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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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Pentagon Leery of Political Pressure to Move Quickly on ISIL Stronghold

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
The Obama administration and the Iraqi government are eager to retake Iraq’s second-largest city from the Islamic State, but the top U.S. military brass says not so fast.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Bryan Bender
Publisher / Source: 
Politico
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military Operations

Handful of Migrants, Refugees Will Greet Pope Francis as He Walks Along U.S.-Mexico Border

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Anticipation is high for Pope Francis’ visit to the Rio Grande on Wednesday. Few are more excited than Mari Centeno and her three children, who, along with dozens of migrants here, await their fate in immigration court.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Alfredo Corchado
Publisher / Source: 
The Dallas Morning News
Tag(s): 
Border Control

Canada To Boost Spec Ops, Arms in Iraq While Withdrawing CF-18s

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Canada’s new plan to significantly boost the size of its special forces commitment in Iraq, give arms to the Kurds as well as provide more than $700 million in humanitarian aid has taken the sting out of the country’s decision to withdraw its fighter jets from coalition efforts against the Islamic State. English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
David Pugliese
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Terrorism

El Salvador Police Kill, Lie Again

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Contradictory testimony surrounding the death of four alleged gang members at the hands of police again focuses attention on alleged extrajudicial killings by El Salvador security forces.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Oscar Martinez
Publisher / Source: 
El Faro
Tag(s): 
Policing
Criminal Organizations

Washington OKs Controversial F-16 Sale to Pakistan

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
The Pentagon says new warplanes will help Islamabad fight al Qaeda, but U.S. lawmakers don’t want taxpayers footing the bill. English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Author(s): 
Marcus Weisgerber
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Terrorism

4 American Journalists Are Released After Arrest In Bahrain

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Two days after they were arrested at a demonstration marking the five-year anniversary of an Arab Spring-inspired uprising in Bahrain, four Americans have now been released. They are accused of illegal assembly and intent to commit a crime.
Country(s): 
Bahrain
Publisher / Source: 
NPR
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Turkish Media Say Saudi Arabia, Turkey May Strike in Syria

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Turkey's foreign minister says his country and Saudi Arabia may launch ground operations against the Islamic State group in Syria, Turkish media reported Saturday.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Publisher / Source: 
Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

Tasked With Combating Opium, Afghan Officials Profit From It

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
The United States spent more than $7 billion in the past 14 years to fight the runaway poppy production that has made Afghan opium the world’s biggest brand. Tens of billions more went to governance programs to stem corruption and train a credible police force. English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Azam Ahmed
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade

Venezuela Faces 'Worst-Case Scenario' as Zika Outbreak Expands

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
In the crowded waiting room of the Vargas de Caracas hospital, the walls are decorated with peppy pro-government slogans: “It’s only possible with socialism.” But the Zika epidemic has struck as the socialist-ruled country is spiraling into economic chaos and the public health system has been stripped of many basic tools of modern medicine. Hospital patients get wheeled past closets overflowing with trash. Stray dogs wander the hospital grounds. Doctors perform surgery without sutures and gauze.English
Country(s): 
Venezuela
Author(s): 
Joshua Portlow
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post

Saudi Arabia Launches Military Exercise with 20 Nations

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Saudi Arabia launched a massive military exercise that will include troops from 20 nations, state media reported Monday.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Faith Karimi
Publisher / Source: 
CNN
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

Russia, Saudi Arabia Agree Oil-Output Freeze

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Russia and Saudi Arabia, the world's two largest crude producers, have agreed to freeze output, as long as others follow suit.
Country(s): 
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Mexico Dismantles 'Luxury Cells' in Topo Chico Riot Jail

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Police have retaken control of the Topo Chico jail following last week's riot in which 49 inmates were killed, Mexican officials say. Officials said officers had "put an end to the self-government imposed by criminal leaders in collusion with some prison authorities". They also dismantled "luxury cells" containing mini-bars, aquariums and saunas in the prison in Monterrey. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Security

The Marines' new Iraq mission

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Hundreds of Marines have been quietly deploying over the past 16 months to assist the Iraqis fighting to retake territory, hard won by U.S. troops over the past decade or more, from brutal ISIS militants.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Matthew L. Schehl
Gidget Fuentes
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Mexico Indigenous People: Pope Francis Asks for Forgiveness

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Pope Francis has asked Mexican indigenous people in Chiapas state for forgiveness over they way they have been excluded from society. He made his appeal while celebrating Mass in three native languages after a new Vatican decree approved their use.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Burundian Peacekeeping Abroad Can Fuel Conflict At Home

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Soldiers angle to wear the blue helmet — and to pull an international salary and other benefits, covered by the United Nations.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Author(s): 
Gregory Warner
Publisher / Source: 
NPR
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

Colombia’s National Liberation Army Carries Out a Wave of Attacks

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Colombia's second largest rebel group is making a bid to remind the world that it remains active in a presumed attempt to influence potential peace talks. Beginning at the weekend, the National Liberation Army, or ELN, imposed a 72-hour economic shutdown on areas where it has influence, and carried out a wave of small-scale attacks against military, police, and infrastructure targets across the country.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Joe Parkin Daniels
Publisher / Source: 
Vice News
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics
Peace Negotiations

Americans and Dutch Train Senegal Commandos as Fears of Terrorism Grow

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Trying to stay a step ahead of terrorist and illicit smuggling networks that are pushing deeper into West Africa, Senegal created a new riverine commando squad last year to help patrol the Senegal River that delineates a 500-mile border with Mauritania to the north.English
Country(s): 
Senegal
Author(s): 
Eric Schmitt
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Predators on the Frontier

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Revisionist powers are on the move. ‎From eastern Ukraine and the Persian Gulf to the South China Sea, large rivals of the United States are modernizing their military forces, grabbing strategic real estate, and threatening vulnerable U.S. allies. Their goal is not just to assert hegemony over their neighborhoods but to rearrange the global security order as we have known it since the end of the Second World War.English
Country(s): 
Central and Eastern Europe Regional
Author(s): 
A. Wess Mitchell
Jakub Grygiel
Publisher / Source: 
The American Interest

Opposition Candidate Briefly Held Before Uganda’s Presidential Vote

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
The opposition leader, Kizza Besigye, who was once a personal physician to President Yoweri Museveni but is now challenging him for the presidency, was arrested around noon as he was holding a rally in Kampala. English
Country(s): 
Uganda
Author(s): 
Josh Kron
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Antonov announces progress in An-132 programme

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Antonov has revealed that it has completed assembly of the first An-132 fuselage at its factory in Ukraine.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Charles Forrester
Publisher / Source: 
IHS Jane's 360
Tag(s): 
Militarization

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