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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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U.S. Diplomats at SOFEX Highlight Defense Industry Prospects in Middle East

Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Commercial officers from the U.S. embassy in Jordan highlighted on Tuesday what’s on the wish lists of Middle Eastern and North African countries when it comes to defense equipment.English
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Jen Judson
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Arms Sales

Germany to Offer Tunisia Double Digit Sum to Enhance Security

Wednesday, May 11, 2016
German is set to offer a double digit military package to Tunisia to help it bolster security at its border with Libya in the fight against IS militants.German media “Der Spiegel” reported the sum will be used to buy “armoured personnel carriers” to improve national forces fight against extremists at the Libyan border.English
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Author(s): 
Kamailoudini Tagba
Publisher / Source: 
The North Africa Post (Morocco)
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Emptiness, Madness, and Fleeing in Central America

Wednesday, May 11, 2016
The U.S.-driven war on drugs has been ineffective and counterproductive, and in his new book “A History of Violence,” journalist Óscar Martínez shines a light on some of the more devastating consequences of this policy failure in his native El Salvador and surrounding Central American countries. English
Country(s): 
Central America Regional
Author(s): 
Ramor Ryan
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Drug Policy
Counternarcotics
Foreign Aid

History in the Making? Guatemala Rules on Ex-Military Genocide

Wednesday, May 11, 2016
The Creompaz case against 11 former Guatemalan officers for crimes against humanity represents a historic glimpse at justice for victims of genocide. Human rights defenders are closely monitoring Tuesday’s hearing to see whether the judge will move the case, known as Creompaz, toward justice for hundreds of victims of genocide.English
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Uganda Plans to Keep Troops in Somalia

Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Kampala has no plans to withdraw any of its troops in conflict-wracked Somalia following a 20 percent cut in payments for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), a spokesman told NTV-Uganda.English
Country(s): 
Uganda
Somalia
Publisher / Source: 
Garowe Online (Somalia)
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

Judge in Mexico Says El Chapo Can Be Extradited to U.S.

Tuesday, May 10, 2016
A Mexican judge has ruled that the country’s most notorious drug lord, Joaquín Guzmán Loera, can be extradited to the United States, where he would face federal charges of drug trafficking and far slimmer chances of escaping prison, as he has done twice in his home country. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Azam Ahmed
Paulina Villegas
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade

Pakistan Ex-PM's Kidnapped Son Rescued in Afghanistan

Tuesday, May 10, 2016
The kidnapped son of Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has been rescued in Afghanistan in a joint Afghan-US special forces operation. Pakistani officials said Ali Haider Gilani would be transferred to Pakistan after undergoing medical checks.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Military
Terrorism

Using Courts to Crush Dissent in Ethiopia

Tuesday, May 10, 2016
For the past six months, thousands of people have taken to the streets in Ethiopia’s largest region, Oromia, to protest alleged abuses by their government. The protests, unprecedented in recent years, have seen Ethiopia’s security forces use lethal force against largely peaceful protesters, killing hundreds and arresting tens of thousands more.English
Country(s): 
Ethiopia
Author(s): 
Felix Horne
Publisher / Source: 
Human Rights Watch
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Policing

Mexican Military Vet Defends Torture He Oversaw

Tuesday, May 10, 2016
The Mexican military veteran recalls overseeing interrogations during which his men beat suspects, wrapped their faces in plastic bags to cut off their oxygen and jolted them with electric shocks.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo News
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

South Africa's Top Anti-Graft Official Fears For Her Life

Tuesday, May 10, 2016
South Africa's top anti-corruption official fears for her life after learning from an informant that hit men are being contracted to kill her, her spokeswoman said on Sunday.English
Country(s): 
South Africa
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters Africa
Tag(s): 
Corruption

U.S. Likely to Lift Ban on Arms Sales to Vietnam

Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Despite objections from some lawmakers and human rights advocates, the White House is considering selling U.S. weapons to Hanoi — for the first time since the war.English
Country(s): 
Vietnam
Author(s): 
Dan De Luce
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Russia sets up Palmyra base

Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Russian ground forces have set up a forward operating base in the central Syrian city of Tadmur, the home of the ancient ruins of Palmyra, and installed an air-defence system to protect the site.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Tim Ripley
Publisher / Source: 
IHS Jane's 360
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

U.S. Boots on the Ground in Yemen Will Be 'Short term'

Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Despite a string of victories over al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, a team of U.S. troops on the ground in Yemen will remain in place for now, a top Pentagon official said. The deployment is "short term" but currently has no firm end date, Cook said. English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Andrew Tilghman
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

Uganda Provides Support to AMISOM in Somalia

Tuesday, May 10, 2016
In late March Uganda received equipment from the U.S. as part of an ongoing mission to build international peacekeeping capacity and promote regional security operations in nearby Somalia. The equipment allows Uganda to perform the mission without deploying U.S. troops and strengthens the partnership between the two countries.English
Country(s): 
Uganda
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
U.N. Peacekeeping

Jordan Proves Heavyweight in Fight Against ISIS

Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Tension lingers here in downtown Irbid months after Jordanian special forces, in carefully coordinated nighttime raids, swept through the city’s Palestinian refugee camp to arrest or kill members of what authorities claim was a sleeper cell associated with Daesh, the Arabic acronym for the Islamic State group, or ISIS.English
Country(s): 
Jordan
Author(s): 
Barbara Opall-Rome
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Counterterrorism
Terrorism
Military Operations

Nigeria Receives Patrol Boats from Sri Lanka

Tuesday, May 10, 2016
The Nigerian Navy has received nine inshore patrol boats from Sri Lanka in a contract worth $4.2 million. According to the Sri Lankan Navy, six Arrow class boats and three unspecified inshore patrol craft (possibly Wave Rider class boats) were handed over in what the Navy said was its first international defence sale.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Intel Reports Another Russian Train Convoy with Military Hardware in Ukraine

Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Ukrainian intelligence service reports another train convoy with Russin fighters and military hardware arriving to the militant-occupied city of Khartsyzk in Donetsk region.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Publisher / Source: 
Ukraine Today (Ukraine)
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Military Operations
Military and Police Aid

Egypt to Pay Families of 3 Mexican Tourists Killed by Military

Tuesday, May 10, 2016
The families of three Mexican tourists mistakenly killed in Egypt in September when military helicopters fired on them will be paid $140,000 each, an official said on MondayEnglish
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Nour Youssef
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Military

Cameroon, Chad and Niger to Receive Cessna Caravans for Surveillance Missions

Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Cameroon, Chad, Niger and the Philippines are to receive Cessna 208B Grand Caravans from the United States, configured for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions.English
Country(s): 
Cameroon
Chad
Niger
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Arms Sales
Military Equipment

HRW Urges Pakistan to Stop Use of Force on Okara Farmers

Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Human Rights Watch expressed concern over the 'excessive' use of force by Pakistani authorities against tenant farmers protesting for land rights in Punjab's Okara district and urged the government to ensure that security forces follow the United Nations (UN) Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials and use non-violent means as far as possible before resorting to the use of force.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Publisher / Source: 
DAWN (Pakistan)
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Policing

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