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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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Sudan to Bear Pain of U.S. Sanctions for Another Year

Wednesday, November 2, 2016
President Barack Obama has renewed sanctions against Sudan for another year, dashing Khartoum's hope of relieve. A statement released by the State Department on Tuesday quoted President Obama saying that Khartoum's policies remained an "extraordinary threat" to the national security of the United States.English
Country(s): 
Sudan
Author(s): 
Fred Oluoch
Publisher / Source: 
The East African
Tag(s): 
Sanctions

South African Police and Anti-Zuma Protesters Clash in Pretoria

Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Police in South Africa have fired rubber bullets, stun grenades and water cannon in an attempt to disperse protesters who have gathered outside Jacob Zuma’s offices to call on the president to resign.English
Country(s): 
South Africa
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Wire Service: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Law Enforcement
Violence

Boko Haram Militia Surrender in Nigerian Military Operation

Wednesday, November 2, 2016
About 240 members of the Boko Haram militia and their families gave themselves up to the Nigerian army in neighboring Chad, the military’s Chief Public Information Officer Muhammad Dole said.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Chad
Author(s): 
Erik Ombok
Publisher / Source: 
Bloomberg
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Hundreds Protest Outside Newspaper After Journalists Jailed in Growing Crackdown in Turkey

Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Hundreds of protestors camped overnight in protest at the Istanbul headquarters of Turkey’s oldest secular newspaper after its editor and a dozen staffers were detained by police in what many see as a widening crackdown on government critics. English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Author(s): 
Umar Farooq
Publisher / Source: 
Los Angeles Times
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Defense Minister Plans Visit to Mali, Senegal as Liberals Mull Next Peacekeeping Mission

Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Canadian Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan will travel to Mali and Senegal later this week as the Liberal government considers where to send hundreds of Canadian peacekeepers. The stop in Mali is noteworthy as the West African country has long been seen as among the top candidates for a Canadian mission. English
Country(s): 
Mali
Senegal
Author(s): 
Lee Berthiaume
Publisher / Source: 
The Star
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

Ukraine to Investigate Officials with over $100,000 in Cash

Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Ukrainian authorities will investigate politicians and officials who declare cash assets of more than $100,000 and will impose prison sentences of up to 15 years on any found guilty of wrongdoing, General Prosecutor Yuriy Lutsenko said on Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Natalia Zinets
Matthias Williams
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Corruption

'We're Not in Perfect Control': U.S. Plans Operation Against Islamic State in Syria Despite Obstacles

Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Obama administration officials acknowledged a wealth of problems that could derail the offensive, including the need to gather and train additional Syrian forces. More ominously, they cite the explosive dynamics between two allies: Turkey and Syrian Kurdish fighters, who form the bulk of the existing offensive force.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Missy Ryan
Karen DeYoung
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Turkey to Order New F-35 Lightning II Jets

Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Turkey’s top defense procurement panel has agreed to officially order a second batch of F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation multirole fighter aircraft under the multinational Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Author(s): 
Burak Ege Bekdil
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Militarization

Turkish Army Chief Discusses Military Cooperation in Russia

Tuesday, November 1, 2016
The head of the Turkish armed forces, General Hulusi Akar, was visiting Russia on Tuesday to discuss military cooperation and regional developments with his Russian counterpart, the Turkish military said in a statement.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Somalia Remains the Global Capital of Unsolved Murders of Journalists

Tuesday, November 1, 2016
The Committee to Project Journalists’ 2016 Global Impunity Index “spotlights countries where journalists are slain and the killers go free.” For the second straight year, Somalia is ranked as the worst country in the index.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Yomi Kazeem
Publisher / Source: 
Global Impunity Index
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

U.S. Calls for End to Saudi Airstrikes in Yemen

Tuesday, November 1, 2016
The U.S. has called for an end to airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition in Yemen at a UN security council meeting, but critics pointed out that Washington continues to supply arms and provide other military support to Saudi Arabia.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Julian Borger
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Former U.S. Ally in Bosnia Turns His Back

Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Bosnia is increasingly dominated by ethnic nationalists such as Milorad Dodik, who first won Washington’s support in the 1990s with a pro-peace message and the promise of national unity. These days, U.S. officials say Mr. Dodik, president of Bosnia’s Serb region, has become the main obstruction to overhauls that Bosnia must make to join the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. English
Country(s): 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Author(s): 
Drew Hinshaw
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

NATO, Russia to Hold Parallel Drills in the Balkans

Tuesday, November 1, 2016
NATO is holding an emergency exercise drill in Montenegro while Russian troops will participate in a war game in Serbia as the two Balkan neighbors seem to be heading in different directions strategically.English
Country(s): 
Montenegro
Serbia
Author(s): 
Dusan Stojanovic
Publisher / Source: 
Stars and Stripes
Wire Service: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

Spooked by Russia, Tiny Estonia Trains a Nation of Insurgents

Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Since the Ukraine war, Estonia has stepped up training for members of the Estonian Defense League, teaching them how to become insurgents, right down to the making of improvised explosive devices, or I.E.D.s, the weapons that plagued the American military in Iraq and Afghanistan. English
Country(s): 
Estonia
Author(s): 
Andrew E. Kramer
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Conflict

Wave of Insider Attacks Hits Afghan Army

Tuesday, November 1, 2016
After 15 years of training and more than $70 billion in support from the U.S., the casualty rate has soared again this year for the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, according to an inspector general's quarterly report to Congress.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Richard Sisk
Publisher / Source: 
Military.com
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Nigerian Militant Group Threatens More Attacks if Army Campaign Continues

Tuesday, November 1, 2016
A Nigerian militant group threatened on Monday to step up attacks on oil facilities in the Niger Delta if the president pursues a military campaign, casting a shadow over peace talks between the government and groups due to start on Tuesday. English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Tife Owoloabi
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military
Peace Negotiations

At Least 19 Killed in Latest India-Pakistan Border Firing

Tuesday, November 1, 2016
India and Pakistan on Tuesday tallied at least 19 deaths in recent firing across their disputed border in Kashmir, where the nuclear-armed neighbors are engaging in increasingly intense artillery duels.English
Country(s): 
India
Pakistan
Author(s): 
Fayaz Bukhari
Abu Arqam Maqash
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

South Sudan Ranks Among Most Deadly for Journalists

Tuesday, November 1, 2016
The Committee to Project Journalists (CPJ) says 95 percent of the journalists murdered around the world over the last 10 years were local reporters. CPJ consultant Elisabeth Witchel, said South Sudan ranks among the top five countries where journalists have been murdered with impunity in 2016. The worst country for the second straight year is Somalia. English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Author(s): 
Carol Van Dam Falk
Ayen Bior
Publisher / Source: 
The Voice of America
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Pakistani Police Clash With Backers of Opposition Leader Imran Khan

Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Clashes erupted Monday between the riot police and thousands of supporters of the opposition politician Imran Khan in northwestern Pakistan, ahead of his plan to hold a protest in the Pakistani capital later this week. English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Author(s): 
Salman Masood
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Valls Promises Not to Abandon CAR as Violence Erupts with Sangaris End

Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Violence hit the Central African Republic (CAR) capital, Bangui, on Sunday eveing as France's Sangaris peacekeeping operation wound up. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has told RFI that France will not abandon the CAR.English
Country(s): 
Central African Republic
Publisher / Source: 
RFI
Tag(s): 
Conflict

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