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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. Struggling to Build Anti-Islamic State Strategy in Libya

Monday, February 8, 2016
The Obama administration is struggling to find the right mix of military and diplomatic moves to stop the Islamic State in Libya, where the extremist group has taken advantage of the political chaos in the country to gain a foothold with worrying implications for the U.S. and Europe — particularly Italy, just 300 miles away.English
Country(s): 
Libya
Author(s): 
Robert Burns
Josh Lederman
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

U.A.E. Says Ready to Support Anti-IS Coalition With Troops

Monday, February 8, 2016
The United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) said on Sunday it was ready to supply ground troops to help support and train an international military coalition against Islamic State in Syria provided such efforts were led by the United States.English
Country(s): 
United Arab Emirates
Author(s): 
William Maclean
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Tunisia Unveils Anti-Jihadi Fence

Monday, February 8, 2016
Tunisia's defence minister has visited an anti-jihadi fence that's being built on the country's border with Libya to stop Islamist militants from entering Tunisian territory. Defence Minister Horchani said the project came about with financial assistance from Germany and the U.S. English
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Publisher / Source: 
News 24 (Nigeria)
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

America’s ISIS War Is Helping Al Qaeda

Monday, February 8, 2016
U.S. intelligence and defense officials are increasingly worried their fight against the self-declared Islamic State is benefitting al Qaeda, ISIS’s jihadi rival.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Nancy Youssef
Shane Harris
Publisher / Source: 
The Daily Beast
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Terrorism

Le Secrétaire d'Etat Adjoint Américain Attendu à Djibouti

Monday, February 8, 2016
Le secrétaire d'Etat adjoint américain Antony Blinken, est attendu lundi à Djibouti, pour participer au deuxième forum annuel bilatéral Etats-Unis-Djibouti qui va s'ouvrir lundi dans la capitale djiboutienne, rapporte dimanche l'Agence Djiboutienne d'Information French
Country(s): 
Djibouti
Publisher / Source: 
Xinhua News Agency
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Outgoing Afghanistan General: U.S. Military Needs to Beat Back Taliban

Friday, February 5, 2016
The commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan has presented military leaders with recommendations that, if approved, would further expand the U.S. military role in helping local forces confront the Taliban and other militants. English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Missy Ryan
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post

Congolese Army Attacked Peacekeepers Meeting Islamist Rebels -U.N.

Friday, February 5, 2016
Congolese troops killed two United Nations peacekeepers after civilians accused the Tanzanian U.N. troops of providing supplies to Islamist Ugandan rebels in east D.R. Congo, according to a confidential U.N. Security Council report. French
Country(s): 
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Publisher / Source: 
The East African
Wire Service: 
Reuters (UK)
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

Life After Al Shabbab's Attack on El-Adde: How Will Kenya Respond?

Friday, February 5, 2016
On 15 January 2016, a Kenyan Defence Force base at El-Adde in the Gedo region of Somalia was attacked and overrun by Al-Shabaab. News still remains sketchy, though it is increasingly certain this is the costliest day in Kenya’s proud military history.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
Dickie Davis
Greg Mills
Publisher / Source: 
Daily Maverick (South Africa)
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

FACT SHEET: Peace Colombia -- A New Era of Partnership between the United States and Colombia

Friday, February 5, 2016
Today President Barack Obama hosted Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos at the White House for a meeting in the Oval Office and a commemoration of 15 years of bilateral cooperation through Plan Colombia. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
The White House
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy
Foreign Aid

Obama Praises Colombia’s Peace Efforts With Rebels and Seeks Big Aid Increase

Friday, February 5, 2016
President Obama welcomed President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia to the White House on Thursday for a buoyant celebration of the $10 billion, 15-year American effort to help Colombia vanquish its violent drug cartels and end its festering guerrilla war.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Mark Landler
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times

Fewer Families, Children Surging Across Border, Yet ICE Raids to Continue

Friday, February 5, 2016
The U.S. government will continue its controversial deportation raids targeting Central American immigrants even as the number of new illegal migrants has fallen dramatically, Department of Homeland Security officials say.
Country(s): 
Honduras
El Salvador
Guatemala
Mexico
Author(s): 
Jerry Markon
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

U.N. Experts Find Bid to Smuggle Congo Arms via Rwanda to Burundi Rebels

Friday, February 5, 2016
A confidential report to the United Nations Security Council found there have been attempts to smuggle weapons from Democratic Republic of Congo through Rwanda to rebels in Burundi where a political crisis threatens to spiral out of control. The report by experts who monitor sanctions on Democratic Republic of Congo said Congolese authorities arrested Rwandan and Congolese civilians and two Congolese army officers in October and November on suspicion of arms smuggling. English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Author(s): 
Michelle Nichols
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters (UK)
Tag(s): 
Arms Control

Colombia-FARC Peace Process to Receive $450m in U.S. Aid

Friday, February 5, 2016
President Barack Obama has said he will ask the US Congress for $450m (£309m) in aid to help Colombia implement a peace deal with the Farc rebel group. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid
Conflict

Senate Democrat Says It's Time To Cut Off Support For Saudi Arabia's War In Yemen

Friday, February 5, 2016
A member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee called for the U.S. to cease military involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Jessica Schulberg
Publisher / Source: 
Huffington Post
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Mexico Impunity Levels Reach 99%: Study

Friday, February 5, 2016
Less than one percent of crimes are punished in Mexico, according to a new study that highlights the grave structural and institutional weaknesses that have allowed organized crime to flourish in the country.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
James Bargent
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Security

Q&A: Inside America’s Military Build-Up in Africa

Friday, February 5, 2016
Officially, the United States has one military base in Africa. Unofficially, the story is a little different, according to investigative journalist Nick Turse. Turse has uncovered a massive network of secret U.S. military locations that span the length and breadth of the continent, an unmistakeable clue that indicates that Africa is where the U.S. is planning to fight its future wars.
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Simon Allison
Publisher / Source: 
Daily Maverick (South Africa)
Tag(s): 
Militarization

Brazil Beheading Video Draws Attention to Gang Turf War

Friday, February 5, 2016
A video has emerged depicting the beheading of a teenager in Brazil, in what could be an escalation of a brutal turf war between two rival gangs.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Mimi Yagoub
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations

With China’s Naval Base, Djibouti Could Become ‘Africa’s Singapore’

Friday, February 5, 2016
Some 4,800 miles from Beijing, China is expected soon to start construction of its newest naval base in Djibouti, a tiny African nation where the mouth of the Red Sea meets the vast Indian Ocean. The permanent facility will be China’s first overseas military outpost, granting Beijing access to the Arabian Peninsula and projecting force near its investments in sub-Saharan Africa.English
Country(s): 
Djibouti
Author(s): 
Morgan Winsor
Publisher / Source: 
International Business Times
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

U.S. struggling to build anti-Islamic State strategy in Libya

Friday, February 5, 2016
The Obama administration is struggling to find the right mix of military and diplomatic moves to stop the Islamic State in Libya, where the extremist group has taken advantage of the political chaos in the country to gain a foothold with worrying implications for the U.S. and Europe. English
Country(s): 
Libya
Author(s): 
Robert Burns
Josh Lederman
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Wire Service: 
Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

U.N. Reports New Rape Accusations Against Peacekeepers in Central African Republic

Friday, February 5, 2016
Investigators have discovered a string of new cases in which U.N. peacekeepers allegedly sexually abused or exploited women and girls in the Central African Republic, widening a scandal that has sent shock waves through the United Nations and threatens to undermine one of its most crucial missions.English
Country(s): 
Central African Republic
Author(s): 
Kevin Sieff
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

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