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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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Brazil Crisis: Rousseff to Sue Senator Over Corruption Claims

Monday, March 21, 2016
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff has said she will take legal action against a senator who has accused her of involvement in corruption at the state oil company Petrobras. Senator Delcidio Amaral said the president knew of wrongdoings and tried to block investigations.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Corruption

More Marines Headed to Iraq to Fight ISIS After Rocket Attack

Monday, March 21, 2016
The U.S. is sending a detachment of Marines to Iraq following a deadly attack on a coalition base in northern Iraq that left one Marine dead and eight more injured.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Jeff Schogol
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

Dispatches: Afghanistan Journalists’ Worsening Reporting Perils

Monday, March 21, 2016
Journalism is an increasingly deadly profession in Afghanistan. That is the chilling message from the Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC), based on statistics it released this week documenting attacks against the media over the past year.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Phelim Kine
Publisher / Source: 
Human Rights Watch
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Congress Calls for Full Funding of U.S.-Israel Missile Defense Programs

Monday, March 21, 2016
A bipartisan coalition of 30 senators is calling on top appropriators to fully fund several joint U.S.-Israeli missile defense systems that help protect the Jewish state from terrorist rocket attacks, according to a letter sent by the lawmakers to the Senate’s Appropriations Defense Subcommittee.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Adam Kredo
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Free Beacon
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

U.S. Steps Up Airstrikes Against ISIS After It Gains Territory in Afghanistan

Monday, March 21, 2016
The United States has significantly intensified its bombing campaign in Afghanistan in the past two months as part of President Obama’s widening war against the Islamic State militants who have seized territory outside of Iraq and Syria, according to senior military commanders.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Michael S. Schmidt
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Terrorism

Georgia: Project Aims To Boost Orthodox Church’s Support For EU Integration

Monday, March 21, 2016
Many proponents of European Union integration tend to see the Georgian Orthodox Church as an obstacle on Georgia’s path to Brussels. But a new initiative in Tbilisi aims to make the Church a firm supporter of closer EU ties.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Author(s): 
Maia Edilashvili
Publisher / Source: 
Eurasia Review
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

U.S. Quiet as Ally Bahrain Imprisons Human Rights Activist

Monday, March 21, 2016
Prominent human rights activist Zainab al-Khawaja was imprisoned this week for ripping up a photo of the king of Bahrain, a close ally of the U.S. Despite constant questioning by the press, the U.S. State Department has refused to speak substantively about the politically motivated arrest.English
Country(s): 
Bahrain
Author(s): 
Ben Norton
Publisher / Source: 
Salon
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Russia to Supply 40 Mi-28 Attack Helicopters to Algeria

Monday, March 21, 2016
Russia will deliver 40 Mi-28NE attack helicopters to Algeria in line with a bilateral contract, Interfax news agency said on Friday, quoting a source in Russia's arms exporting bodies.English
Country(s): 
Algeria
Author(s): 
Dmitry Solovyov
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

U.N. Staffers Pull Out of Western Sahara Mission

Monday, March 21, 2016
Dozens of United Nations international staffers pulled out of their Western Sahara mission on Sunday after Morocco demanded they leave because of Ban Ki-Moon’s remarks about the disputed territory, Morocco’s state news agency and a source said. English
Country(s): 
Morocco
Publisher / Source: 
France 24
Wire Service: 
Reuters (UK)
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

OSCE Official Calls On Azerbaijan To Release More Prisoners

Monday, March 21, 2016
A top official with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has welcomed Azerbaijan's recent release of some civil-society activists and journalists and called for the release of more people believed imprisoned for political reasons. English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
RFE/RL
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Cameroon Death Sentences Will Bolster Boko Haram: Expert

Monday, March 21, 2016
Cameroon has sentenced 89 members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram to death, local media reported on Wednesday. The decision has already been condemned by human rights groups and experts.English
Country(s): 
Cameroon
Publisher / Source: 
Radio France Internationale
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

U.N. Says Saudi-led Bombing of Yemen Market May be International Crime

Monday, March 21, 2016
The U.S.-backed Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen may be responsible for "international crimes", a category that includes war crimes and crimes against humanity, the top U.N. human rights official said on Friday. English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Stephanie Nebehay
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

KDF Kills 34 militants, Seizes Al-Shabaab Leader

Monday, March 21, 2016
Kenyan troops in Somalia have killed 34 Al-Shabaab militants, captured a middle-level commander and seized 27 AK47 rifles in two separate battles in the past two days.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Publisher / Source: 
Daily Nation (Kenya)
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan: Border Tension Abates, For Now

Monday, March 21, 2016
Nerves on the Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan cooled somewhat on March 21 with news that both sides agreed to draw back their forces from a disputed area. English
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
Author(s): 
EurasiaNet Staff
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Somali Militants Overrun Military Base, Killing At Least One

Monday, March 21, 2016
The Islamist group al Shabaab attacked a Somali military base southwest of the capital Mogadishu on Sunday night, killing at least one person and seizing vehicles and other equipment, the government and the militants said. English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Abdi Sheikh
Feisal Omar
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters (UK)
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Niger Security Forces Attacked Close to Border

Monday, March 21, 2016
Three gendarmes were killed in one of two attacks against security and defence forces near Niger's borders with Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Mali, the ministry of defence said on public television on Thursday.English
Country(s): 
Niger
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web (South Africa)
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

AFSOUTH Medics Lead the Way in Exchanges with El Salvador

Friday, March 18, 2016
An AFSOUTH medic-led a team of five U.S. Air Force members from across the country and put their various experiences to work this week during a subject matter expert exchange in El Salvador from March 7-11. English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman
Publisher / Source: 
DVIDS
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

SitRep: Afghanistan in Trouble as Big Decisions Loom, ISIS Nabs More Tanks

Friday, March 18, 2016
Human rights advocates have denounced the U.S. military’s decision not to file criminal charges against troops responsible for a disastrous airstrike on a Doctor Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan last year, FP’s Dan De Luce and Paul McLeary report. English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Paul McLeary
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

U.S. Has Assured End-Use Monitoring of Security Aid to Pakistan, Says Centre

Friday, March 18, 2016
The U.S. has conveyed to India it has put in place an "effective oversight" and end-use monitoring system to ensure that security assistance given to Pakistan is used solely to combat terrorism. In Februarfy, the U.S. had proposed $860 million in aid for Pakistan, including $265 million for military hardware, which it said would help the country fight terrorists, secure nuclear weapons and improve ties with India.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Publisher / Source: 
The Times of India
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

Pentagon to Try Again at Training Syrian Rebels

Friday, March 18, 2016
President Obama has authorized a limited new plan to train and arm rebel fighters to confront Islamic State militants in Syria, relaunching a Pentagon program that was suspended last fall after a series of embarrassing setbacks.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
W. J. Hennigan
Publisher / Source: 
Los Angeles Times
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

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