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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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Gangs, Crime and Slums: Growing Cities Present New Challenges for Aid Agencies

Thursday, May 19, 2016
For aid agencies working in slum neighborhoods in parts of Latin America, gang warfare, including shoot-outs, and the violence it brings have become the main challenge. English
Country(s): 
Central America Regional
Author(s): 
Anastasia Moloney
Megan Rowling
Publisher / Source: 
Business Insider
Wire Service: 
AFP, EFE, Reuters
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid

Mozambique Opposition Wants Inquiry into Possible Police Death Squad

Thursday, May 19, 2016
Mozambique's opposition on Wednesday demanded an independent investigation into a spate of unexplained killings and the possible existence of a police death squad.English
Country(s): 
Mozambique
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Policing
Human Rights

Africom Commander Discusses Mission to Build Partner Capability

Thursday, May 19, 2016
U.S. Africa Command aims to assist African nations in building capacity and establishing institutions to maintain peace and create stability on the continent, Africom’s commander said in Brussels on Tuesday. English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Wire Service: 
United States Africa Command
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Buhari - Corruption Prevented Military From Defeating Boko Haram

Thursday, May 19, 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari says corruption was largely responsible for the inability of the Nigerian military to quickly defeat Boko Haram.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Isiaka Wakili
Publisher / Source: 
All Africa
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Terrorism
Terrorism

How the War on Terror Failed Yemen

Thursday, May 19, 2016
The West decided to make fighting al Qaeda its top priority — and only ended up making things worse. Military training has become a centerpiece of Western counterterrorism and state-building efforts around the world. From Tunisia and Mali to Afghanistan and Iraq, U.S. and U.K. personnel are hard at work to professionalize national armed forces and develop specialist counterterrorism units.
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Jack Watling
Namir Shabibi
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Counterterrorism

Congress Urges Obama to Increase Military Aid to Israel

Thursday, May 19, 2016
A new bipartisan resolution urging the Obama administration to expedite the completion of a new, robust and long-term Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on U.S. military assistance to Israel was introduced on May 13, 2016.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
llana Shneider
Publisher / Source: 
Arutz Sheva
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

NATO Waiting to See What U.S. Will Do in Afghanistan

Thursday, May 19, 2016
Despite the uncertainty about U.S. future force numbers in Afghanistan, most NATO military chiefs say they are not planning to withdraw their forces from the war-torn country, the chairman of NATO’s military committee said Wednesday.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Carla Babb
Publisher / Source: 
The Voice of America
Tag(s): 
NATO

How Will Egypt Police Its Police Force?

Thursday, May 19, 2016
A recent string of cases involving police abuse against citizens has stirred an uproar in Egypt against the Ministry of Interior, which is responsible for police and security matters. Calls for reform most recently re-emerged after the May 1 police raid on the Press Syndicate in Cairo. English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Sayed Elhadidi
Publisher / Source: 
Al Monitor
Tag(s): 
Policing

IMF Gives Preliminary Green Light for Ukraine Bailout Payout

Thursday, May 19, 2016
Ukraine secured preliminary approval for a long-delayed emergency payout from the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday after Kiev’s new government promised to bolster its anticorruption efforts and further tighten its budget.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Ian Talley
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid
Corruption

Somalia, Kuwait to Boost Military Ties

Thursday, May 19, 2016
A strong military delegation from Somalia has arrived in Kuwait in a move to boost the ties between the two countries. Somalia’s defense minister of Defense General Abdulkadir Ali Dini, who is leading the delegation, Chief of the Defence Forces Maj. Gen. Mohamed Adan Ahmed and other officials were warmly received in the Gulf country.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Kuwait
Author(s): 
Abdirahman. A
Publisher / Source: 
Horseed Media
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Arms Sales to Libya Draw Congressional Skepticism

Thursday, May 19, 2016
The United Nations' readiness to lift the international arms embargo on Libya landed with a thud in Congress, where lawmakers were either blindsided by the announcement or downright skeptical. English
Country(s): 
Libya
Author(s): 
Julian Pecquet
Publisher / Source: 
Al Monitor
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Arms Sales
Counterterrorism

Barely Guarded Afghan Border Puts Ex-Soviet Tajikistan in Peril

Thursday, May 19, 2016
Tajikistan, the poorest country in the former Soviet Union, is now barely defended from armed smugglers, kidnappers and what its rulers say is a looming threat from Islamist insurgents looking for a new front in their global holy war.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Author(s): 
Nazarli Pirnazarov
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Wire Service: 
AFP, EFE, Reuters
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Border Control

The U.S. Isn't Making Sure Its Military Aid to Egypt Stays Out of the Wrong Hands

Wednesday, May 18, 2016
The US pours around $1.3 billion into the Egyptian military each year, financing its massive arsenal of US-made weapons: F-16s, Apache helicopters, M1A1 tanks, and a flood of small arms, missiles, and equipment. But the State Department and the Department of Defense don't have a fully functioning systems to track the flow of weapons.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Avi Asher-Schapiro
Publisher / Source: 
Vice News
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

U.S. Troops Team Up to Provide Health Services to Citizens

Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Guatemala's Armed Forces and U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) are working together to provide free health services to residents in the department of San Marcos through the humanitarian exercise "Beyond the Horizon 2016 .English
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Author(s): 
Julieta Pelcastre
Publisher / Source: 
Dialogo
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Libya Unity Govt Wants Aircraft

Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Libya's new unity government said on Tuesday it wants aircraft and helicopters to fight jihadists as it hailed international support for lifting a long standing embargo on weapons sales. English
Country(s): 
Libya
Publisher / Source: 
News24
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

NATO Equipment and Troops Arrive for Exercises in Poland

Wednesday, May 18, 2016
WARSAW, Poland — A NATO spokesman says military equipment and troops have started arriving in Poland by air and sea for a major military deployment exercise by the new "Spearhead" force.English
Country(s): 
Poland
Publisher / Source: 
Military.com
Wire Service: 
AFP, Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

U.S. Condemns Kenyan Police's 'Excessive' Force Against Protest

Wednesday, May 18, 2016
The United States condemned the "excessive use of force" by Kenya's security services during a demonstration by opponents of the electoral oversight body, the embassy said. Police beat some demonstrators with batons and kicked others on Monday after firing teargas and water cannon to disperse a crowd outside the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
Humphrey Malalo
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Policing

Tunisia Gets U.S. Planes, Jeeps to Guard Libyan Border

Wednesday, May 18, 2016
The United States gave jeeps, communications technology and small aircraft to Tunisia on Thursday to help protect the border with Libya, where Islamic State has gained ground and set up training camps, officials said.English
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Author(s): 
Tarek Amara
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Wire Service: 
AFP, EFE, Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Who in Libya Will the U.S. Send Weapons To? It’s Complicated, Says a Top General.

Wednesday, May 18, 2016
The top U.S. general overseeing American military operations in Africa said Tuesday that while Washington is considering sending weapons to Libya to fight the Islamic State, doing so will require taking cues from a fledgling unity government that is still struggling to establish support at home.English
Country(s): 
Libya
Author(s): 
Dan Lamothe
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Military Equipment
Counterterrorism

Russians Building Army Base at Syria's Palmyra Site

Wednesday, May 18, 2016
The Russian military is constructing a new army base in the central Syrian town of Palmyra, within the protected zone that holds the archaeological site listed by UNESCO as a world heritage site and without asking for permission from relevant authorities, an American heritage organization and a top Syrian archaeologist said Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Bassem Mroue
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

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