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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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Africa's Battle With Somalia Islamists Falters as Funds Cut

Friday, March 11, 2016
As al-Qaeda-linked militants raid Somali hotels and strike multinational army bases with increasing frequency, an almost 10-year mission by African forces to quell the insurgency is being jeopardized by a funding cut.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Felix Njini
Publisher / Source: 
Bloomberg Business
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Congo Steps Up Drive to Curb Sexual Violence, Shake Off 'Rape Capital' Tag

Friday, March 11, 2016
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is stepping up efforts to combat rape in a bid to shake off the label of being the "rape capital of the world", the presidential adviser on sexual violence said on Thursday. English
Country(s): 
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Author(s): 
Magdalena Mis
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters (UK)
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Update: Colombia's To-Do List ahead of the Peace Deadline

Thursday, March 10, 2016
Back in September, the Colombian government and the country’s main guerilla group set March 23 as the deadline to sign a peace agreement. The move would wrap up years of negotiations and put an end to the country’s five-decade conflict with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). But with several complicated points still unresolved, both sides are backing off the March 23 itself, albeit still committed to signing an agreement in 2016. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Pablo Medina Uribe
Publisher / Source: 
Americas Society, Council Of The Americas
Tag(s): 
Security

Joint Russian-Tajik military drills start today

Thursday, March 10, 2016
The joint military drills of Russian and Tajik troops started in Tajikistan today, the representative of the Central Military District, Colonel Jaroslav Roshupkin, said.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Publisher / Source: 
Vestnik Kavkaza
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

Exclusive: African Union Considers Mali Counter-Terrorism Force

Thursday, March 10, 2016
The African Union will send a mission to northern Mali in the next few weeks to look into setting up a counter-terrorism force to support vulnerable U.N. peacekeepers, sources familiar with the matter said.English
Country(s): 
Mali
Author(s): 
Emma Farge
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters (UK)
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

Jens Stoltenberg Thanked Armenia for Support in Afghanistan and Kosovo

Thursday, March 10, 2016
Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg at the meeting held with Armenian Foreign and Defense Ministers Edward Nalbandian and Seyran Ohanyan in Brussels, expressed his gratitude for the Armenian support to NATO missions in Afghanistan and Kosovo.English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Publisher / Source: 
Times.am (Armenia)
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Journalists, Activists Attacked in North Caucasus

Thursday, March 10, 2016
Masked men, armed with baseball bats, brutally attacked a group of foreign and Russian journalists and Russian activists documenting human rights abuses on March 9, 2016, in the North Caucasus. A few hours later, masked men raided the office of a nongovernmental organization in the region.English
Country(s): 
South Caucasus Regional
Author(s): 
Human Rights Watch
Publisher / Source: 
Human Rights Watch
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Russia: Journalists, Activists Attacked in North Caucasus

Thursday, March 10, 2016
“The authorities have made no meaningful attempt to prevent or investigate the repeated attacks in the North Caucasus on people who criticize the government,” said Tanya Cooper, Russia researcher.English
Country(s): 
Central and Eastern Europe Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Human Rights Watch
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Saudi Arabia ‘to Open Military Base in Djibouti’

Thursday, March 10, 2016
Manama: Djibouti is looking forward to signing an accord with Saudi Arabia to set up a Saudi base in the Eastern African country, its ambassador in Riyadh said.English
Country(s): 
Djibouti
Author(s): 
Habib Toumi
Publisher / Source: 
Gulf News
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

In World's Most Violent Country, 30 New Firearms Registered Daily

Thursday, March 10, 2016
Between 2010 and 2015, Salvadorans were registering firearms at a rate of 11,000 per year. This suggests 30 new firearms were registered every day in a country where the vast majority of crimes are committed with guns. In a market that had sales of almost $2 million in 2014, four firms dominated gun imports.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Metzi Rosales Martel
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Security

Military Options for Libya Being Weighed, General Testifies

Thursday, March 10, 2016
A high-ranking U.S. military official says options for sending American special operations forces into Libya are being prepared for senior Defense Department leaders.English
Country(s): 
Libya
Author(s): 
Richard Lardner
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Military
Military Operations

Jamaica Slow to Put Women in Positions of Political Power, U.N. Report Says

Thursday, March 10, 2016
Jamaican women are largely cut off from positions of political power and need affirmative action as well as commitment from political parties to boost opportunities and train women for leadership, according to a United Nations report.English
Country(s): 
Jamaica
Author(s): 
Rebekah Kebede
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Is Kazakhstan Getting Eurasian Union Blues?

Thursday, March 10, 2016
Tough times for the Eurasian Economic Union are causing disillusionment among its members — Kazakhstan most notably — although Russia seems indisposed to pay heed to such misgivings.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
EurasiaNet Staff
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Security

Prosecutors File Charges Against Brazil Ex-Leader Lula

Thursday, March 10, 2016
Brazilian prosecutors are filing charges against ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a money laundering probe, officials say.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
BBC Staff
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Corruption

U.S. to Forge 2nd Coalition to Stop IS Growth in Africa

Thursday, March 10, 2016
U.S. officials are pushing a select group of allies to expand their sights beyond Iraq and Syria in the global effort to destroy the Islamic State (IS) terror group.English
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Jeff Seldin
Publisher / Source: 
Voice of America
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Argentina Agrees $190 Million More in Default Settlement

Thursday, March 10, 2016
Argentina settled with an additional seven creditors holding defaulted sovereign bonds for $190 million, Daniel Pollack, the court-appointed mediator in the long-running case said in a statement on Wednesday.English
Country(s): 
Argentina
Author(s): 
Daniel Bases
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Security

How Far Will Pakistan Use Its Taliban Leverage

Thursday, March 10, 2016
Sartaj Aziz, Foreign Affairs Advisor to Pakistan’s Prime Minister, has, for the first time by a top member of the establishment, acknowledged that Pakistan has influence over the Afghan Taliban and that they were living in Pakistan.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Author(s): 
Mahendra Ved
Publisher / Source: 
Eurasia Review
Tag(s): 
Security
Counterterrorism

Kill or Capture: Washington’s New ISIS Plan Claims Two

Thursday, March 10, 2016
The recent killing of an Islamic State leader in Syria and the capture of another by American forces in Iraq mark the first steps forward in a long-discussed shift to defeat the extremist group: the targeting of specific terrorist leaders instead of exclusively striking assets and training local troops.Arabic
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Paul McLeary
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

UN Expert Concerned Over Freedom Of Expression In Tajikistan

Thursday, March 10, 2016
The UN special rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression has expressed "grave" concern over the situation faced by civil-society groups, independent media, and political opposition in Tajikistan.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Author(s): 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

What Tiny Denmark is Doing to Fight the Islamic State in Syria

Thursday, March 10, 2016
Danish Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen said Wednesday he expects overwhelming approval from his country’s Parliament to send warplanes and troops, including special forces, to Syria and Iraq to help fight the Islamic State.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Carol Morello
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

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