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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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El Salvador’s Young People Are Killing, Dying, and Running

Monday, November 30, 2015
In this terrible reality spun out of the core war between the two main gangs — the Barrio 18 and the Mara Salvatrucha or MS-13— no single group has been more tragically impacted than the young. The nation's youth is dying, and the young are doing the killing.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Danny Gold
Publisher / Source: 
Vice News
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations

South Sudan Peace Deal at "Critical" Stage - African Union

Monday, November 30, 2015
The United States, Britain and Norway, key backers of the peace process, have warned the deal will “unravel” if the rivals continue to miss deadlines. English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Publisher / Source: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations
Conflict
U.N. Peacekeeping

Mexico Rights Body: Police Used Excessive Force in 6 Deaths

Monday, November 30, 2015
Mexico’s governmental human rights commission said Wednesday that excessive use of force by federal police resulted in six civilian deaths in a confrontation last January, including a person who was shot dead while he was already wounded on the ground and posed no threat to police.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Christopher Sherman
Alberto Arce
Publisher / Source: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Human Rights

U.S. Soldiers Reportedly Arrive in Syria to Train Kurds Fighting 'Islamic State'

Monday, November 30, 2015
U.S. soldiers have reportedly arrived in northern Syria - the first official deployment of U.S. ground troops in the country. The troops are tasked with training Kurdish and Syrian opposition forces battling "Islamic State."English
Country(s): 
Syria
Publisher / Source: 
DW
Wire Service: 
AFP
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

CentAm's Latest Social Security Corruption Scandal Hits El Salvador

Monday, November 30, 2015
El Salvador's Supreme Court has charged the former director of the country's social security institute with illicit enrichment, highlighting the agency's deep-rooted susceptibility to corruption in Central America's Northern Triangle region. English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Mike LaSusa
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Nicaragua Says All Drug-Runner Airfields Destroyed

Monday, November 30, 2015
Nicaragua's military said Friday all clandestine airfields used by cartels to run drugs to the United States were destroyed and steps taken to make sure they would not reopen.English
Country(s): 
Nicaragua
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo News
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade

Training with Marines from Eight Countries

Monday, November 30, 2015
As part of the annual multinational exercise UNITAS Amphibious 2015, Marines from eight countries (Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, United States, Mexico, Paraguay, and Peru) participated in training workshops from November 15 - 18, at the Brazilian Navy’s Marine Corps Training Center at Ilha do Governador in Rio de Janeiro. English
Country(s): 
Western Hemisphere Regional
Author(s): 
Marcos Ommati
Publisher / Source: 
Dialogo Americas
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Military Cooperation

U.S. Halting UAV Flights from Djibouti?

Monday, November 30, 2015
The United States has inactivated its only General Atomics MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) squadron in Africa, raising doubts over the ongoing use of UAVs from its deployments in Djibouti. English
Country(s): 
Djibouti
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web (South Africa)
Tag(s): 
Drones
Military Cooperation
Military

A Coalition in Which Some Do More Than Others to Fight ISIS

Monday, November 30, 2015
In the aftermath of the terrorist attack on Paris, President Obama wanted to make clear that much of the world was with the United States in fighting the Islamic State. The president has sought to evoke the sort of grand coalition the United States led in World War II. But when it comes to the war part of the war against the Islamic State, the 65-member coalition begins to shrink rapidly down to a coalition of just a handful.English
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Peter Baker
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

What Military Target Was in My Brother’s House

Monday, November 30, 2015
March 26, 2015, a coalition of Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia, with United States participation, began a military campaign in Yemen that has so far resulted in the deaths of more than 2,500 civilians, mostly by coalition airstrikes. English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Publisher / Source: 
Human Rights Watch
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Human Rights
Human Rights

U.S. Working to Keep Up with Surging Weapons Demand: Pentagon

Monday, November 30, 2015
The U.S. government is working hard to ensure quicker processing of U.S. foreign arms sales, which surged 36 percent to $46.6 billion in fiscal 2015 and look set to remain strong in coming years, a top Pentagon official said. English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Andrea Shalal
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Militarization

Army Chief: Germany Planning To Deploy 1,200 Troops for IS Fight

Monday, November 30, 2015
Germany is planning to deploy 1,200 troops to help France in the fight against Islamic State jihadists in Syria, its army chief said Sunday, in what would be the military's biggest deployment abroad.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Wire Service: 
Agence France Presse
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

‘They’re Being Tortured’: U.S. Ally Accused of Abusing ISIS Prisoners

Monday, November 30, 2015
ISIS fighters taken with the help of U.S. special forces are allegedly being tortured by America’s Kurdish allies. But don’t expect the U.S. to look too hard into the allegations.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Shane Harris
Nancy Youssef
Publisher / Source: 
The Daily Beast
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military and Police Aid

NATO Reaffirms Military Support to Afghanistan

Monday, November 30, 2015
The United States-led NATO coalition on Sunday reaffirmed its commitment to Afghanistan's security forces and said it would not leave the Afghan forces alone on the battlefield.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Publisher / Source: 
Daily Times (Pakistan)

Turkey Leans Toward Local Air Defense System

Monday, November 30, 2015
Turkey is likely to pursue an indigenous long-range air and anti-missile defense system since recently canceling a competition, although analysts are split over how much foreign help local companies will need. English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Author(s): 
Burak Ege Bekdil
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Arms Sales

Is the C5+1 a Long-Awaited Initiative for Central Asia?

Monday, November 30, 2015
This meeting constitutes a new format for dialogue between the U.S. and Central Asia known as the C5+1, and it is expected to allow the U.S. Secretary of State and the foreign ministers of the five countries to gather with the aim of discussing regional and global opportunities and challenges.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Gülay Mutlu
Publisher / Source: 
Turkish Weekly
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Obama Signs Defense Bill, Despite Guantánamo Objections

Monday, November 30, 2015
President Obama on Wednesday signed a defense bill into law despite provisions that will continue to impede his goal of closing the wartime prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. But he again suggested that he thought those provisions might be unconstitutional and not necessarily binding. English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Charlie Savage
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
U.S. Congress
Military
Legislation

Obama Authorizes USD 300m Assistance to Ukraine in U.S. Defence Law

Monday, November 30, 2015
The U.S. defense budget law authorizes USD 300 million assistance for Ukraine to fight Russian-backed militants. USD 50 million of that could fund lethal aid and counter-artillery radars.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Publisher / Source: 
Ukraine Today (Ukraine)
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

This is What Citizens Say is Needed to End Mali’s Insecurity

Monday, November 30, 2015
When asked to name solutions to the crisis in Mali, the largest percentage of displaced people — over 40 percent — referenced the importance of improving governance and reducing corruption. In other words, the most popular idea to resolve the crisis pointed not to a security response but to government reform. English
Country(s): 
Mali
Author(s): 
Jaimie Bleck
Abdoulaye Dembele
Guindo Sidiki
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Governance
Corruption
Counterinsurgency
Counterterrorism

Official: U.S. Must Address Waste, Fraud in Afghanistan Aid

Monday, November 30, 2015
With Washington set to send billions of dollars in fresh aid to Afghanistan despite the military drawdown, the U.S. official in charge of auditing assistance programs says “it’s not too late” to address the fraud and mismanagement that has bedeviled the 14-year effort to rebuild the country.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Lynne O'Donnell
Publisher / Source: 
The Columbian
Wire Service: 
AFP, Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Military and Police Aid

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