27 September SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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IS / ISIS / ISIL
US Airstrikes Pound Islamic State Targets – VOA
US-led Strikes Hit Islamic State Sites, Vehicles as Coalition Grows – AP
Hagel: Defeating ISIL is Long-term Endeavor – AFPS
Anti-ISIL Campaign Will Take Time, Dempsey Says – AFPS
Behind Islamic State's Battlefield Gains, Battle-Hardened Chechens – VOA
Anti-ISIL Airstrikes Continue in Iraq and Syria – AFPS
Pentagon Stresses Effort to Limit Civilian Deaths in Airstrikes – AP
Digital War Takes Shape on Websites Over ISIS – NYT
ISIS Lieutenant Emerges From Australian Red-Light District – NYT
Public Opinion Presents Challenge for Obama on IS Strikes – VOA
Muslim Scholars Present Religious Rebuttal to Islamic State – Reuters
Cost of Bombing Islamic State Cheap Compared with Afghan War – USAT
How American Precision Weapons Opened the Door to an Arab Coalition – DO Opinion
Assurance of ‘No Boots on the Ground’ Isn’t So Reassuring – WP Opinion
Syria
Dempsey: Up to 15,000 Syrian Rebels Required to Dislodge Islamic State – S&S
Dempsey: Up to 15,000 Syrian Rebels Needed to Retake Eastern Syria – Reuters
US Training Teams Arrive in Saudi Arabia to Train Syrian Rebels – VOA
US General on Training Syrian Rebels: ‘We Have to Do it Right, Not Fast’ – WP
US Considers a No-Fly Zone to Protect Civilians From Airstrikes by Syria – NYT
US-led Air Strikes 'Damaging IS' – BBC
IS Battles for Syrian Border Town – BBC
UAE's First Female Fighter Pilot Dropped Bombs on the Islamic State – WP
About 12 Americans Fighting with Militants in Syria, FBI Says – AP
US Official Says Khorasan Group Threat to Aviation – AP
Russia: US Airstrikes in Syria Violate International Law – VOA
Iraq
More European Nations Join Fight Against Islamic State – WP
3 European Nations Offer Limited Support Against ISIS – NYT
Britain Joins Fight Against IS Militants in Iraq – VOA
MPs Support UK Air Strikes Against IS – BBC
Britain Set to Strike IS After Commons Backs Action – Bloomberg
Denmark Joins Fight Against Islamic State Group – AP
Belgium Set to Send Six F-16 Jets to Anti-Islamic State Coalition – Reuters
Facing Militants With Supplies Dwindling, Iraqi Soldiers Took to Phones – NYT
US, UN Condemn IS Killing of Iraqi Lawyer – VOA
Afghanistan
As Afghan Inauguration Approaches, Friction Within Government Still Possible – S&S
Taliban Overrun Several Afghan Villages – VOA
Taliban Seize Key Afghan District – BBC
US Troops Sent to Advise Afghan Forces Drawn Into Firefight – S&S
Afghanistan Can Beat the Odds – WP Opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism / Jihadists
US Uses Social Media to Rebut Propaganda – NYT
Western Muslims, Troubled, Rally Against Extremism – AP
Khorasan is 'Clear and Present Danger' to Commercial Flights, US Official Says – AP
Khorasan’s Emergence Muddles Debate on al-Qaeda – WP
Spain and Morocco Arrest 9 on Suspicion of Terrorism – NYT
Germany Arrests Syria Returnee Over Extremist Link – AP
Turkey, France in Talks After Mix-Up Over Jihadis – AP
UK: Anjem Choudary Released From Custody – BBC
This Video Shows Corniness is Back in al-Qaeda’s Videos – WP
France: A Bad Antiterrorism Bill – NYT Editorial
United Nations
Raising Hands to Join Peacekeeping Forces – NYT
US, Others Vow to Strengthen UN Peacekeeping – AP
US, Others Vow UN Peacekeeping Upgrade Amid New Threats – Reuters
UN Aviation Task Force Only Using Public Info in Conflict Project – Reuters
UN: Number of Asylum Seekers Increases by 24 Percent – VOA
Refugee Flow to Industrialized Nations Is Poised for a 20-Year High – NYT
Abbas Demands 'Firm Timetable' for Israeli Withdrawal – VOA
Palestinian Leader Urges U.N. to Press for Deadline to End Israeli Occupation – NYT
UN Prosecutors Demand Life Sentence for Bosnian Serb Leader Karadzic – AP
Hague Prosecutors Demand Life for Bosnian Serb Leader Karadzic – Reuters
Vatican Accuses UN Panel of Sowing Confusion – AP
US Department of Defense
Islamic State Fight Could Breathe New Life IntoTthe A-10 – S&S
AF Academy Leaders Give Board List of Problems, Corrective Actions – CSG
Pentagon Taking on Predatory Lenders With New Regulations – S&S
United States
Obama's Syria Attack Brings Foreign Policy Into Midterm Races – Bloomberg
Before Libya Evacuation, Marines Were Concerned About Ambassador’s Plan – WP
Rule to Require Disclosing Where Drones Fly Within US – WP
Signaling Post-Snowden Era, New iPhone Locks Out NSA – NYT
For Obama, Holder Exit Leaves Void on Civil Rights Issues – Reuters
Obama: US to Lead on Global Health Security Challenge – AFPS
Why Government Websites Are Terrible and How to Fix Them – NYT Opinion
Africa
West Africa Ebola Deaths 'Pass 3,000' – BBC
'Collateral' Death Toll in Ebola Outbreak Expected to Soar – Reuters
Doctors Begin to Step Forward to Help Fight Ebola – NYT
Cuba Sending 300 More Doctors, Nurses to Fight Ebola in West Africa – Reuters
US: View Diseases like Ebola as Security Threats – Reuters
US Professor is Telling Liberians that US DoD ‘Manufactured’ Ebola – WP
'Radical' Kenya Madrassa Closed – BBC
Somalia: Sources Describe Final Days of Al-Shabab's Godane – VOA
Somali Pirates 'Fight Over Ransom' – BBC
Losing the Race Against Ebola – NYT Editorial
How Does an Army Fight a Virus? – NYT Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico Holds 8 in Army in Inquiry of 22 Deaths – NYT
Mexico Troops Held Over June Killing – BBC
Army Unit in Mexico Killings Has Past Controversy – AP
Peru: Suspects Arrested in Killings of 4 Environmental Activists – Reuters
Venezuela Takes Over Plants Left by US Firm Clorox – Reuters
Cuban Cabinet Change Aims to Boost Flagging Economy – Reuters
Reforming Mexico – WP Opinion
Asia / Pacific
Japan-China Talks May Point Toward Nov. Summit – Bloomberg
In China, Fear of Newly Armed Police – WP
China Says 50 Dead in Xinjiang Violence – VOA
China: Hong Kong Protesters Enter Government HQ – BBC
Pro-Democracy Students Arrested in Hong Kong – NYT
Hong Kong Police Arrest Protesters at Gov't Complex – AP
China's Communist Party Expels Senior Internet Regulator for Graft – Reuters
North Korea Inching Toward Mobile Long-range Missile, Locklear Says – Bloomberg
N. Korea’s Kim Jong Un Hasn’t Been Seen for Weeks and No One is Sure Why – WP
North Koera: A Rare Disclosure on Kim Jong-un’s Health – NYT
North Korean Leader 'Has Illness' – BBC
Foreign Doctors May Have Treated North Korean Leader – VOA
Australia Alarms Rights Groups With Deal to Resettle Refugees in Cambodia – NYT
Thai Junta Appoints Reform Council – Reuters
A Jab at Indonesia’s President-Elect as Parliament Curbs Local Voting – NYT
Europe
Nearly 600 US Soldiers With Tanks to Arrive in Poland, Baltics – Reuters
Russia Sees Ukraine Agreement – AP
Under Pact, Russians to Give Gas to Ukraine – NYT
EU Hopeful of Ukraine Gas Deal – BBC
In Latvia, New Worries About Russian Encroachment – WP
Breakdowns Highlight Germany's Struggles to Project Military Might – AP
EU Condemns Russia for Barring Entry to MEP – VOA
French Rally Against Hostage Killing – BBC
French Muslims Protest Against Militant Islam – VOA
As Catalonia Weighs Independence From Spain, Leader Seizes Spotlight – NYT
Turkish Filmmakers Face Increasing Political Pressure – VOA
Deterring Russia – WP Opinion
United Kingdom, Divided People – NYT Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Top Diplomats to Hold 2nd Day of Iran Nuclear Talks – VOA
Iranian President Sees Little Progress on Nuclear Dispute – NYT
Iran Will Not Stop Enriching Uranium, Rouhani Says – WP
No Breakthrough in Iran Nuclear Talks, Sides Agree to Keep Talking – Reuters
Difficult Decisions Still Ahead in Nuclear Talks With Iran – Reuters
Abbas Demands 'Firm Timetable' for Israeli Withdrawal – VOA
Palestinian Leader Urges U.N. to Press for Deadline to End Israeli Occupation – NYT
UN: Gaza's Human Suffering, Destruction Unprecedented – VOA
Egypt: Hosni Mubarak Retrial Verdict Due – BBC
Impasse Over Iran’s Nuclear Program – NYT Editorial
A Multiethnic Israel – WP Opinion
How Israel Silences Dissent – NYT Opinion
South Asia
India: US Court Issues Summons to Modi in Lawsuit Over 2002 Riots – NYT
India Reaches Red Planet, But at Home Red Tape Binds Space Firms – Reuters
