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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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Death Squads Are Back in Honduras, Activists Tell Congress

Thursday, April 14, 2016
A panel of human rights leaders hosted by Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., spoke to lawmakers about the dangers of speaking out against the U.S.-backed Honduran government.Victor Fernandez, a prominent human rights attorney and lawyer representing the Cáceres family, insisted that her assassination was carried out by either the Honduran government or by “the paramilitary structure of companies.”English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Alex Emmons
Publisher / Source: 
The Intercept
Tag(s): 
Violence
Military

U.S. Accuses Israel of Using Excessive Force Against Palestinians

Thursday, April 14, 2016
The annual U.S. report on human rights says nearly half of Palestinians killed by Israel were not carrying out attacks, and many times did not pose a threat to life.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Publisher / Source: 
The Times of Israel (Israel)
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Sikorksy lands new UH-60 Black Hawk order for Mexico

Thursday, April 14, 2016
Sikorsky Aircraft, now a division of Lockheed Martin, has received a U.S. Army contract to build seven specialized variants of its UH-60M Black Hawk combat helicopter for the Mexican military.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Carlo Munoz
Publisher / Source: 
UPI
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Kyrgyzstan Terminated Military Base Deal with US over Iran’s Concerns: Envoy

Thursday, April 14, 2016
Kyrgyzstan’s Ambassador to Tehran said the country terminated a deal with Washington over a US base in Bishkek given the Central Asian country’s cooperation with Iran and Tehran’s concerns over the airbase.English
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Publisher / Source: 
Tasnim News Agency
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Homegrown Solutions to Central America's Narco Nightmare

Thursday, April 14, 2016
Central American governments have long responded to the region’s political instabilities and high crime rates with military action and harsh penal regimes, an approach dubbed mano dura, or heavy fist. They applied similar methods to the drug crisis, and Washington has gone along. English
Country(s): 
Central America Regional
Author(s): 
Robert Muggah
Salvador Paiz
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid
Criminal Organizations
Counternarcotics

USARCENT Mentors in NCO Development

Thursday, April 14, 2016
A recent meeting between the top enlisted Soldier from U.S. Army Central and one of the top enlisted personnel from Kazakhstan brought together unlikely friends in a partnership that would help bring Kazakh NCOs up to a higher standard of excellence.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
Luke Graziani
Publisher / Source: 
DVIDS
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

The 'Beast of Hit,' Abrams Tank Plays Role in Iraqi Fight against ISIS

Thursday, April 14, 2016
A U.S.-trained Iraqi crew working with a U.S.-supplied M1A1 Abrams tank now known as the "Beast" played a major role in taking and clearing the town of Hit in western Anbar province of ISIS fighters, a U.S. military spokesman said Wednesday.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Richard Sisk
Publisher / Source: 
Military.com
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Military Equipment
Terrorism

Will Congress Rein in U.S. Support for Syrian Kurds?

Thursday, April 14, 2016
Turkey is finally starting to get through to US lawmakers about its concerns with American support for the Syrian Kurds, with potential repercussions for the fight against the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS). English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Julian Pecquet
Publisher / Source: 
Al Monitor
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Security Assistance

Terrorism in Africa and Why it Matters

Thursday, April 14, 2016
The Munich Security Conference is convening a meeting in Ethiopia to discuss the fight against extremism, crisis prevention and democracy in Africa. This is the first conference of its kind on the African continent.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Chrispin Mwakideu
Publisher / Source: 
Deutsche Welle (Germany)
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

U.S. Promises Ukraine $50mln for National Guard

Thursday, April 14, 2016
The U.S. authorities will allocate Ukraine about $50mln to support the National Guard and State Border Guard Service of the country, Michael Carpenter, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, claimed while meeting with the Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Sergey Yarovoy. - See more at: http://www.pravdareport.com/news/world/americas/14-04-2016/134166-ukraine-0/#sthash.hKHmvG56.dpufEnglish
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Publisher / Source: 
Pravda.ru
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Afghanistan: Will the Afghan Air Force Make a Difference in the 2016 Fighting Season?

Thursday, April 14, 2016
While the Taliban officially launched their annual spring offensive this week pledging large-scale attacks, the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) will for the first time in 15 years be able to deploy a light attack aircraft specifically designed for counterinsurgency operations in their fight against the insurgents.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Franz-Stefan Gady
Publisher / Source: 
The Diplomat
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Spotlight: "Shanghai Five": a Paradigm Mechanism for Peace, Development at Border Areas: Experts

Thursday, April 14, 2016
The "Shanghai Five," a mechanism that has successfully settled disputes and maintained the tranquility of border areas among participating nations, serves as a model for similar issues, experts said Wednesday.English
Country(s): 
Eurasia Regional
Author(s): 
Wang Bowen
Liu Yang
Publisher / Source: 
Xinhua Net
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Burundi: Government Investigations Ignore State Abuses

Thursday, April 14, 2016
The findings of a Burundian commission of inquiry into allegations of extrajudicial executions by members of the security forces on December 11, 2015, in the capital, Bujumbura, are misleading and biased. This is one of several official inquiries that have failed to properly investigate security force abuses or hold those responsible to account. English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Publisher / Source: 
Human Rights Watch
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Keeping the Islamic State in check in Libya

Thursday, April 14, 2016
The international community is expecting the GNA to take a leadership role in the fight against the militant terrorist group by uniting Libyan militias around an anti-IS strategy, as there are mounting concerns that IS will not only gain a foothold in the North African state but also seize the country’s oil reserves.English
Country(s): 
Libya
Author(s): 
Christine Petré
Publisher / Source: 
Al Monitor
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Security

U.S. Lawmakers Again Seek To Boost Israeli Missile Defense Funding

Thursday, April 14, 2016
Another bipartisan push is afoot by U.S. lawmakers to bolster funding for Israel’s missile defense beyond what is requested by the president in the fiscal 2017 defense budget.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Jen Judson
Joe Gould
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

U.S. Senators Threaten U.N. Over Sex Abuse by Peacekeepers

Thursday, April 14, 2016
Kawmakers on Wednesday used a rare hearing in the United States Senate to excoriate the United Nations secretary general for what they called his failure to stanch sexual abuse by his agency’s peacekeepers and threatened to withhold crucial funding not only for the United Nations, but also bilateral aid for countries that fail to hold their soldiers accountable.English
Country(s): 
Central African Republic
Author(s): 
Somini Sengupta
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

Central African Republic: U.N. Accused of Withholding Scores of Sex Abuse in C.A.R.

Thursday, April 14, 2016
The United Nations is withholding more than 40 new cases of sexual violence by peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) in direct contravention of its promise to disclose all information to the public, an NGO has said.English
Country(s): 
Central African Republic
Publisher / Source: 
All Africa
Wire Service: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

Report: Most Mexican Prisons Overcrowded, Dirty, Dangerous

Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Mexico's National Human Rights Commission said Tuesday that most of the country's prisons are ill-equipped, overcrowded and dangerous. The most shocking part of the report was the overcrowding found at 71 of the 130 penitentiaries. Commission President Luis Raul Gonzalez said as many as 30 inmates were found living in cells designed for four people.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Maria Verza
Publisher / Source: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Nigeria: Amnesty Calls for Probe Shiite Mass Graves

Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Amnesty International is calling for an independent investigation into mass graves allegedly containing the bodies of hundreds of Shiites killed in clashes with the Nigerian military.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Conor Gaffey
Publisher / Source: 
Newsweek
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Bolivia Maps Gang Presence

Wednesday, April 13, 2016
On April 11, Interior Minister Carlos Romero announced at the Sixth Summit on Citizen Security in La Paz that the police had mapped the locations of the country's gangs, reported La Razón. According to the police, 269 gangs are active in Bolivia, with the highest concentration in the cities of Santa Cruz, La Paz and Cochabamba. (See InSight Crime map below)English
Country(s): 
Bolivia
Author(s): 
David Gagne
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations
Security

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