21 September 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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IS / ISIS / ISIL
Rift Widens Between Obama, US Generals Over Strategy – WP
US Suspects Terror Threats More Direct Than ISIS – NYT
New Group Plans to Spotlight Secret Funding for Islamist Militants – WP
Political Promises Against Ground Troops Clash With Military Realities – S&S
Taking Down ISIL Requires Cooperative Effort, Army Chief Says – AFPS
Israel, the Quiet Partner in Fight Against Islamic State Group – VOA
US Says Iran Can Play Role in Turning Back Islamic State – WP
Kerry Says Iran Can Help Defeat IS – BBC
Rand Paul Says US Intervention Made Islamic State Stronger – LAT
The Unlikeliest of Coalitions – NYT Editorial
Iraq
Mattis on Iraq: ‘You Just Don’t Take Anything Off the Table Up Front’ – WP
Odierno Says US May Need More Troops in Iraq – WP
France Destroys Militant Depot, Becomes 1st Country to Join US Airstrikes – AP
Suspicions Run Deep in Iraq That CIA and the Islamic State Are United – NYT
IS Militants Release 49 Turkish Hostages – VOA
Islamic State Frees 49 Turkish Hostages Captured in Iraq – WP
Back and Forth, Wearily, Across the ISIS Border – NYT
Christianity in Iraq is Finished – WP Opinion
Syria
Pentagon Press Secretary Gives Details of Syrian Training Effort – AFPS
Obama Hails Congress Vote on Syria – BBC
Hagel Welcomes Congressional Action on Aid to Syrian Opposition – AFPS
UN: 70,000 Syrians Escape Fighting to Turkey – AP
IS Attacks Send Thousands of Syrian Kurds Fleeing to Turkey – Reuters
Grand Illusion in Syria – NYT Opinion
Afghanistan
Rival Afghan Presidential Candidates Sign Deal to Share Power – VOA
Afghan Rivals Agree to Form Coalition, But Doubts Remain – WP
Power-Sharing Deal Is Signed in Afghanistan – NYT
Afghan Presidential Rivals Sign Power-Sharing Accord – S&S
Afghan Contenders Sign Unity Deal – BBC
Pakistan Repatriates 14 from Bagram Prison – VOA
Ukraine / Russia
NATO: Ukraine Truce 'In Name Only' – BBC
NATO Chief: Ukraine Has Cease-fire 'In Name Only' – AP
US Troop Presence at Ukrainian Exercise Sends Message to Russia – S&S
Donetsk Blasts as Kyiv, Rebels Cut Deal – VOA
NATO
NATO Nuclear Drawdown Now Seems Unlikely – LAT
US Nuclear Arsenal in Europe Likely to Stay – MCT
US Department of Defense
Army Chief: Fiscal 2016 Sequestration Marks ‘Breaking Point’ – AFPS
Odierno: More Troops in Afghanistan May Get Pink Slips – S&S
US, Canadian Jets Intercept 8 Russian Military Aircraft Near Alaska – AP
Russian Jets Intercepted Off Alaska – BBC
Navy’s Massive Drone Flies Across US For The First Time – WP
Feds: Lieutenant Colonel Had Cash Delivered to His Doorstep – SAE-N
The Drone That Started it All – WP Opinion
United States
Obama Goes to UN With Islamic State, Ebola on Agenda – VOA
New Trove of CIA Articles Show Thoughts on Al-Qaeda, War, Crises – WP
Guilty Plea in US Embassy Bombings – BBC
Tracing Shift From Everyday American to Jihadis – AP
United Kingdom
Scottish Referendum: Alex Salmond Says 'No' Voters Were 'Tricked' – BBC
Miliband: 'No Ifs' On Scots Pledge – BBC
After Rejecting Independence, Scots Face Political Realities – WP
Africa
Ebola: Military Response Begins as Troops, Equipment Reach Liberia – AFPS
Ebola Leads to Near Collapse of Liberian Health System – WP
Sierra Leone Begins Ebola Lockdown – BBC
Boko Haram 'Kills Dozens' at Nigerian Market – BBC
In Nigeria, Boko Haram Strike Kills Dozens – Reuters
Nigeria Has 'Torture Officers' – BBC
AU Mission to Assist Inquiry Into Attack on Peacekeepers in Mali – VOA
Liberian Female Rebel Arrested – BBC
Uganda's Prime Minister Sacked – BBC
ICC Summons Kenya Leader to Hearing – BBC
The Wrong Reaction to Ebola – WP Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
US Southcom Hosts Regional Security Dialogue in Miami – AFPS
Mexico 'Leading Drug Lord' Killed – BBC
Arrests Made Over Chile Subway Bomb – BBC
US Won't Impede Venezuela's UN Security Council Bid – VOA
US Steps Up Pressure on Guatemala Over Labor Rights – VOA
Former El Salvador President to Await Graft Trial in Jail, Not at Home – VOA
Former El Salvador Leader in Custody – BBC
Venezuela’s Crackdown on Opposition – NYT Editorial
Asia / Pacific
China’s War on Terror Becomes Attack on Islam in Xinjiang, Residents Say – WP
US Seeks to Keep Artillery Brigade Near Korean DMZ – S&S
Philippines Storm Displaces 200,000 – BBC
Middle East / North Africa
UN Envoy: Truce Reached in Yemen – VOA
UN Reports Yemen Deal With Rebels – NYT
Yemen Clashes Cast Doubt on 'Truce' – BBC
Iran 'Must Up IAEA Cooperation' – BBC
Suicide Bomber Kills 3 in Lebanon – VOA
Lebanon: Blast Hits Hezbollah Checkpoint – BBC
US to Deliver Apache Helicopters to Egypt – VOA
Bomb Kills 3 Near Egypt Foreign Ministry – AP
Egypt: Deadly Bomb Blast in Central Cairo – BBC
Libya: Benghazi Assassinations Stun Residents Amid Turmoil – WP
Iran: Tehran Politics Constrain Nuclear Talks – VOA Opinion
Iran Remains Our Biggest Challenge – WP Opinion
South Asia
Pakistan Eyes Sea-Based Nuclear Weapons, Analysts Say – WP
Pakistan Repatriates 14 from Bagram Prison – VOA
Provincial Vote Is Seen as a Test for Sri Lanka’s President – NYT
