Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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IS / ISIS / ISIL
ISIS Gains Raise Doubts About Strategy - TH
US, Partners Continue Airstrikes Against ISIL Terrorists - USCENTCOM
The US Air Campaign Against ISIS Is Much Bigger Than You Think - RCD
Digital Jihad: Inside Islamic State's Savvy PR War - Spiegel
US Steps Up Fight to Block ISIS Volunteers - NYT
Let Contractors Fight the IS, Blackwater Founder Erik Prince Says - WP
Iraq, Syria, and the Islamic State: A Matter of Control - WOTR Opinion
Three Big Bets to Defeat IS - UPI Opinion
Bombing for Show? - WP Opinion
Biden’s Latest Gaffe: Truth or an Ultimate Embarrassment? - NYT Opinion
Syria
US Focus on ISIS Frees Syria to Battle Rebels - NYT
Turkey Says It Won't Enter Ground Battle Against IS Alone - VOA
Turkey's Syria Position Spurs Violent Blowback - AP
Turkey FM: Action in Syria 'Unrealistic' - BBC
US Exasperation Rises as Turkey Balks at Border Battle - WP
Turkey, Kurd Tensions Worry US in Fight for Kobani - AP
Turkey Seeks Buffer Against Syria, Worrying Washington - NYT
Islamic State Renews Border Push Despite US Airstrikes - WP
Air Strikes 'Stall IS Syria Advance' - BBC
New US-led Airstrikes Hit Besieged Syrian Town - AP
Airstrikes Didn't End Threat From Syrian Terror Cell Khorasan Group - AP
Turkey Will Pay for Abandoning the Kurds - Bloomberg Editorial
US Planes are Blowing the Hell Out of ISIS at Kobani, But… - DB Opinion
Iraq
Islamic State Threatens to Take Iraqi Province - WP
Are Iraq's Renowned Peshmerga Fighters Any Match for Islamic State? - LAT
US Airstrike in Mosul Underscore Questions Ahead in Dealing with Iraqi Cities - WP
Suicide Attack Kills 9 in Iraq - AP
Iraq Situation Report - ISW Update
The Iraqi Army Never Was - AC Opinion
The Islamic State’s Anbar Offensive and Abu Umar al-Shishani - WOTR Opinion
Iraq’s Limited Air Power Constrains Ability to Fight Islamic State - WPR Opinion
Afghanistan
US Airstrikes in Afghanistan Hit Two-year High - AT
Air Force’s $486 Million in Planes Reap $32,000 as Scrap - Bloomberg
US Air Force Probed for Scrapping Costly Planes Bought for Afghans - Reuters
New Day for Private Security in Afghanistan - DN
Trial Set for 1 of 3 Asylum-Seeking Afghan Soldiers - VOA
Grim Executions in Afghanistan - NYT Editorial
Terrorism / Counterterrorism / Jihadists
Western Women New Face of Radical Islam - VOA
Fifth Man Held in UK Terrorism Probe - BBC
United Nations
UN Member States Owe World Body About $3.5 Billion for Peacekeeping - AP
On War
The Great Revamp: 11 Trends Shaping Future Conflict - WOTR Opinion
The Fear of Greater Chaos - RCW Opinion
US Department of Defense
Do Drones Have a Future? - WOTR Opinion
United States
White House Knew of Possible Tie to Cartagena Prostitution Scandal - WP
Four Anti-Islamic State Kurds Arrested Entering US From Mexico - Reuters
The Problem with America’s Limited Wars - WP Opinion
A Question of Leadership - WP Opinion
United Kingdom
Immigration: In Britain, Not So Warm a Welcome - NYT
Ebola
UN Chief Calls for 'Twentyfold' Increase in Ebola Response - VOA
WHO: Ebola 'Entrenched' in West Africa - BBC
The Spread of Ebola: Slow But Deadly - WP
The Ominous Math of the Ebola Epidemic - WP
Amid Criticism, Military Picks Up Pace in Ebola Fight in Liberia - S&S
US Speeds Up Aid to West Africa in Ebola Crisis - VOA
US Troops' Ebola Mission May Last a Year - MT
US CDC Chief: Ebola Is Worst Outbreak Since AIDS - VOA
US CDC Head: Ebola Challenge 'Biggest Since Aids' - BBC
European Leaders Scramble to Upgrade Response to Ebola Crisis - NYT
UK Announces Ebola Screening Plans - BBC
Worst Ebola Outbreak on Record Tests Global Response - Reuters Chronology
Africa
US Urges UN Sanctions in South Sudan - AP
Machine Gun, Heavy Weapons Fire Rock Central African Republic Capital - Reuters
Fresh Clashes Break Out in Central African Republic - BBC
UN: 1st Peacekeeper Killed in Central African Republic - AP
Ivory Coast on Quest to Become West Africa's Rice Bowl - Reuters
Nuclear Deal With Russia Brings Political Storm Clouds in South Africa - VOA
Kenya Crowds Hail Kenyatta After ICC - BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico Finds More Graves at Site of Suspected Student Massacre - Reuters
Mass Grave Points to Mexican Death March - NYT
Thousands March in Mexico for 43 Missing Students - VOA
Mexico Captures Drug Cartel Kingpin - VOA
Mexico Arrests Alleged Head of Juarez Cartel - AP
Mexico 'Arrests Drug Baron Carrillo' - BBC
Colombia Says Rebel Chief Has Been to Cuba for Peace Talks - Reuters
A Rising Tide of Cubans Flees to Florida - NYT
Cuban Migration Surges Over Land and by Sea - AP
Mexico’s Deadly Narco-Politics - NYT Opinion
Asia / Pacific
China Makes Arrests to Prevent Pro-Democracy Campaigns on Mainland - NYT
Hong Kong Cancels Talks With Protesters - VOA
Hong Kong Calls Off Student Talks - BBC
Hong Kong Government Backs Out of Talks; Students Vow New Protests - WP
Hong Kong Students Call for Fresh Protests - BBC
Anonymous Tip Reveals Secret Payments to Hong Kong Leader - VOA
US Quietly Fights Chinese Plan for a World Bank Rival - NYT
Is South Korea Ready to Take Over Control of Troops on Peninsula? - S&S
North Korea: Kim Jong Un's Absence Fuels Rumors - VOA
In Kim Jong-un’s Absence, Rumors About Him Swirl in North Korea - NYT
UN Resolution: Refer North Korea to Criminal Court - AP
UN Draft Urges ICC Referral for N. Korea, but Pyongyang Fights Back - Reuters
Japan Eyes Sub Exports to Australia - YS
Thai PM Visits Myanmar to Discuss Migrant Workers, Border Security - VOA
Five Crazy Theories that Could Totally Explain North Korea - WP Opinion
Europe
US Navy to Commission Missile Defense Base in Romania - S&S
German Police Seize Record Heroin Haul - VOA
US: Ukraine Border Monitoring Weak - BBC
Ukraine and the Art of Limited War - WOTR Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Deadly Attack in Yemen Adds to Fears Over Sunni Extremists - NYT
Suicide Bombings in Yemen Kill 67 After Premier Quits - VOA
2 Suicide Attacks in Yemen Kill Nearly 70 People - AP
Suicide Bombings in Yemen Kill 67 After Premier Quits - Reuters
Yemen Suicide Bombings Kill Dozens - BBC
Pakistani Sunni Insurgents Step Up Attacks in Iran - NYT
More Power for Iran's Vigilantes - VOA
Palestinian Authority Holds First Unity Cabinet Meeting in Gaza - VOA
Palestinian Prime Minister Holds First Cabinet Meeting in Gaza - NYT
Rights Group: Saudi Officials on Ruthless Campaign - AP
Bahrain to Put Activist on Trial on Defamation Charge - Reuters
South Asia
Kashmir Clashes Continue as India, Pakistan Trade Blame - VOA
Indian Defense Chief Blames Pakistan for Kashmir Conflict - NYT
India and Pakistan Trade Warnings Over Kashmir - BBC
India and Pakistan Trade Blame Over Cross-border Shelling - WP
Pakistan PM Sharif Visits Former Taliban Bastion - BBC