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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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Kenyan Police Boost Effort Against Al-Shabab

Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Kenyan police have received 30 armored personnel carriers to be used in areas of the country worst hit by terrorism. Security analysts say that is a good step, but Kenya needs to do more to win the war against al-Shabab.
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
Mohammed Yusuf
Publisher / Source: 
Voice of America
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Big-Power Meddling Casts Shadow Over Cease-Fire in Syria

Tuesday, February 23, 2016
The cease-fire announced on Monday could fall prey to a familiar problem: Who's a terrorist in Syria, and who's not?English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Colum Lynch
John Hudson
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations

What Does Nigeria's Use of Private Military Companies Against Boko Haram Mean for the World?

Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Over 2015 and early 2016, there have been reports, ranging from staid to hyperbolic, about the Nigerian government's decision to hire private military companies (PMCs—or mercenaries to many) to bolster its armed forces' efforts to deal with Boko Haram.
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Bruno Bayley
Publisher / Source: 
Vice News
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

Obama Administration Receives Poor Grades On Reforming U.S. Drone Policy

Tuesday, February 23, 2016
The Obama administration received poor grades — including three F’s — in a new report card released today evaluating their progress made in implementing nonpartisan recommendations to reform U.S. drone policy. English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
The Stimson Center
Publisher / Source: 
The Stimson Center
Tag(s): 
Drones

U.S. Trains West Africans to Respond to Extremist Threats

Tuesday, February 23, 2016
The recent training witnessed by an Associated Press reporter for 50 Senegalese police, gendarmes, customs and judicial officials is part of the annual U.S.-led Flintlock exercises, a more than decade-old effort to help Africans counter threats from extremist militants. English
Country(s): 
Senegal
Author(s): 
Carley Petesch
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

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

Serbian Hostages Killed in U.S. Airstrikes Against ISIS in Libya

Monday, February 22, 2016
Two Serbian hostages died in American airstrikes on an Islamic State training camp in western Libya on Friday, Serbian leaders said on Saturday in statements that criticized a military operation that had been presented as a clean strike against extremism.English
Country(s): 
Libya
Author(s): 
Declan Walsh
Suliman Ali Zway
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Human Rights

South African Ruling Party Official Accuses U.S. of Plot

Monday, February 22, 2016
The U.S. government must clarify the "irregular activities" of some its diplomats in the country, a spokesman for South Africa's ruling party said Sunday.English
Country(s): 
South Africa
Author(s): 
Lynsey Chutel
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Experts Fear U.S. Abandoning Syrian Rebels

Monday, February 22, 2016
The Obama administration is allowing moderate Syrian rebels, which the U.S. spent hundreds of millions training and equipping, to be slowly destroyed, experts warn.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Kristina Wong
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Report: 50 MiG-29s Headed to Africa

Monday, February 22, 2016
Russian state-owned aircraft manufacturer Russian Aircraft Corporation has announced the sale of 50 MiG-29 M/M2 fighter jets to a North African country, which was not named for customer confidentiality reasons.English
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Oscar Nkala
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

U.N. Secretary General Visits South Sudan, D.R.C. Next Week

Monday, February 22, 2016
The United Nations secretary general, Ban ki moon will visit South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) next week, Stephen Dujarric, a spokesperson for the world body, has disclosed.English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Publisher / Source: 
Sudan Tribune
Tag(s): 
United Nations

Report: Germany Mulling Military Training Mission In Tunisia

Monday, February 22, 2016
Germany is considering sending troops to Tunisia to help train soldiers in the fight against the Islamic State group, a newspaper report said on Sunday.English
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Wire Service: 
Agence France Presse
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

U.S. Criticises Uganda Election, Says Concerned About Besigye's Arrest

Monday, February 22, 2016
The United States has criticised the handling of Uganda's disputed presidential election and raised concerns about the house arrest of an opposition leader who failed to end President Yoweri Museveni's 30-year rule.English
Country(s): 
Uganda
Author(s): 
Elias Biryabarema
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters Africa
Tag(s): 
Governance

Niger’s Security-Minded President Vies for 2nd Term in Vote

Monday, February 22, 2016
Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou sought re-election Sunday, touting his record of defending the West African nation from Islamic extremists as he vied against 14 other candidates to capture a second five-year term.
Country(s): 
Niger
Author(s): 
Dalatou Mamane
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Times
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Washington’s Twenty-First-Century Opium Wars

Monday, February 22, 2016
How could the world’s sole superpower have battled continuously for 15 years, deploying 100,000 of its finest troops, sacrificing the lives of 2,200 of those soldiers, spending more than a trillion dollars on its military operations, lavishing a record hundred billion more on “nation-building” and “reconstruction,” helping raise, fund, equip, and train an army of 350,000 Afghan allies, and still not be able to pacify one of the world’s most impoverished nations? English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Alfred W. McCoy
Publisher / Source: 
LobeLog
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade

Suspected U.S. Drone Strike Hits Pakistan's Kurram Tribal Region

Monday, February 22, 2016
Four missiles fired by a suspected U.S. drone hit mud homes in Pakistan's troubled Kurram tribal region Monday, a local official and residents told NBC News.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Author(s): 
Mushtaq Yusufzai
Publisher / Source: 
NBC News
Tag(s): 
Drones
Conflict

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