26 September SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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IS / ISIS / ISIL
Coalition Growing to Counter Islamic State Militants – VOA
Joint Staff Director: Arab Nations Bring Professionalism to ISIL Fight – AFPS
France to Pursue Islamic State Militants Despite Beheading – VOA
Turkey, Still Coy, Joins Fight Against Militants – AP
Revenue Sources for ISIS Are Crucial Targets, US Says – NYT
ISIS Draws New Members In By Offering A Lavish Lifestyle, Money And Sex – IJR
'More than 3,000' Europeans with IS – BBC
US Has Identified the Killer of Two Beheaded American Journalists – WP
Militant in Beheading Videos Has Been Identified, FBI Chief Says – NYT
US May Have Identified Man in Beheading Videos – AP
Masked Man in IS Videos 'Identified' – BBC
Islamic State 'Brand' Gains Ground Among Asian Militants – Reuters
Congress Should Pass Authorization for Using Force Against the IS – WP Editorial
Jihad, by the Book – WP Opinion
No, Containing ISIL is Not “Good Enough” – WOTR Opinion
Fighting the Islamic State – WP
Why America Can't Win its Wars: Key Answers to Defeat IS – UPI Opinion
Bravo, Prime Minister Cameron – NYT Opinion
Syria
US Struggles to Strike Assad’s Foes Without Aiding Assad – NYT
Arab Militaries Lead Third Round of Syria Strikes – VOA
US Airstrikes Kill One of Khorasan’s Leaders – WP
US Releases IS Oil Strike Images – BBC
Warplanes Blast Militants’ Refineries in Syria, Targeting a Source of Cash – NYT
US: Airstrikes Disabled Refineries – WP
US-Led Strikes Hit IS Group Oil Sites for 2nd Day – AP
Syria's Islamic Rebels Fear US Could Hit Them – AP
Pentagon: No Evidence that Airstrikes Killed Civilians Despite Reports – LAT
Turkey's Kurds Warn Ankara's Syria Policy Threatens Peace Process – VOA
Malaysia Detains 3 Militants Heading to Syria – AP
Don’t Expect War Authorization Vote in Lame-duck Session – CQRC
Arab Woman Led Airstrikes Over Syria – NYT
Humanitarian Arm of Syrian Opposition Stumbles at Audit Hurdle – Reuters
Obama’s Real Syria Plan – WP Opinion
Iraq
US Army Sending Division HQ Element to Iraq – S&S
New Iraqi Premier Backs US Air Campaign, Within Limits – NYT
Iraqi PM: IS Militants Planning Attacks on Paris, US Subway Systems – Reuters
Female Human Rights Lawyer in Mosul Shot by Firing Squad – WP
Women’s Rights Activist Executed by ISIS in Iraq – NYT
Iraqi Woman Activist Killed by Islamic State – AP
UK MPs to Vote on IS Iraq Air Strikes – BBC
Afghanistan
Afghan Runner-Up, in Tone of Compromise, Confirms He Will Join Government – NYT
Abdullah Says He Will Work With Ghani to 'Save Afghanistan' – S&S
New Afghan Government Seeks Better Relations With Pakistan – VOA
Pakistan Gets the Blame as Taliban Fighters Kill More Afghan Soldiers – WP
Taliban Storm District Near Afghan Capital, 100 Killed – Reuters
NATO Leader Confident in Afghan Security After Political Power Deal – VOA Interview
'One Million Steps' by Bing West – WSJ Book Review
Afghanistan’s Failed Transformation – NYT Opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism / Jihadists
As Focus Shifts to Syria, a US Foe Continues to Endure – WP
FBI Chief: Khorasan Plot May Still Be Alive – VOA
Radicalization of NC Jihadist Came Gradually, FBI Files Show – McClatchy
British Police Arrest 9 in Antiterror Sweep – NYT
UK Counterterror Police Arrest 9 Men in London – AP
Australian Terror Suspect May Not Have Acted Alone – AP
US Embassy Issues Security Warning for Personnel in Turkey – S&S
US: No Evidence of IS Subways Plots – BBC
Report of Islamic State Terror Threat to Subways Met With Doubt – NYT
Boston Bomb Trial Delayed Two Months – BBC
Islam
Islam, Heal Thyself – VOA Opinion
How Does Islam Relate to Christianity and Judaism? – NYT Opinion
United Nations
Obama: Ebola Threat to 'Regional, Global Security' – VOA
Global Response to Ebola Is Too Slow, Obama Warns – NYT
Echoes of Bush in Obama's UN Speech – Bloomberg
Egypt Slams Turkish Leader Erdogan After UN Speech – JP
Iran Leader Blames West for Islamic State's Rise – VOA
Iran’s President Says West’s ‘Blunders’ Aided Rise of Islamic State – NYT
What Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan Seeks – NYT
President Mahmoud Abbas Preps for UN Speech – NYT
In UN Talk, Japan Leader Makes Pitch to Neighbors – NYT
Security Council Urged to Spare Veto in Atrocities – AP
Unsettling Story Emerges of Syria, Iraq, and Fighting the Islamic State – FP Opinion
A Foreign Policy Turning Point or a Moral-Equivalence Blunder? – NYT Opinion
US Department of Defense
Military Path Opened for Young Immigrants – NYT
Murky Definition of 'Boots on the Ground' in Recent Conflicts – Bloomberg
Nuclear Work Suspended at Norfolk Naval Shipyard Following Two Incidents – USNI
A Step Closer to Banning Landmines – NYT Editorial
United States
Eric Holder Resigns, Setting Up Fight Over Successor – NYT
Holder Plans to Resign, Leaving a Mixed Legacy – WP
White House: Holder Resigning as Attorney General – AP
New Electronic Form to Streamline Chaotic VA Claims Process – S&S
US Allows Use of Drones for Filming – BBC
Drone Exemptions for Hollywood Pave the Way for Widespread Use – NYT
Former GSA Official Indicted in a Fraud Case – NYT
Eric Holder’s Legacy – NYT Editorial
A President Awakens – NYT Opinion
Africa
US Senator Wants More Troop Safety Details Before Approving Ebola Funds – AP
Sierra Leone Isolates 3 More Areas in Response to Ebola – VOA
Ebola Epidemic Worsening, Sierra Leone Expands Quarantine Restrictions – NYT
Sierra Leone Widens Ebola Quarantine – BBC
US Envoy: Washington Ready to Expand S. Sudan Sanctions to End Violence – Reuters
Boko Haram 'Leader', Killed Repeatedly, Continues to Threaten Nigeria – Reuters
Rights Groups Hail ICC Probe Into CAR War Crimes – VOA
Gambia Leader Wants UN Probe of Migrant Deaths – AP
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico Army Holds 8 Soldiers in June Killing of 22 – AP
Eight Mexican Military Detained Over Alleged Gang Shootout – Reuters
Mexico Frees Drug Lord's Nephew – BBC
Venezuela Suffers Another Blackout – VOA
Bomb Explodes in Chile, Kills Man Handling It – VOA
Cuba: Castro Names Reform 'Czar' as Economy Minister – AP
Cuba Promotes Official Who Has Led Market-Style Reforms – Reuters
Asia / Pacific
Pacom Commander Discusses US-China Military Encounters – AFPS
China Says 50 Dead in Violence in Xinjiang – VOA
China: At Least 50 Killed in Xinjiang Violence, Officials Say – NYT
China: ‘Fifty Dead’ in Xinjiang Violence – BBC
China State Media Say 50 Killed in Far West Attack – AP
Chinese State Media Lash Out at Criticism of Uighur Scholar’s Life Sentence – VOA
In UN Talk, Japan Leader Makes Pitch to Neighbors – NYT
North Korean Threat Underscores Need for Land Mine Exemption – S&S
South Korea Buying 40 F-35A Jets from Lockheed for $7 Billion – S&S
Australia to Pay Cambodia $35 Million in Refugee Deal – VOA
Parliament in Indonesia Rolls Back Election Rights – NYT
Indonesia Scraps Local Leader Polls – BBC
Indonesia Votes to Scrap Direct Elections – AP
Cambodia, Australia Agree on Refugee Resettlement Plan – Reuters
Activists Outraged Over Cambodia-Australia Refugee Deal – Reuters
Beijing’s Latest Crackdown – WP Editorial
The Price of China's Uighur Repression – NYT Opinion
In Hong Kong, Is Limited Democracy Better Than None? – NYT Opinion
Europe
Poroshenko Says Ukraine to Apply to Join EU in 2020 – VOA
Ukrainian President Sets Sights on Closer EU Ties – NYT
Ukraine President Sets 2020 as EU Target Date, Defends Peace Plan – Reuters
Ukraine: Poroshenko Sure that Peace is On the Way – AP
Russia, Ukraine in EU-Brokered Talks on Gas – AP
Ukrainian, Russian Officials Start Work to Set Up 'Buffer Zone' in East – Reuters
US Military Concerned by Russian Cold War-style Bomber Flights – VOA
France: Sarkozy Launches Political Comeback – BBC
Cyprus Ship Migrants 'Won't Leave' – BBC
Fostering National Identity But Not Nationalism – NYT Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
US Negotiator Cites Progress in Iran Nuclear Talks – VOA
US Considers New Offer to Iran at Nuke Talks – AP
Germany: We've Never Been So Close to Nuclear Deal With Iran – Reuters
Fatah, Hamas Agree to Unity Control in Gaza – VOA
Hamas to Let Rivals Run Government in Gaza Strip – WP
Rival Palestinian Factions Agree to Resolve Differences, Leaders Say – NYT
Unity Government 'to Return to Gaza' – BBC
Arab Resolution on Israel Defeated at IAEA Meeting – AP
US Orders Some of its Diplomats Out of Yemen – WP
Watchdog Warns of Attacks on Journalists in Yemen – AP
Lebanon Raids Arsal Refugee Camps – BBC
From Jubilation in Tahrir, Egypt Returns to Mubarak-Era Politics – Reuters
Tunisians Following a Path of Less Rancor – NYT
Wartime Sexual Violence is Not Just a ‘Weapon of War’ – WP Opinion
South Asia
Defying Expectations in India, Modi Begins Key Trip to US – NYT
India's Modi Faces US Damages Case Over Gujarat Riots – Reuters
India and China 'to Withdraw Troops' – BBC
US Offers Big Arms Contract, Tech to India – HT
Hardline Indian Hindu Group Warns Muslims, Christians From Festival – Reuters
What Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan Seeks – NYT
Pakistani Guard Shoots Prisoner Convicted of Blasphemy – NYT
India’s Mars Shot – NYT Editorial
