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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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Thousands Flee Conflict-Hit Mozambique

Thursday, March 17, 2016
The UN refugee agency has welcomed a decision by Malawi to reopen a former refugee camp to help cope with the rising numbers of people fleeing a conflict brewing in Mozambique.English
Country(s): 
Mozambique
Author(s): 
Peter Kenny
Publisher / Source: 
IOL (South Africa)
Tag(s): 
Refugees

Benin Troops Ready to Join Anti-Boko Haram Task Force

Thursday, March 17, 2016
Benin is to deploy 150 troops to a West African regional military force established to fight Boko Haram insurgents. Officially known as the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), it comprises troops from Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon.English
Country(s): 
Benin
Author(s): 
Mohammed Momoh
Publisher / Source: 
Africa Review (Kenya)
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

What is France's Role in West Africa?

Thursday, March 17, 2016
Two ministers from Paris visited Ivory Coast within two days of a jihadist attack. An anti-terror unit is being sent to Burkina Faso. So why does France have such a strong interest in the region?English
Country(s): 
West Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Sella Oneko
Publisher / Source: 
Deutsche Welle (Germany)
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

Nigeria: How Ex-Air Force Chief Badeh Diverted Over N1 Billion Personnel's Salary Surplus Monthly - Witness

Thursday, March 17, 2016
A witness has told a Federal High Court in Abuja that N1.7 billion meant for the payment of Nigerian Air Force personnel was diverted by a former Chief of Air Staff, Alex Badeh, on a monthly basis. English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Evelyn Okakwu
Publisher / Source: 
All Africa
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Mapped: The Islamic State Is Losing Its Territory — and Fast

Thursday, March 17, 2016
At the end of 2014, the Islamic State controlled one-third of Iraq and one-third of Syria. Less than two years later, the self-proclaimed caliphate has lost 22 percent of that territory, according to a report published this week by IHS Jane’s 360, a defense analysis think tank.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Henry Johnson
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Dutch Parliament Votes to Ban Weapon Exports to Saudi Arabia

Thursday, March 17, 2016
The Dutch parliament passed a bill on Tuesday calling for the government of the Netherlands to halt weapon exports to Saudi Arabia, citing ongoing violations of humanitarian law in Yemen.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Anthony Deutsch
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Human Rights

Uzbekistan, Pakistan to Enhance Bilateral Trade

Thursday, March 17, 2016
Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Pakistan Mr Furqat Sidiqov said his country is keen to enhance the volume of bilateral trade between the two countries and both sides should work to avail the advantage of geographic proximity to boost cooperation in various sector. English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Uzbekistan
Author(s): 
Pakistan Observer Staff
Publisher / Source: 
Pakistan Observer
Tag(s): 
Security

U.S.-Backed Saudi Coalition Responsible for Two-Thirds of Civilian Casualties in Yemen — U.N. Again Confirms

Thursday, March 17, 2016
The United Nations has stated that the U.S.-backed Saudi-led coalition, which has been waging a destructive war in Yemen since late March 2015, is responsible for two-thirds of civilian casualties there.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Ben Norton
Publisher / Source: 
Salon
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Joint Search and Rescue Exercise

Thursday, March 17, 2016
Soldiers with 40th Combat Aviation Brigade and 97th Transportation Company joined the Kuwaiti air force and navy for a search and rescue exercise in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Kuwait, March 9, 2016.English
Country(s): 
Kuwait
Author(s): 
Sgt. David Beckstrom
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Army
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

Fellow Honduran Activist Nelson García Murdered Days After Berta Cáceres

Thursday, March 17, 2016
Another indigenous activist has been murdered in Honduras amid an escalating wave of repression against the relatives and colleagues of renowned campaigner Berta Cáceres, who was murdered less than two weeks ago.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Nina Lakhani
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Civil Society

U.S. OKs Sale of 3 Military Helicopters to Lebanon

Thursday, March 17, 2016
The U.S. Department of Defense Tuesday approved the sale of three military helicopters to Lebanon as part of a multi-million dollar dealEnglish
Country(s): 
Lebanon
Publisher / Source: 
The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Military Equipment

New Allegations Inflame Political Scandal in Brazil

Thursday, March 17, 2016
A Brazilian judge with a reputation for crusading against corrupt politicians rocked Brazil on Wednesday – at the end of a day that had already seen a jaw-dropping series of political twists and turns – by releasing audio of a tapped phone call between President Dilma Rousseff and former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Stephanie Nolen
Publisher / Source: 
The Globe and Mail
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Pakistani Militants Bomb Government Bus in Revenge for Terrorists’ Death Sentence

Thursday, March 17, 2016
A bomb targeting a bus carrying government employees in the Pakistani city of Peshawar killed 15 people on Wednesday, officials said, with a militant group claiming it was a revenge attack for death sentences passed against Islamists.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Author(s): 
Sally Hayden
Publisher / Source: 
Vice News
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Russia Flies Out Almost Half of Syria Strike Force: Analysis

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Just under half of Russia's fixed-wing strike force based in Syria has flown out of the country in the past two days, according to a Reuters calculation based upon state TV footage.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Andrew Osborn
Maria Vasilyeva
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Militarization

West Africa Violence: France to Deploy Reaction Force in Burkina Faso

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
France has said it will deploy a paramilitary police force in the capital of Burkina Faso to react quickly in the event of new attacks by Islamist militants in West Africa.English
Country(s): 
Burkina Faso
Publisher / Source: 
BBC (UK)
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

U.S. Bombing of Islamic State Fell to 8-Month Low in February

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
The U.S. and its allies last month dropped the fewest bombs on Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria since June, even though defense officials say the campaign to defeat the terrorist group has been accelerating.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Anthony Capaccio
Publisher / Source: 
Bloomberg Business
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Military Cooperation
Terrorism

U.S. Strategy to Dominate Horn of Africa: Attacks in Somalia Expose “Failure” of Decade-long War

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
On March 7 the Pentagon announced that it had killed 150 members of the Al-Shabaab guerrilla movement in a bombing operation in Somalia.These military actions are part and parcel of a broader United States foreign policy strategy to dominate the Horn of Africa. English
Country(s): 
Horn of Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Abayomi Azikiwe
Publisher / Source: 
Global Research
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

Al Qaeda’s Branch in Africa Makes a Lethal Comeback

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Only a few years after French troops broke up its desert stronghold and scattered its fighters into the dunes, Al Qaeda’s branch in West Africa has regrouped and extended its reach, storming into new territory across three nations.English
Country(s): 
West Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Dionne Searcey
Eric Schmitt
Rukmini Callimachi
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Obama’s Afghan Dilemma: To Bomb or Not to Bomb

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
The Taliban released a propaganda video in August that showed more than 100 fighters, clutching AK-47 rifles and sitting astride motorcycles, gathered in broad daylight outside the Afghan city of Kunduz to pledge allegiance to the group’s new leader. The scene would have been impossible two years ago, when any crowd of Taliban fighters would have been decimated from the air by U.S. warplanes. English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Dan De Luce
Paul McLeary
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Security

Turkey Arrests Three Academics on 'Terrorist Propaganda' Charges

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Turkish authorities arrested three academics on charges of "terrorist propaganda" on Tuesday after they publicly read out a declaration reiterating a call to end security operations in the mainly Kurdish southeast.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Author(s): 
Ece Toksabay
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

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