Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup 9/27 IS, ISIS, ISIL, Syria, Iraq

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

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IS / ISIS / ISIL
US Airstrikes Pound Islamic State Targets - VOA
US-led Strikes Hit Islamic State Sites, Vehicles as Coalition Grows - AP
Hagel: Defeating ISIL is Long-term Endeavor - AFPS
Anti-ISIL Campaign Will Take Time, Dempsey Says - AFPS
Behind Islamic State's Battlefield Gains, Battle-Hardened Chechens - VOA
Anti-ISIL Airstrikes Continue in Iraq and Syria - AFPS
Pentagon Stresses Effort to Limit Civilian Deaths in Airstrikes - AP
Digital War Takes Shape on Websites Over ISIS - NYT
ISIS Lieutenant Emerges From Australian Red-Light District - NYT
Public Opinion Presents Challenge for Obama on IS Strikes - VOA
Muslim Scholars Present Religious Rebuttal to Islamic State - Reuters
Cost of Bombing Islamic State Cheap Compared with Afghan War - USAT
How American Precision Weapons Opened the Door to an Arab Coalition - DO Opinion
Assurance of ‘No Boots on the Ground’ Isn’t So Reassuring - WP Opinion

Syria
Dempsey: Up to 15,000 Syrian Rebels Required to Dislodge Islamic State - S&S
Dempsey: Up to 15,000 Syrian Rebels Needed to Retake Eastern Syria - Reuters
US Training Teams Arrive in Saudi Arabia to Train Syrian Rebels - VOA
US General on Training Syrian Rebels: ‘We Have to Do it Right, Not Fast’ - WP
US Considers a No-Fly Zone to Protect Civilians From Airstrikes by Syria - NYT
US-led Air Strikes 'Damaging IS' - BBC
IS Battles for Syrian Border Town - BBC
UAE's First Female Fighter Pilot Dropped Bombs on the Islamic State - WP
About 12 Americans Fighting with Militants in Syria, FBI Says - AP
US Official Says Khorasan Group Threat to Aviation - AP
Russia: US Airstrikes in Syria Violate International Law - VOA

Iraq
More European Nations Join Fight Against Islamic State - WP
3 European Nations Offer Limited Support Against ISIS - NYT
Britain Joins Fight Against IS Militants in Iraq - VOA
MPs Support UK Air Strikes Against IS - BBC
Britain Set to Strike IS After Commons Backs Action - Bloomberg
Denmark Joins Fight Against Islamic State Group - AP
Belgium Set to Send Six F-16 Jets to Anti-Islamic State Coalition - Reuters
Facing Militants With Supplies Dwindling, Iraqi Soldiers Took to Phones - NYT
US, UN Condemn IS Killing of Iraqi Lawyer - VOA