Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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IS / ISIS / ISIL
Obama, Military Leaders Meet to Assess Islamic State Strategy - AP
Obama to Commanders: US Will Keep Making Progress in Iraq, Syria - AP
Kerry: Anti-Islamic State Strategy Is 'Evolving' - VOA
Jimmy Carter Criticizes President Obama’s ISIS Strategy - MSNBC
Analysts: Beating IS Hinges on Not Making New Enemies - VOA
Airstrikes Hit ISIL in Syria and Iraq - USCENTCOM
Two Months of US-led Airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, Mapped - WP Graphic
‘Islamic State’ Benefits From Opponents’ Conflicting Agendas - VOA Opinion
Can Drones Help Us Clear ISIS-Controlled Cities? - Cicero Opinion
Why ISIL Beheads Its Victims - Politico Opinion
A Campaign With No Name - UNI Opinion
Syria
ISIS Advances in Syrian Border Town of Kobani Despite Airstrikes - NYT
US Military Says Air Power May Not Save Syrian Town of Kobani - Reuters
Renewed IS Push Amid US Warning - BBC
Intensified US Air Campaign Keeps Kobane From Falling - WP
Pentagon: Airstrikes Push Some Militants from Kobani - AP
US Frustration Rises as Turkey Declines to Help Kobane - WP
As Islamic State Nears Conquest of Syrian Town, US Presses Turks - NYT
US, Allies Mull Syrian Buffer Zone in Islamic State Fight - WP
Buffer Zone for Turkey Debated in Fight Against Islamic State - AP
No Syrians Are Allowed Into Jordan, Agencies Say - NYT
Syria Declares New Chemical Sites - BBC
Mr. Erdogan’s Dangerous Game - NYT Editorial
The Campaign Against ISIS: Is Syria an Afterthought? - AC Opinion
Iraq
US Strikes Islamic State Targets Inside Mosul - WP
ISIS Militants Shoot Down Iraqi Helicopter, Killing 2 - NYT
Islamic State Downs Another Iraqi Helicopter; 2 Pilots Dead - AP
Australia Launches First Airstrike in Iraq - AP
Iraq Situation Report - ISW Update
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Executes 5 Men for Gang Rape - VOA
5 Men Executed in Gang-rape Case that Outraged Afghans - S&S
Terrorism / Counterterrorism / Jihadists
FBI in Plea to Identify IS Militant - BBC
Canadian Police Investigating Extremists - AP
Cybersecurity
The Key to Keeping Cyberspace Safe - WP
United States
Liberian Man Infected With Ebola Dies at Texas Hospital - VOA
First US Patient With Ebola Has Died in Texas - WP
First Ebola Patient to Be Discovered in US Dies - NYT
Five US Airports to Screen Travelers Coming from West Africa for Fever - WP
US to Screen for Fever at 5 Airports - NYT
US Can’t Do it All on Ebola - WP Opinion (Kerry)
United Kingdom
Insurgent Party’s Rise Fuels Worries for Britain’s Cameron - WP
Africa
US Military Picks Up Pace in Ebola Fight in Liberia - S&S
US Medical Workers Get Crash Course on Treating Ebola on Frontlines - Reuters
UK Sending 750 Troops to Tackle Ebola - BBC
Sierra Leone: Strike Leaves Ebola Dead in Streets - AP
Cameroon Troops Kill 8 Suspected Boko Haram Members - VOA
Mali Asks UN to Send More Troops - BBC
Kenya’s Kenyatta Lawyers Demand ICC Case Be Dropped - VOA
Kenyans Split Over Kenyatta’s ICC Appearance - VOA
Americas / Caribbean
USSOUTHCOM Chief Urges Campaign Plan for Central America - DMA
SOUTHCOM: Ebola Outbreak in Central America Could Cause Mass Migration to US - USNI
Kelly: SOUTHCOM Keeps Watch on Ebola Situation - DMA
Thousands March in Mexico to Demand Action Over Massacre - Reuters
Vigilantes in Mexico Students Search - BBC
Peace Will Cost Colombia $44B Over 10 Years, Senator Says - Reuters
Venezuela's 'Chavismo' Risks Implosion, Dissident Faction Warns - Reuters
Venezuelans Turn to Bitcoins to Bypass Socialist Currency Controls - Reuters
5 Dead in Venezuela After Tense Police Standoff - AP
Argentina Ex-ruler Bignone Sentenced - BBC
US Official Downplays Cuba's Invitation to Summit - AP
Asia / Pacific
Officials Discuss Report on US-Japan Defense Guidelines - DMA
Japan Outlines New Security Guidelines for Self-Defense Forces - S&S
US Considers Basing Ospreys at Yokota, Japanese Media Reports - S&S
Hong Kong Protesters Have Low Expectations for Friday Talks - VOA
A Stalemate Over Barricades in Hong Kong - NYT
China Official Perks 'Fall by $9bn' - BBC
Piracy Feared As More Countries Join Search For Vietnamese Oil Tanker - VOA
Missing Vietnamese Tanker: Hijack 'Very Likely' - BBC
Grenade Blast Kills 2 in Philippine Church - AP
Europe
Little Hope for Improved US-Russia Relations, Analysts Say - VOA
Russia Seeks Sanctions Tit for Tat - NYT
US, UK Top Diplomats Reiterate Support for Ukraine's Sovereignty - VOA
UN: More Than 300 Killed Since Ukraine Ceasefire - VOA
331 Have Died Since Ukraine Signed Truce, UN Reports - NYT
UN Says Hundreds Killed During Ukraine Ceasefire - AP
Spain: Catalonia’s Leader Plays Down Talk of Secession Crisis - NYT
Ukraine's Drive for Clean Governance - CSM Editorial
Middle East / North Africa
Israel’s Youthful Cyberwarriors Learning to Duel in the Dark - WP
Iran Defends Refusal to Let in UN Nuclear Expert - Reuters
Israel Rebuked for Controversial East Jerusalem Housing - VOA
Al-Qaeda Attacks Town in South Yemen - BBC
Whirlwind Ascent of Houthi Rebels in Yemen Brings Relief and Trepidation - NYT
Yemen PM Designate Declines Post - AP
Can There Be Peace in Yemen? - VOA
As Egyptians Grasp for Stability, Sisi Fortifies His Presidency - NYT
In Tunisia, Old Regime Figures Make a Comeback - Reuters
South Asia
Fighting Intensifies on India-Pakistan Border - VOA
Indian and Pakistani Troops Clash Over Kashmir Border - NYT
3rd Night of India-Pakistan Gunfire Leaves 4 Dead - AP
Hundreds Flee After Kashmir Clashes - BBC
Pakistan Battling Not Only Polio, but Misinformation - VOA
The Triumph of India’s Hindu Right - FA Opinion