Small Wars Journal

6 October SWJ Roundup

Mon, 10/06/2014 - 12:28am

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IS / ISIS / ISIL

US is Trying to Counter ISIS’ Efforts to Lure Alienated Young Muslims - NYT

UK: Call for More Troops to Tackle IS - BBC

US Military Conducts Airstrikes Against ISIL in Syria and Iraq - USCENTCOM

ISIS’ Ammunition Is Shown to Have Origins in US and China - NYT

Antiquities Lost, Casualties of War - NYT

How to Defeat ISIL From The Air - Politico Opinion

The Strategic Value of Threat Deflation - LFB Opinion

 

Syria

US Exempts Syria Airstrikes From Tight Standards on Civilian Deaths - Yahoo

Kurdish Anger Rising in Turkey Over Syria - VOA

Kurdish Female Fighter ‘Killed Herself’ to Avoid Being ISIS Hostage - AAN

Mortar Shell Wounds 5 in Turkish Home Near Kobani - VOA

'Syria Rocket' Hits Turkish House - BBC

New Clashes on Syria-Lebanon Border - BBC

Egypt Arrests Militants Recruiting for IS Group - AP

Biden Apologizes Once Again, This Time to The UAE - WP

 

Iraq

Australian Commandos to Build up Iraqi Leadership - SMH

US Now Using Apache Helicopters to Attack ISIS in Iraq - ABC

Islamic State Group Publicly Kills 6 Iraqi Troops - AP

Australia: Cormann ‘Not Ruling Out’ Raising Taxes to Pay for Iraq Mission - TG

Iraq Situation Report - ISW Update

Control of the Terrain in Iraq - ISW Update

 

Afghanistan

New President of Afghanistan Welcomes Back Times Reporter - NYT

Don’t Let History Repeat Itself - Economist Editorial

Afghanistan Still Ruled by Bickering Warlords - Herald Editorial

 

Terrorism / Counterterrorism / Jihadists

Army Chiefs Tell Government: Stop Gulf States Funding Terrorism - Telegraph

Egypt Jihadist Group Releases Video of Beheadings - AFP

Pakistan’s Lessons for Turkey - NYT Opinion

 

NATO

NATO Can Put Troops Wherever It Wants, New Secretary-General Says - Reuters

 

US Department of Defense

Paxton: Potential Marine Deployments On LCS And JHSV Carry Risks - USNI

Navy Debuts Unmanned Robotic Boats With New Swarm Capability - S&S

Navy: Self-Guided Unmanned Patrol Boats Make Debut - AP

How a Jump Turned Fatal at Fort Bragg - FO

US Military in Europe Eyes Changing Uniform Rules Off Base - S&S

After 70 Years, a Soldier Comes Home - WP

 

United States

Poll: Americans Question if Government Can Protect Us? - AP

Ebola Patient in Dallas Turns Critical, No New US Cases - Reuters

Obama Dedicates Memorial to Disabled US Veterans - VOA

Obama Dedicates Memorial Honoring Wounded Veterans  - S&S

 

Africa

UN Warns of Military Action Against Congo Rebels - AP

African Union Condemns Attack on UN Peacekeepers in Niger - VOA

Somali Forces Recapture Barawe, Last Major Port Held by al-Shabab - VOA

Al-Shabab: Somali Troops 'Surround Key Port Town' - BBC

Worst Ebola Outbreak on Record Tests Global Response - Reuters

Ebola Supplies Sit in Sierra Leone, Delayed on the Docks - NYT

Sierra Leone Records 121 Ebola Deaths in a Single Day - Reuters

Kenya’s Dubious Day in the International Criminal Court - NYT Opinion

 

Americas / Caribbean

Charred Bodies Found in Mexico Mass Grave - VOA

Mass Grave Found Near Mexico Town - BBC

Mexico Prosecutor Says Mass Grave Held 28 Bodies - AP

Mexico Massacre Victims Feared to Be Missing Students - Reuters

Mexico Arrests Over Lawmaker Murder - BBC

Mexico: How Arrest of the Last Don Heralds Ruthless New Drugs Era - TG

Honduras Detains Leaders of Central American Drug Gang - Reuters

Incumbent Faces Runoff in Brazil’s Election - NYT

Rousseff Set to Face Brazil Run-off - BBC

Peru Vote Marred by Violence, Drugs - AP

 

Asia / Pacific

US: More Close Calls with Aircraft as China and Russia Flex Pacific Muscles - WP

Hong Kong Protesters Vow to Remain in Streets as Deadline Nears - VOA

Protesters in Hong Kong Ease Sit-In Near Government Headquarters - NYT

Hong Kong Protesters Braced for Police Move - BBC

In Hong Kong, Signs of a Stalemate - WP

Hong Kong Protesters Pull Back From Some Areas - VOA

Hong Kong Protesters Remove Some Key Barricades - VOA

Hong Kong Protesters Regroup - BBC

From Tibet to Taiwan, China’s Outer Regions Watch Hong Kong Protests Intently - NYT

North Korean Official: 'No Problem at All' With Kim's Health - Reuters

North Korea Shock. Something Big is Happening - AT Opinion

 

Europe

Ukraine's Month-old Cease-fire Marked by Battle - VOA

Scientists Calculate Ebola Could Reach France, UK by Late October - Reuters

Tensions Surge in Estonia Amid a Russian Replay of Cold War Tactics - NYT

Suicide Bombing Hits Chechen Capital - BBC

Bomber Kills 5 in Chechnya on a Day of Celebrations - NYT

Bulgaria Votes in Snap Election - BBC

No Clear Majority Party Emerges in Bulgaria Vote - NYT

Pakistan’s Lessons for Turkey - NYT Opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

Shiite Rebels are Yemen’s New Masters - WP

Yemen's Capital Fell To A Rebel Group And The World Hardly Noticed - HP

Source: 16 Sunni Insurgents Killed in Clashes with Lebanese Hezbollah - Reuters

Cost to Rebuild Gaza? $4 Billion, Political Will - AP

Libya’s Parliament Flees Capital as Fighting Rages - WP

Egypt Arrests Militants Recruiting for IS Group - AP

 

South Asia

US Drone Strike Kills Senior Uzbek Commander in Pakistan - Reuters

Pakistan: Quetta Blast Kills 4 - VOA

Polio Hits Record High in Pakistan - BBC

India and America, Beginning Again - NYT Editorial

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