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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. Airstrikes to Set Conditions for Iraqi Push to Retake Mosul

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
U.S. warplanes carried out airstrikes around Mosul on Monday in the intensifying effort to set conditions for retaking the ISIS stronghold in northwestern Iraq as part of the overall effort to defeat the terror group that has cost at least $6.5 billion, the U.S. military said.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Richard Sisk
Publisher / Source: 
Military.com
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Terrorism

Brazil Has Nearly 60,000 Murders, And It May Relax Gun Laws

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Almost 60,000 people were murdered in Brazil in 2014, most with guns. While some Latin American countries have higher per capita murder rates, in absolute numbers, Brazil is the deadliest place in the world outside Syria.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Lourdes Garcia-Navarro
Publisher / Source: 
NPR
Tag(s): 
Violence
Arms Control

Israeli Air Force: Russian Air Power in Syria Remains Robust

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Despite Russian President Vladimir Putin’s widely publicized, mid-March order to evacuate the bulk of his forces from Syria, Russian air power in the country remains substantial, according to the Israeli Air Force (IAF), with newly deployed attack helicopters replacing many of the fighter bombers that have made their way home. English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Barbara Opall-Rome
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Brazilian Army Incorporates New Firearms Simulator for Military Training

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
The Brazilian Army (EB) now has a new Firearms Support Simulation System (SIMAF, for its Portuguese acronym), a modern training tool that creates an accurate, virtual reproduction of a battlefront. One of the simulator's units became operational in February at the Military Academy in Agulhas Negras (AMAN) in the city of Resende, Rio de Janeiro state, with another expected to go live in April at the EB Training Camp in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul. English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Nelza Oliveira
Publisher / Source: 
Dialogo
Tag(s): 
Military

U.S., Saudi Arabia Seek Cooperation on Counterterrorism

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
The United States and Saudi Arabia agreed to set up a joint panel to combat the scourge of terrorism and defeat the Daesh group.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Publisher / Source: 
Jordan News Agency
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

Turkmenistan Starts Massive, Unprecedented Military Exercises

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Turkmenistan's armed forces are conducting unprecedented large-scale, unannounced exercises, an indication of the growing importance the country's government is placing on its defense.English
Country(s): 
Turkmenistan
Author(s): 
Joshua Kucera
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises
Security

Colombia Arrests Army General Decade After Killing of Civilians

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Colombia has arrested an army general for his role a decade ago in the killing of civilians presented as guerrillas killed in combat, the highest-ranking military officer to ever be detained for such crimes.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Wire Service: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Military

U.S.-Kazakhstan Cooperation On Nuclear Security And Nonproliferation – Analysis

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
The Nuclear Security Summit in Washington DC on March 31-April 1, to be joined by 50 world leaders, is the fourth under the leadership of President Barack Obama who stated in his speech in Prague in 2009 that nuclear terrorism is the most immediate and extreme threat to global security.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
J C Suresh
Publisher / Source: 
Eurasia Review
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

Islamic Military Alliance Convenes in Saudi Arabia, Vows to "Dry Up Terrorists' Resources"

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
The first meeting of the Islamic Military Alliance to combat terrorism was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Military chiefs from the member states vowed to "dry up terrorists' resources." English
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
PR Newswire
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
Military Cooperation

Pakistan Detains More Than 5,000 Suspected Militants After Easter Bombing

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
A provincial minister in Pakistan says more than 5,000 suspected militants have been rounded up since a suicide bomber targeted a busy park in Lahore on March 27, killing at least 70 people.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Author(s): 
RFE/RL
Publisher / Source: 
RFE/RL
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Mexican Cartel Strategic Note No. 18: Narcodrones on the Border and Beyond

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Drones (also called unmanned aerial vehicles or systems—UAVs or UAS) are becoming more common along the US-Mexico border as Mexican cartel assets. While typically considered a tool for smuggling [1], they are increasingly seen as having application for other purposes including espionage, surveillance, and as weapons. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
John Sullivan
Robert Bunker
Publisher / Source: 
Small Wars Journal
Tag(s): 
Border Control
Drug Trade

Pentagon Donated $858M in Property to Afghanistan, Watchdog Says

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
The Pentagon has donated $858 million of property to the Afghan government in the course of drawing down and closing bases in Afghanistan, according to an inspector general report released Monday.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Rebecca Kheel
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Young Women Are Getting Abducted Off the Streets of Mexico’s Second Largest City

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
The attempted kidnappings highlight a concerning trend in Jalisco, where the number of women reported missing has risen steadily in each of the last four years, peaking at 1,161 disappearances in 2015. Another 187 women were reported missing here in the first two months of this year, prior to the surge of cases in March that has drawn greater attention to this issue.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Duncan Tucker
Publisher / Source: 
Vice News
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Civil Society

U.N. 'Alarm' at Spreading Mali Insecurity: Report

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Insecurity is spreading in Mali, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned, expressing alarm at the myriad challenges facing the UN peacekeeping force in large parts of the African country.English
Country(s): 
Mali
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo News
Wire Service: 
Agence France Presse
Tag(s): 
Counterinsurgency

U.S. Should “Directly Condemn” Azerbaijani Aggression, Says AAA

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
The Armenian Assembly of Armenia has urged Washington to “directly condemn [Azerbaijan’s blatant ceasefire violations] and avoid engaging in false equivalency between the aggressor and those defending themselves.” In addition, “the Assembly urges the cessation of U.S. military assistance to Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan does not need it, and America cannot afford it.”English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Publisher / Source: 
Armenia Now (Armenia)
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

S.A. Selling Arms to Conflict Regions - Report

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
The arms industry in South Africa has seen the sale of arms to other countries soaring to R2.7-billion last year, including to countries in conflict. English
Country(s): 
South Africa
Author(s): 
Siyabonga Mkhwanazi
Publisher / Source: 
IOL (South Africa)
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Turkmenistan Starts Massive, Unprecedented Military Exercises

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Turkmenistan's armed forces are conducting unprecedented large-scale, unannounced exercises, an indication of the growing importance the country's government is placing on its defense.English
Country(s): 
Turkmenistan
Author(s): 
Joshua Kucera
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

Pentagon Donated $858M in Property to Afghanistan, Watchdog Says

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
The Pentagon has donated $858 million of property to the Afghan government in the course of drawing down and closing bases in Afghanistan, according to an inspector general report released Monday.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Rebecca Kheel
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Exclusive: E.U. Takes Aim Where it Hurts Burundi: Peacekeeper Funding

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
The European Union plans to cut back its funding for Burundi's lucrative peacekeeping contingent in Somalia to try to force President Pierre Nkurunziza into talks with opponents and away from the brink of ethnic conflict, diplomatic sources said.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Author(s): 
Edmund Blair
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters (UK)
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

Burundi, Morocco Troops Accused of Central African Republic Abuse: U.N.

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
The United Nations said on Monday it had received new allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation against U.N. peacekeepers from Morocco and Burundi in Central African Republic, including one that involved a 14-year-old girl.
Country(s): 
Central African Republic
Author(s): 
Michelle Nichols
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters (UK)
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

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