6 October SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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IS / ISIS / ISIL
US is Trying to Counter ISIS’ Efforts to Lure Alienated Young Muslims – NYT
UK: Call for More Troops to Tackle IS – BBC
US Military Conducts Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria and Iraq – USCENTCOM
ISIS’ Ammunition Is Shown to Have Origins in US and China – NYT
Antiquities Lost, Casualties of War – NYT
How to Defeat ISIL From The Air – Politico Opinion
The Strategic Value of Threat Deflation – LFB Opinion
Syria
US Exempts Syria Airstrikes From Tight Standards on Civilian Deaths – Yahoo
Kurdish Anger Rising in Turkey Over Syria – VOA
Kurdish Female Fighter ‘Killed Herself’ to Avoid Being ISIS Hostage – AAN
Mortar Shell Wounds 5 in Turkish Home Near Kobani – VOA
'Syria Rocket' Hits Turkish House – BBC
New Clashes on Syria-Lebanon Border – BBC
Egypt Arrests Militants Recruiting for IS Group – AP
Biden Apologizes Once Again, This Time to The UAE – WP
Iraq
Australian Commandos to Build up Iraqi Leadership – SMH
US Now Using Apache Helicopters to Attack ISIS in Iraq – ABC
Islamic State Group Publicly Kills 6 Iraqi Troops – AP
Australia: Cormann ‘Not Ruling Out’ Raising Taxes to Pay for Iraq Mission – TG
Iraq Situation Report – ISW Update
Control of the Terrain in Iraq – ISW Update
Afghanistan
New President of Afghanistan Welcomes Back Times Reporter – NYT
Don’t Let History Repeat Itself – Economist Editorial
Afghanistan Still Ruled by Bickering Warlords – Herald Editorial
Terrorism / Counterterrorism / Jihadists
Army Chiefs Tell Government: Stop Gulf States Funding Terrorism – Telegraph
Egypt Jihadist Group Releases Video of Beheadings – AFP
Pakistan’s Lessons for Turkey – NYT Opinion
NATO
NATO Can Put Troops Wherever It Wants, New Secretary-General Says – Reuters
US Department of Defense
Paxton: Potential Marine Deployments On LCS And JHSV Carry Risks – USNI
Navy Debuts Unmanned Robotic Boats With New Swarm Capability – S&S
Navy: Self-Guided Unmanned Patrol Boats Make Debut – AP
How a Jump Turned Fatal at Fort Bragg – FO
US Military in Europe Eyes Changing Uniform Rules Off Base – S&S
After 70 Years, a Soldier Comes Home – WP
United States
Poll: Americans Question if Government Can Protect Us? – AP
Ebola Patient in Dallas Turns Critical, No New US Cases – Reuters
Obama Dedicates Memorial to Disabled US Veterans – VOA
Obama Dedicates Memorial Honoring Wounded Veterans – S&S
Africa
UN Warns of Military Action Against Congo Rebels – AP
African Union Condemns Attack on UN Peacekeepers in Niger – VOA
Somali Forces Recapture Barawe, Last Major Port Held by al-Shabab – VOA
Al-Shabab: Somali Troops 'Surround Key Port Town' – BBC
Worst Ebola Outbreak on Record Tests Global Response – Reuters
Ebola Supplies Sit in Sierra Leone, Delayed on the Docks – NYT
Sierra Leone Records 121 Ebola Deaths in a Single Day – Reuters
Kenya’s Dubious Day in the International Criminal Court – NYT Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
Charred Bodies Found in Mexico Mass Grave – VOA
Mass Grave Found Near Mexico Town – BBC
Mexico Prosecutor Says Mass Grave Held 28 Bodies – AP
Mexico Massacre Victims Feared to Be Missing Students – Reuters
Mexico Arrests Over Lawmaker Murder – BBC
Mexico: How Arrest of the Last Don Heralds Ruthless New Drugs Era – TG
Honduras Detains Leaders of Central American Drug Gang – Reuters
Incumbent Faces Runoff in Brazil’s Election – NYT
Rousseff Set to Face Brazil Run-off – BBC
Peru Vote Marred by Violence, Drugs – AP
Asia / Pacific
US: More Close Calls with Aircraft as China and Russia Flex Pacific Muscles – WP
Hong Kong Protesters Vow to Remain in Streets as Deadline Nears – VOA
Protesters in Hong Kong Ease Sit-In Near Government Headquarters – NYT
Hong Kong Protesters Braced for Police Move – BBC
In Hong Kong, Signs of a Stalemate – WP
Hong Kong Protesters Pull Back From Some Areas – VOA
Hong Kong Protesters Remove Some Key Barricades – VOA
Hong Kong Protesters Regroup – BBC
From Tibet to Taiwan, China’s Outer Regions Watch Hong Kong Protests Intently – NYT
North Korean Official: 'No Problem at All' With Kim's Health – Reuters
North Korea Shock. Something Big is Happening – AT Opinion
Europe
Ukraine's Month-old Cease-fire Marked by Battle – VOA
Scientists Calculate Ebola Could Reach France, UK by Late October – Reuters
Tensions Surge in Estonia Amid a Russian Replay of Cold War Tactics – NYT
Suicide Bombing Hits Chechen Capital – BBC
Bomber Kills 5 in Chechnya on a Day of Celebrations – NYT
Bulgaria Votes in Snap Election – BBC
No Clear Majority Party Emerges in Bulgaria Vote – NYT
Pakistan’s Lessons for Turkey – NYT Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Shiite Rebels are Yemen’s New Masters – WP
Yemen's Capital Fell To A Rebel Group And The World Hardly Noticed – HP
Source: 16 Sunni Insurgents Killed in Clashes with Lebanese Hezbollah – Reuters
Cost to Rebuild Gaza? $4 Billion, Political Will – AP
Libya’s Parliament Flees Capital as Fighting Rages – WP
Egypt Arrests Militants Recruiting for IS Group – AP
South Asia
US Drone Strike Kills Senior Uzbek Commander in Pakistan – Reuters
Pakistan: Quetta Blast Kills 4 – VOA
Polio Hits Record High in Pakistan – BBC
India and America, Beginning Again – NYT Editorial
