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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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Saudi-led Coalition Says Will Work to Reduce Yemen Civilian Deaths

Monday, February 1, 2016
A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen regrets civilian deaths, which it says are unintentional, and is improving its targeting mechanisms with Western help, particularly from the U.S. English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Noah Browning
Ali Abdelaty
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Conflict

African Union Abandons Plans to Send Peacekeepers to Burundi

Monday, February 1, 2016
African leaders failed on Sunday to authorise a proposed peacekeeping force to stem violence in Burundi in the face of vehement opposition from the government in Bujumbura. Instead, the African Union is to send envoys for more talks, although previous negotiations have done nothing to end months of conflict.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Publisher / Source: 
France 24
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Partying on a Precipice

Monday, February 1, 2016
Those who are pushing for Ms Rousseff’s impeachment concede privately that they are unlikely to muster the two-thirds majority needed in the lower house to send the motion to the Senate. But they plan to drag out the proceeding as long as the (vague) legal deadlines permit. That will accomplish their goal of undermining the president.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Publisher / Source: 
The Economist (UK)
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

Boko Haram: Children Among Villagers Burned to Death in Nigeria Attack

Monday, February 1, 2016
Scores of people, including children, have been killed in a Nigerian town by Boko Haram fighters who shot at villagers and set fire to their homes in the latest deadly attack by the Islamist militant group. The attack took place on Saturday in the village of Dalori, which lies about 12km (seven miles) from the northern city of Maiduguri, the birthplace of Boko Haram and the biggest city in Nigeria’s north-east.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian (UK)
Wire Service: 
Agence France Presse
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Report by Rio de Janeiro Truth Commission Denounces Violence Used in Favelas During Dictatorship

Monday, February 1, 2016
The body set up to investigate human rights violations of the military regime says the militarization of daily life and forced removals of residents are practices of the past that are being repeated today.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Publisher / Source: 
Rio On Watch
Tag(s): 
Policing

Machar Calls on U.S. to Support Adherence to South Sudan Peace Agreement

Monday, February 1, 2016
South Sudanese former Vice President, Riek Machar, has called on the United States (US) government to support the implementation of the peace agreement he signed with President Salva Kiir in August last year to end 21 months of violent conflict in the country. He made the call on Sunday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, in a meeting with US officials who are observer delegates to the African Union (AU), urging them to stand against violations of the peace agreement by the government.English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Publisher / Source: 
Sudan Tribune
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations

As Peace Nears, Renewed Push to Free Colombian Rebel in U.S.

Monday, February 1, 2016
As negotiations to end Colombia's half-century conflict close in on a final deal, attention is turning to the fate of an aging bank manager-turned leftist rebel who is being held at a U.S. maximum security prison alongside notorious terrorists.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Joshua Goodman
Publisher / Source: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Foreign Policy

France Says to Wind Down Central African Republic Force by Year-End

Monday, February 1, 2016
France aims to scale back its military presence in Central African Republic by the end of the year, its defense minister said in a French media interview, as Paris continues to count on forthcoming elections to ease tension in the turbulent African country. France currently has around 900 troops in the country. That is down from a 2,000-strong force it deployed after widespread violence broke out in 2013 involving Muslim-led rebels and Christian militias, but is well above a pre-crisis force of 300.
Country(s): 
Central African Republic
Author(s): 
Marine Pennetier
Gus Trompiz
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters (UK)
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

Herald Exclusive: John Kerry: Getting the endgame right in Colombia

Monday, February 1, 2016
Today, Colombia’s peace process is at a pivotal stage. When Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos visits Washington this week, President Obama and I will commend him for bringing his country closer than ever before to ending the war. We will discuss the tough issues that remain to be resolved at the negotiating table.
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
John Kerry
Publisher / Source: 
Miami Herald
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy
Security

USNS Spearhead Arrives in Ghana for Port Visit

Monday, February 1, 2016
The U.S. Military Sealift Command’s expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1) arrived in Sekondi, Ghana, for a routine port visit on January 30. This serves as the first port for Spearhead in support of Africa Partnership Station (APS); the ship is scheduled to embark members of the host nationals who will work alongside U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment members for maritime security exercises.
Country(s): 
Ghana
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web (South Africa)
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

FAES Deploys 2,000 Service Members to Protect Students from Gangs

Monday, February 1, 2016
The Salvadoran Armed Forces (FAES) have deployed 2,000 service members from the Águila Command to protect students at 1,063 schools in the most dangerous places of El Salvador, mainly areas plagued by the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and Barrio 18 (M-18) gangs.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Lorena Baires
Publisher / Source: 
Dialogo
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations

U.S. to Turkey: Secure Syria Border – With U.S. Gear

Monday, February 1, 2016
Fearing that jihadist infiltration through Turkey’s notoriously porous border with Syria will keep exposing Western cities to the risk of terror attacks, the United States is pressuring Turkey to secure the least secure piece of its borderline, supporting the idea with provisions of U.S. gear.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Author(s): 
Bu Burak Ege Bekdil
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Border Control
Terrorism
Military Equipment

U.S Moves to Strengthen Economic Ties with Rwanda Despite Third Term Row

Friday, January 29, 2016
The United States is pressing on with its economic interests in Rwanda, even as it continues to express disappointment at the recent changes to the country's constitution which allow President Paul Kagame to run for a third term. The U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker arrived in the country on Wednesday for a two-day visit that is mainly focussed on strengthening economic ties between the two countries.
Country(s): 
Rwanda
Author(s): 
Ivan R. Mugisha
Publisher / Source: 
The East African
Tag(s): 
Security

Peacekeepers Accused of Abusing Children in Central African Republic: U.N.

Friday, January 29, 2016
The United Nations said on Friday it had allegations that peacekeepers from Georgia, France and another unnamed country sexually abused children while deployed in the Central African Republic. The alleged crimes, including rapes, mostly committed in 2014, only came to light in recent weeks and the national authorities concerned, as well as the European Union, have been informed and are investigating, it said.
Country(s): 
Central African Republic
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web (South Africa)
Wire Service: 
Reuters (UK)
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

The Long War in Afghanistan Grows Longer

Friday, January 29, 2016
American involvement in the long Afghan war was supposed to come to a close by the end of the year, but an array of top Pentagon officials spent Thursday making clear that U.S. troops will be fighting — and potentially dying — there for years to come.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Paul McLeary
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Security Assistance

U.S.Senators: Stop Aid to Ghana if Gitmo 2 Escape

Friday, January 29, 2016
Four Senators from the United States of America (USA) have petitioned the Senate Appropriations Committee to cut off foreign aid to Ghana should the small West African country fail to keep the two ex-detainees from Guantanamo Bay from escaping to “re-engage in terrorism against the United States”. Senators James Lankford of Oklahoma, Mark Kirk of Illinois, Roy Blunt of Missouri, and Steve Daines of Montana penned down the request and also pleaded with State and Foreign Operations and Related Programmes Chairman Lindsay Graham to carry out its implementation.English
Country(s): 
Ghana
Publisher / Source: 
Ghana Web
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid

Satellite Images Point Finger at Burundian Forces in Mass Killing

Friday, January 29, 2016
Witnesses and humanitarian organizations accused government security forces of entering opposition neighborhoods and shooting civilians in the back of their heads. Burundian officials said the civilians were likely killed by rebels and claimed security forces took aim only at the attackers. As many as 87 people — mainly Tutsis — lay dead, many in the streets and some with their hands still tied behind their backs. And by nightfall, many of the corpses had disappeared, their whereabouts remaining a mystery for more than a month.
Country(s): 
Burundi
Author(s): 
Siobhan O'Grady
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Kenya: Troops Will Stay in Somalia After Al-Shabab Attack

Friday, January 29, 2016
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has said his troops will remain in Somalia following an attack by Al-Shabab militants that killed an undisclosed number of soldiers. Fighters from the Somali militant group attacked the African Union base at El Adde, in the Gedo region of Somalia and near the Kenyan border, on January 15. English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Nur Kafi
Publisher / Source: 
Geeska Afrika
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Kazakhstan to Sell Armored Vehicles to Jordan

Friday, January 29, 2016
Kazakhstan isn’t particularly known for its defense industry — the infrastructure for which it largely inherited from the Soviet Union — but with a deal to sell tanks to Jordan the Central Asian country continues pushing into a new industry.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
Catherine Putz
Publisher / Source: 
The Diplomat
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Efforts to Train Afghan Army Engineers Fall Flat Despite Millions of Dollars Spent

Friday, January 29, 2016
The U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) published an audit of the Afghan National Engineer Brigade (NEB) that found despite U.S. training efforts and the expense of millions of dollars, the brigade is incapable of operating independently. English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
David Pugliese
Publisher / Source: 
Ottawa Citizen
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

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