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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. Has Secretly Expanded its Global Network of Drone Bases to North Africa

Thursday, October 27, 2016
The Pentagon has secretly expanded its global network of drone bases­ to North Africa, deploying unmanned aircraft and U.S. military personnel to a facility in Tunisia to conduct spy missions in neighboring Libya.English
Country(s): 
West and North Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Adam Entous
Missy Ryan
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military
Drones

Thomas Shannon: Work of U.S. with Kyrgyzstan on Ensuring Security in Afghanistan Continues

Thursday, October 27, 2016
"Work of US with Kyrgyzstan on ensuring security in Afghanistan continues," the US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon said today, speaking to students at the American University of Central Asia (AUCA). English
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Author(s): 
Alina Kozhekova
Publisher / Source: 
24 News Agency (Kyrgyzstan)
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

The Obama Administration Rewards Repression in Bahrain

Thursday, October 27, 2016
Bahrain, the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom that hosts the U.S. 5th Fleet, used to perceive a need to appear responsive to U.S. concerns about its atrocious human rights record. But as Mr. Obama backed away from his support for democratic change in the Middle East, so did Bahrain.English
Country(s): 
Bahrain
Author(s): 
Editorial Board
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

UK Deploys Hundreds of Troops and Aircraft to Eastern Europe

Thursday, October 27, 2016
The UK is deploying hundreds of troops, as well as aircraft and armour to eastern Europe as part of the biggest build-up of Nato forces in the region since the cold war. The deployment is taking place during growing tensions over a series of high-profile Russian military manoeuvres.English
Country(s): 
United Kingdom
Europe Regional
Author(s): 
Kevin Rawlinson
Ewen McAskill
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
NATO
Military Cooperation

Colombia’s FARC Could Break Apart: Defense Minister

Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Colombia's Defense Minister has voiced serious concerns that the FARC guerrilla group may break apart if the government does not work fast to reach a new peace accord -- a politically charged process that looks set to be a slow one.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Mimi Yagoub
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Peace Negotiations

Nigeria Rejects U.S. Report

Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Nigeria’s Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has rejected the report of a United States Department of Labour, USDOL, that blacklisted the nation as “engaging in child soldiering’’ due to Boko Haram activities in the country.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
Premium Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict

Allies Set Sights on Raqqa in Battle Against Islamic State

Wednesday, October 26, 2016
The U.S. and its allies are preparing to launch the invasion of Islamic State’s Raqqa stronghold before the recapture of Mosul in Iraq is complete, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Tuesday, signaling new urgency to prevent militants from regrouping in Syria.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Matthew Dalton
Gordon Lubold
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Al Tariq Deliveries Back on Track

Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Denel Dynamics and Tawazun have delivered 600 Al Tariq guided weapons to the United Arab Emirates under a project that was delayed due to technical challenges.English
Country(s): 
United Arab Emirates
Publisher / Source: 
defenceWeb
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Arms Control

Turkey: Emergency Decrees Facilitate Torture

Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Turkish police have tortured and otherwise ill-treated individuals in their custody after emergency decrees removed crucial safeguards in the wake of a failed coup attempt in July, 2016, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Publisher / Source: 
Human Rights Watch
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Turkey Vows to Press Syria Offensive Despite Warning from Pro-Assad Forces

Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Turkey said on Wednesday it will press its military offensive in Syria until Islamic State is driven from the town of al-Bab, despite a warning from forces allied to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and a helicopter attack on the rebels it backs.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Syria
Author(s): 
Tulay Karadeniz
Laila Bassam
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

UK to Send Formidable Force to Eastern Europe

Wednesday, October 26, 2016
The UK said it would deploy tanks and drones alongside 800 troops in Eastern Europe, the first of several expected moves by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to help counter growing fears about Russia in the region.English
Country(s): 
United Kingdom
Author(s): 
Julian E. Barnes
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
NATO
Security Assistance

Lithuania and Norway agree NASAMS deal

Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Lithuania has agreed to buy the Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) from Norway, the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence (MND) announced on 21 October.English
Country(s): 
Lithuania
Norway
Author(s): 
Nicholas de Larringa
Publisher / Source: 
IHS Jane's 360
Tag(s): 
Arms Control

NATO Pushing East amid Mounting Tensions with Moscow

Wednesday, October 26, 2016
NATO on Wednesday will seek to solidify plans for deploying combat-ready units to the alliance’s eastern edge, where more troop contributions from member states are still needed to round out a force of 4,000 soldiers to be spread across three Baltic nations and Poland.English
Country(s): 
Central and Eastern Europe Regional
Author(s): 
John Vandiver
Publisher / Source: 
Stars and Stripes
Tag(s): 
NATO
Security Assistance

Guatemala Indicts Top Ex-Military Men for War Crimes and Rape

Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Guatemala made a new breakthrough Tuesday in the decades-old struggle for justice for historical crimes against humanity, including systematic rape, as a court indicted former military chief of staff Manuel Benedicto Lucas Garcia and four other high-ranking officials.English
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Military
Extrajudicial Killings

United Arab Emirates (UAE) – Exercise Participation Support

Wednesday, October 26, 2016
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Arab Emirates for exercise participation support. The estimated cost is $75 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on October 21, 2016.English
Country(s): 
United Arab Emirates
Publisher / Source: 
Defense Security Cooperation Agency
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Congress and State Department at Odds Over $55 Million in Aid for Honduras

Wednesday, October 26, 2016
The State Department appears headed for a showdown with Congress over the department’s decision to approve more than $50 million in aid for Honduras despite the Central American nation’s poor human rights record.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Tracy Wilkinson
Publisher / Source: 
The Los Angeles Times
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Human Rights

UN Warns of 'Alarming Rise in Hate Speech' in South Sudan

Wednesday, October 26, 2016
The U.N. human rights chief warned Tuesday against the "alarming rise in hate speech and incitement to violence against certain ethnic groups" as fighting continues in South Sudan.English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Publisher / Source: 
ABC News
Wire Service: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Juba to Evict Sudanese Rebels

Wednesday, October 26, 2016
The South Sudan government has finally acknowledged the presence of Sudanese rebels inside its territory and promised to flush them out to maintain good relations between the two countries. English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Sudan
Author(s): 
Joseph Oduha
Publisher / Source: 
The East African
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

UN Great Lakes Summit Opens in Luanda, Angola

Wednesday, October 26, 2016
A high level international conference has opened in the Angolan capital city of Luanda to end the perennial armed conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)and the great lakes region. World powers USA, Russia and China are leading global and regional efforts to end then continued armed conflict.English
Country(s): 
Angola
Publisher / Source: 
Lusakatimes
Tag(s): 
Conflict

U.S. Preps for More Training of Iraqi Troops After Mosul

Tuesday, October 25, 2016
The fall of Mosul will set in motion yet another training cycle for the Iraqi Security Forces and a return to the counter-insurgency strategy that will keep U.S. troops in Iraq indefinitely, according to U.S. military officials.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Richard Sisk
Publisher / Source: 
Military.com
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Counterinsurgency

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