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It'll Be 2024 Before Afghanistan Can Fully Fund Its Military, U.S. General Says

Wednesday, February 3, 2016
The U.S. faces a years-long financial commitment in Afghanistan but must stay the course despite enduring another difficult year on the ground, Gen. John Campbell, who is ending his tenure as commander of coalition forces there, told lawmakers Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Alex Lederman
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power: 'The Match Could Be Laid' to Ignite Burundi Conflict

Wednesday, February 3, 2016
“A match could be laid down, lighting up whole communities that have so far stayed peaceful," U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Samantha Power says. “Right now we are in a world of trying to prevent a small fire from becoming a large one,” she adds. Power blames a Burundian president “in denial,” and an opposition aided by Rwanda that has “radicalized over time.”English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Author(s): 
Joyce Hackel
Kenny Sokan
Publisher / Source: 
Public Radio International
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Russia To Render Maximum Assistance to Tajikistan By Supplying Arms

Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Russia will provide all possible assistance to Tajikistan’s army by supplying weapons and military equipment, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov told Tajik Defense Minister Sherali Mirzo on Wednesday. English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Author(s): 
Oleg Davydov
Publisher / Source: 
ITAR-TASS News Agency (Russia)

Security and Prosperity in Africa Go Hand in Hand

Wednesday, February 3, 2016
In all these troubled lands, AFRICOM hopes to develop a cadre of regional soldiers to serve as the main peacekeeping forces and disaster-assistance providers for a generation to come. Washington's strategy must go beyond mere weapons training.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Ahmed Charai
Publisher / Source: 
The National Interest
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Funding Falls Short for Task Force to Fight Nigeria's Boko Haram

Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Funding for a multinational force to combat Boko Haram's deadly Islamist insurgency in West and Central Africa remains well short of its target, an African Union official said on Tuesday. So far donors, including Nigeria, Switzerland and France, have pledged about $250 million to fund the 8,700-strong regional force, the African Union's Peace and Security Council said after a meeting in Addis Ababa to discuss funding.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Aaron Maasho
Edward McAllister
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters (UK)
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Saudi Inquiry Into War Crime Claims in Yemen Inadequate, Say Rights Groups

Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty call for independent commission to look into allegations of war crimes, such as bombing of Médecins Sans Frontières clinics.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Pentagon Won’t Say How Many Troops Are Fighting ISIS

Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Officially, there are now 3,650 U.S. troops fighting ISIS in Iraq. The real number of Americans involved in the war is closer to 6,000.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Nancy Youssef
Shane Harris
Publisher / Source: 
The Daily Beast
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

Saudi Arabia Says 375 Civilians Killed on its Border in Yemen War

Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Brigadier General Ahmed Asseri, spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, told Reuters: "Now our rules of engagement are: you are close to the border, you are killed."English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
William Maclean
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Carter Unveils Budget Details; Pentagon Requests $582.7 Billion

Tuesday, February 2, 2016
President Obama’s fiscal year 2017 budget will request $582.7 billion in funding for the Pentagon, including $71.4 billion for research and development funding, $7.5 billion to fight the Islamic State group, $8.1 billion for submarines, and $1.8 billion on munitions.English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Aaron Mehta
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military

Want an Alternative to ISIS? Look to Tunisia

Tuesday, February 2, 2016
The Islamic State offers a false choice between dictatorship and extremism. Tunisia proves there’s a better way. English
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Author(s): 
Rached Ghannouchi
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
Terrorism

Bring the Troops Home — From Sinai

Tuesday, February 2, 2016
In December, the U.S. Army proposed cutting the combat pay bonus that soldiers earn while deployed to Egypt’s Sinai PeninsulaEnglish
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Matthew Leatherman
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Georgian Defense Minister Meets Armenian Leadership in Yerevan

Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Georgian Defense Minister Tina Khidasheli, who is paying a two-day official visit to Yerevan, met Armenian leadership on February 1 and reiterated Tbilisi’s position that Georgia wants to contribute to peace and security in the region.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
Civil.ge (Georgia)

Top U.S. General in Iraq: ‘End of the Beginning’ in Islamic State Fight

Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Citing the retaking of Ramadi by Iraqi forces as a “turning point” in the campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq, the top U.S. general in charge of operations there said that the Pentagon has reached the “end of the beginning” in the campaign to drive the extremist group out of the country.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

The Top U.S. Commander in Afghanistan Testifies on Capitol Hill Amid Concerns Worsening Security Conditions Demand More American Forces

Tuesday, February 2, 2016
The top American commander in Afghanistan faces skeptical lawmakers amid concerns that worsening security conditions demand a greater number of U.S. forces to ensure the gains made in the war-torn country since 2001 aren't lost.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Richard Lardner
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. News & World Report

The U.S. Can’t Fight Terrorists in Africa. So Guess What it Does Instead.

Tuesday, February 2, 2016
How should the United States respond to these increasing Islamist attacks in Africa? The U.S. command there has figured out a clever way to make a significant difference without overstepping its orders. But as the problem of Islamist insurgencies continues, the United States will have to watch out for mission creep.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Charles G. Thomas
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

Kazakhs Protest Dollar Mortgages After Tenge Devaluation

Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Dozens of Kazakhs struggling with the spiraling costs of dollar mortgages amid the plunging value of the tenge currency have demonstrated in the country's largest city, Almaty. English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
RFE/RL's Kazakh Service
Publisher / Source: 
RFE/RL

U.S. Helicopters May Aid Iraqi Forces in Fight to Retake Mosul from ISIS

Tuesday, February 2, 2016
U.S. attack helicopters -- AH-64 Apaches -- could be committed against the Islamic State for the first time in an accelerated campaign to retake Mosul that the Iraqis and Kurds say will happen this year, the top U.S. commander for Iraq and Syria said Monday.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Richard Sisk
Publisher / Source: 
Military.com
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Colombia is Preparing for Peace. So Are Its Drug Traffickers.

Tuesday, February 2, 2016
As the Colombian government nears a deal to end to its 50-year conflict with FARC guerrillas, it is intensifying another war in the jungles here along the Caribbean coast, the stronghold of a shadowy drug organization known as Clan Úsuga.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Nick Miroff
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post

"Re-tooling an Army From Scratch," As It Fights A War

Tuesday, February 2, 2016
The U.S. and Lithuanian soldiers training a platoon of Ukrainian army soldiers on a cold, blustery day near the border with Poland were preparing the Ukrainians for their first "live fire" exercise.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Cami Mccormick
Publisher / Source: 
CBS News
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

France Calls on U.S. to Lift Economic Embargo on Cuba

Tuesday, February 2, 2016
France called on the U.S. to lift the economic embargo against Cuba during a historic state visit Monday by the Caribbean island's president aimed at boosting economic relations between Havana and Paris. English
Country(s): 
Cuba
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press

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