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This section includes the latest news relating to U.S. security policy around the world. Updated daily, the news provided in this searchable database highlights the most relevant security developments from around the world. 

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Nigeria's Buhari Orders Heightened Military Presence in Restive Niger Delta

Monday, May 23, 2016
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he ordered a heightened military presence in the restive Niger Delta region to deal with a resurgence of attacks on oil and gas facilities, a day after yet another pipeline explosion.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Felix Onuah
Anamesere Igboeroteonwu
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

Argentine Approves Extradition of Colombia Capo 'Mi Sangro'

Monday, May 23, 2016
Argentina approved the extradition of top Colombian drug lord "Mi Sangre" to the United States, creating speculation as to what information he may offer US drug officials and why he is not first being sent to his home country of ColombiaEnglish
Country(s): 
Argentina
Author(s): 
Michael Lohmuller
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade

Western Accord 2016 Concludes

Monday, May 23, 2016
The two-week command post exercise, which began, May 2, brought together 15 West African Nations, seven NATO European countries and the U.S. to work as a multinational headquarters to build interoperability and shared understanding.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
U.S. Africa Command
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

Iraqi Forces Open Fire On Protesters Storming Green Zone

Monday, May 23, 2016
Iraqi security forces opened fire on protesters who stormed into Baghdad’s heavily-fortified Green Zone and entered at least one government building, witnesses said.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Kareem Raheem
Publisher / Source: 
Huffington Post
Tag(s): 
Policing
Human Rights

Vietnam Arms Embargo to Be Fully Lifted, Obama Says in Hanoi

Monday, May 23, 2016
The United States is rescinding a decades-old ban on sales of lethal military equipment to Vietnam, President Obama announced at a news conference in Hanoi on Monday, ending one of the last legal vestiges of the Vietnam War.English
Country(s): 
Vietnam
Author(s): 
Gardiner Harris
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Arms Sales

U.S. Interests and the Colombian Peace Talks

Monday, May 23, 2016
Through much of recent Colombian history, the United States has been an immense influence in shaping the country’s reality, with most of U.S. policy directed to the intent of solving the intense conflict between armed groups and the Colombian government. Much of this effort has also been promoted to protect U.S. national interests as a sort of lateral benefit. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Program(s): 
Foreign Military Financing
Author(s): 
Juan Sebastian Chavarro
Publisher / Source: 
Council On Hemispheric Affairs
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

The New Coalition to Destroy the Islamic State

Monday, May 23, 2016
The raw Sunni recruits in crisp camouflage uniforms, popping off rounds at the firing range at a U.S. training camp here, illustrate the dilemma for the United States as it seeks to form a strong military force to drive the Islamic State from its capital, Raqqah. English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
David Ignatius
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Military and Police Aid

Djiboutian Cadets Learn to Counter Roadside Bombs, Support African Union Mission to Somalia

Monday, May 23, 2016
The U.S. Navy is leading a course to better prepare Djiboutian military cadets to combat the threat of IEDs as the cadets are deployed to Somalia to support the AMISOM mission in Somalia.English
Country(s): 
Djibouti
Author(s): 
Benjamin Raughton
Publisher / Source: 
Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Libya Wary of Pentagon’s Latest Effort to Train, Arm Militias to Fight Islamic State

Monday, May 23, 2016
Libyan diplomats are urging caution over an evolving U.S. plan to arm and train the country's militias again to battle the growing Islamic State threat, fearing a repeat of the abysmal Pentagon-led program that ended with only a few hundred trained fighters and U.S. weapons in the hands of Islamist militias in Libya.English
Country(s): 
Libya
Author(s): 
Carlo Munoz
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Times
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Arms Sales
Military Equipment
Counterterrorism

U.S. Spent ‘Close to $500 Million’ on Boko Haram Insurgency

Monday, May 23, 2016
The United States government has committed about $500 million to the Boko Haram insurgency since 2009, the US Charge d’Affaires to the African Union has said.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Ben Ezeamalu
Publisher / Source: 
Premium Times
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

U.S. Forces Remain in Yemen Amid Uptick in Violence

Monday, May 23, 2016
An American military intelligence team remains on the ground in Yemen, supporting the Arab coalition battling al Qaeda's main faction in the country, amid an upswing in violence against the coalition and the country's armed forces.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Carlo Munoz
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Times
Tag(s): 
Military Operations
Terrorism
Counterterrorism

Mexico's 'El Chapo' on the Border of Extradition?

Monday, May 23, 2016
Two judges in Mexico have ruled that there is nothing stopping the extradition of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzman to the United States, and following the first of those rulings Guzman was transferred on May 7 to a prison in Ciudad Juarez near the Texas border. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Nathan Jones
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics

Transdniestrian Leader: NATO Drills in Moldova Threaten Regional Stability

Monday, May 23, 2016
More active joint Moldovan-NATO drills near Transdniestria’s border are a threat to stability in the region, Yevgeny Shevchuk, the leader of the unrecognized republic of Transdniestria, told a news conference on Friday. English
Country(s): 
Moldova
Publisher / Source: 
ITAR-TASS News Agency (Russia)
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

UK Defence Companies Seeking Partnerships in South Africa

Monday, May 23, 2016
United Kingdom defence and security companies are keen to do business in South Africa and are seeking local partnerships. This was the general consensus of the UK Trade and Investment Defence & Security Organisation Security Trade Mission to South Africa between 16 and 20 May.English
Country(s): 
South Africa
Author(s): 
Guy Martin
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Military

DR Congo Activists Jailed for Incitement, U.N. 'Very Worried'

Monday, May 23, 2016
Three Congolese activists, arrested hours before a general strike in February to demand that President Joseph Kabila leave power when his mandate expires this year, were sentenced on Friday to one year in prison, the United Nations said.English
Country(s): 
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Wire Service: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

UN Expresses Concern Over Congo Military Operations

Friday, May 20, 2016
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, spoke by phone on Wednesday with the President of the Republic of the Congo, Denis Sassou N’Guesso, expressing concern about that country’s security operation in the south-eastern Pool region and its impact on the civilians.English
Country(s): 
Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
Publisher / Source: 
eNCA
Wire Service: 
Africa News Agency
Tag(s): 
Military

U.S., Moldova Signaleers Bridge Communication Gap

Friday, May 20, 2016
U.S. Army signaleers from the Regimental Engineer Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment (RES, 2CR), stationed out of Grafenwoehr, Germany, and the Moldovan Engineer Battalion communications team came together to train and validate the capability to enable mission command between the two partnered forces at Codru Training Area in Moldova, May 6-12, 2016.
Country(s): 
Moldova
Author(s): 
Staff Sgt. Steven Colvin
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Army
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Nigeria Needs U.S. Help Against Boko Haram

Friday, May 20, 2016
The Obama Administration wants to transfer up to 12 Super Tucano attack planes to the Nigerian armed forces in support of the anti-Boko fight. The U.S. anti-antiterror lobby and Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont are gearing up to block the sale, citing the country’s human-rights record.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Terrorism
Counterterrorism

Tajikistan Arrests Five Imams on Extremism Charges

Friday, May 20, 2016
Tajik authorities have arrested five mosque imams for allegedly promoting extremist ideas and recruiting young people to join Islamist militant groups abroad.
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Author(s): 
RFE/RL Tajik Service
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Sweden 'In Talks' With Botswana Over Gripen C/D Fighter Jets

Friday, May 20, 2016
Sweden’s state-funded military materials procurement agency is denying that a deal has been struck to sell 12 Saab JAS Gripen C/D multirole fighters to Botswana. Försvarets Materielverk (FMV) confirmed that while the organization is "in talks" with Botswana, the number of aircraft under discussion is around eight and not 16.English
Country(s): 
Botswana
Author(s): 
Gerard O’Dwyer
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Arms Sales

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