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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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Nigeria Rejects Saudi’s Offer to Join Islamic States’ Coalition Against Terror

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Nigeria has told the Saudi government that it will not join the Islamic States’ coalition against terror.President Mohammadu Buhari conveyed the position of the Federal Government to King Salman Bin Abdul-Aziz during bilateral meeting between the two leaders held in Riyadh.
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
The Sun (Nigeria)
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

U.S. Training African Police to Counter New Jihadist Threat

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Washington is proposing $200 million in new military spending for North and West Africa. Both the United States and France, which has 3,500 troops in the region, intend to boost support to regional security body Group of Five Sahel, diplomats and officials say.
Country(s): 
West Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web (South Africa)
Wire Service: 
Reuters (UK)
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Peru Oil Spill Pollutes Amazon Rivers Used by Indigenous Group

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
At least 3,000 barrels of crude oil have been spilled in an Amazonian region after leaks from Peru's main oil pipeline, the state oil company said. The oil has polluted two rivers that at least eight indigenous communities rely on for water, the government and indigenous leaders said.English
Country(s): 
Peru
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Civil Society

U.S. Policies Do More Harm Than Good in Somalia

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
To stabilise Somalia, donors and friends must calibrate their policies. Chief among them is the United States.
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Afyare Abdi Elmi
Abukar Arman
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

African Arms Imports Grew by 19 Per Cent Over the Last Decade - SIPRI

Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Between 2006–10 and 2011–15, major arms imports by states in Africa increased by 19 per cent, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), which noted that Algeria and Morocco remained the two largest arms importers in the region with a combined total of 56 per cent of African imports.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web (South Africa)
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Africa: Between East and West - the Cold War's Legacy in Africa

Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Though often absent from retellings of the Cold War, the interventions and alliances conceived in Southern Africa between the 1960s and 1980s, had a profound and sometimes devastating impact.
Publisher / Source: 
All Africa
Wire Service: 
Al Jazeera

Italy to Allow U.S.Drones to Fly out of Sicily Air Base for Attacks on Isis

Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Agreement will allow armed drones to fly to Libya and elsewhere in northern Africa but missions must be defensive strikes to protect special forces. English
Country(s): 
Libya
Author(s): 
Stephanie Kirchgaessner
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Drones

Africa: Between East and West - the Cold War's Legacy in Africa

Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Though often absent from retellings of the Cold War, the interventions and alliances conceived in Southern Africa between the 1960s and 1980s, had a profound and sometimes devastating impact.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
All Africa
Wire Service: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Ex-commander: U.S. Losing Ground Against Islamic Extremism

Tuesday, February 23, 2016
The U.S. has lost ground in the fight against Islamic extremism, the former commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East said in a recent interview. English
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Kristina Wong
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

The End of the ‘Piquetes’? Argentinian Government Puts Up Anti-Protest Protocol

Tuesday, February 23, 2016
While it appeared that Wednesday’s piquetes hailed more of the usual, Macri’s government feared mass protests and launched a special protocol set to crackdown on this particular style of protest. The new protocol, passed by the Minister of Safety, Patricia Bullrich on Thursday, established that the security forces can and will act immediatly when a piquete occurs.
Country(s): 
Argentina
Author(s): 
Miguel Galvis
Publisher / Source: 
Latin Correspondent
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Policing

U.S. Air Strikes Aid Afghan Forces Against Islamic State

Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Afghan forces backed by U.S. air strikes have killed dozens of insurgents loyal to Islamic State this week as they continue a push into areas occupied by the radical group, officials said on Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Josh Smith
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict

Polls Show Bolivian Leader Losing Vote, but He Sees Tie

Tuesday, February 23, 2016
President Evo Morales of Bolivia said on Monday that he did not yet accept defeat in a contentious referendum to allow him to run for a fourth term, saying that despite the exit polls suggesting that it failed, the final vote count could still favor him.English
Country(s): 
Bolivia
Author(s): 
Nicholas Casey
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Governance

New Round of Kabul Meetings Hope to Set Date for Afghan Peace Talks

Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Officials from Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United States and China meeting in Kabul on Tuesday expect to set a date for the first direct talks with the Taliban since a previous round in the peace process broke down last year.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Mirwais Harooni
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters

Consultant to Politicians in Brazil Faces Arrest

Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Brazil’s huge corruption scandal involving the oil giant Petrobras widened on Monday after a federal judge issued arrest warrants for the country’s most influential campaign strategist who twice orchestrated the electoral triumphs of the country’s president, Dilma Rousseff.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Vinod Sreeharsha
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Corruption

U.S. Steps Up Syria Bombing Against ISIS

Tuesday, February 23, 2016
The U.S. stepped up airstrikes in northeastern Syria against Islamic State targets Sunday while suicide bombings blamed on the terror group in western Syria killed more than 100.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Richard Sisk
Publisher / Source: 
Military.com
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Terrorism
Counterterrorism

Colombia Speeds Up Move to Identify 28,000 Bodies Found Dumped in Unmarked Graves

Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Colombia is intensifying efforts to identify about 28,000 victims of the country’s long-running civil war whose bodies were dumped in unmarked graves. In the coming weeks, judicial authorities will visit seven towns hit by decades of fighting and take testimony and blood samples from local residents to help forensic teams identify bodies.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Wire Service: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

CPJ Concerned About Detention Of Kazakh Journalist

Tuesday, February 23, 2016
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an international press rights group, has expressed concerns about the February 22 detention in Almaty of Seitqazy Mataev, the head of the Kazakh Journalists Union and the chairman of the National Press Club. English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
RFE/RL
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

How Violence Affects Women in El Salvador

Tuesday, February 23, 2016
The violence gripping El Salvador affects women in a different way than men. Within the current security crisis, gang and security force violence has exacerbated a broader, long-standing acceptance of violence against women. More than half of all Salvadoran women say they have suffered some form of violence in their lives. Over a quarter of these women were victims of sexual or physical violence.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Angelika Albaladejo
Publisher / Source: 
Latin America Working Group
Tag(s): 
Violence
Civil Society

Russia Deploys MiG-29 Fighters, Bombers and Mi-8MT Helicopter to Armenia Base

Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Moscow has deployed four MiG-29 fighter jets, modernized MiG-29S bombers and a Mi-8MT transport helicopter to Russia's airbase in Armenia near the border with Turkey.English
Country(s): 
Russia
Armenia
Author(s): 
Defense World – Our Bureau
Publisher / Source: 
Defense World

Guatemala Opens Landmark Sexual Violence Trial Against Former Military Officers

Tuesday, February 23, 2016
It is very uncommon for the perpetrators of sexual violence to be held accountable, especially in conflict contexts. While Guatemala has made important strides in addressing war crimes committed in the past, this is the first time the courts are hearing a case of sexual violence, and it is the first time ever that a case of sexual and domestic slavery is being prosecuted in a domestic court.English
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Author(s): 
Jo-Marie Burt
Publisher / Source: 
WOLA
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

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