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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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U.S. Scrambles to Contain Growing ISIS Threat in Libya

Monday, February 22, 2016
The Islamic State’s branch in Libya is deepening its reach across a wide area of Africa, attracting new recruits from countries like Senegal that had been largely immune to the jihadist propaganda — and forcing the African authorities and their Western allies to increase efforts to combat the fast-moving threat.English
Country(s): 
Libya
Author(s): 
Eric Schmidt
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

How Violence Affects Women in El Salvador

Monday, February 22, 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. English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Angelika Albaladejo
Publisher / Source: 
Security Assistance Monitor
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations

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

Africom: Turning Africa into a 'Laboratory' of Modern Warfare

Friday, February 19, 2016
The U.S. Military plans to expand its massive military footprint in Africa and elsewhere to the tune of "several million dollars" a year and thousands of troops.
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
The Herald
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Russia Provides Arms Loan To Armenia

Friday, February 19, 2016
Moscow has granted Armenia a $200 million loan for the purchase of Russian arms, according to a Russian government Internet portal.English
Country(s): 
Russia
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

How Much of Libya Does the Islamic State Control?

Friday, February 19, 2016
More than you think -- and it’s growing. But putting boots on the ground could only make the situation worse.English
Country(s): 
Libya
Author(s): 
Issandr El Amrani
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Eurasia's Coming Anarchy

Friday, February 19, 2016
In China and Russia, it is domestic insecurity that is breeding belligerence. This marks a historical turning point: for the first time since the Berlin Wall fell, the United States finds itself in a competition among great powers.English
Country(s): 
Russia
Author(s): 
Robert D. Kaplan
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Affairs
Tag(s): 
Security

U.S. Scrambles to Hold Anti-Islamic State Coalition Together

Friday, February 19, 2016
After Wednesday's deadly bombing in the Turkish capital of Ankara, the U.S. is now scrambling to keep two key allies in its coalition against the Islamic State from going to war with each other.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Author(s): 
Eli Lake
Josh Rogin
Publisher / Source: 
Bloomberg View
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military Cooperation

Russia, U.S. Differ on Whether Meeting for Syria Cease-Fire Has Been Canceled

Friday, February 19, 2016
A meeting of the international coordinating group charged with implementing a cease-fire in Syria was cancelled Friday, Russia's foreign ministry said, delaying any reduction of hostilities and raising further questions about the workability of the truce.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Hugh Naylor
Michael Birnbaum
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations

Russia Government Mulls Five Percent Cut in Defense Procurement Spending: Sources

Friday, February 19, 2016
Russia's government is considering cutting spending on defense procurement this year by 5 percent, four official sources told Reuters, a move that would extend the budget squeeze to a sector that up to now has been immune from real cuts.English
Country(s): 
Russia
Author(s): 
Margarita Papchenkova
Lidia Kelly
Darya Korsunskaya
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters (UK)
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

Russia Plans to Continue Healing Relations With Georgia

Friday, February 19, 2016
Moscow plans to continue improving relations with Tbilisi and open channels of communication have become more active, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin said Friday. English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
Sputnik
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

The Pentagon Went $106 Million Over Budget to Build Afghanistan's Defense Headquarters

Friday, February 19, 2016
The United States has spent $154.7 million, three times the original estimate, to build the Afghan Ministry of Defense headquarters in Kabul, according to a top federal watchdog.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Martin Matishak
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

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