15 October SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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IS / ISIS / ISIL
Obama Says Coalition Is in Long-Term Fight Against Militants – NYT
Obama Defends Strategy for Battling Islamic State – McClatchy
Obama, Foreign Military Chiefs Coordinate Islamic State Plans – Reuters
Obama Rallies Allies as Doubts Grow on Islamic State Plan – Bloomberg
US-led Coalition Targeting Islamic State is Beset by Strategic Differences – WP
Kerry Says Russia Will Help Fight Jihadists – WP
US and Russia Agree to Share More Intelligence on ISIS – NYT
US, Russia Vow Intel-sharing on Islamic State – AP
Pakistani Taliban Rift Over IS Loyalties – RFE/RL
US, Partners Continue Airstrikes Against ISIL – USCENTCOM
US Needs a More Aggressive ISIS Strategy Now – Politico Opinion
Will Obama Escalate in the Middle East? – WP Opinion
A Large-Scale Raid to Take Out ISIS – NYP Opinion
ISIS Says Quran Allows Enslaving Women. Will Clerical Leaders Respond? – WSJ Opinion
Iraq
Iraqi Shi'ite Militia Accused of Revenge Killings of Sunni Civilians – VOA
Iraq Shi'ite Militias 'Killing With Impunity' – RFE/RL
ISIS Bomber Hits Baghdad, Killing 24 – NYT
Islamic State Kills Iraq Journalists – BBC
Australian Troops to Iraq Held Up by Legal Matters – AP
MG Pittard to be Replaced as Leader of US Forces in Iraq – ABC
The Secret US Casualties of Iraq’s Abandoned Chemical Weapons – NYT
Obama Is Working With the Wrong Partners in Iraq – DO Opinion
Why Iraq’s American-Trained Army Failed – AC Opinion
POTUS' Uncertain Trumpet – UPI Opinion
Syria
US Steps Up Air Strikes in Kobane – BBC
UK Troops Could Train anti-IS rebels – BBC
Anger as Wounded Kurdish Fighters Die Stranded at Turkish Border – Reuters
Istanbul Rattled by Signs of Islamic State Support – AP
CIA Study of Covert Aid Fueled Skepticism About Helping Syrian Rebels – NYT
The Fall of Kobane: The Impact on Turkey, Kurds and the United States – WOTR Opinion
A Missing Ally Against ISIS – NYT Debate (6 Op-Eds)
Turkey / PKK
Turkey Bombs Kurdish Separatists – VOA
Turkey Strikes Kurdish Rebels, Complicating US-led Fight – WP
Turkish Jets Bomb Kurdish PKK Rebels – BBC
Turkey Bombs Kurdish Hideaways as Tension Threatens Peace Process – LAT
Turkish Airstrikes on PKK Threatens Peace Process – VOA
Afghanistan
Afghan Taliban Attacks Kill 8 – RFE/RL
Jolting Some, Afghan Leader Brings Wife Into the Picture – NYT
Terrorism / Counterterrorism / Jihadists
Kerry Says Russia Will Help Fight Jihadists – WP
Pakistan, US Appear Once Again to be Cooperating on Drone Strikes – McClatchy
New Charges for Benghazi 'Ringleader' – BBC
US Files More Charges in Benghazi Attack – NYT
US Files Death Penalty Charges Against Benghazi Suspect – Reuters
UK: Six Arrested by anti-Terror Police – BBC
UK Terror Trial: Suspect 'Had Tony Blair's Address' – BBC
Recurring Terrorist Nightmares – UPI Opinion
US Department of Defense
Military Leaders Say Deeper Cuts Could Cripple Mission – FO
Odierno: 'Military Risk is Accumulating Exponentially' – S&S
Military's War Colleges Take Steep Budget Hits – MT
Cold War Spy Plane Isn’t Ready to Retire – CQRC
Hagel Meets with Western Hemisphere Defense Ministers in Peru – DMA
Probe of Bergdahl Capture by Taliban Complete, Under Army Review – Reuters
Report Sees Flaws in Case Against Vanishing Marine – AP
This New Suit for Soldiers Recharges Batteries With No Wires – WP
Is America's Military Too Small for Obama's New War on Terror? – Politico Opinion
Building Army Forces for Future War – DN Opinion
Stop Sequestering Defense – DN Opinion
The Master Strategist is Still a Myth – WOTR Opinion
United States
The Time of Great American Leadership is Over – FP Opinion
Ebola
WHO: West African Ebola Rate Underreported – VOA
Ebola Death Toll Rises to 4,447 – BBC
WHO: Ebola Cases Expected to Top 9,000 Soon – VOA
New Ebola Cases May Soon Reach 10,000 a Week – NYT
Up to 10,000 New Ebola Cases a Week Projected – WP
Ebola Fight in Africa Is Hurt by Limits on Ways to Get Out – NYT
Spain Exposes Holes in West’s Readiness for Treating Ebola – NYT
German Hospital: UN Worker Dies of Ebola – AP
Scientists Rein In Fears of a Virus Whose Mysteries Tend to Invite Speculation – NYT
CDC Says It Should Have Acted Faster in Dallas – NYT
US Ebola Fears Fuel New Demand for Protective Gear – Reuters
US Army: Treatment Facility Construction Continues in Liberia – DMA
Africa
UN Peacekeepers Are Targets in Restive Northern Mali – VOA
Central African Republic Says Violence Plotted to Provoke Coup – Reuters
Malala Pleads for Nigerian Captives – BBC
Americas / Caribbean
US Gangs Increase Links to Mexican Cartels – ISC
Mexico Bodies Do Not Match Lost Students – NYT
Mexico Prosecutor: Students Not in 1st Mass Graves – AP
Protests Roil Mexican City After Student Disappearances – WP
Mexico Sends Riot Police to Guerrero – BBC
Perez: US Should Provide Billions to Curb Central America Migration – Reuters
Still Pondering US-Cuba Relations, Fidel Castro Responds – NYT Opinion
Asia / Pacific
Murder Case Snags Flourishing US-Philippines Security Relations – VOA
Five US Ships Held In Philippines Following Alleged Murder – USNI
Navy Ships Being Held in Philippine Port as Death Investigation Continues – S&S
Hong Kong Activists Cede Ground; Leaders Insist Protest Goes On – VOA
Violent Clashes Between Police and Demonstrators Erupt in Hong Kong – NYT
Hong Kong Police Clear Barricades Around Protest Site – WP
Hong Kong Police Break Up Protest – BBC
As Kim Returns, North Korea Becomes Slightly More Open – WP
North Korea: Building Projects, Floods Threaten US War Dead – AP
School Attacks Create Climate of Fear in Thailand's Restive South – VOA
Three Charged in Murder of Cambodian Journalist – VOA
Hong Kong’s Protest Endures – WP Editorial
China's Dangerous Game – Atlantic Opinion
Europe
As Western Sanctions Hit, Russia Takes Chinese Lifeline – WP
Kerry, Lavrov Meet, Discuss Ukraine – VOA
Ukraine Parliament Approves New Defense Chief – VOA
Catalonia Calls Off Spain Independence Referendum – VOA
Catalonia Presses Ahead With Vote – BBC
Kazakhstan Ratifies Eurasian Union – RFE/RL
Middle East / North Africa
Militias Rule the Day in Strife-Torn Middle East – AP
Saudi Arabia, Iran Swap Accusations as Tensions Persist – Reuters
Iran Optimistic Ahead of New Nuclear Talks – VOA
Iran Denies Mirroring Saudi Oil Price Move – UPI
In Gaza, UN Leader Calls Destruction ‘Beyond Description’ – WP
UN Chief Decries Gaza’s Vast Destruction – Reuters
Israel Criticizes UK Palestine Vote – BBC
Yemen Rebels Take Control of Strategic Port City – VOA
Yemeni Rebels Capture Red Sea Port – BBC
Yemen's Shiite Rebels Win Another Stunning Victory – AP
Student Protests Continue in Egypt Despite Crackdown – NYT
Egypt Court Signals Death Penalty for Seven Jihadists in Sinai Case – Reuters
UN Rights Chief: Libyan Civil Society Under Threat – AP
Group That Seized Tripoli Takes Libyan Government, Oil Company Websites – Reuters
Tunisia Arrests 12 for Car Bomb Plot – AP
A British Message to Israel – NYT Editorial
South Asia
Pakistan, India Discuss Border Clashes – RFE/RL
Pakistan, Indian Army Officials Discuss Kashmir Border Clashes – VOA
Pakistani and Indian Armies Discuss Border Clashes – AP
Pakistan, US Appear Once Again to be Cooperating on Drone Strikes – McClatchy
Pakistani Taliban Rift Over IS Loyalties – RFE/RL
Five Convicted for India Gang Rape – BBC
How Pakistan Fails Its Children – NYT Opinion
