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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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Secretary Kerry's Meetings With Colombian Government and FARC Negotiators

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Secretary of State John Kerry, at the request of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, met with the parties negotiating a peace agreement for Colombia this afternoon in Havana, Cuba. The Secretary first met with the Colombian government's negotiating team and then with the FARC negotiating team.‎English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. State Deparment
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations

Azerbaijan Frees 14 Jailed Dissidents. The Rest Remain Locked Up

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
The amnesty that Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan’s authoritarian president, declared for the holiday of Novruz on March 17th was a rare piece of good news for Azerbaijan’s civil-society activists. Of the 148 people pardoned, 14 were political prisoners, according to local watchdog groups.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
The Economist Staff
Publisher / Source: 
The Economist
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Will Kazakh Autocrat's Daughter Succeed Him?

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
As his party triumphed in a snap parliamentary vote, Kazakhstan's ageing President Nursultan Nazarbayev said his oil-rich nation may become a parliamentary republic - apparently with his daughter at the helm. English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
Mansur Mirovalev
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Governance

The U.S. Air War Against ISIS Enters New Phase — But the Fight for Mosul is Coming

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
As Iraqi security forces took back the city of Ramadi late last year from the Islamic State, there was a near-constant presence overhead: The B-1B Lancer. But the air war has reached a new phase. The B-1B has been redeployed to the United States, and the number of bombs falling on the Islamic State has plummeted since.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Dan Lamothe
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

Honduras Prisons Put Inmates at Risk, Fuel Gang Violence: OAS

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
A recent report highlighted critical problems within Honduras' prisons, where the prevalence of gang violence and deplorable conditions suggest that the penal system does nothing to rehabilitate offenders.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Mimi Yagoub
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations

Yemen: Embargo Arms to Saudi Arabia

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Human Rights Watch writes: The United States, United Kingdom, France, and others should suspend all weapon sales to Saudi Arabia until it not only curtails its unlawful airstrikes in Yemen but also credibly investigates alleged violations.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Publisher / Source: 
Human Rights Watch
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Gunmen Attack E.U. Military Training Base in Mali Capital

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Unidentified gunmen attacked a hotel in Mali's capital Bamako on Monday that had been converted into a base for a European Union military training mission in the West African nation.
Country(s): 
Mali
Publisher / Source: 
France 24
Wire Service: 
Reuters (UK)
Tag(s): 
Counterinsurgency

U.S. Commander in Afghanistan Apologizes for Bombing of Hospital

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
The new commander of American and NATO forces in Afghanistan apologized on Tuesday to the victims of the United States’ bombing of a hospital in the northern city of Kunduz last year that killed 42 people.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Mujib Mashal
Najim Rahim
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Security

Namibia Has Ordered AT-14 Anti-Tank Missiles

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Namibia has ordered 9M133 Kornet-E (AT-14 Spriggan) anti-tank missiles, with deliveries still to take place. This comes as Namibia has admitted North Korea helped establish a weapons factory in the country.English
Country(s): 
Namibia
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web (South Africa)
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Egyptian, U.S. and UAE Navies Start Joint Exercise in Red Sea

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
The Eagle Salute 2016 exercise kicked off on Monday with the participation of the Egyptian, US and UAE navy forces within the Egyptian territorial waters of the Red Sea. English
Country(s): 
United Arab Emirates
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
Daily News (Kenya)
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

Why the United States Needs AFRICOM

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Africa is a continent suffused with problems and possibilities. The U.S. military footprint there ought to be smaller, not bigger. And that’s precisely why we need the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). Done right, AFRICOM can help the next president keep the American military role in regional affairs appropriately scoped.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Ghana Web
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

FBI Coordinating with Belgium Counterparts After Brussels Attacks

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Top U.S. military and Justice Department officials have been briefed on the attacks in Brussels and the FBI has begun coordinating with its Belgium counterparts and other U.S. agencies following the blasts, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Belgium
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Nigeria: Troops Celebrate Killing of Boko Haram Kingpin, Ameer Dikwa

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
A notorious commander of the Boko Haram insurgents who goes by the name, Ameer Dalore, was amongst the 19 members of the Islamist militia gunned down by Nigerian troops currently fighting insurgents in the country's northeast, officials said.
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Abdulkareem Haruna
Publisher / Source: 
All Africa
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Nigeria: U.S., UK Knew Whereabouts of Chibok Girls - Ex-UK Envoy

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
The former British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr Andrew Pocock, has disclosed that the United States and the United Kingdom knew the whereabouts of about 80 of abducted Chibok girls by Boko Haram but failed to launch a rescue mission.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Raliat Ahmed-Yusuf
Publisher / Source: 
All Africa
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

The U.S. Military Has a Lot More People in Iraq Than it Has Been Saying

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
The U.S. military has around 5,000 service members in Iraq, officials said on Monday, far more than previously reported, as the Obama administration quietly expands ground operations against the Islamic State.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Missy Ryan
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

U.S. Sets Up Firebase in Northern Iraq

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
The Marine killed in an ISIS rocket attack in Iraq on Saturday was at the first American firebase that had only become operational a few days earlier CNN has learned.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Barbara Starr
Publisher / Source: 
CNN
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Eritrea: A.U. and U.N. Welcome Release of Djibouti Prisoners

Monday, March 21, 2016
The African Union and United Nation have welcomed the release by Eritrean authorities of four prisoners from Djibouti. The four Djiboutian prisoners of war, who had been in Eritrean jail since 2008, were released after long mediation efforts from Qatar.English
Country(s): 
Eritrea
Author(s): 
Tesfa-Alem Tekle
Publisher / Source: 
Sudan Tribune
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Over 250,000 Children Affected By Colombia Conflict Since 2013, Despite Peace Talks – UNICEF

Monday, March 21, 2016
More than 250,000 children have been affected by the conflict in Colombia since peace talks between the Government and the country’s main armed opposition group (FARC-EP) started three years ago, UNICEF said in a report released today.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
UNICEF
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations

Honduran and U.S. Marines Conduct Joint Training to Bolster Defenses

Monday, March 21, 2016
The Honduran Naval Force (FNH) is training with Soldiers from U.S. Marine Forces South (MARFORSOUTH), the Marine component of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), in an effort to fortify the Central American country's sea, air, and land shields against drug trafficking and organized crime. English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Julieta Pelcastre
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Kazakhstan's Ruling Party Set for Easy Election Victory

Monday, March 21, 2016
Voting is under way in the oil-rich former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan in an early parliamentary election expected to provide a commanding majority for long-serving President Nursultan Nazarbayev as the economy struggles.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
Al Jazeera Staff
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

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