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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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Colombia to Use Glyphosate in Cocaine Fight Again

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Colombia will resume using weed killer to destroy illegal coca crops less than a year after suspending its use due to cancer concerns, the government said Monday. The defense minister, Luis Carlos Villegas, said instead of dumping glyphosate from American-piloted crop dusters, as Colombia did for two decades, the herbicide will now be applied manually by eradication crews on the ground.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Wire Service: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics

Russia Eyes Better Ties with Uzbekistan Ahead of SCO Summit

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Russia moved to mend ties with Uzbekistan, the most populous Central Asian state, in an apparent bid to give its fading influence in the region the much needed boost. Russian efforts took place ahead of the summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to be held in Tashkent later this year.English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Author(s): 
Sergei Blagov
Publisher / Source: 
Asia Times
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Dominican Republic and United States Strengthen Anti-Drug Efforts

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Rear Admiral Cedric Pringle, the Deputy Director of the U.S. Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-S), recently visited the Dominican Republic to strengthen ties between the two countries in their shared efforts to combat international drug trafficking. English
Country(s): 
Dominican Republic
Author(s): 
Julieta Pelcastre
Publisher / Source: 
United States Southern Command
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics
Military Cooperation

Obama Shouldn’t Trade Cluster Bombs for Saudi Arabia’s Friendship

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
When President Obama visits Saudi Arabia this week for a meeting with representatives from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, he should avoid doing what he did at Camp David last May, the last time he met with them: promise more arms sales.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
William D. Hartung
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Human Rights

U.S. to Send Military Advisers Closer to Front Lines of ISIS Fight in Iraq

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
President Obama will send American military advisers closer to the front lines of the conflict against the Islamic State in Iraq, part of a series of measures that will escalate the United States military campaign to defeat the extremist group.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Michael Schmidt
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Military and Police Aid

Kyrgyz Servicemen to Take Part in Exercises in Tajikistan

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Joint exercises of intelligence assets of the Armed Forces of states - members of CSTO "Search-2016" will take place in Tajikistan from April 18 till April 22. The press service of the Organization of the Collective Security Treaty Organization reported.English
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Author(s): 
Anastasia Bengard
Publisher / Source: 
24 News Agency (Kyrgyzstan)
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Military Exercises

Burundi Is Torturing Prisoners in Crackdown on Dissent, United Nations Says

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Burundi’s security services are torturing and illegally detaining increasing numbers of people, the United Nations said on Monday, reinforcing international alarm over the government’s ferocious crackdown on political opponents.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Author(s): 
Nick Cumming-Bruce
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

U.S. Scales Back Threat Assessment for ISIS in Afghanistan

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
After several months of almost daily airstrikes on the emerging Islamic State faction in Afghanistan, U.S. commanders in Kabul are scaling back their threat assessment for the Iraq- and Syria-based extremist group that was gaining a foothold last year in one key Afghan province. English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Andrew Tilghman
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

Protests Against French Forces in Mali Turn Deadly

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Demonstrators stormed an airport runway in northern Mali on Monday to protest against arrests by French forces of people suspected of links to Islamist militants who operate in the region, local officials and witnesses said.English
Country(s): 
Mali
Publisher / Source: 
France 24
Wire Service: 
Reuters (UK)
Tag(s): 
Counterinsurgency

Congo’s Govt Accused of Bombing Residential Areas

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Congo Republic's government has intentionally bombed residential areas in the country's south, reportedly killing at least 30 people, Amnesty International said on Monday. English
Country(s): 
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Publisher / Source: 
IOL (South Africa)
Wire Service: 
Reuters (UK)
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Kabul Explosion Leaves Dozens Dead and Hundreds Hurt

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Hundreds of people were wounded and dozens were killed on Tuesday in central Kabul, as a huge explosion struck during the morning rush hour. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Mujib Mashal
Ahmad Shakib
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Ghana, U.S. in Joint Military Exercise

Monday, April 18, 2016
Personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces and their American counterparts are poised to embark on a joint military training exercise dubbed “Epic Guardian 2016” scheduled for 26th April, 2016 in Accra.Announcing the eight-day exercise in Accra on Saturday, US Ambassador Robert P. Jackson said the event was to equip the security forces to response to international threats of terrorism and other safety issues.English
Country(s): 
Ghana
Publisher / Source: 
Star Africa
Wire Service: 
APA
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

Fighting Rages In Northern Afghan City

Monday, April 18, 2016
Heavy fighting has raged in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz for the third consecutive day as government forces repelled Taliban attacks. English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
RFE/RL
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

Brazil Crisis: Rousseff Loses Lower House Impeachment Vote

Monday, April 18, 2016
Parliament in Brazil has voted to start impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff over charges of manipulating government accounts.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Corruption

An Old Alliance Faces New Pressures as Obama Heads to Saudi Arabia

Monday, April 18, 2016
“The relationship is troubled. It’s rocky,” said Frederic Wehrey, a senior associate in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. But, he added, “it’s not headed for an impending collapse.” English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Michael D. Shear
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Ecuador Earthquake: Desperate Search for Survivors as Deaths Rise

Monday, April 18, 2016
Ecuador's President Rafael Correa has warned that the death toll from a powerful earthquake which has killed 272 people is likely to rise. There were desperate scenes as rescuers and family members searched for survivors, often with bare hands. English
Country(s): 
Ecuador
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Security

Ukraine to Possibly Get More Funding from International Monetary Fund

Monday, April 18, 2016
IMF postponed the financial aid to Kyiv until the political crisis in the country was solvedEnglish
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Ukraine Today Staff
Publisher / Source: 
Ukraine Today (Ukraine)
Tag(s): 
Security

Honduran Troops and Police Join Forces to Protect Civilians from M-18 and MS-13

Monday, April 18, 2016
About 100 members of the Honduran Armed Forces and National Police (PNH) provided security to civilians so they could return to their homes in a district in southern Tegucigalpa after being threatened by the violent Barrio 18 (M-18) gang.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Julieta Pelcastre
Tag(s): 
Civil Society

This is Where American Special Operations Forces are Helping Advise U.S. Allies

Monday, April 18, 2016
U.S. Special Operations forces have been quietly deployed around the world since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in an effort to shore up U.S. allies embroiled in their own conflicts.English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Security Assistance
Military

Has Argentina Entered the 'War on Drugs'?

Monday, April 18, 2016
One of the dangers of the new Argentine government's anti-drugs measures is that they enable military intervention in matters of domestic security, a path that once taken, is hard to reverse, according to this analysis published by openDemocracy in advance of the UN General Assembly Special Session on Drug Policy.English
Country(s): 
Argentina
Author(s): 
Manuel Tufro
Paula Litvachky
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Militarization

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