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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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John Kerry: U.S. has sent to the Kurds 41,000 grenades and 60,000 anti-tank rounds

Thursday, February 25, 2016
The Obama administration's reliance on Kurdish militants to fight the Islamic State has prompted deep friction with Turkey, but Secretary of State John F. Kerry says U.S. weapons will continue to flow to the so-called peshmerga forces, with some 5 million rounds of ammunition expected to be delivered soon.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Guy Taylor
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Arms Sales

South Sudan Sides Trade Barbs Over Peace Progress After Sanctions Threat

Thursday, February 25, 2016
South Sudan's government said on Thursday that a threat of U.S. sanctions if the country fails to deliver on a peace deal should be directed at rebels in the country rather than the presidency.
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Author(s): 
Denis Dumo
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters (UK)
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Rights Group Reports Deepening Violence in Burundi

Thursday, February 25, 2016
Security forces and their allies in Burundi have beaten people with rocks, bricks, gun butts and iron bars; they have abducted suspects and extorted money for holding them; and they have buried victims in mass graves, a leading human rights group said on Thursday.
Country(s): 
Burundi
Author(s): 
Jeffrey Gettleman
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Change in Government and Worsening Human Rights Conditions in Armenia

Thursday, February 25, 2016
Former coalition allies, the ruling Republican Party and Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnakcutyun (ARFD) after 7 years have broken and then signed another memorandum of co-operation late in the evening on 24th February.English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Author(s): 
Karen Tovmasyan
Publisher / Source: 
Georgia Today
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Seven Charged Over Samarco Dam Disaster

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Brazilian authorities have charged the president of mining company Samarco and six others with homicide for the mining disaster that killed 19 people last November.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Civil Society

Russia, With Turkey In Mind, Announces Big Weapons Deal With Armenia

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Russia has announced the details of a new shipment of arms it is sending to Armenia, a relatively rare move likely connected with Russia's ongoing tension with Turkey.English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Author(s): 
Joshua Kucera
Publisher / Source: 
The Moscow Times
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Mexico Weapons Imports Increased 331% Since 2011

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Mexico’s arms imports grew by 331 percent over the last five years, compared to 2006-2010, raising more concerns over the government’s reluctance to scale back the militarization of the drug war.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Quenton King
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

U.S. Forces to Stay Longer in Afghanistan

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
While the Afghan war is well into its fifteenth year, its end seems to be as controversial and complex as the very start of the war and its conduct have been throughout.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Salman Rafi Sheikh
Publisher / Source: 
Asia Times
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Argentina's President Mauricio Macri Faces Nationwide Strike by Public Sector Workers

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
In power just two months, the president of Argentina, Mauricio Macri is already facing labour unrest, with a national public sector strike planned for Wednesday as workers protest against rocketing inflation and job cuts.English
Country(s): 
Argentina
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Wire Service: 
Reuters (UK)
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Kerry Defends $742m Aid, F-16s to Pakistan

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Requesting $742 million in aid to Pakistan, US Secretary of State John Kerry Tuesday told lawmakers that the Obama administration is helping Afghanistan and Pakistan fight terrorism.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Publisher / Source: 
The Nation
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

12 Iraqi Brigades May Need U.S. Support for Battle, General Says

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
U.S. commanders in Iraq have identified up to a dozen Iraqi army brigades that could mount an attack on Mosul and potentially need U.S. combat advisers at brigade-level headquarters, a top American general in Iraq said Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Andrew Tilghman
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

Syria Government, Opposition Accept U.S.-Russia Proposed Truce

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Syria's government accepted Tuesday a proposed U.S.-Russian cease-fire that is to go into effect later this week, reserving the right to respond to any violations of the truce, while the main opposition and rebel umbrella group approved the deal but set its own conditions for compliance.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Albert Aji
Bassem Mroue
Publisher / Source: 
Military.com
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations

This Highly Advanced U.S.-Made Anti-Tank Missile Could Now be on Syria’s Frontlines

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
A picture of a U.S.-made advanced anti-tank missile, apparently in the hands of a group Kurdish forces fighting near the northern Syrian town of Shaddadi, was posted to social media Tuesday.If confirmed, it would be a marked escalation in U.S. material being funneled to local groups.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Back to Iraq: U.S. Military Contractors Return In Droves

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Behind the president’s directive to ‘accelerate’ the counter-ISIS campaign came a surge in the number of contractors assisting in the campaign against ISIS. English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Marcus Weisgerber
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Saudi Arabia Requests $200m Support Services from U.S.

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress of a potential foreign military sale (FMS) of US support services to Saudi Arabia.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Publisher / Source: 
army-technology.com
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Arms Sales

U.N. Defends Its Role During South Sudan Attack That Killed 18 Civilians

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
The U.N. reported that soldiers in government uniforms were "entering the UNMISS camp and firing on civilians...[and] looting and burning...tents."English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Author(s): 
Merrit Kennedy
Publisher / Source: 
NPR
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

Kenya: Supreme Court Judge Suspended Over Bribery Claims

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday suspended Supreme Court Judge Justice Philip Tunoi who is facing allegations of receiving a $2 million bribe in an election petition.
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
Tom Odula
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Corruption

U.S. Strikes Help Break Impasse and Restore Power to Kabul

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
United States airstrikes have helped to break a bloody impasse between Afghan troops and Taliban militants north of Kabul, allowing repair crews to reach downed power lines and restore electricity to the capital after more than three weeks of disruption, an Afghan official said on Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
David Jolly
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Military Operations
Conflict
Terrorism

Saudi Arabia Gives Sudan $5 Billion in Military Aid

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Saudi Arabia has granted five billion dollar military assistance to Sudan initially dedicated to the Lebanese army, multiple sources told Sudan Tribune on Monday.English
Country(s): 
Sudan
Publisher / Source: 
Sudan Tribune
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Russia Gives a Gift of 10,000 Automatic Rifles to Afghanistan

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Afghan officials took delivery of 10,000 automatic rifles and millions of rounds of ammunition as a gift from Russia on Wednesday, another sign of deepening involvement by Moscow in the war-torn country.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

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