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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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U.S. Commander Previews Revised Rebel Training Effort in Syria

Thursday, March 10, 2016
President Barack Obama's choice to be the next U.S. commander for the Middle East sought to assure lawmakers a revised effort to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels for the fight against the Islamic State group won't repeat the same mistakes that doomed a similar program last year.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Richard Lardner
Publisher / Source: 
ABC News
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Military and Police Aid

Kazakhstan Balks at Freezing Oil Output

Thursday, March 10, 2016
Kazakhstan indicated on Thursday it had no plan to freeze oil output, as suggested by a group of major producers, and would instead ramp up production to its original target of 77 million tonnes per year if the oil price stayed above $40 a barrel.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
Reuters
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Security

Taking Aim at Russia’s ‘Underbelly’

Thursday, March 10, 2016
Two hundred years after the “Great Game” for domination of Central Asia began with the Russo-Persian Treaty of 1813, Washington is maneuvering to increase its military presence on Russia’s underbelly, this time through a “counterterrorism partnership” with Tajikistan and its neighbors.English
Country(s): 
Central and Eastern Europe Regional
Author(s): 
Jonathon Marshall
Publisher / Source: 
Consortium News
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Somalia Raid Aided by U.S. Kills Fighters From Shabab

Thursday, March 10, 2016
Only days after American aircraft struck a Shabab training camp in Somalia, American Special Operations forces and Somali troops carried out a raid against Shabab fighters, officials said Wednesday, in a sign of heightened pressure against the militant group.
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Mohammed Ibrahim
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Venezuela Withdraws Top Diplomat in United States

Thursday, March 10, 2016
Venezuela's top diplomat in Washington was called back to Caracas on Wednesday after U.S. President Barack Obama renewed a decree imposing sanctions on several top Venezuelan officials.English
Country(s): 
Venezuela
Author(s): 
Corina Pons
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

South Africa Not Sending Soldiers – or Special Forces – to Nigeria

Thursday, March 10, 2016
No South African military assistance, including Special Forces, will be sent to Nigeria to assist in fighting Boko Haram. This assurance comes from South Africa’s top soldier, SA National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief, General Solly Shoke.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web (South Africa)
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

NATO-Georgian Joint Training Centre to Get First Crop of Students in May

Thursday, March 10, 2016
Defense Minister for Georgia Tinatin Khidasheli has introduced the implementation process for the Substantial NATO-Georgia Package (SNGP) to the Ambassadors of NATO member countries at a meeting on Wednesday.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Author(s): 
Tamar Svanidze
Publisher / Source: 
Georgia Today
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

El Salvador Mulls Suspending Some Rights as Crime Spikes

Wednesday, March 9, 2016
El Salvador could declare a state of emergency, suspending some constitutional rights, to fight the alarming wave of gang violence that has pushed murder rates to record levels, the government said on Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Nelson Renteria
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Criminal Organizations

China Hints at Global Military Bases

Wednesday, March 9, 2016
China has hinted that it is planning more global military bases after setting up a logistics centre in Djibouti, a move some analysts view as Beijing's attempt to wield more global influence. English
Country(s): 
Djibouti
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

U.S. Broadens Sanctions on Joseph Kony and His Group

Wednesday, March 9, 2016
The United States on Tuesday broadened longstanding sanctions against the Lord’s Resistance Army, one of central Africa’s most violent guerrilla groups, and its founder, Joseph Kony, a warlord and self-described prophet who has eluded the authorities for nearly three decades.English
Country(s): 
Uganda
Author(s): 
Rick Gladstone
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Human Trafficking

Pentagon Official: ISIS Secretary of Defense Likely Killed in Airstrike

Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Abu Omar al-Shishani, a top Islamic State leader, was likely killed in a series of coalition airstrikes near a strategic town in Syria last week, according to Pentagon officials.
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Terrorism

Somali Intelligence Cooperated with U.S. for Al-Shabab Hit

Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Somalia's intelligence service cooperated with the U.S. in airstrikes that killed more than 150 al-Shabab members on Saturday, an intelligence official said Tuesday. English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Abdi Guled
Publisher / Source: 
Stars and Stripes
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

CENTCOM: ISIS Being Dismantled in Syria But Spreading Regionally

Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Thousands of Islamic State fighters and 160 of its leaders were killed in U.S. and allied military operations in Syria and Iraq over the past 18 months, the commander of the U.S. Central Command told Congress on Tuesday. English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Bill Gertz
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Free Beacon
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Somalia's Al-Shabab: Toll of U.S. Air Strikes Exaggerated

Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Somali rebel group Al-Shabab has denied claims by the U.S. defence department that more than 150 of its fighters were recently killed in air strikes.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Hamza Mohamed
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Military Aid Dependency: What Are the Major U.S. Risks Around the World?

Wednesday, March 9, 2016
The U.S. invests over $16 billion in foreign military and police aid every year, but what are the risks when such aid account for a large percentage of foreign national security budgets? English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Colby Goodman
Michael Drager
Publisher / Source: 
Security Assistance Monitor
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Rodriguez: Africa An “Enduring Interest for the United States”

Wednesday, March 9, 2016
As African economies, population, and influence grow, so will its global importance, making “small but wise investments in African security” critical, the commander of U.S. forces in Africa told a Senate panel yesterday.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web (South Africa)
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

What Palestinian-Israeli Security Cooperation?

Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Security cooperation does not just benefit Israel though, which helps explain why Abbas has been so hesitant to end the relationship. By working with the Israelis, Palestinians understand that their best hope for a future state will take convincing Israel that they are capable of overseeing security in the West Bank.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Palestinian Territories
Author(s): 
Seth Binder
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

American Mother Jailed in Mexico After Leading a Militia Against Cartels May Be Freed

Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Nestora Salgado is a dual US-Mexican citizen and former child bride who led a community uprising to fight drug cartels in one of Mexico's most dangerous states. She became a heroine for some and a villain for others, and has spent over two years in jail accused of kidnapping.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Nathaniel Janowitz
Publisher / Source: 
Vice News
Tag(s): 
Security

Seven Ways to Steady a Tunisia under New Attack

Wednesday, March 9, 2016
The Islamic State (IS) attack into the heart of the south-eastern Tunisian city of Ben Guerdane opens up a new zone of conflict. This alarming spillover from Libya 30km away requires a fresh response from Tunisia’s political elite, still struggling to steady the country after three major terrorist attacks last year.English
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Author(s): 
Michaël Béchir Ayari
Publisher / Source: 
International Crisis Group
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

U.S. Commander Wants Administration Review of Afghan Drawdown Plan

Wednesday, March 9, 2016
The top U.S. general in the Middle East said the Obama administration should review its plan to reduce its forces in Afghanistan from 9,800 troops to 5,500 by the end of the year. English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Kristina Wong
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

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