12 October SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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IS / ISIS / ISIL
War Against ISIS: US Strategy in Tatters as Militants March On – Independent
US Defense Secretary Sees Long-Term Fight Against Islamic State – Reuters
Coalition Military Chiefs to Meet in US Next Week – AFP
Islamic State Using Social Media to Hunt Down US Soldiers and Families – USAT
Germany Trying to Convince Turkey, Iran to Join Fight Against IS – Reuters
Iran: Messages Exchanged With US Over Militants – AP
US Military Says It Conducts Airstrikes Against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq – Reuters
Syria
Kurd Fighters Struggle to Defend IS-Besieged City – VOA
US: Kobane Situation 'Dangerous' – BBC
Kurds Claim to Hold Central Square in Kobane – WP
Kurds Struggle to Defend Besieged Syrian Town – AP
Kobane: IS Battles to Encircle Syrian Kurds – BBC
Syria Kobane Toll 'Passes 500' – BBC
War-Ravaged Kobani Is Kurds' Political, Emotional Heartland – VOA
Hagel Cites Progress in Turkey Talks About Syria – AP
Despite Demands, Syria No-fly Zone a No-go for US – AP
Gulf States 'Could Expand Anti-IS Role to Ground Troops' – AFP
Syrian Rebels Overrun Intelligence Base on Golan Heights Used to Spy on Israel – JP
Kurdish Leader Threatens Turkish Peace Deal Collapse – Reuters
Iraqi Yazidi Girl Tells of Captivity in IS Group – AP
The Kobani Slaughter – JP Editorial
Iraq
Iraq Asks for US Ground Troops as ISIL Threaten Baghdad – Telegraph
US Drops Food, Ammunition to Embattled Iraqi Troops – AFP
Worried Iraqi Capital Sees Militant Push Around It – AP
Four Bombings Kill Over 50 People Around Baghdad – NYT
Car Bombs Kill 38 in Iraq's Capital, Baghdad – AP
Bombings Kill 45 in Shi'ite Areas of Baghdad and Outskirts – Reuters
Suicide Bomber Kills 11 in Iraqi Market – Reuters
Bomb Kills Iraqi Provincial Police Chief – AP
UK Troops Training Kurdish Forces – BBC
British Soldiers Training Peshmerga in Iraq – AFP
Search for Missing Iraqi Cash Ended in Rural Lebanon – NYT
Afghanistan
Key Points In US-Afghan Bilateral Security Agreement – RFE/RL
Kerry: Afghan Unity Government Could be Turning Point – VOA
Afghan Police Officer Killed in Suicide Attack – VOA
Suspected US Drone Strike Kills 2 in Afghanistan – AP
Cellphone Snapshots of Women Cause Stir in Conservative Afghanistan – S&S
Terrorism / Counterterrorism / Jihadists
American Suicide Bomber’s Travels Went Unmonitored – WP
Did Members of Terrorist Group Cross Mexican Border? Answer Unclear – McClatchy
White House Denies Considering Executive Action to Close Guantanamo – Reuters
On London’s Streets, an Elusive Advocate for Islamic State – WP
London Mayor Warns of Terror Threat – AP
United States
War Weariness Hits US Military Town – Reuters
US Names 4 to Lead Secret Service Review – AP
Protesters in Missouri Decry Police Violence – VOA
St. Louis Protesters March Under an Array of Banners – NYT
United Kingdom
Former Major Stripped of Bravery Medal – BBC
Ebola
101st Airborne Soldiers Gear Up to Fight Ebola Outbreak – USAT
US Troops Take on Invisible Enemy in Liberia Ebola Mission – Reuters
Doctors Treating Ebola Struggle with Fear, Despair – WP
UN Hopes for Rapid Ebola Containment – BBC
Liberia: 41 UN Staffers Under Ebola Observation – AP
US Starts Ebola Screenings at JFK Airport – VOA
New York's JFK Starts Ebola checks – BBC
US Cities, States Scramble After Dallas's Ebola Missteps – Reuters
Ebola: 3 More People Under Observation in Spain – AP
UK Expects 'Handful' of Ebola Cases – BBC
Amid Ebola Crisis, Liberian Army Sees Its Chance at Rebranding – NYT
5 Myths About Ebola – WP
Africa
Nigeria President Welcomes Regional Effort to Combat Terrorism – VOA
Cameroon: 27 Boko Haram Hostages Freed – VOA
Cameroon Boko Haram Hostages Freed – BBC
Two Killed, Six Peacekeepers Wounded in Central African Republic – Reuters
UN Security Council Condemns Violence in Central African Republic – VOA
Central African Republic Leader in Talks With Militia – AP
Americas / Caribbean
Some Remains in Mexico Are Not of Missing Students – AP
Could an Allende Lead Chile Again? – Reuters
Bolivia's Morales to Coast to Third Term – AP
Havana Sees No Sign Obama Will Change US Policy on Cuba – Reuters
End the US Embargo on Cuba – NYT Editorial
Bolivia’s Fire-Proof President – NYT Opinion
Asia / Pacific
Hong Kong Protesters Return to Streets in Force – LAT
Hong Kong Students Press Xi on Reforms – VOA
Pitching Tents, Hong Kong Protesters Dig In for Long Haul – Reuters
Hong Kong Leader Says Protests 'Out of Control' – VOA
Protests Reveal Unease Over Hong Kong's Identity – AP
China Paper Says US Behind Hong Kong Protests – VOA
N. Korea: Talks With South 'All But Scrapped' Following Skirmish – VOA
North Korea Warns South Over Leaflets – NYT
Joining the Dashes in The South China Sea – Economist Editorial
Europe
Concerns Rise Over US-EU Trade Talks – BBC
Aviation Giant Is Nearly Grounded in Ukraine – NYT
Russia's Putin Addresses CIS Summit Overshadowed by Ukraine – VOA
Putin Orders Russian Troops Withdrawal From Ukrainian Border – Reuters
Ukraine Crisis: Putin 'Orders Russia Troop Pullback' – BBC
Ukraine Leader Says Expects Tough Talks With Putin Next Week – Reuters
Rebel Commander Wages Fight to Death for East Ukraine Airport – AFP
As Economy Tanks, New Splits Open in Russia – WP
Russian Opposition Newspaper Officially Warned Over 'Extremism' – VOA
Europol Says Most Cybercrime Kingpins Are From Russia – RFE/RL
Voting Begins in Tense Bosnia Poll – BBC
Bosnian Vote Beset by Nationalism and Bad Economy – AP
Divided Bosnians Vote With Little Hope of Change – Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
US: 'Severe Penalties' if Europe-Iran Forum Violates Sanctions – VOA
Iran: Limits of Rouhani’s Tolerance Seen in Activist’s Arrest – NYT
Several Policemen Killed In Attacks In Iran – RFE/RL
Bahrain Opposition 'to Boycott Poll' – BBC
Gaza Reconstruction Conference Opens in Cairo – AP
Kerry to Cairo for Talks With Abbas on Gaza Reconstruction – VOA
Donors Gather for Gaza Aid Summit – BBC
In Wake of Gaza War, Hints of Change – AP
A Look at Destruction in Gaza in Hamas-Israel War – AP
Egypt Says Kills Top Militant Leader in Sinai – Reuters
Egypt Court Sentences 3 Islamists to 15 Years Each – AP
UN Chief in Libya to Make Peace Plea – BBC
UN's Ban Calls for End to Fighting in Libya – AP
Algerian Army Kills Suspected Militants in Raids – AP
Tunisia Cracks Down on Jihadists as Elections Loom – Reuters
South Asia
Kashmir Violence Tests Modi's Promise of 'Muscular' India Foreign Policy – VOA
Modi's Bravado Ups the Ante in India-Pakistan Fighting – Reuters
Pakistan Says Indian Border Fire Set Back Peace – AP
Activist's Nobel Highlights Child Labor in India – AP
Drone Strike Kills Two Suspected Militants in Northwest Pakistan – Reuters
