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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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American Missionary Ambushed and Killed in Haiti; 4-Year-Old Child Abducted

Wednesday, October 14, 2015
A 55-year-old American missionary was ambushed and killed by gunmen while driving in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Saturday. A 4-year-old child who was traveling with her was abducted and hasn’t been seen since the incident.English
Country(s): 
Haiti
Author(s): 
Abby Phillip
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post

Army’s Annual Foreign Military Sales Top $20 Billion

Wednesday, October 14, 2015
The Army is doing big business abroad, raking in $20 billion in foreign military sales in fiscal 2015, according to the commander of Army Materiel Command.English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Jen Judson
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

In a Groundbreaking Deal, Ukraine May Buy U.S. Armor for Its Humvees

Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Kiev is negotiating the purchase of an upgrade kit for its dozens of Humvees, which would be its first major purchase from a U.S. defense company.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Marcus Weisgerber
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Azerbaijan Remains Important Partner for U.S. - Ambassador

Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Azerbaijan has been and remains an important partner for the United States, the U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Robert Cekuta said. He made the remarks during the lecture at the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy University (ADA), titled "U.S. Foreign Policy and U.S. – Azerbaijan Relations”.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
Anakhanum Khidayatova
Publisher / Source: 
Trend (Azerbaijan)
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Report Finds Kurdish Wins Against Islamic State Come at High Cost

Wednesday, October 14, 2015
After a roadside bomb killed a fighter from one of the Kurdish militias battling the Islamic State this summer, and another was shot and wounded, residents of the town of Hammam al-Turkman were presented with a stark choice. English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Paul McLeary
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Why is There a Turkmen Delegation in Washington?

Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Ashgabat is nervous about the border with Afghanistan, but you wouldn’t know it inside the country.English
Country(s): 
Turkmenistan
Author(s): 
Catherine Putz
Publisher / Source: 
The Diplomat
Tag(s): 
Security
Border Control

US Munitions Delivery to Syria Rebels Stirs Confusion On the Ground

Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Washington made its inaugural delivery over the weekend in its new strategy to provide military aid for established anti-ISIL factions in Syria, with U.S. Air Force cargo planes dropping 50 tons of ammunition to what the Pentagon calls “Arab groups” somewhere in the country’s fractured north.
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Michael Pizzi
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera America
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid

New U.S. Embassy Building in Bishkek Symbolizes Strength of Kyrgyz-American Relations – Ambassador

Wednesday, October 14, 2015
U.S. Ambassador Sheila Gwaltney praised the new building of the U.S. Embassy in Bishkek following the official ceremony of presentation of credentials to President Atambayev on October 14.English
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Publisher / Source: 
AKIpress (Kyrgyzstan)
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Iraqi Army, Militia Forces Launch Assault to Retake Baiji From Islamic State

Wednesday, October 14, 2015
The Iraqi army and volunteer militia fighters, who are mostly Shi'ite, launched an assault on Wednesday to retake the city of Baiji in northern Iraq from Islamic State militants, an Iraqi military spokesman said.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military Operations
Terrorism

Suppressing the Truth in Turkmenistan

Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Turkmenistan's leadership has been clamping down on all news including Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. This has left Turkmen with little to no access to reliable news.English
Country(s): 
Turkmenistan
Author(s): 
Editorial Board
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Human Rights

Army Focuses on Rebuilding Iraqi Capabilities

Wednesday, October 14, 2015
The US Army is using more effective ways to build Iraqi forces to battle the Islamic State group as it sets up future operations against a "committed and capable" enemy, said one of the Army's experts in sustaining the fight. English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Kathleen Curthoys
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Bitterness Abounds in Yemen’s North, a Houthi Stronghold

Wednesday, October 14, 2015
The wars have swept through this northern Yemen province like dreaded seasons over the last decade, crushing earthen homes that had survived for hundreds of years and leaving fresh graves that crowd old cemeteries.
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Kareem Fahim
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times

U.S. Marines Strengthen Partnership in Senegal

Wednesday, October 14, 2015
U.S. Marines are exercising a cooperative security location and training with Senegalese military partners in Dakar, Senegal.English
Country(s): 
Senegal
Author(s): 
Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Rusavskiy
Publisher / Source: 
DVIDS
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

ICG: Burundi's Army is Divided and Losing Its Way

Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Not long ago, Burundi’s army was considered the greatest success of the 2000 Arusha peace accords, which brought a gradual end to a civil war that began in 1993. Today, the army is nearing its breaking point. English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Author(s): 
Thierry Vircoulon
Publisher / Source: 
Daily Maverick
Tag(s): 
Governance
Civil Society
Conflict

Altar, Mexico: How the 'Migrant Oasis' for Would-Be Border Crossers Became a Trap

Wednesday, October 14, 2015
The migrants who pass through this desert outpost seek invisibility even before they begin the great trek north. After dusk they flit around the stores lining the plaza to stock up on camouflage backpacks, black water bottles and special slippers to cover their tracks in the Sonora desert. Then they vanish down side streets, heads down, avoiding eye contact.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Rory Carroll
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Migration
Border Control

Uganda Pullout Boosts South Sudan Peace Prospects

Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Uganda’s withdrawal of several thousand troops deployed in South Sudan since December 2013 is likely to increase the chances of peace, but could it prove pivotal? English
Country(s): 
Uganda
South Sudan
Author(s): 
Samuel Okiror
Publisher / Source: 
IRIN
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping
Peace Negotiations
Conflict Resolution

Colombian Police Arrest High Ranking Drug Smuggler

Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Colombian officials arrested a high-ranking drug trafficker from one of the country’s largest narcotics organizations.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade

Navy seizes 600 kilos of cocaine off Colombia's Pacific coast

Wednesday, October 14, 2015
The navy seized 600 kilos of cocaine and detained three men aboard a vessel in Colombia's's Pacific waters, officials said Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
Fox News Latino
Wire Service: 
EFE
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade

Cameroon to Host Logistics Base of AU Standby Force

Wednesday, October 14, 2015
An African Union Standby Force (ASF) that would intervene to restore peace and security in member states will soon go operational. English
Country(s): 
Cameroon
Author(s): 
Eugene Ndi
Publisher / Source: 
The East African
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Military Operations

Turkish Officials Claim 'Concrete Evidence' of ISIS Link to Bombings

Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Turkish officials said they had firm evidence linking Islamic State to the twin suicide bombings that killed scores of people at a peace rally in the country’s deadliest ever terrorist attack. English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Author(s): 
Kareem Shaheen
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Conflict

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