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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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Mexico Increases Protection for Migrants Over Winter

Monday, December 21, 2015
The Beta Group for the Protection of Migrants will increase its efforts to assist migrants headed from Mexico into the United States during the winter, the National Migration Institute, or INM, said Sunday.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
Fox News Latino
Wire Service: 
EFE
Tag(s): 
Refugees

How United Is Saudi Arabia's New Anti-Terror Coalition?

Monday, December 21, 2015
And while the coalition may be a good sign for an Obama White House that is desperately seeking more aid from Gulf regional allies in the fight against the Islamic State group (also known as ISIL, ISIS and Daesh) it appears little information has been shared with the US about the new coalition, even though the idea came after a recent visit from a top US senator.
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Awad Mustafa
Aaron Mehta
Joe Gould
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Security

Costa Rica Splits from C. America Body Over Migrant Crisis

Monday, December 21, 2015
Costa Rica on Friday partially pulled out of SICA, a regional body promoting Central American cooperation, after neighboring nations refused to help handle a growing Cuban migrant crisis.English
Country(s): 
Costa Rica
Author(s): 
Oscar Nunez
Oscar Batres
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo News
Wire Service: 
Agence France Presse
Tag(s): 
Refugees

Poll: Syrians, Iraqis Believe U.S. Created ISIS, Don’t Support War

Monday, December 21, 2015
A new poll drastically undercuts a critical assumption among U.S. policymakers who believe American troops would be welcomed into Syria or Iraq to help destroy the Islamic State group and its brutal rule. The poll instead shows a vast majority of civilians on the ground there believes the U.S. created the extremist network, also known as ISIS or ISIL, and sees it as no better than the proxies the White House supports to win the war remotely.
Country(s): 
Syria
Iraq
Author(s): 
Paul D. Shinkman
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. News And World Report
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Under U.S. Pressure, Turkey Agrees to Pull Troops From Iraq

Monday, December 21, 2015
Turkey announced it would continue to withdraw its troops in Iraq in a move to ease tensions with its neighbor. The announcement came after the Iraqi government appealed to the United Nations Security Council, claiming Turkish troops stationed in Bashiqa in Iraq constituted an illegal deployment.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Author(s): 
Burak Ege Bekdil
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

Israel's David Sling Missile Defense Passes Final Test

Monday, December 21, 2015
A new Israeli air defense system developed in partnership with the United States has passed its final round of tests, putting it on course for deployment in 2016, the Israeli Defense Ministry said on Monday.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Congress Passes $1.1T Spending Bill

Monday, December 21, 2015
The US Congress overwhelmingly passed, and President Obama signed, the $1.15 trillion omnibus spending measure that contained $572.7 billion for defense in a succession of votes in the House and Senate on Friday.English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Joe Gould
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

2016 Defense Budget Deal Finally Nailed Down by Congress

Monday, December 21, 2015
Senate Democratic leaders said that if not for their decision to stonewall the defense appropriations process for months, Congress never would have reached a full federal budget deal.English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Leo Shane III
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Tag(s): 
Security

Niger Arrests More Military Officers in Alleged Coup Attempt

Monday, December 21, 2015
Nine military officers involved in planning what Niger's government has said was an attempted coup have been arrested and will face a military tribunal, the country's interior minister said Sunday.English
Country(s): 
Niger
Publisher / Source: 
The Gazette
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

Burundi Rejects African Union Peacekeepers as 'Invasion Force'

Monday, December 21, 2015
Burundi's government said Sunday it would not agree to the deployment of African Union (AU) peacekeepers, warning that they would be seen as "an invasion force". The announcement came a day after the 54-member bloc said it would send a 5,000-strong force to halt spiralling violence in the tiny central African country as fears grow that it is rapidly sliding towards civil war.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo News
Wire Service: 
Agence France Presse
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security
U.N. Peacekeeping

U.S. Sanctions Burundi Nationals for 'Fueling Violence'

Monday, December 21, 2015
The US Treasury Department on Friday sanctioned four Burundi nationals for allegedly "fueling violence" in the strife-torn African country. Burundi descended into bloodshed in April, when President Pierre Nkurunziza announced his intention to run for a controversial third term, which he went on to win in July. More than 300 people have died in the violence and 20,000 have fled their homes across borders to neighboring countries.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Publisher / Source: 
Daily Mail (UK)
Wire Service: 
Agence France Presse
Tag(s): 
Violence
Sanctions

Boko Haram Crisis: Reprieve for Nigeria Troops Facing Death Sentence

Monday, December 21, 2015
Nigeria's military has announced a reprieve for 66 soldiers who had been sentenced to death for refusing to fight Boko Haram. The soldiers, who were to be killed by a firing squad, will each serve 10 years in prison. They were convicted by court martial over their refusal to drive down a road at night after dozens of colleagues died in a Boko Haram ambush.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
BBC (UK)
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

Defense Secretary: ‘Hard’ Year Ahead in Afghanistan as Militant Threat Grows

Monday, December 21, 2015
Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter predicted Friday more tough fighting ahead in Afghanistan as the United States seeks to help local forces beat back a surge in Taliban attacks and contain an emerging threat from militants linked to the Islamic State.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Missy Ryan
Pamela Constable
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Kazakhstan: Police Subject Reporters to House Searches

Monday, December 21, 2015
With raids against independent journalists and arrests of government critics becoming routine in Kazakhstan, the battle against dissemination of information is taking on a systematic quality.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

No, Putin is Not Winning Georgia Away from Europe. Here are the Facts.

Monday, December 21, 2015
Last Friday, after years of diplomatic wrangling over the course of two administrations, the Republic of Georgia received a report from the European Union allowing its citizens visa-free travel within the European Union sometime soon. Nevertheless, some news media earlier this year suggested that Georgia was turning toward Russia rather than the E.U.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Author(s): 
Dustin Gilbreath
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

Russia Reinforces Base In Armenia

Monday, December 21, 2015
The Russian Defense Ministry has announced that more military hardware has been deployed to reinforce its air base in Armenia.English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

Yemen Conflict: Negotiators Agree Taiz Aid Deal

Friday, December 18, 2015
Negotiators from Yemen's warring sides have agreed to allow the resumption of aid deliveries to the besieged city of Taiz, the UN special envoy has said.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid
Peace Negotiations

Ukraine Asks RCMP, Liberals for More Help in Training Security Forces

Friday, December 18, 2015
Khatia Dekanoidze, who was recently appointed as head of a national policing agency, met with the RCMP and the foreign affairs minister to ask for help.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Publisher / Source: 
The Star (Canada)
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid

Pentagon to Send More Weapons to Kurds Fighting Islamic State

Friday, December 18, 2015
The Pentagon will send more weapons, armored Humvees and other military equipment to Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq in coming weeks to help them battle Islamic State, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said here Thursday. English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
W.J. Hennigan
Publisher / Source: 
LA Times
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Peru Eradicates Record Amount of Coca in 2015

Friday, December 18, 2015
Anti-drug authorities in Peru eradicated a record amount of coca in 2015, but this achievement is unlikely to have a major impact on the regional drug trade.English
Country(s): 
Peru
Author(s): 
Mike LaSusa
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics
Drug Policy

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