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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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This is the Pentagon's New Strategy to Defeat ISIS

Friday, January 15, 2016
The new plan calls for fighting the terror group like a conventional enemy, relying on traditional military tactics such as maneuver-style warfare and attrition. English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Andrew Tilghman
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

South Sudan Has Acquired Surface-to-Air Missiles

Friday, January 15, 2016
South Sudan has deployed S-125 (SA-3) surface-to-air missiles (SAMs), which it appears to have acquired from its neighbour Uganda, and QW-2 Vanguard SAMs from China. This is according to IHS Jane's Defence Weekly, which analysed satellite data to reveal that South Sudan has had the S-125 missiles since at least 2013. English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web (South Africa)
Tag(s): 
Arms Control

It’s Time to Unleash America’s Airpower in Afghanistan

Friday, January 15, 2016
We should unleash our airpower in support of our Afghan partners in the same way that we support our Iraqi and Syrian partners against extremists.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
David Petraeus
Michael O'Hanlon
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

U.S. sees Peru as Key Partner in Fight Against Drug Trafficking

Friday, January 15, 2016
After meeting with Peru’s Prime Minister Pedro Cateriano, U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Avril Haines described Ollanta Humala’s government as key partner in the fight against drug trafficking. English
Country(s): 
Peru
Publisher / Source: 
Andina
Tag(s): 
Drug Policy

U.N. Chief Strafes U.S. and Saudi Arabia Over Airstrikes on Medical Facilities

Friday, January 15, 2016
The U.N. secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, took a veiled swipe Thursday at U.S. and Saudi air operations in Afghanistan and Yemen, denouncing “so-called ‘surgical strikes’” that hit medical facilities last year as “assaults on our common humanity.”English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Colum Lynch
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Conflict
United Nations

Russian Troops Hold Military Exercises in South and North Caucasus

Friday, January 15, 2016
Russian troops have been conducting military exercises in the breakaway province of South Ossetia this week, as well as in the North Caucasus.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
Commonspace.eu (Caucasus Region)
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Tajikistan Suspends Operation of its Embassies in Two Provinces in Northern Afghanistan

Friday, January 15, 2016
Tajikistan has decided to close down its missions in Badakhshan and Kunduz following the attacks on the Indian consulate in Balkh province and Pakistan's consulate in Nangarhar province, reports the Tolo news referring to the Foreign Ministry of Afghanistan.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Publisher / Source: 
AKIpress

Senior Venezuela Military on Trial for Facilitating Drug Smuggling

Friday, January 15, 2016
Five members of Venezuela's military, including some high-ranking officers, are on trial in Venezuela for allegedly allowing drug planes to use the country's airspace, the state prosecutor said in a statement on Thursday.English
Country(s): 
Venezuela
Author(s): 
Girish Gupta
Diego Ore
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade

Tunisia: New Evidence of Torture Five Years on from 'Jasmine Revolution'

Friday, January 15, 2016
New evidence of deaths in custody and torture suggests that brutal repression is on the rise again in Tunisia five years after the toppling of the previous authoritarian government (on 14 January 2011) by the “Jasmine Revolution”, a move which sparked a wave of uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa. English
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Publisher / Source: 
Amnesty International
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Despite Urgency, Taliban Yet to Decide to Join Talks: U.S. Official

Friday, January 15, 2016
The Taliban in Afghanistan have yet to decide to join renewed peace efforts despite an urgent need to get talks going before the spring fighting season begins in April, a senior U.S. administration official said on Thursday.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
David Brunnstrom

U.N. Reports Gang-Rapes, Mass Graves in Burundi

Friday, January 15, 2016
The United Nations has documented cases of Burundi's security forces gang-raping women during searches of opposition supporters' houses and heard witness testimony of mass graves, U.N. human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said on Friday.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Author(s): 
Tom Miles
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Azerbaijani Police Use Water Cannons, Tear Gas Against Protesters

Friday, January 15, 2016
Security forces have used water cannons and tear gas against protesters in Azerbaijan's northeastern Quba district amid an outbreak this week of national unrest over worsening economic conditions.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service
Publisher / Source: 
RFE/RL

U.S., Mexico open talks on extradition of drug kingpin Guzman

Friday, January 15, 2016
The U.S. Justice Department has begun talks with Mexican authorities about extraditing drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States, a spokesman said on Thursday. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Mark Hosenball
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations

Egypt Extends Military Tasks in Gulf, Red Sea Regions for One Year

Friday, January 15, 2016
The Egyptian National Defense Council led by President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi agreed on Thursday to extend military operations in the Arabian Gulf and Red Sea regions for one more year for national security reasons, state-run MENA news agency reported. English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
Africa News
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

Carter Reveals Special Ops Role in Syria

Thursday, January 14, 2016
Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Wednesday disclosed new details of covert U.S. special operations commando activities in support of Syrian rebel groups fighting the Islamic State.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Bill Gertz
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Free Beacon
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military

Panama Police Convicted of Burning Teens Alive in Cell

Thursday, January 14, 2016
Seven policemen who watched five teenagers burn to death in a juvenile detention center in Panama after firing teargas into their cell have been sentenced to prison in verdicts welcomed Tuesday by relatives of the victims. The female director of the facility and a civilian guard were also ordered incarcerated over the deaths, which occurred in Panama City on Jan. 9, 2011.English
Country(s): 
Panama
Publisher / Source: 
The Tico Times (Costa Rica)
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Policing

The Right Way to Fight Boko Haram — and How the U.S. Should Help

Thursday, January 14, 2016
Buhari has hung his presidency on overcoming two apparently intractable threats to his nation: Boko Haram and the epic corruption that saps the foundations of Nigerian government and society. Yet he has failed to make the connection between the two. Doing so would buttress both efforts, and given their arguably slim chances of success, he can hardly afford to pass up the mutual reinforcement. English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Sarah Chayes
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel Without 'El Chapo'

Thursday, January 14, 2016
The capture of Mexico's most wanted fugitive, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, raises the question if the Sinaloa Cartel's criminal operations will be significantly affected. In short, the answer is: probably not.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Michael Lohmuller
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime

Afghan Forces to Receive Russian Arms as Moscow Seeks Expanded Role

Thursday, January 14, 2016
Russia will ship small arms to Afghanistan next month, a top diplomat announced Wednesday, expanding Moscow’s role as the United States winds down its military mission and the Taliban and other militants appear to gain ground.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Russia
Author(s): 
Michael Birnbaum
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Why is it Taking so Long for Mexico to Extradite El Chapo?

Thursday, January 14, 2016
After two embarrassing prison escapes of one of the most sought-after criminals in the world, Mexican officials seem committed to extraditing Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán to the US. But don’t expect the Mexican government to hand him over any time soon.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Ana Campoy
Publisher / Source: 
Quartz

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