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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. to Allot $335 Mln to Ukraine to Fund Security and Defense Sector

Thursday, April 7, 2016
The United States will shortly allocate $335 million to Ukraine to fund the security and defense sector, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Interfax Staff
Publisher / Source: 
Interfax - Ukraine
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

SA Army Under Strength; Personnel Cuts Needed Elsewhere in SANDF - Expert

Thursday, April 7, 2016
The top structure of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is bloated and positions need to be cut in favour of the Army, which is under strength, according to a defence expert.English
Country(s): 
South Africa
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web (South Africa)
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

Exclusive: How the UK Secretly Helped Direct Lethal US Drone Strikes in Yemen

Thursday, April 7, 2016
For the past decade British intelligence has systematically co-operated with US and Yemeni agencies in the covert war against al-Qaeda in Yemen, a VICE News investigation can reveal.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Namir Shabibi
Jack Watling
Publisher / Source: 
Vice News
Tag(s): 
Drones
Conflict
Terrorism

Report Ties U.S. Bombs to Saudi-Led Strike That Killed Yemeni Civilians

Thursday, April 7, 2016
A Saudi Arabia-led military coalition used bombs supplied by the United States in an attack on a market in Yemen last month that killed at least 97 civilians, including 25 children, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Wednesday.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Kareem Fahim
C. J. Chivers
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Human Rights

South Africa’s Commitment to AU/UN Mission in Sudan is Over

Thursday, April 7, 2016
The South African commitment to peacekeeping in Sudan is officially over with 8 SA Infantry Battalion due to start a gradual withdrawal next Friday, April 15. English
Country(s): 
South Africa
Author(s): 
Kim Helfrich
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping
Military Cooperation

Egypt, France To Sign Arms Deal Mid-April

Thursday, April 7, 2016
Egypt and France plan to sign agreements for the purchase of weapons that include fighter aircraft, navy vessels and a military satellite communication system worth €1 billion (US $1.1 billion) during the forthcoming visit of French President Francois Hollande to Cairo.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Oscar Nkala
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Military Equipment

Nigerian Military Opens Camp to Rehabilitate Boko Haram

Thursday, April 7, 2016
Nigeria's military has opened a camp to rehabilitate Boko Haram fighters who have surrendered and are repentant, according to a statement Wednesday that urged other fighters to abandon the Islamic insurgency that has claimed 20,000 lives in six years. English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Michelle Faul
Publisher / Source: 
Stars and Stripes
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Eritrean Army Conscripts 'Killed in Asmara Escape Bid'

Thursday, April 7, 2016
Security forces in Eritrea's capital Asmara have killed several young conscripts who tried to escape the convoy they were travelling in, according to opposition media outlets.English
Country(s): 
Eritrea
Publisher / Source: 
BBC News
Tag(s): 
Civil-Military Relations

Pentagon: U.S. May Set Up More Small Outposts in Iraq

Thursday, April 7, 2016
The Pentagon will consider opening more small military outposts that would provide artillery support and other aid to Iraqi forces as they prepare to retake the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State militants, a senior military officer on the Joint Staff said Wednesday.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Lolita C. Baldor
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict: Patriotism Prevails on Both Sides

Thursday, April 7, 2016
In both the Armenian and Azerbaijani capitals, crowds have been gathering to voice support for their respective militaries after four days of intense fighting in the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region.English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
Marianna Grigoryan
Durna Safarova
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Security

U.S., NATO Mission in Afghanistan Falling Behind

Thursday, April 7, 2016
U.S. and NATO efforts to bolster Afghanistan’s nascent military forces is well behind schedule due to increased violence in the country by a resurgent Taliban, according to a top American commander.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Carl Munoz
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Times
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

How Mexico's Attack On Human Rights Undercut An International Investigation

Wednesday, April 6, 2016
With little fanfare, Mexican officials have quietly tried to undercut an international investigation into one of the country’s worst human rights tragedies: the attack on 43 students from the Ayotzinapa teacher training school, who were kidnapped and presumably killed by police and whose bodies have never been found.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
David Agren
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Supporting Civilian Oversight of the Afghan National Army and Police

Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Officials from the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF) are working with counterparts from NATO member and partner countries to improve the teaching related to the civilian oversight of the armed forces. Together with NATO, Azerbaijan recently hosted a first expert workshop to support curriculum development.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Publisher / Source: 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Rising Homicide Rate in Mexico Wiping Out Recent Gains

Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Mexico's homicide rate reached its highest level in two years in February, and the state of Colima displaced Guerrero as having the most reported homicides in the country.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Arturo Angel
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Animal Politico
Tag(s): 
Violence

In Pakistan, Tackling Extremism is a Political Minefield

Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Tackling extremism is a political minefield in Pakistan, where politicians openly consort with leaders of banned militant groups and sympathy exists within the security forces and civil administration for perpetrators of crimes committed in the name of religion.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Author(s): 
Kathy Gannon
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Times
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

U.S. Scrambles to Repair Damaged Saudi Ties

Wednesday, April 6, 2016
U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will soon head to Saudi Arabia to discuss ways to increase cooperation in the war against the Islamic State. But there’s little indication he will be able to restore a vital relationship that's become riven with distrust in the last year.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Josh Rogin
Publisher / Source: 
Bloomberg View
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Ukraine's Desperate Attempt to Defuse Landmines – As More Are Planted

Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Ukraine has launched an unprecedented operation in its war-torn east to defuse a landmine crisis, the scale of which is only now becoming apparent as former refugees try to reclaim their homes and return to work.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Jack Losh
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Security

Frozen Conflicts Undermine Nuclear Security

Wednesday, April 6, 2016
The renewal of armed conflict between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave can potentially have global ramifications, participants at the recent nuclear security summit in Washington cautioned.English
Country(s): 
Eurasia Regional
Author(s): 
Richard Weitz
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Security

International Force Frees 2,000 Boko Haram Captives

Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Cameroon says a regional force arrested more than 300 Boko Haram fighters and freed at least 2,000 people in the first five days of an operation to flush the terrorists from their remaining hideouts along the borders of Cameroon, Chad and Niger. English
Country(s): 
Cameroon
Author(s): 
Moki Edwin Kindzeka
Publisher / Source: 
Voice of America
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Bombing the Islamic State Is Like Watering Its Roots

Wednesday, April 6, 2016
It’s time to hold Iraq accountable, and, at a minimum, condition further military aid to the Iraqi government on its progress in advancing political reconciliation efforts that address the grievances of marginalized Iraqis, especially those in Sunni-majority areas.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Russ Wellen
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy In Focus
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

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