This week Israel launched a massive aerial campaign in the Gaza Strip, Syrian rebels in Aleppo were threatened by an offensive attack from the Assad regime, and details of President Obama’s proposed Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund were released with the President’s 2015 Overseas Contingency Operations Request.
- Israel and Hamas exchanged rocket fire, leading the Israeli military to ...
Several Central Eurasian states held bilateral and multilateral meetings on security cooperation this week, while Russia pledged it would continue to train security forces of Central Eurasian states. Read these stories and other top news in the region below.
· Azerbaijani Foreign Minister stressed the importance of continued cooperation between Azerbaijan and NATO during a meeting with NATO’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia. The two officials also discussed prospects for further...
The U.S. held military exercises with several African countries this week, while the U.S. and the European Union issued new sanctions against the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. Read these top stories and other news highlights from Africa below.
·U.S. Army Africa conducted several joint military exercises and trainings as part of Western Accord 14 with Senegal and 16 other member countries from the Economic Community of West...
Latin America Security by the Numbers
This week the U.S. State Department approved the sale of five Black Hawk helicopters, 2,000 officials at the U.S./Mexico border were investigated for ties to organized crime, and Secretary of State John Kerry met with Central American leaders in Panama for President Juan Carlos Varela’s inauguration. Read these stories and other highlights below.
This week, ISIS continues to consolidate power in the Middle East, declaring itself a state; Iraq’s neighbors are bolstering security along their borders; and violent clashes erupted in Jerusalem over the revenge killing of an Arab teen.
Another 200 U.S. troops were authorized for deployment in Iraq, bringing total deployments in June to 775 U.S. personnel...