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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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3 U.S. Military Trainers Killed at Jordan Air Base

Monday, November 7, 2016
Three American military trainers assigned to help upgrade Jordan’s armed forces were shot to death on Friday at a Jordanian Air Force base, an alarming confrontation that raised questions about the relationship between two longtime allies. English
Country(s): 
Jordan
Author(s): 
Peter Baker
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Kirkuk Officials Deny Displacing Arabs in Anti-IS Operation

Monday, November 7, 2016
Officials in the oil-rich Kirkuk, with its Kurdish-majority population located in territory disputed between Iraq’s central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government, denied to Al-Monitor reports that some Sunni Arab internally displaced persons (IDPs) had been pushed out of the city after the Oct. 21 assault by over 100 Islamic State (IS) operatives. English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Shelly Kittleson
Publisher / Source: 
Al Monitor
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Violence

U.S. Pulled Deeper into Libya Conflict as Sirte Offensive Stalls

Monday, November 7, 2016
In June the White House and Pentagon were touting the recent success of Libyan militias closing in on the Islamic State-held city of Sirte, with little to no support from U.S. forces on the ground. Five months later that Libyan offensive has stalled amid heavy urban fighting with Washington finding itself being dragged further into the conflict.English
Country(s): 
Libya
Author(s): 
Carlo Munoz
Guy Taylor
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Times
Tag(s): 
Military
Conflict

U.S. Leaving Mosul Reconstruction to Iraq — Potentially Creating Opening for Iran

Monday, November 7, 2016
The U.S. spent more than $160 billion to rebuild war-wrecked Iraq and Afghanistan, but there appears to be little appetite in Washington to fund a third big reconstruction era for Iraq’s ongoing second war.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Rowan Scarborough
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Times
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

Analysis: U.S. Military Assessment of Taliban Control of Afghan Districts Is Flawed

Friday, November 4, 2016
The U.S. military says that the Taliban “influences” at least 25 of Afghanistan’s 407 districts and controls only 8 more. The numbers are at odds with an assessment by The Long War Journal of Taliban control in Afghanistan.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Bill Roggio
Publisher / Source: 
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Afghanistan's Corruption Epidemic Is Wasting Billions in Aid

Friday, November 4, 2016
Afghanistan was ranked 166 out of 168 countries on Transparency International’s corruption perception 2015 index and its government has often become a self-serving means of enriching the political class.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Jamil Danish
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Corruption

NATO and Government Forces Are Increasingly Responsible for Afghan Civilian Deaths

Friday, November 4, 2016
This year is well on its way to be the deadliest for Afghan civilians since the United Nations mission there began documenting those numbers seven years ago. An incident Thursday is a particularly tragic example of how more and more of those deaths are occurring.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Max Bearak
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Human Rights

El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras to Launch Anti-gang Force

Friday, November 4, 2016
El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala are planning to launch their joint anti-gang forces on Nov. 15. El Salvador's Ministry of Justice and Security said Thursday the joint police and military units will combat the street gangs that have formed links across the region. English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Publisher / Source: 
The Daily Mail
Wire Service: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations
Criminal Organizations

An Even More Depressing Election Than Our Own

Friday, November 4, 2016
On Sunday, following gross ma­nipu­la­tion of the constitution and electoral system, Mr. Ortega will preside over his reelection as president, as well as the installation of his wife, Rosario Murillo, as vice president. With little more than a few grumbles, the Obama administration has tolerated and worked with the new Ortega regime. This, despite the fact that Mr. Ortega, a close ally of Fidel Castro, lately has begun purchasing weapons from Russia while granting a shadowy Chinese business executive rights to build a canal across the country.English
Country(s): 
Nicaragua
Author(s): 
Editorial Board
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

Kenya Withdraws Troops from UN Mission in South Sudan

Friday, November 4, 2016
Kenya has said it is withdrawing its troops from the United Nations mission in South Sudan, a day after Ban Ki-moon sacked the Kenyan commander of peacekeeping forces in the country for failing to protect civilians. Kenya has more than 1,000 troops deployed in South Sudan.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

Kenya Accuses United Nations of Scapegoating

Friday, November 4, 2016
The inquiry investigating the response of UN peacekeepers to at attack on the Terrain Hotel Compound in Juba in July, found that a lack of leadership on the part of key senior mission personnel culminated in a chaotic and ineffective response to the violence. In response, Nairobi said it would withdraw its over 1000 troops from the mission and disengage from the peace process in South Sudan. English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
Sherwin Bryce-Pease
Publisher / Source: 
SABC News
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

Burkina Faso President Calls on Army to Remain ‘Neutral’

Friday, November 4, 2016
Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kabore on Tuesday implored the country’s army to respect the “rule of law”. Ten days ago the government claimed it had thwarted another coup plot earlier in the month led by troops loyal to former president Blaise Compaore, who was chased from power two years ago following a popular revolt. English
Country(s): 
Burkina Faso
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Military

No Plan So Far for U.S. Advisors to Go into Mosul: U.S. Military

Friday, November 4, 2016
Iraq is not planning for U.S. military advisors to accompany Iraqi forces inside the city of Mosul, at least for now, a U.S. military spokesman said on Thursday, potentially limiting America's role in the offensive against Islamic State.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Terrorism

Belgium: Response to Attacks Raises Rights Concerns

Friday, November 4, 2016
Belgium has enacted a raft of problematic counterterrorism laws and its police have carried out heavy-handed operations in the past year, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.English
Country(s): 
Belgium
Publisher / Source: 
Human Rights Watch
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Legislation

Burundi MPs Call for Bringing Troops Back from Somalia

Friday, November 4, 2016
Burundian lawmakers have asked the government to call back all its troops performing duties in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). "It's been 10 months our troops in Somalia have not been paid, the EU now refuses to send their salaries via the Burundian government ... we think it's time to bring them back," Victor Burikukiye, president of a parliamentary committee on security and defense, said.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Somalia
Publisher / Source: 
Anadolu Agency (Turkey)
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Turkey Detains Leaders of Kurdish Opposition Party

Friday, November 4, 2016
The Turkish police detained the two co-leaders of Turkey’s main Kurdish opposition party and several of its lawmakers on Friday during early-morning raids as part of a counterterrorism investigation, the state news media reported.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Author(s): 
Ceylan Yeginsu
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Army to Deploy 1,700 Paratroopers to Iraq

Friday, November 4, 2016
The U.S. Army announced Thursday it will deploy 1,700 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division this winter to advise and assist Iraqi Security Forces currently trying to retake Mosul from Islamic State fighters.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Matthew Cox
Publisher / Source: 
Military.com
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Terrorism

Zuma Faces Demands to Quit After Graft Probe Suggests Crimes

Friday, November 4, 2016
South African President Jacob Zuma is under increasing pressure to quit after the nation’s graft ombudsman ordered a judicial inquiry into possible criminal and corrupt dealings between government officials and the prominent Gupta family. English
Country(s): 
South Africa
Author(s): 
Michael Cohen
Amogelang Mbatha
Antony Sguazzin
Publisher / Source: 
Bloomberg Markets Magazine
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Conflict

U.S. Military Members Could Be Prosecuted for War Crimes in Yemen

Friday, November 4, 2016
In a letter to secretary of state John Kerry and defense secretary Ash Carter, Congressman Ted Lieu, said the administration’s insistence it is not taking part in target selection for coalition sorties – many of which have hit hospitals and schools – does not excuse the US from legal responsibility.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Julian Borger
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Conflict

Poland Eyes Third Missiles Squadron, Subs for Navy

Friday, November 4, 2016
Poland’s Ministry of Defence may acquire additional naval strike missiles (NSM) from Kongsberg to set up a third coastal squadron along the Polish Baltic Sea, said Polish Deputy Defence Minister Bartosz Kownacki. English
Country(s): 
Poland
Author(s): 
Jaroslaw Adamowski
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Arms Control

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