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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.N. Urged to Step Away from Peacekeeping Rape Probe

Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Lobby group says U.N. has failed to investigate alleged crimes committed by peacekeepers and is unable to be impartial.English
Country(s): 
Central African Republic
Author(s): 
Azad Essa
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

Why the Military Will Never Beat Mexico's Cartels

Tuesday, April 12, 2016
The half-tragic, half-farcical nature of the drug war also makes it tough to (reasonably) justify the $2.5 billion in military aid that Washington has blindly thrown at Mexico since 2008, as part of what’s called the Merida Initiative.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Jeremy Kryt
Publisher / Source: 
The Daily Beast
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics

The World Looks Away as Blood Flows in Burundi

Tuesday, April 12, 2016
More than a quarter of a million people have fled in terror as opposition militias plot their return. Without international assistance a humanitarian disaster looms.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Author(s): 
Emma Graham-Harrison
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian (UK)
Tag(s): 
Conflict

First Stage of Peacekeeping Drill Kicks Off in Kazakhstan

Tuesday, April 12, 2016
The first stage of the Steppe Eagle 2016 international tactical peacekeeping exercises kicked off in the Ili military range in Almaty region of Kazakhstan on April 11, the ministry of defense of Kazakhstan said.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
Elena Kosolapova
Publisher / Source: 
Trend (Azerbaijan)
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

Kyrgyz Prime Minister To Resign

Monday, April 11, 2016
Kyrgyz Prime Minister Temir Sariev has announced he will resign.English
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Author(s): 
RFE/RL
Publisher / Source: 
RFE/RL
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

Joint Intelligence Training with U.S., Morocco, Mauritania Strengthen Tactical Level Intelligence

Monday, April 11, 2016
U.S. service members have completed a Basic Intelligence Course for members of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of Mauritania, which ran between 3 and 25 March, at the Moroccan Southern Zone headquarters in Agadir, Morocco.English
Country(s): 
Morocco
Mauritania
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web (South Africa)
Wire Service: 
U.S. Africa Command
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

U.S. Researcher Who Linked Soldiers to Massacres Expelled from D.R. Congo

Monday, April 11, 2016
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have expelled a prominent American researcher weeks after he published a report linking soldiers to the massacres of civilians, the government and the researcher’s organisation said on Saturday.English
Country(s): 
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian (UK)
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Senator Graham Open to Selling Boeing F-18 to Kuwait, Qatar

Monday, April 11, 2016
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the Republican party's senior foreign policy voices, said on Thursday he would likely support the sale of advanced military equipment including Boeing F-18 fighter jets to Qatar and Kuwait, despite Israel's concerns.English
Country(s): 
Qatar
Kuwait
Author(s): 
Patricia Zengerle
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Arms Sales

Burundi Rejects Deployment of U.N. Police, Monitors

Monday, April 11, 2016
The Burundian government is resisting the United Nations Security Council resolutions to deploy police and military monitors in the country.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Author(s): 
Havyarimana Moses
Publisher / Source: 
The East African
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

Colombia Military Envisions Future Crime Fighting Role

Monday, April 11, 2016
Colombia's military has outlined areas of focus for its future functions should peace agreements be signed with the FARC and ELN guerrilla groups, several of which involve its potentially problematic, but likely necessary, role in anti-crime efforts.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Michael Lohmuller
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Military

Tanzania, Uganda Agreed to Resolve Border-Related Disputes

Monday, April 11, 2016
Tanzania and Uganda have agreed to collectively resolve challenges facing people living along the border of the two east African nations including illegal immigrants and security.English
Country(s): 
Tanzania
Uganda
Publisher / Source: 
Shanghai Daily
Tag(s): 
Border Control

Spanish Trial of Soldiers Who Killed Priests Raises Hopes of Ending Impunity in El Salvador

Monday, April 11, 2016
The 1989 killings at the Central American University (UCA) in San Salvador was one of the most notorious crimes committed during El Salvador’s 12-year civil war, which left 75,000 civilians dead and only formally ended in 1992.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Nina Lakhani
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

U.S., Ethiopia Sign New Agreement, Enhance Security Partnership

Monday, April 11, 2016
Senior defense and government officials from the U.S. and Ethiopia held the sixth annual Bilateral Defense Committee March 31, 2016, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The ministerial-level meeting produced a new agreement outlining the cross-exchange of logistics, services, supplies, and support between the nations, as well as a plan for future security cooperation activities designed to meet mutual defense priorities.English
Country(s): 
Ethiopia
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Africa Command
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

United States Joins Latin American Partners at International Air Show in Chile

Monday, April 11, 2016
The U.S. Air Force's (USAF) F-22 Raptors and a B-52 bomber delighted crowds as they flew over Santiago, Chile during the air show at the 19th International Air and Space Fair (FIDAE), which took place from March 29th to April 3rd. The event was organized by the Chilean Air Force (FACh), and included the participation of 146 combat, commercial, and military training aircraft from 60 countries. English
Country(s): 
Chile
Author(s): 
Carolina Contreras
Publisher / Source: 
Dialogo
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Turkmenistan, EU cooperate in combating drugs

Monday, April 11, 2016
A meeting with a delegation of the Central Asia Drug Action Programme (CADAP), headed by project manager Ernest Robello was held in the Turkmen foreign ministry, the ministry said April 7.English
Country(s): 
Turkmenistan
Author(s): 
Huseyn Hasanov
Publisher / Source: 
Trend (Azerbaijan)
Tag(s): 
Drug Policy

Seizing a 'Transformational Moment' in U.S.-Central America Relations

Monday, April 11, 2016
SOUTHCOM’s commander said that the goal of the United States is to identify new, innovative opportunities to enhance security cooperation, improve interoperability, and better support partner nation efforts against new and old threats.English
Country(s): 
Central America Regional
Author(s): 
Marcos Ommati
Publisher / Source: 
Dialogo
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Top Security Leaders from 13 Nations Meet in Costa Rica for Central American Security Forum

Monday, April 11, 2016
Top government, defense, and police leaders from Central America joined counterparts from North America, South America and the Caribbean in San Jose, Costa Rica, April 6-8 to resume their annual discussions on cooperation targeting threats to the region that connects the Western Hemisphere’s two largest continents.English
Country(s): 
Costa Rica
Author(s): 
Jose Ruiz, U.S. Southern Command Public Affairs
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Southern Command
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Sen. Ben Cardin: Decision May Come Soon on F-15 Sale to Qatar

Monday, April 11, 2016
According to the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, a decision on Qatar's purchase of 73 F-15 Silent Eagles may come soon.
Country(s): 
Qatar
Author(s): 
Joe Gould
Awad Mustafa
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

After F-16 Jets and Attack Helicopters, U.S. to Sell Thermal Weapon Sights to Pakistan

Monday, April 11, 2016
The Pentagon awarded a USD17 million contract to Raytheon for supply of state of the art thermal weapon sights and spares which improve targeting and surveillance capabilities.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Publisher / Source: 
The Indian Express
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Military Equipment

SitRep: U.S. Airstrike in Afghanistan Under Investigation

Monday, April 11, 2016
The U.S. military command in Kabul has launched an investigation into an airstrike in southeastern Afghanistan last week that some locals claim killed as many as 17 civilians, SitRep has learned. Military officials insist that the strike targeted al Qaeda fighters and no civilians were killed.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Paul McLeary
Adam Rawnsley
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Military Operations
Security Assistance

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