Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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IS / ISIS / ISIL
Obama’s Swift Leap From No Strategy to Full Battle Plan for Islamic State - WP
US Military, Partner Nations Conduct Airstrikes Against ISIL in Iraq and Syria - AFPS
More Airstrikes Pound IS Targets in Syria, Iraq - VOA
Dismal Lessons From Libya and Yemen - NYT Editorial
Syria
Analysts: Pace of Campaign Could Strain Navy Forces - VP
US, Defending Kurds in Syria, Expands Strikes Against ISIS - NYT
Islamic State Forces Hit in Battle for Key Syrian Border City - WP
US-Led Air Strikes 'Damaging IS' - BBC
Demise of Group Backing Moderate Syria Rebels is a Warning for US - McClatchy
US Struggles to Blunt Syria Rebel Anger at Strikes - AP
Al-Nusra Threat Over Air Strikes - BBC
Syrian Al Qaeda Offshoot Vows Retaliation Against US-Led Air Strikes - Reuters
Islamic State Defies Air Strikes by Shelling Syrian Kurdish Town - Reuters
US Jets Join IS Syria Border Battle - BBC
Turkey Inching Toward Alliance With US in Syria Conflict - NYT
Erdogan: Turkish Troops Could be Used in Syria - Reuters
Russian Suspicions of US Motives in Syria Make Cooperation Unlikely - Reuters
Syrian Kids Battle PTSD in Lebanon Refugee Camps - WP
Iraq
RAF Jets Sent on Iraqi Mission - BBC
British Fighter Jets Fly Over Iraq, No Air Strikes Yet - Reuters
Car Bomb Kills 10 in Iraq - AP
Afghanistan
Election Success Fails to Clarify Afghan Future - VOA
Military Vehicle Bombed in Kabul Day Before Presidential Swearing-In - Reuters
Afghanistan Will Delay Paying Civil Servants - WP
Cash-Poor Afghanistan Will Delay Paying Civil Servants - Reuters
4 US Governors Visit Afghanistan for Terror Briefings - AP
Cuomo, With a Delegation, Arrives in Afghanistan - NYT
In a Final Act, Karzai Orders Execution of 5 Men in Rape Case - NYT
Terrorism / Counterterrorism / Jihadists
For Muslims, Social Media Debate on Extremism Reflected in Dueling Hashtags - NYT
Islamic State Threat to Kill Pope Raises Alarm in Philippines - MT
Frenchman's Murder Puts Algeria Back on the Shifting Map of Jihad - Reuters
China Urges Global Crackdown on Extremists' Use of Internet - Reuters
UK: Man Accused of Terrorism Act Breach - BBC
3 Suspected Syria Jihadis Face Charges in France - AP
US Department of Defense
Analysts: Pace of Campaign Could Strain Navy Forces - VP
United States
White House Readies Drone Policy for Federal Agencies - WP
2011 Breach Left Obamas Angry at Secret Service - NYT
Secret Service Stumbled After White House Shooting in 2011 - WP
Ferguson Police Officer Shot; Search Underway for 2 Men - WP
Police Officer Shot in Ferguson - NYT
Ambush on Pennsylvania Troopers Was Planned for Years, Police Say - NYT
Africa
Ebola Clinics Fill Up as Liberia Awaits Aid - AP
Liberia Chief Doctor in Quarantine - BBC
Top Liberian Doctor Quarantines Self - Reuters
Central African Republic Places Great Hope on UN Force - AP
Central African Republic Asks UN to Tweak Arms Embargo to Aid Troops - Reuters
NGO Calls for UN Intervention in Nigeria - VOA
Congo: ‘We No Longer Know if Even God Can End This War’ - WP
Kiir: 'Unwavering' Effort to End South Sudan War - VOA
South Sudan's Kiir Concerned by UN Civilian Protection Focus - Reuters
Sudan Apostasy Woman 'to Campaign' - BBC
IMF Declines New Loans to Zimbabwe - BBC
Ban Hosts Special Mali Session at UNGA - VOA
Deadly Landmine in Guinea-Bissau - BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Texas University ID's Bodies in Border Region - VOA
Night of Violence in Mexico Town Leaves 6 Dead - AP
Colombia's Head Negotiator at Peace Talks Says Targeted by Hackers - Reuters
Venezuelans Gather Signatures Against Maduro - AP
Hedge Funds Condemned Over Argentina - BBC
Cuba Bans Che and Chavez Perfumes - BBC
Cuba Jails Canadian Executive - BBC
Asia / Pacific
Hong Kong Protests Persist Despite Arrests - VOA
Thousands at Hong Kong Democracy Protests - BBC
Hong Kong Activists Start ‘Occupy Central’ Protest - WP
Pro-Democracy Group Shifts to Collaborate With Student Protesters in Hong Kong - NYT
Hong Kong Democracy Activists Defy Police in Standoff - AP
Hong Kong Police Barricade Streets, Block in Protesters - Reuters
North Korea Diplomat: No Meeting with South Korea Counterpart - VOA
North Korea Tells UN it's Ready to Discuss Human Rights - AP
Japanese Police Find 30 Bodies After Volcano Erupts - VOA
7 Rescued, 32 Missing as Volcano Erupts in Japan - AP
Japan Volcano: 30 Hikers Feared Dead - BBC
Japan: Yokota Braces for Fallout From Volcano Eruption - S&S
Islamic State Threat to Kill Pope Raises Alarm in Philippines - MT
Europe
Russia Slams US, EU for Backing Ukraine 'Coup' - VOA
Russian Diplomat’s Speech Depicts the West as Hypocritical - NYT
Russian FM Gives Blistering Attack on US, NATO - AP
In Latvia, New Worries About Russian Encroachment - WP
Advocates for News Media to Meet Turkish Officials - NYT
Spain: Leader of Catalonia Calls for Independence Vote - NYT
Spain: Catalonia Decrees Secession Referendum - Reuters
Spain: Catalonia Leader Decrees Referendum - BBC
Italy Fights Mafia With New Strategy: Banish Sons - AP
Middle East / North Africa
Iran-6 Power Talks Turn Into Mostly Iran-US Show - AP
Palestinian Leader Urges UN to Press for Deadline to End Israeli Occupation - NYT
Abbas: Israel's Gaza War 'Genocide' - BBC
Michael Harari, Israeli Agent Likened to James Bond, Dies at 87 - NYT
Yemen: Al-Qaeda-linked Militants Fire Rocket Toward US Embassy - WP
Yemeni Rebels Fire at US Embassy - Reuters
Houthi Rebels Attack Yemen Security Chief's Home - Reuters
Yemen's Shiite Rebels Agree to Pull Back, Disarm - AP
Egypt Again Postpones Mubarak Verdict - VOA
Libya Pleads for Help in Battling Terror Groups - AP
Libya: Send Us More Arms or Face Wider Terrorism Threat - Reuters
South Asia
Indian Leader Modi, Once Unwelcome in US, Gets Rock Star Reception - NYT
Modi, in UN Speech, Inserts India Into Terrorism Fight - NYT
India’s Modi Wants Pakistan Talks Without 'Terrorism' Shadow - Reuters
India's Modi Calls for Reform of UN - BBC