Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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IS / ISIS / ISIL
US Warns of 'Increased' Risk of Islamic State Reprisal - VOA
General Who Championed Air Power Challenges Pentagon on ISIS - Time
Airstrikes Target ISIL in Syria and Iraq - UCENTCOM
Islamic State Opponents Find it Hard to Counter Appeal from the Pulpit - Bloomberg
Syria
US-led Air War in Syria Gets Off to a Difficult Start - WP
US Wants Use of Turkey’s Incirlik Air Base in Fight Against Islamic State - AP
US: Will Turks Train Syrian Opposition in Turkey? - AP
Fighting Rages in Syrian Border City at Risk of Falling to Militants - VOA
ISIS Intensifies Siege of Kurdish City in Syria Despite Strikes - NYT
Jihadists Seize Kurdish HQ in Syria's Kobane, Massacre Feared - AFP
UN: Hundreds Trapped in Kobane - BBC
UN Envoy Invokes Past Genocides in Plea for Kobane - WP
Kobani's Fall Would Be Symbolic Setback for Obama Syria Strategy - Reuters
Islamic State Group Shells Syrian Border Crossing - AP
As Western Bombs Fall on Syria, Western Jihadists Defend Their War on Assad - NYT
Syria Declares New Chemical Sites - BBC
Syria Update - ISW
'Conflicting Objectives' Keep Turkey from Fighting Islamic State - S&S Analysis
What's at Stake as Kurds, Islamic State, and US Fight Over Kobane? A Lot. - CSM Opinion
Iraq
1st Infantry Division Boss Outlines New Iraq Missions - AT
To Stem Extremists, Iraq to Reduce Baghdad's Power - AP
Iraq Situation Report - ISW Update
Afghanistan
Kidnapped German Aid Worker Freed in Afghanistan - AP
German Captive Freed in Afghanistan After Two Years - Reuters
Saving Our Gains in Afghanistan - WP Editorial
Terrorism / Counterterrorism / Jihadists
US Warns of 'Increased' Risk of Islamic State Reprisal - VOA
US Renews Global Terrorism Warning - AP
German Concern Over Islamist Attack Eclipses US Spying Scandal - Bloomberg
France Levels Al-Qaida Convoy in Niger - VOA
How 2 French Girls Were Lured to Jihad Online - AP
US Department of Defense
As The Army’s Future Takes Shape, So Does the Defense Market - DO
Navy to Commission Amphibious Assault Ship America - DMA
First in New Class of US Amphibious Warship Commissions on Saturday - USNI
Bergdahl Investigation Finished - SAE-N
3 Fort Hood Soldiers Indicted in Immigrant Smuggling Conspiracy - SAE-N
Army War College Revokes Sen. John Walsh's Degree - AP
A New Army Drawdown: This Time Is Far Worse - DO Opinion
United States
Homeland Security Chief Seeks to Soothe Border Worries - TWB
St. Louis Braces for Weekend Protests Over Michael Brown Killing - Reuters
Secret Service Prostitution Scandal in Colombia Under Renewed Scrutiny - AP
Ebola
Ebola Response Surging But So Is the Virus - VOA
Ebola Outbreak Deaths Exceed 4,000 - BBC
Officials Admit a ‘Defeat’ by Ebola in Sierra Leone - NYT
Fears Grow in US Over Ebola's Spread Outside West Africa - Reuters
If Infected, US Troops Would Get Special Charter Flight Out of Africa - S&S
West African Economies Hard-Hit by Ebola - VOA
Ebola Crisis Prompts Suspension of Special Elections in Liberia - VOA
South Africa Launches Fund to Fight West Africa Ebola Outbreak - VOA
First Suspected Ebola Case in Brazil - BBC
UK: Cameron Defends Ebola Screening - BBC
CDC Could Quarantine US Citizens for Weeks if they Refuse Ebola screenings - Yahoo
Doctors Without Borders Evolves as It Forms the Vanguard in Ebola Fight - NYT
Ebola Shocks Europe - NYT Editorial
Nobel Peace Prize
Malala Yousafzai, Kailash Satyarthi Awarded Nobel - VOA
Children’s Rights Activists Win Nobel Peace Prize - WP
Malala Shares Nobel Peace Prize - BBC
Malala, Satyarthi Win Nobel Peace Prize - AP
In Pakistan, Prize Seen as Slap at the Taliban - WP
Indian Nobelist Satyarthi Has Fought Child Labor for Years - WP
Nobel Pick Renews Attention to India-Pakistan Conflict - WP
Indian Child Rights Campaigner Pledges to Continue Battle - VOA
Pakistani Leaders Thrilled Malala Won Nobel Peace Prize - VOA
Africa
France Levels Al-Qaida Convoy in Niger - VOA
Zimbabweans See Mugabe's Wife Angling for Power - VOA
Illegal Somali Charcoal Exports Fuel Islamist Rebels, Warlords - Reuters
Somalia Army Weapons Sold on Open Market - Reuters
Americas / Caribbean
Pentagon Chief in Trip to Colombia, Chile, Peru - AFP
Arrest of Suspected Drug Lord in Mexico Seen as Symbolic Amid Police Scandal - NYT
Killings Force Change in Focus for Mexico Leader - AP
Hagel Says Colombia to Be Valuable Global Trainer - AP
Brazil's Neves Would Improve Ties With United States - Reuters
Venezuela to Pay Exxon $1.6 Billion - VOA
Asia / Pacific
PACAF Commander: Despite Intercepts, Most East China Sea Encounters Safe - AP
Former USFK Chief Criticizes US Pressure on Seoul to Accept THAAD System - S&S
No Sign of Kim Jong Un on Important Anniversary - VOA
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Apparent No-show at Major Event - S&S
Kim Jong Un May be Absent, But North Korea is Turning on the Charm - WP
N. Korea’s Kim Jong Un: Dead or Alive? - DB
Koreas Trade Fire Over Propaganda Balloon - VOA
Koreas Exchange Fire After Activists Launch Balloons Over Border - NYT
Experts: N. Korean Leadership Views Leaflets as Threat - VOA
Koreas 'Exchange Land Border Fire' - BBC
S. Korean Coast Guard Kill Chinese Fisherman - VOA
Protests Swell as Hong Kong Scraps Talks - VOA
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protesters Return to the Streets - WP
Some Chinese Leaders Claim US and Britain Are Behind Hong Kong Protests - NYT
Taiwan's Leader Urges China to Wade into Democracy, Hong Kong-First - LAT
China's Airstrip in Paracel Islands Heightens Tensions with Vietnam - Bloomberg
Murder Probe Casts Pall on Thai PM’s Burma Visit - VOA
To Manage China, Fix America First - NYT Opinion
Europe
Russia Backing Separatists' Rival Elections in Eastern Ukraine - LAT
Flaws Found in Ukraine's Probe of Maidan Massacre - Reuters
OSCE Condemns Harassment of Journalists in Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina - VOA
Putin Shows His Hand - NYT Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Explosion at Key Military Base in Iran Raises Questions About Sabotage - NYT
US Think-tank Says it Located Possible Blast at Iran Military Site - Reuters
Al Qaeda Claims Responsibility for Yemen Suicide Bombings - Reuters
Rights Group: Saudi Officials on Ruthless Campaign - AP
Egypt to Host Donor Conference for War-hit Gaza - AFP
Egypt Says Kills Top Militant Leader in Sinai - Reuters
Islamist Militia Chief Among 17 Killed in Libya Fighting - AFP
Having to Rebuild Gaza, Again - NYT Editorial
South Asia
Kendall Encouraged by US-India Defense Trade Progress - DMA
Nobel Pick Renews Attention to India-Pakistan Conflict - WP
A Tense Quiet Along the Kashmir Line - NYT
Pakistan Says Indian Border Fire Set Back Peace - AP
Political Rally in Pakistan Ends in Deadly Stampede - NYT
At Least Seven Die at Pakistan Rally - BBC