Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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IS / ISIS / ISIL
'War' or 'Armed Conflict'? Why Words Matter in Islamic State Fight - WP
Obama Heading to Pentagon Today to Get Update on Fight Against IS - MT
Panetta: '30-year War' and a Leadership Test for Obama - USAT
Embattled Kurds Key in Fight Against Islamic State - AP
Airstrikes Pound ISIL in Syria, Iraq - USCENTCOM
Air Campaign Against Islamic State isn’t Achieving its Aims - WP Editorial
US Strategy Against IS is Too Much Air, Not Enough Boots - LAT Opinion
Syria
IS Attack on Turkey Would Challenge NATO - VOA
US Steps Up Talks With Turkey on Fighting Syria Militants - Reuters
US Frustrated Over Turkish Inaction on ISIS Advance - NYT
US Calls Kobani Airstrikes 'Useful' as Kurds Seek More Support - VOA
Syrian Kurds 'Fight Back Against IS' - BBC
Intensified US Air Campaign Keeps Kobane From Falling - WP
Air Strikes Help Syria Town Curb IS - BBC
Syrian Border Town May Fall to ISIS, Leader of Turkey Says - NYT
Turkey: Syrian Town Poised to Fall to Militants - AP
US Coalition Steps Up Airstrikes as Strategic Town Verges on Collapse - LAT
US: Syrian Government Forces Will Not Be Part of Islamic State Fight - VOA
Syrian Rebels Seize Russian Spy Station Near Israeli Border - DB
Nine Dead in Turkey Kurd Protests - BBC
Kurds Protest in Turkey Over Besieged Syrian Town, at Least 9 Killed - Reuters
Syria Jihadist Rebels Seize Priest - BBC
Islamic State Said to Issue Rules for Reporters - VOA
Investigators in Syria Seek Paper Trails That Could Prove War Crimes - NYT
Will Syria Be Obama’s Vietnam? - NYT Opinion
Why Turkey is Hesitating to Prevent Fall of Kobane - CSM Opinion
Iraq
Canadian Parliament Authorizes Air Strikes in Iraq - AP
US Welcomes Canada Joining Airstrikes Against Islamic State - VOA
US-Led Airstrikes Produce Few Gains - AP Analysis
Afghanistan
US Watchdog: UN Misspent More than $200 Million in Afghanistan - FP
Taliban Suicide Attack Kills 5 in Afghanistan - AP
5 priorities for Afghanistan - CNN Opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism / Jihadists
British Police Arrest 4 Men Allegedly Planning a Terrorist Strike - VOA
Britain Arrests Four Men in Operation Against Islamist Militants - Reuters
UK: Arrests 'May Have Foiled Terror Bid' - BBC
Australia Plans Ban on Foreign 'Hate Preachers' - AP
Guantanamo Bay Detainee’s Force-feeding Case Continues - WP
US Department of Defense
Pentagon Reverses Course on OEF Medal for Iraq, Syria - S&S
Should Senior Officers Resign if Obama Ignores Advice? - FP Opinion
United States
Lawmaker Questions VA Exec’s Management of Benefit Appeals - S&S
Twitter Sues US, Wants to Disclose Requests for Data - WP
Twitter Sues US Over Data Disclosure Rules - NYT
Twitter Sues US Government on Spying - BBC
Justice Dept. to Review Federal Use of Fake Facebook Pages - WP
US to Toughen Ebola Screening at Airports - Reuters
A Potential White House Shake-up - WP Opinion
US Strategic Leaders Need to Think Bigger, Much Bigger - DO Opinion
Africa
DOD to Set Up 7 Ebola Testing Labs Throughout Liberia - S&S
If US Troops Get Ebola in Africa, They’ll Get Treatment in the US - WP
Rodriguez Pledges Every Effort to Protect US Military From Ebola - DMA
Pentagon Budgets $750 Million for Ebola Over 6 Months - VOA
Nigerians Still Fearful of Ebola, Vow to Stay Vigilant - VOA
UN Peacekeeper Killed in Rocket Attack on Northern Mali Base - Reuters
Kenyan President Appears at ICC - VOA
Kenyatta in Hague for ICC Hearing - BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico Federal Police Take Over City After Attacks - AP
Mexican Students Recall Clashes With Police as Massacre Probed - Reuters
Mexico Busts Semi-Automatic Rifle Assembly Points - AP
Asia / Pacific
US, Japan Lay Out Objectives of Expanded Security Cooperation - VOA
Japan Outlines New Security Guidelines for Self-Defense Forces - S&S
US Sees North Korean Leader's Absence, Talks as Tactical - Reuters
North Korea Defends Rights Record at UN Briefing - VOA
North Korea Acknowledges Labor Camps for 1st Time - AP
Hong Kong Talks Set for Friday - VOA
Hong Kong Officials and Protesters Agree on Talks - NYT
Hong Kong Protesters Agree on Talks, Nut Not on Subject - WP
Hong Kong Students Agree to Formal Talks - BBC
Chinese Troops Training with US, Australia in Exercise Down Under - S&S
Rights Activists Question US Arms Sales to Vietnam - VOA
Sore Losers Spite Indonesia’s Democracy - NYT Opinion
Europe
Germany’s Insistence on Austerity Meets With Revolt in the Eurozone - NYT
Bosnian Serb Ex-Leader Closes His Defense at War Crimes Trial - NYT
Spain Pressed for Answers After Nurse Gets Ebola - NYT
Spain’s Ebola Case Exposes Gap in Disease Defenses - Time
Ukraine’s Own Worst Enemy - NYT Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Hezbollah Attack Wounds Two Israeli Soldiers - NYT
Israel Fires Into Lebanon After Hezbollah Attack - AP
Shia Rebels Reject New Yemen PM - BBC
Rebels in Yemen Reject New Premier - AP
Rouhani Urges Iran Universities to Open Up, Dismisses Spy Fears - VOA
Iran Leader Urges University Freedom - BBC
Bahrain Prince Torture ruling quashed - BBC
As Egyptians Grasp for Stability, Sisi Fortifies His Presidency - NYT
South Asia
Polio Becomes ‘Public Health Emergency’ in Pakistan - WP
Indian Official Appealing Corruption Case Is Denied Bail - NYT