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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. Security Council Approves Burundi Police Force

Monday, April 4, 2016
The U.N. Security Council has approved a resolution paving the way for a UN police force to be deployed in Burundi.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Publisher / Source: 
BBC News
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

U.S.-Led Strikes Putting a Financial Squeeze on the Islamic State

Monday, April 4, 2016
The Islamic State is facing an unprecedented cash crunch in its home territory, U.S. counter­terrorism officials say, as months of strikes on oil facilities and ­financial institutions take a deepening toll on the group’s ability to pay its fighters or carry out operations.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Joby Warrick
Liz Sly
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
Terrorism
Conflict

U.S. Air Force Heads to Chile for Largest Air Show in Western Hemisphere

Monday, April 4, 2016
More than 65 Airmen from around the United States are scheduled to participate in a variety of activities during the week-long International Air and Space Fair (FIDAE) that includes aerial demonstrations, interaction with the local community, and subject matter expert exchanges with the Chilean Air Force. English
Country(s): 
Chile
Author(s): 
Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman
Publisher / Source: 
Dialogo
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

SIGAR Cites Woes at Afghan Air Force University

Monday, April 4, 2016
Failure to maintain buildings of Afghan Air Force University, which the United States spent nearly $7 million to build and renovate, could affect the future use of the facility, according to a U.S. government watchdog report released March 28. English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Phillip Walter Wellman
Publisher / Source: 
Military.com
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Brazilian Officials Resign in New Blow to Dilma Roussef Government

Monday, April 4, 2016
Two more senior Brazilian officials have resigned in the latest blow to the government of President Dilma Rousseff. They are Sports Minister George Hilton and Col Adilson Moreira, who was organising security at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro next August.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Corruption

U.N. Investigating Sex Abuse Allegations Against Tanzanian Peacekeepers in D.R. Congo

Monday, April 4, 2016
The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo said late on Friday that it has received allegations of sexual abuse against Tanzanian peacekeepers based in Congo's northeast, the latest in a series of such accusations against U.N. forces.English
Country(s): 
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web (South Africa)
Wire Service: 
Reuters (UK)
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

FARC Peace Talks Provide Model, Few Shortcuts for ELN Negotiations

Monday, April 4, 2016
Colombia's government and ELN guerrillas have announced the start of formal peace negotiations, but the government's lengthy peace process with rebel group the FARC cautions against expecting a quick resolution to more than 50 years of conflict.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Michael Lohmuller
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations

West Africa: China Donates U.S.$5 Million Military Equipment to ECOWAS Troops

Monday, April 4, 2016
The Government of the People's Republic of China has donated military equipment worth five million dollars to the ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF) to assist in its peace-keeping operations. English
Country(s): 
West Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Abdullateef Salau
Publisher / Source: 
All Africa
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Costa Rican Official Seeks to Strengthen Military-Police Ties in Drug Trafficking Fight

Monday, April 4, 2016
Costa Rica's Public Force director, Commissioner Juan José Andrade Morales, said during an interview with Diálogo that Central American Militaries and police forces should increase ways in which they work together to combat narcotrafficking throughout the region. English
Country(s): 
Costa Rica
Author(s): 
George Rodriguez
Publisher / Source: 
Dialogo
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Another Western Intervention in Libya Looms

Monday, April 4, 2016
The shaky debut last week of a new unity government in Libya brings Western nations, including the United States, much closer to a renewed military mission there, and to a host of obstacles that will test their ability to secure a country gripped by Islamist extremism and civil war.English
Country(s): 
Libya
Author(s): 
Missy Ryan
Sudarsan Raghavan
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Times
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

Pentagon Resumes Training 'Dozens' of Syrian Rebels

Monday, April 4, 2016
The United States has started training “dozens” of Syrians to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), part of a retooled effort to avoid the mistakes of a previous program.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Rebecca Kheel
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Military and Police Aid

U.S. Is Weighing More Special Operations Troops for Syria: Official

Monday, April 4, 2016
US officials are weighing sending more special operations troops to Syria, where the contingent of American fighters currently numbers around 50, a senior military official told AFP on Saturday.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Wire Service: 
Agence France Presse
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Military

Uzbekistan: Prosecutors to Get Oversight Body

Monday, April 4, 2016
Uzbekistan has made another advance in the country’s slow march toward a nominally stronger parliament with the creation of a body to monitor prosecutors.English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Author(s): 
EurasiaNet Staff
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Governance

Nawaz Sharif: Pakistan's Unlikely Reformer

Monday, April 4, 2016
He is a veteran conservative politician known for attempting to introduce strict Shari'a law in Pakistan in the late 1990s before a military coup temporarily sent him into exile. But since his return as prime minister, Nawaz Sharif has emerged as an unlikely torch-bearer for reform. English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Author(s): 
Frud Bezhan
Publisher / Source: 
RFE/RL
Tag(s): 
Governance

Qatar to Buy QR32.6bn Worth of Arms as Part of Military Build-Up

Friday, April 1, 2016
This week’s biennial defense conference in Qatar wrapped up with the country agreeing to buy new attack boats, drones, artillery systems and missiles from several other nations.English
Country(s): 
Qatar
Author(s): 
Peter Kovessy
Publisher / Source: 
Doha News
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Arms Sales

Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkey to Discuss Teaming Up to Take on Terrorism

Friday, April 1, 2016
Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkey forign ministers will meet soon to discuss counterterrorism issues and regional cooperation, a spokesman for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said Friday. English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Publisher / Source: 
Sputnik
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

El Salvador Cracks Down on Gangs as It Becomes Murder Capital

Friday, April 1, 2016
El Salvador is set to discuss new plans on Wednesday to ramp up the fight against unrestrained gang violence in the Central American country, where in the first two months of this year, a daily average of 23 people have been killed, local media reported.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations
Criminal Organizations
Security

Armenian Troops Join Russian Military Drills In Arctic

Friday, April 1, 2016
Armenian army commandos are due to parachute onto the North Pole for the first time ever during their participation in Russian-led military exercises that are currently held in the Arctic. English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Publisher / Source: 
Azatutyun.am (Armenia)
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

Russian Weaponry Selling Best in Latin America

Friday, April 1, 2016
Russia is represented by fifteen organizations and weapons makers, including Rosoboronexport, Almaz-Antey, MiG, Helicopters of Russia and Bazalt. A total of 365 selections from Russia’s arms manufacturers are on display. Latin America these days is one of the main markets for Russian defense industry products. English
Country(s): 
South America Regional
Publisher / Source: 
ITAR-TASS News Agency (Russia)
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

U.S. Sends Lebanese Military 3 Helicopters

Friday, April 1, 2016
The United States on Thursday delivered three military helicopters to Lebanon to help the country's armed forces in their battle against extremists near the border with Syria.English
Country(s): 
Lebanon
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Military Equipment

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