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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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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

U.S. Foreign Military Sales Growing in Volume, Complexity

Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Foreign military sales by the United States are growing because its products are considered well-made and reliable, but it is a complicated area not only involving foreign governments but various departments inside the American government and Congress having to sign off on those agreements.English
Country(s): 
Global
Program(s): 
Foreign Military Sales
Author(s): 
John Grady
Publisher / Source: 
USNI News
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Arms Sales

Azerbaijan Has Advantage Over Armenia In U.S. Military Aid

Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Azerbaijan has gotten $20 million in military aid from the U.S. Department of Defense over the last ten years, while Armenia has gotten nearly nothing, a review of U.S. government documents shows.
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Program(s): 
Foreign Military Financing
Author(s): 
Joshua Kucera
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics
Counterterrorism

Kenya: State Accused of Blackmail in Refugee Repatriation Bid

Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Former National Assembly deputy speaker Farah Maalim has accused the State of blackmailing the international community for more funding in the latest threat to repatriate thousands of refugees from Kenya.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
Abdimalik Hajir
Publisher / Source: 
All Africa
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Refugees

The U.S. Is ‘Missing’ Millions in Ukraine

Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Two million dollars of U.S. and EU aid allegedly went missing while in hands of a corruption-fighting NGO: the Anti-Corruption Action Center (the ACAC).English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Derek Monroe
Publisher / Source: 
The Observer
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Kazakhstan Arrests Activists Ahead of Land Protests

Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Kazakhstan detained several vocal opponents of land reform who planned to take part in Saturday protests, activists said on Wednesday, in an apparent attempt to preemptively derail the rallies.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
Mariya Gordeyeva
Olzhas Auyezov
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Wire Service: 
AFP, EFE, Reuters
Tag(s): 
Conflict

OAS Human Rights Chief: ‘Galling’ Errors, Obstruction in Case of 43 Missing Mexican Students

Wednesday, May 18, 2016
President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the group’s rapporteur for Mexico James Cavallaro doesn’t pull punches in saying that the Mexican government failed to cooperate with the IACHR's panel of international experts that was sent to investigate the case.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Stephen Kurczy
Publisher / Source: 
Americas Quarterly
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Corruption

Exercise Eager Lion 2016, 5th MEB Roaring in Kingdom of Jordan

Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Exercise Eager Lion has been conducted annually since 2011, marking the 6th iteration of the exercise, and the 5th MEB has set their goals to make it the best evolution yet by taking their Deployable Joint Command and Control -- or DJC2, as they call it -- capability to the next level. English
Country(s): 
Jordan
Author(s): 
Master Sgt. William Price
Publisher / Source: 
DVIDS
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises
Military Cooperation

Surgeon Warns of 'Unbearable Atrocities' in DR Congo's East

Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Denis Mukwege, who is the subject of an acclaimed 2015 film about his efforts to help women raped by the military and militia in the Democratic Republic of Congo, said that more than 600 people had been killed since October 2014. New York University's Congo Research Group also published a report claiming that soldiers from the regular army participated in the killings. English
Country(s): 
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Publisher / Source: 
News24
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Military

Chad Tense As Members of Military 'Disappear' Before Election Results

Wednesday, May 18, 2016
More than 40 members of the Chadian security forces have gone missing since the presidential elections on April 10. The country is bracing itself for the outcome of the poll.English
Country(s): 
Chad
Author(s): 
Ndayiragije Fiacre
Publisher / Source: 
All Africa
Tag(s): 
Military
Human Rights

Colombia's 8 Ton Coke Bust Sends Mixed Signals on Security Ops

Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Colombia seized eight metric tons of cocaine from the Urabeños criminal band, but the biggest drug bust in years speaks as much to the shortcomings of one the country's biggest security operations as it does to the effectiveness of its anti-narcotics efforts.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Mimi Yagoub
Publisher / Source: 
In Sight Crime
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics
Drug Trade

U.S., Other Powers Want to Arm Libyan Government

Tuesday, May 17, 2016
In a move fraught with risk, the United States and other world powers said Monday they would supply Libya's internationally recognized government with weapons to counter the Islamic State and other militant groups gaining footholds in the chaos-wracked country's lawless regions.English
Country(s): 
Libya
Author(s): 
George Jahn
Publisher / Source: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Military Equipment
Terrorism

Colombia Police Purges Force in Anti-Corruption Push

Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Colombia's National Police has carried out the biggest purge of its ranks in over 20 years, but it will have to do much more to rebuild the credibility of an institution tarnished by scandal and corruption.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Mimi Yagoub
Publisher / Source: 
In Sight Crime
Tag(s): 
Corruption

GAO Presents Damning Evidence That U.S. Ignores Egypt Human Rights Abuses That Should Curtail $6.5B In Aid

Tuesday, May 17, 2016
For Egypt, the U.S. Government has effectively whitewashed gross abuses of human rights, even as it approved giving $6.5 billion in aid illegally, as suggested in a government report released on May 12English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Charles Tiefer
Publisher / Source: 
Forbes
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Human Rights

Declining Transparency in Reporting on Arms Trade and Military Spending: Some Observations

Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Incomplete government reporting continues to hinder well informed discussions on arms trade and military expenditure and highlights the continuing efforts made by NGOs and research institutes to collect and disseminate relevant information and analysis.English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Aude Fleurant
Publisher / Source: 
Forum on the Arms Trade
Tag(s): 
Transparency
Arms Sales

No need for more U.S. troops in Iraq, Pentagon says

Tuesday, May 17, 2016
The Iraqi army does not need additional U.S. forces right now, top defense officials say. The U.S. currently has about 3,500 troops in Iraq, far below the latest White House authorization cap of 4,087, defense officials say.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Andrew Tilghman
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Counterterrorism

India Talking to African Countries on HAL Light Combat Helicopter

Tuesday, May 17, 2016
India is apparently in talks with African countries interested in its Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), which is edging closer to production. English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Arms Sales

Morocco to Receive Oceanographic Vessel from France

Tuesday, May 17, 2016
French shipyard Piriou is set to build an oceanographic vessel for Morocco, which will be based on the French Navy’s B2M model. This is according to French maritime publication Le Marin, which reported that the deal has been signed but will only be confirmed by month end. English
Country(s): 
Morocco
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Military Equipment

New Police Force Finds Old Habits Die Hard in Ukraine

Tuesday, May 17, 2016
The launch of Ukraine's new police patrol force last year sparked an internet craze of citizens posting selfies with newly recruited officers. The most visibly successful reform to have emerged from the pro-European Maidan protests in 2014 is now under threat, serving and former law enforcement officials say, accusing vested interests of seeking to obstruct and discredit the force.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Matthias Williams
Margaryta Chornokondratenko
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Wire Service: 
AFP, EFE, Reuters
Tag(s): 
Security Sector Reform
Corruption

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