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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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African Union Plans to Deploy Military Monitors to Burundi

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
The African Union said on Saturday it will deploy rights observers and military monitors to violence-plagued Burundi following a visit to the country by five African leaders.
Country(s): 
Burundi
Author(s): 
Rodney Muhumuza
Publisher / Source: 
ABC News
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

Life After Ukraine: The ‘Invisible’ Russian Fighters Struggling to Return to Normal

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Russian volunteers returning home after fighting alongside separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine say they have not received any support from the state, despite many suffering from ongoing physical and psychological problems.English
Country(s): 
Russia
Author(s): 
Georgy Pereborshchikov
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Military

Pentagon Developing Plans for Expanded U.S. Role Against Islamic State in Iraq

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
The U.S. military is developing proposals for augmenting the American role in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq, senior Pentagon officials said on Monday, as plans take shape for a battle to reclaim the city of Mosul.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Missy Ryan
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Pakistan-U.S. Strategic Dialogue Strengthened Ties

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
At the start of the talks, Pakistan said that a contentious sale of F-16 fighter jets would strengthen the South Asian nation's ability to mount counter-terrorist operations and promote regional stability.
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Publisher / Source: 
Business Standard
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Study Shows Zika 'Might Cause' Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
New research gives the first evidence that Zika virus might cause a severe neurological disorder called Guillain-Barré syndrome. The study was carried out using blood samples from 42 patients who became ill in a previous outbreak.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Civil Society

U.S. Led Flintlock Counter-Terrorism Exercises End in Senegal

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
A joint military and counter-terrorism training exercise codenamed Flintlock ended in Thiès, Senegal on Monday. African special forces took part in operations led by the United States.
Country(s): 
West Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Deutsche Welle (Germany)
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

Air National Guard Members Deploy for Airlift Missions Against ISIS

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Four C-130s and more than 100 airmen with Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing have deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of operations for tactical airlift missions.English
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Oriana Pawlyk
Publisher / Source: 
AirForce Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Colombia Ex-President Alvaro Uribe's Brother Arrested

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Police in the Colombian city of Medellin have arrested the brother of former president Alvaro Uribe on charges of murder and conspiracy. Santiago Uribe has been accused of setting up a paramilitary group known as the Twelve Apostles in the 1990s.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Corruption

'Somalia Needs Substantial Funding to Strengthen Security'

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
An African security expert tells DW that the international community needs to support the Somali government in strengthening its security forces to combat al-Shabab, as weekend attacks in Baidoa claimed dozens of lives.
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Isaac Mugabi
Publisher / Source: 
Deutsche Welle (Germany)
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

US-Mexico Cooperation Falters to Advantage of Gun Runners

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Cooperation between Mexican and U.S. authorities on arms trafficking has dropped off in recent years, even as traffickers continue to move huge quantities of arms across the border while taking advantage of legal loopholes.
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Elise Ditta
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Arms Control

In Azerbaijan, EU Talks Pipelines More than Press Rights

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Counter to civil-rights activists’ hopes, it was petroleum rather than press freedom that took the top billing during European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini’s visit to Azerbaijan.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
Giorgi Lomsadze
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Foreign Policy

How Europe's Call for a Saudi Arms Embargo Exposes America’s Hypocrisy

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Human rights groups accuse Saudi Arabia of deliberately targeting civilians, bombing hospitals and schools, and using cluster bombs in residential neighborhoods. Many Europeans, especially Brits, have become increasingly furious over Saudi Arabia's conduct in the Yemen war and are no longer comfortable with their governments selling Saudi Arabia the weapons it's using to commit these atrocities.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Jennifer Williams
Publisher / Source: 
Vox
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Arms Sales
Human Rights

Coalition Discussed Syria Ground Incursion: Saudi Official

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Defense ministers from the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State militant group discussed the possibility of a Syrian ground incursion two weeks ago but they have not made a decision, an aide to Saudi Arabia's defense minister said on Monday.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Ece Toksabay
Idrees Ali
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

U.S., Afghan Troops Capture Dozens of Police Suspected of ‘Aiding Taliban’

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Afghan officials are reporting that US and Afghan troops launched a “joint operation” in the Helmand Province which involved the mass detention of provincial police that they suspected of aiding the Taliban in the region.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Jason Ditz
Publisher / Source: 
AntiWar.com
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Corruption

Tajikistan: Ruling Family Friend Gets Top Cop Job

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Earlier this month, Shohruh Saidzoda, son of the chairman of the customs service, Abdufattoh Goib, and a close friend of the president’s son, Rustam Emomali, was named deputy head of the country’s criminal investigation department. Saidzoda has no background in law enforcement. English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Colombian Security Forces Focus on Crop Substitution in Fight Against Drug Trafficking

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Colombian security officials are emphasizing the substitution of illegal crops with legal alternatives as part of the country's fight against drug trafficking, in concert with the Armed Forces' continuing campaign to eradicate coca, the main ingredient used to make cocaine.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Sylvia Zarate
Publisher / Source: 
Dialogo
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics

Kyrgyzstan Counters Extremism by Educating, Empowering Women

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Facing an increasing tide of female and young jihadists, the government of the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan is turning to women for help.English
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Author(s): 
Muhiddin Zarif
Behzod Muhammadiy
Publisher / Source: 
VOA News
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

U.S. Will Expand, Improve Support for Iraq's Mosul Operation

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
U.S. forces are likely to play a bigger role in the push to recapture Mosul from Islamic State militants than they did in supporting Iraq's retaking of Ramadi in December, senior defense officials said Monday.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Robert Burns
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Wire Service: 
Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Military Operations
Military Cooperation
Terrorism

Kyrgyzstan: Fresh Dawn Looming for Ties with US

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Speculation is mounting that Kyrgyzstan wants to repair relations with the United States after a dispute over human rights torpedoed ties last summer.English
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Author(s): 
Peter Leonard
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

AFRICOM Commander Speaks at Flintlock Closing Ceremony

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Flintlock 2016, U.S. Africa Command’s annual exercise for Special Operations Forces, came to a close during a ceremony Feb. 29 in St. Louis, Senegal after three weeks of training with more than 2,200 participants from 28 partner nations.
Country(s): 
West Africa Regional
Author(s): 
C.Christopher Klutts SSG
Publisher / Source: 
Africom Newsroom
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

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