Friday, February 28, 2014 - 12:37
This week, the world's most wanted drug trafficker was captured in a joint U.S.-Mexico military operation, U.S. Southern Command said it didn't have enough money to interdict the majority of drugs at sea, robots started patrolling drug tunnels at the border and Venezuela announced a new ambassador to the United States. Below is a roundup of these stories and other highlights from around the region over the past week.
Friday, February 21, 2014 - 11:44
Overall, Human Rights Watch “found that the operations did not comply with the targeted killing policies that President Obama outlined” in a speech in May.
Friday, February 21, 2014 - 11:21
The United States is searching for possible sites for drone bases in Central Asia, the Los Angeles Times reported, while a Central Asia analyst recently released a report stating U.S. military training may pose a threat to regional security. Below is a roundup of these stories and some of the other top articles and news highlights from around Central Eurasia over the last week:
Top hits from Central Asia and the South Caucasus:
Thursday, February 20, 2014 - 01:50
The United States is making contingency plans to place an armed drone base in Central Asia in the case that the government of Afghanistan doesn't allow the U.S. military to stay in the country past 2014, the Los Angeles Times (LAT) has reported. The U.S. wants to maintain the ability to carry out attacks against militants in Pakistan, and if it is forced to vacate Afghanistan, the next best option may be Central Asia.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 10:35
As for the Central Asian countries I really doubt that anyone of them except for Uzbekistan can really take this base for drones, because actually it needs a military airport and a military base.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 08:11
The Israeli soldiers found three pieces of an Israeli spy drone that had fallen earlier that day under mysterious circumstances next to Mays al-Jabal, security sources said.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - 12:00
While the country might be willing to host a base and is less under Russian pressure, its spotty human rights record makes it a problematic option, according to the Bug Pit blog which tracks events in the region.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - 00:00
El Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial (INTA) ha firmado un acuerdo con la brasilena Equipaer Industria Aeronautica para la transferencia de tecnologia del sistema aereo no tripulado DIANA.
Monday, February 17, 2014 - 14:13
Stacie Pettyjohn, an expert on military basing issues at the American think tank RAND Corporation, tells The Bug Pit that a drone base in Central Asia would likely embroil the U.S. in an unhealthy relationship.
Monday, February 17, 2014 - 14:12
If the bases are evacuated, the CIA fleet of armed Predator and Reaper drones could be moved to airfields north of Afghanistan, U.S. officials say, without naming the countries.
