Discuss Energy Security, Ukraine Conflict – VOA
Middle East / North Africa
Israel Launches Airstrikes After Rockets Fired From Gaza – VOA
Rockets From Gaza and Israeli Response Break Cease-Fire – NYT
Israeli Strike in Gaza Hits Family of Hamas Commander – NYT
Israel Strike 'Targeted Hamas Chief' – BBC
Israel Hits Gaza After New Rocket Attacks – BBC
New Report Highlights Anti-aircraft Missiles Spreading in Syria – WP
Monitor: Islamic State Recruits at Record Pace in Syria – Reuters
US Attempting to Verify Beheading of Journalist – VOA
Islamic State Claims to Behead US Journalist – WP
Militants 'Kill Reporter on Video' – BBC
Former Stripes Reporter James Foley Beheaded by Islamic State – McClatchy
Militant Group Says It Killed American Journalist in Syria – NYT
FAA Bars US Flights Over Syria; Research Group Cites Anti-aircraft Missile Risk – AP
Victims of US Drone Strike Get More Than $1 Million in Compensation – WP
The Real Middle East Crisis Is Economic – NYT Opinion
South Asia
Pakistan On Guard Ahead of Mass Anti-Government Rally – VOA
Pakistanis Protest in Capital, Seeking Prime Minister’s Resignation – NYT
Tens of Thousands March on Pakistan’s Parliament – WP
Pakistan Rally Marches on Parliament – BBC
Pakistan Military Guards Parliament, Readies for Mass Rally – Reuters
Prime Minister Modi Fumbles on Pakistan – NYT Editorial
