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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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Human Rights Group Questions Mexico Federal Police Shootings

Thursday, October 29, 2015
Human Rights Watch calls two shooting incidents involving Mexico federal police that left 50 dead 'major atrocities'English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
Aljazeera America
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Extrajudicial Killings

Kerry Urged to Call for Halt of Attacks on Central Asia Media

Thursday, October 29, 2015
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to call on authorities of the five Central Asian republics to halt their crackdown on the press.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Corruption
Human Rights

International Prosecutors Decide Against Full Honduras Probe

Thursday, October 29, 2015
The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor says she has decided against opening a full investigation into allegations of crimes following a 2009 coup in Honduras.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
International Criminal Court

Watchdog Downgrades Kazakhstan Over Online Freedom

Thursday, October 29, 2015
As ever more people in Kazakhstan get onto the Internet, the government is adopting expanding measures to limit access to websites they deem harmful.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
Joanna Lillis
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Human Rights

Transparency International: Mideast and North African Military Corruption "Critical"

Thursday, October 29, 2015
Western nations, primarily the U.S., Great Britain, Germany, and Russia, have helped increase corruption among Middle Eastern and North African states by selling them vast quantities of weapons with little oversight, according to a new report by Transparency International.English
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Yasmine Ryan
Publisher / Source: 
The Intercept
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Military Equipment

What Did Pakistan Premier Sharif Actually Accomplish on His U.S. Visit?

Thursday, October 29, 2015
A look at a visit and what it means for Washington, Islamabad as well as other regional actors.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Author(s): 
Touqir Hussain
David Silverman
Publisher / Source: 
The Diplomat
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

U.S. Looking At Expanding Role on Ground in Iraq, Syria

Thursday, October 29, 2015
The Pentagon is considering plans that would place U.S. advisers closer to ground combat in Iraq and Syria in a move that could amount to a major escalation in its war against the Islamic State, a senior defense official told USA Today.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Jim Michaels
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Wire Service: 
USA Today
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Terrorism

U.S. Donates Aircraft and Military Vehicles to Niger

Thursday, October 29, 2015
The United States has donated two Cessna C-208 military surveillance planes and 30 military vehicles of undefined make to the armed forces of Niger to help the West African country protect its borders against infiltration and cross-border attacks by the Nigerian-based Islamic militant group Boko Haram.English
Country(s): 
Niger
Author(s): 
Oscar Nkala
Publisher / Source: 
defenceWeb
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Military Equipment

U.S. Supplies Iraqis with Line Charges for Planned Push in Ramadi

Thursday, October 29, 2015
U.S. advisers have begun training the Iraqi Security Forces in the use of line charges to clear obstacles in the long-stalled effort to retake Ramadi in Anbar province from the Islamic State, the military said Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Richard Sisk
Publisher / Source: 
Military.com
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Terrorism

Contribution of Law Enforcement Agencies in Fight Against Corruption Not Enough: Temir Sariyev

Thursday, October 29, 2015
Acting Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Temir Sariyev at a meeting on the results of the law enforcement agencies to combat corruption offenses in the first 9 months of 2015 said there were no tangible results.English
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Publisher / Source: 
AKIpress (Kyrgyzstan)
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Why Obama’s Military Deployment against Boko Haram is Too Little, Too Late

Thursday, October 29, 2015
At its current level, the U.S. troop and equipment contribution will not provide sufficient military force to eradicate Boko Haram.English
Country(s): 
Cameroon
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Landry Signe
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
Counterinsurgency
Intelligence
Security Assistance
Military Operations

Iraq to Adjust Military Spending, Hire 10,000 New Forces: Minister

Thursday, October 29, 2015
A financial squeeze is forcing Iraq to put major weapons deals on hold, but the country will hire 10,000 additional paramilitary forces seen as critical in the fight against Islamic State, its finance minister said on Wednesday.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Michael Georgy
Stephen Kalin
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo News
Wire Service: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

U.S. Training Niger Army to Resist Boko Haram

Thursday, October 29, 2015
American soldiers have begun training units of Niger's army at the edge of the Sahara Desert, in what a U.S. official calls a “new wave” of military support for African states battling Boko Haram militants.English
Country(s): 
Niger
Author(s): 
Carla Babb
Publisher / Source: 
Voice of America
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Counterterrorism
Counterinsurgency

Drug War Consumes Brazil's Amazonian Capital

Thursday, October 29, 2015
Little Ricardo is a small player in Manaus' violent drug trade, which has flourished in recent years as the Amazonian capital has grown into a major transit point, supplying an increasing domestic and European demand for cocaine. Homicides rose by 166 percent between 2002 and 2012 and stood at 37 killings per 100,000 inhabitants in 2014 the majority of which local security officials say is connected to the drug trade.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Sam Cowie
Publisher / Source: 
Aljazeera
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade
Violence

Obama Admin Emphasizes Jordanian Support

Thursday, October 29, 2015
As a top Jordanian official visits Washington this week, the Obama administration is doing its best to remind Congress of the military support it has given to the longtime regional ally. English
Country(s): 
Jordan
Author(s): 
Aaron Mehta
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy
Arms Sales

Africa Puts Security Hopes in Foreign-Funded, Home-Grown Strike Force

Thursday, October 29, 2015
In all, more than 90 percent of AU peace and security efforts are funded by the likes of the EU and United States, although AU member states have pledged to provide a quarter of the funding for operations by 2020.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Wendell Roelf
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
U.N. Peacekeeping

Russian FSB Head Warns Of Growing CIS Security Threat

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Russia initiated its campaign of air strikes in Syria primarily to prevent militants fighting with Islamic State (IS) from returning to their home countries in the former Soviet Union, says the head of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB).English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Counterterrorism

Elections and Organized Crime: 4 Takeaways

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Results are mostly in for mayoral, gubernatorial and presidential elections in Argentina, Colombia and Guatemala held October 25. Violence was low, but the specter of organized crime remains central to the region's political dynamics. English
Country(s): 
Western Hemisphere Regional
Author(s): 
Arron Daugherty
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime

Azerbaijan: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Official Raps Baku

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
A leading representative of the OSCE’s Parliamentary Assembly is voicing concern about the fairness of Azerbaijan’s upcoming parliamentary elections on November 1.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Human Rights
Human Rights

Dominican Republic Demands French Pilots' Extradition

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
The Dominican Republic says it will seek the extradition of two French pilots who fled the country after being convicted of drug trafficking.English
Country(s): 
Dominican Republic
Publisher / Source: 
BBC News
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade
Extraditions

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