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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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Colombia Narcos Give Away Land, in Effort to Avoid Police

Friday, November 6, 2015
Colombian police say criminal group the Urabeños have been allocating land to local communities in order to build up support, which arguably has helped leader "Otoniel" escape the massive manhunt meant to capture him.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
James Bargent
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations
Drug Trade

Pentagon's Failed Syria Program Cost $2 Million per Trainee

Friday, November 6, 2015
When the Pentagon pulled the plug last month on its plan to train and field a force of moderate Syrians to combat the Islamic State, it had spent $384 million, or $2 million per fighter, for a program that produced dismal results, according to interviews and spending figures obtained by USA TODAY. English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Tom Vanden Brook
Publisher / Source: 
USA Today
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Sissi’s Brutality is Feeding the Islamic State’s New Front in Egypt

Friday, November 6, 2015
Despite multibillion-dollar arms deals and diplomatic support from his Western partners, Sissi has overseen a dramatic deterioration in security. English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Steven Mufson
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
Human Rights

Israel is Asking For F-15 Fighters and V22 Tiltrotors

Friday, November 6, 2015
Israel has shown renewed interest in acquiring Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor transport aircraft and additional Boeing F-15 multirole fighters, according to information obtained by IHS Jane's . English
Country(s): 
Israel
Publisher / Source: 
Next Big Future
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Military Equipment

U.S. Fears Burundi Ultimatum Will Trigger Violence This Weekend

Friday, November 6, 2015
The president of Burundi's five-day ultimatum for people to hand over illegal firearms or be treated as enemies of the state may spark extensive bloodshed in the coming days, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said on Thursday. English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Author(s): 
Louis Charbonneau
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy
Arms Control
Arms Control
Conflict
Conflict

Task Force Panther: Training Iraqis Moving Slowly But Surely

Friday, November 6, 2015
The Iraqi Army is moving slowly but making progress as it continues to ramp up training, according to Task Force Panther leaders recently returned from a nine-month mission where it trained and advised more than 12,400 Iraqi soldiers. English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Jen Judson
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Why Terrorists Fail: It's in the Thin Line between Them and Guerrillas - Shabaab, Boko, ISIS Listen Up

Friday, November 6, 2015
According to studies, the success rate of terror groups in achieving their political objectives is 4-7%. So why do terrorists bother? English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Christine Mungai
Publisher / Source: 
Mail & Guardian (Africa)
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
Terrorism

A-10 Gunship Attacks Critical to Taking Town from ISIS: Pentagon

Friday, November 6, 2015
A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft operating out of Incirlik airbase in Turkey provided "devastating" close air support for U.S.-backed Syrian-Arab fighters in taking a town in northwestern Syria from the Islamic State, a U.S. military spokesman said Wednesday.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Richard Sisk
Publisher / Source: 
Military.com
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Conflict

African Standby Force, U.S. Forge New Partnership

Friday, November 6, 2015
Delegates from the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) visited Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, recently to learn best practices from directorates within Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and build relationships between the two organizations. The EASF and CJTF-HOA plan to work together to coordinate timely disaster relief, security and peacetime operations. English
Country(s): 
Horn of Africa Regional
Author(s): 
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Victoria Sneed
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Army Africa
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Security Assistance
Military and Police Aid

4 Dead as Burundi Killings Continue; U.S. ‘Alarmed’

Friday, November 6, 2015
Some residents fled their neighborhood in Burundi’s capital on Thursday after they found four bodies on the streets, part of a wave of killings associated with President Pierre Nkurunziza’s re-election for a third term.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Author(s): 
Editorial Board
Publisher / Source: 
Africa Times
Tag(s): 
Violence
Conflict
U.N. Peacekeeping

White House Offers Ukraine Another $1 Billion Linked to Reforms

Friday, November 6, 2015
The White House has offered to provide a third $1 billion loan guarantee to Ukraine that would be contingent on the country's continued progress toward eliminating corruption and reforming taxes.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Foreign Aid

U.S. Embassy ‘Deeply Concerned’ over Rustavi 2 TV Developments

Friday, November 6, 2015
U.S. ambassador to Georgia, Ian Kelly, has expressed deep concern over Rustavi 2 TV developments, which has seen its top management replaced through a court order in ongoing litigation over the broadcaster’s ownership dispute.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
Civil.ge (Georgia)
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

U.S. Chases New Role in Central Asia Against Mounting Security Concerns

Friday, November 6, 2015
Kerry’s trip to all five Central Asian countries, which wrapped up this week, highlighted how the struggle since has grown even more tense — in large part due to poor security in Afghanistan and Washington’s fraying relations with Russia.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Reid Standish
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Security
Foreign Policy

Conflict Trends in Africa: A Turn for the Better in 2015?

Thursday, November 5, 2015
A closer look at terrorism in Africa presents an interesting picture, where the number of terrorism-related incidents has remained constant over several decades, despite the rise in fatalities in Nigeria and Somalia. This means that more people are being killed in 2014 and 2015, but the number of events remains the same.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Jakkie Cilliers
Publisher / Source: 
Institute for Security Studies
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Violence
Human Rights
U.N. Peacekeeping

U.S. Officials - Israel Wants Up to $5 Billion in Annual Military Aid

Thursday, November 5, 2015
Israel has made an initial request for its annual U.S. defence aid to increase to as much as $5 billion (£3.25 billion) when its current aid package, worth an average $3 billion a year, expires in 2017, U.S. congressional sources said on Wednesday.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Patricia Zengerle
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters (US)
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Foreign Policy

Khartoum Shuffles in from the Western Cold

Thursday, November 5, 2015
What is driving possible significant shifts in the relationship between Washington and Khartoum?English
Country(s): 
Sudan
Author(s): 
Peter Fabricius
Publisher / Source: 
Institute for Security Studies
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy
Human Rights
Conflict
Peace Negotiations
U.N. Peacekeeping

Dominican Republic Claims Drug Traffickers Turning to Haiti

Thursday, November 5, 2015
Officials in the Dominican Republic assert drug traffickers are now diverting shipments to neighboring Haiti, a suspicious claim that nonetheless highlights larger trends in Caribbean trafficking routes.English
Country(s): 
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Author(s): 
Arron Daugherty
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade

Democrats Voice Worry Over Obama’s Plan to Send Troops to Syria

Thursday, November 5, 2015
Democrats in Congress have grown increasingly critical of President Barack Obama’s strategy in Syria after his decision last week to send special-operations forces to assist in the fight against Islamic State militants.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Kristina Peterson
Carol E. Lee
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Military

U.S. Airstrikes in Kunduz Destroyed More Than a Hospital

Thursday, November 5, 2015
A deadly U.S. airstrike on a Doctors Without Borders hospital last month has triggered an international outcry and investigations by the Pentagon and NATO. But it was not the only U.S. aerial assault during the battle to cause significant damage in this northern city.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Sudarsan Raghavan
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Obama Should Have Given Weapons to Ukraine, Says Former Pentagon Russia Official

Thursday, November 5, 2015
Evelyn Farkas, who stepped down last week as the Pentagon’s top policy official for Russia and Ukraine, says the U.S. should open a military base in Eastern Europe to send a message to Vladimir Putin.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Marcus Weisgerber
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

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