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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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In Drills, U.S., South Korea Practice Striking North’s Nuclear Plants

Monday, March 7, 2016
The United States and South Korea started huge military exercises Monday, kicking off drills that will include rehearsing surgical strikes on North Korea’s main nuclear and missile facilities and sending in special forces to carry out “decapitation raids" on the North Korean leadership.English
Country(s): 
South Korea
Author(s): 
Anna Fifield
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

Venezuela Probes Gold Miners' Disappearance in Bolivar

Monday, March 7, 2016
Venezuelan officials are investigating the disappearance of up to 28 miners from the southern state of Bolivar.English
Country(s): 
Venezuela
Author(s): 
BBC Staff
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations

Brazil’s Ex-Leader, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Is Held and His Home Raided

Monday, March 7, 2016
The colossal graft scandal surrounding Brazil’s national oil company engulfed the country’s most prominent political figure on Friday, former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, as the police raided his home and took him into custody.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Simon Romero
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Nigerian ex-defence chief Alex Badeh 'stole $20m'

Monday, March 7, 2016
A former Nigerian chief of defence has been accused of stealing $20m (£14m) from the air force and buying a mansion. English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Impoverished Interior Poses Risk for Struggling Tunisia

Monday, March 7, 2016
Government neglect in central Tunisia, where poverty and unemployment rates are several times the national average, risks undermining the gains of its revolution and creating a breeding ground for extremism, experts say. English
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Publisher / Source: 
Times Live
Tag(s): 
Security

Pakistani Army Leader Makes First Visit To Tajikistan

Monday, March 7, 2016
The chief of Pakistan's army visited Tajikistan this week, vowing Pakistan's "full support" in Tajikistan's fight against terror. The visit was the first by the general to Central Asia. English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Tajikistan
Author(s): 
Joshua Kucera
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Egypt, France Conduct Joint Military Exercise Off the Mediterranean

Monday, March 7, 2016
Egypt and France began on Sunday a joint military exercise termed as the “Ramses-2016” in the coastal city of Alexandria along the Mediterranean.
Country(s): 
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
Africa News
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

South Sudan Army Accused of Raping and Killing Civilians

Monday, March 7, 2016
The US-based Human Rights Watch has accused South Sudan government forces (SPLA) of allegedly of executing numerous killings, enforced disappearances, rapes, and other grave abuses in recent military confrontations with armed groups in its Western Equatoria province.English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Publisher / Source: 
Sudan Tribune
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Morocco Joins NATO Interoperability Platform

Monday, March 7, 2016
"Across the Middle East and North Africa, NATO is working to develop and strengthen the defense and security sectors of our partners. We have worked with Egypt’s military to introduce new mine detection and clearing technology. We are developing a program with Tunisia to train their special forces.English
Country(s): 
Morocco
Author(s): 
Oscar Nkala
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Military and Police Aid

Clash at Tunisian Military Barracks Near Libya Kills at Least 27

Monday, March 7, 2016
Militants attacked a military barracks in Tunisia, near the border with Libya, on Monday, leaving at least 27 people dead after a predawn firefight with security forces, Tunisian officials said. English
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Libya
Author(s): 
Declan Walsh
Farrah Fazai
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

USS Lassen Joins Operation Martillo, Patrolling off Central America

Monday, March 7, 2016
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) arrived in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to begin conducting counter illicit trafficking operations in support of Operation Martillo, March 2.English
Country(s): 
Central America Regional
Author(s): 
Huey D. Younger Jr.
Publisher / Source: 
Southcom
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

Australian Navy Says Seizes Huge Weapons Cache Headed for Somalia

Monday, March 7, 2016
An Australian Navy ship has seized a huge cache of weapons near Oman's coast from a fishing vessel bound for Somalia, the navy said on Monday, exposing a possible violation of a U.N. Security Council arms embargo.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
George Obulutsa
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Arms Control

From the Levant to Libya, This Is How You Beat ISIS

Monday, March 7, 2016
We still have a chance to stop ISIS in Libya before it really takes root. Part of the answer is military—but only part.English
Country(s): 
Libya
Author(s): 
Rep. Adam Schiff
Publisher / Source: 
Daily Beast
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Benin Vote Count Begins as 33 Candidates Fight For Presidency

Monday, March 7, 2016
Votes are being counted in Benin, where 33 candidates are fighting to become president.English
Country(s): 
Benin
Author(s): 
BBC Staff
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Governance

Men in Police Garb Kill 10 in Honduras

Monday, March 7, 2016
At least 10 people were shot dead by men dressed in police uniforms in an attack in the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa on Saturday, security and hospital forces said.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Reuters
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Mali Keen on Peace Deal

Monday, March 7, 2016
Rival factions in Mali are willing to implement a peace deal signed last year according to a United Nations Security Council delegation.English
Country(s): 
Mali
Author(s): 
Africa News Staff
Publisher / Source: 
Africa News
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations

LatAm women face 'lottery' accessing life-saving contraception and abortions

Monday, March 7, 2016
Access to potentially life-saving contraception and abortion can be a lottery for women and girls in Latin America, often depending on their ability to pay or the personal and religious views of a health worker, Amnesty International said on Monday.English
Country(s): 
South America Regional
Author(s): 
Anastasia Moloney
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Central African Republic: First Violence Since Election Kills 12

Monday, March 7, 2016
At least 12 people have been killed in villages in Central African Republic (CAR) in the first outbreak of violence since before the conflict-torn country elected a new president.English
Country(s): 
Central African Republic
Author(s): 
Conor Gaffey
Publisher / Source: 
Newsweek
Tag(s): 
Violence

Guatemala Court Orders $1 Million in Damages to Wartime Sex Slaves

Friday, March 4, 2016
A Guatemalan court on Wednesday ordered two former military officers convicted of holding indigenous women as sex slaves during the nation's civil war to pay their victims just over $1 million in compensation.English
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Author(s): 
Anastasia Moloney
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

El Salvador’s Already Horrific Murder Rate Is Getting Much Worse

Friday, March 4, 2016
El Salvador has not experienced such a bloody start to the year since the small Central American country was submerged in a brutal civil war that ended a generation ago.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Publisher / Source: 
Vice News
Tag(s): 
Security

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