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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. Reveals Troops on the Ground in Yemen

Monday, May 9, 2016
A “small number” of U.S troops are deployed on the ground in Yemen to help fight the al-Qaida affiliate there that was controlling a major port city, a defense official said Friday.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Andrew Tilghman
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Tag(s): 
Military Operations
Terrorism
Counterterrorism

Mozambique’s Invisible Civil War

Monday, May 9, 2016
The horrific discoveries add to a growing body of evidence that, almost a quarter century after the end of a 16-year civil war that killed a million people, Mozambique is once again mired in conflict. Our own investigation, confirms that the country’s civilian population is once again in the crosshairs — and that this time it’s the government that’s responsible.English
Country(s): 
Mozambique
Author(s): 
Tom Bowker
Simon Kamm
Aurelio Sambo
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

New Military Powers Could Create 'Totalitarian State' in Mexico

Friday, May 6, 2016
Reforms passed by the Mexican senate allowing the military to spy on and raid the homes of private citizens are a “serious step backwards for human rights,” according to Sinaloan human rights expert Oscar Loza Ochoa.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Human Trafficking
Policing

U.S.-Foreign Military Sales 2016 Are Thriving; Middle East Among Major Buyers, Recipients Of Aircraft, Weapons

Friday, May 6, 2016
The United States has continued its foreign military sales (FMS) momentum from last year into the first half of this fiscal year and is on pace is exceed its 2015 profits from selling combat aircraft in part to countries in the Middle East and Asia, according to Defense News. Last year, the U.S. pocketed $43 billion in foreign military sales.English
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Bruce Wright
Publisher / Source: 
Bloomberg View
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Military and Police Aid

China Will Undermine Russia's Military Influence in Central Asia

Friday, May 6, 2016
As Russia is facing an economic downturn, it may constrain Moscow’s military aid to Central Asian countries. Here below we are republishing an article originally published by Stratfor, entitled “China will undermine Russia's military influence in Central Asia”, on Beijing’s expanding military influence in the region. English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Publisher / Source: 
The Times of Central Asia (TCA)
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Rep. Sanchez Calls for Leahy Law Investigation of Azerbaijani Abuses

Friday, May 6, 2016
=Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez called for a “Leahy Law” investigation into reports that the Azerbaijan armed forces, which annually receive millions of dollars in U.S. military aid, committed gross violations of human rights during Baku’s April 2 offensive against Nagorno-Karabagh Republic, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Military and Police Aid

U.S., Russia Compete to Woo Syrian Kurds

Friday, May 6, 2016
It is very likely that Russian military assistance extends to Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava) as well. In March, another credible source who had just been in Rojava told me while the United States is determined to support the Syrian Kurds east of the Euphrates toward Raqqa and beyond, the Russians will unconditionally support them to the west of the Euphrates, all the way to the Mediterranean Sea. English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Cengiz Çandar
Publisher / Source: 
Al Monitor
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

SharpEye Radar System Installed Aboard SAS Drakensberg

Friday, May 6, 2016
UK based company Kelvin Hughes has installed and commissioned a SharpEye radar system onto the South African Navy’s fleet replenishment ship SAS Drakensberg.English
Country(s): 
South Africa
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

U.S. Doubles Down on Egypt’s Dictator

Friday, May 6, 2016
Abdul Fattah el-Sisi has been trampling human rights, the rule of law and freedom of the press since he became Egypt's president two years ago. For almost as long, the international community has called on him to stop. But his critics in Washington have recently changed their tune. English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Josh Rogin
Eli Lake
Publisher / Source: 
Bloomberg View
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

State Dept. Assures Leahy on Israeli Human Rights Scrutiny

Friday, May 6, 2016
The Obama administration, locked in tough negotiations with Israel over a new U.S. defense aid package, has assured concerned lawmakers that it is closely tracking allegations of Israeli human rights violations and will restrict security assistance if the claims prove true.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Nahal Toosi
Publisher / Source: 
Politico
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

U.S. Military Supporting Yemen in Fight Against al-Qaida

Friday, May 6, 2016
The Pentagon is providing military support, intelligence, ships and special operations forces to help in the ongoing operations against al-Qaida militants in Yemen, U.S. officials said Thursday.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Lolita C. Baldor
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Intelligence
Military
Terrorism

U.S. Arms Sale to Saudi to Prolong War on Yemen: Activist

Friday, May 6, 2016
Press TV has interviewed Hussein al-Bukhaiti, an activist and political commentator in Sana’a, about Human Rights Watch criticizing the US for selling cluster munitions to Saudi Arabia, who says "I think that this war is going to continue because if the United States will not accept the fact that there are civilians killed using their weapons, I do not think that this war will end soon."English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Publisher / Source: 
Press TV
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

U.S. Seeks to Approve Attack Aircraft for Nigeria in Boko Haram Fight

Friday, May 6, 2016
The U.S. administration is seeking to approve a sale of as many as 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft to Nigeria to aid its battle against the extremist group Boko Haram, U.S. officials say, in a vote of confidence in President Muhammadu Buhari's drive to reform the country's corruption-tainted military.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Phil Stewart
Warren Strobel
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Terrorism

Protesters Arrested in Uganda Ahead of Museveni's Swearing-In

Friday, May 6, 2016
Ugandan police arrested at least 18 protesters on Thursday, with the opposition accusing them of using live rounds and detaining close to 100 people demonstrating against newly re-elected President Yoweri Museveni.Human Rights Watch said the Ugandan government was showing "contempt for free expression rights".English
Country(s): 
Uganda
Author(s): 
Mark Muhumuza
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Corruption

After Presiding Over Bin Laden Raid, CIA Chief in Pakistan Came Home Suspecting He was Poisoned by ISI

Friday, May 6, 2016
Mark Kelton retired from the CIA, and his health has recovered after he had abdominal surgery. But agency officials continue to think that it is plausible — if not provable — that Kelton’s sudden illness was somehow orchestrated by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency, known as the ISI.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Author(s): 
Greg Miller
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Corruption

In Afghanistan, al-Qaeda is Working More Closely with the Taliban, Pentagon Says

Friday, May 6, 2016
What remains of al-Qaeda in Afghanistan is now working more closely with the Taliban, a spokesman for the U.S. led-mission there told reporters Thursday. If true, the renewed cooperation between the two groups marks another chapter in a relationship that has ebbed and flowed since 2001.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Terrorism
Terrorism

Mozambique: Human Rights Commisison Demands Investigation

Friday, May 6, 2016
Mozambique's National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) has called for a full investigation into the discovery of bodies scattered in the bush of parts of the central provinces of Manica and SofalaEnglish
Country(s): 
Mozambique
Publisher / Source: 
All Africa
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Colombia Authorizes Air Strikes Against Criminal Gangs

Friday, May 6, 2016
Colombia on Thursday authorized the use of all military force, including air strikes, against the country's three biggest criminal gangs in a major escalation against "organized armed groups."English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo News
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations

U.S. Congress Seeks to Block $450 Million Aid to Pakistan

Friday, May 6, 2016
The US Congress has initiated a move to block $450 million in aid to Pakistan for failing to "demonstrate its commitment" and taking action against the Haqqani terror network.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Publisher / Source: 
The Times of India
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

U.S. Push to De-Militarize CentAm Policing Poses a Dilemma

Friday, May 6, 2016
The United States has reiterated its disapproval of militarizing citizen security in Central America's Northern Triangle countries, a somewhat problematic stance given critical violence levels and weak police institutions in the region. English
Country(s): 
Central America Regional
Author(s): 
Mimi Yagoub
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Policing

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