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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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Nigeria Has Deteriorated into a Major Humanitarian Crisis

Monday, October 5, 2015
In Nigeria, humanitarian interventions remain woefully under-resourced by the international community, leaving Nigerian civilians and churches to fill the void unsupported. The international community must and can do more.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Katherine Edelen
Publisher / Source: 
UN Dispatch
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid

UW Law Student Sues CIA over Data on Salvadoran Army Officer

Monday, October 5, 2015
UW Center for Human Rights fellow sues CIA over documents relating to the El Salvadoran civil war in the 1980s and the alleged massacre of civilians during the military government’s fight against leftist rebelsEnglish
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Mike Carter
Publisher / Source: 
Seattle Times
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy

The Blood of El Salvador’s Massacres Stains America

Monday, October 5, 2015
Salvadoran soldiers killed tens of thousands of civilians during their scorched-earth campaign in the 1980s. The elite military unit that murdered the six Jesuits and carried out other notorious massacres was called the Atlacatl Battalion.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Steven Kinzer
Publisher / Source: 
Boston Globe

Secretary Carter: Afghan Situation 'Complicated'

Monday, October 5, 2015
Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Sunday promised a full and transparent investigation into whether a U.S. aircraft providing support for American and Afghan commandos was responsible for the explosions that destroyed a hospital in northern Afghanistan, killing 22 people.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Lolita C. Baldor
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Colombia’s Peace Deal Comes Apart

Monday, October 5, 2015
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced that his government is on track to soon sign an agreement with the Colombian organized-crime syndicate FARC, bringing hostilities to an end. Its leaders issued a six-point document objecting to claims made by the Santos negotiating team in Havana about the status of the talks, and what has been agreed upon.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Mary Anastasia O'Grady
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal

CSTO Peacekeeping Force Exercise Ends in Armenia

Monday, October 5, 2015
The Joint exercise of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping forces codenamed Nerushimoe Bratstvo (Enduring Brotherhood) ended at Armenia's Marshal Bgramian firing range, the CSTO Secretariat told TASS on Sunday.English
Country(s): 
Eurasia Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Kazinform (Kazakhstan)
Wire Service: 
TASS
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

U.S.-backed Syrian Rebels Appeal For Antiaircraft Missiles

Monday, October 5, 2015
U.S.-backed rebels in Syria appealed to the Obama administration Friday for anti­aircraft missiles to defend their positions against relentless Russian airstrikes that have so far mostly targeted the moderate opposition to President Bashar al-Assad’s ruleEnglish
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Liz Sly
Andrew Roth
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Tajik FM, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Review Cooperation Prospects

Monday, October 5, 2015
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sirodjidin Aslov met with the U.S. Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, Nisha Biswal, last week, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Publisher / Source: 
AKIpress (Kyrgyzstan)
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

U.S. Aims to Put More Pressure on ISIS in Syria

Monday, October 5, 2015
The American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State has begun preparing to open a major front in northeastern Syria, aiming to put pressure on Raqqa, the terrorist group’s de facto capital, according to military and administration officials.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Eric Schmitt
Michael R. Gordon
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Russia-Led Military Alliance Trying to Abandon Yerevan?

Monday, October 5, 2015
The CSTO's decision not to intervene in Nagorno-Karabakh reflects the organization's charter and it's opinion on the status of Nagorno-Karabkh. English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Author(s): 
Elmira Tariverdiyeva
Publisher / Source: 
Trend (Azerbaijan)

Colombia Confirms Death of Narco-Guerrilla 'Megateo'

Monday, October 5, 2015
Security forces announced they had finally killed the leader of a guerrilla group dedicated to drug trafficking along the Venezuelan border, who had built up his splinter faction into a drug trafficking force, a potential model in a post-conflict Colombia. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Elyssa Pachico
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Ukraine President Says Obama Approved Sending New Weapons

Monday, October 5, 2015
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Sunday on state television that U.S. President Barack Obama promised his country new models of defensive weapons amid a cease-fire with pro-Russian separatists.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Elena Mazneva
Publisher / Source: 
Bloomberg Business
Tag(s): 
Military
Military Equipment

Just When Kenya’s Military Needs More Civilian Oversight, a Proposed Bill Calls for Less

Friday, October 2, 2015
If the government’s KDF Amendment Bill goes through as planned, Parliament will effectively lose its constitutional oversight of the army. English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
Patrick Mutahi
Publisher / Source: 
African Arguments
Tag(s): 
Civil-Military Relations

Officials: Pentagon Weighs Protections For US-trained Rebels

Friday, October 2, 2015
Russia's launch of airstrikes in Syria is prompting discussions within the Pentagon about whether the U.S. should use military force to protect U.S.-trained and equipped Syrian rebels if they come under fire by the Russians.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Lolita C. Baldor
Robert Burns
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo News
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press

The Massively Terrible Plan to Give Israel the Massive Ordnance Penetrator

Friday, October 2, 2015
Now that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action signed in Vienna between Iran and the so-called P5+1 (or E3/EU+3) has survived the period of congressional review, the pointy heads of Beltway wonkdom are turning to the next steps.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Jeffrey Lewis
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

El Salvador's Right Employs New Tactics to Oust the Government

Friday, October 2, 2015
Through organized crime, new civil society movements and the judicial system, right-wing forces in El Salvador are trying to destabilize the government of President Salvador Sanchez Ceren, Salvadoran Lawmaker Nidia Diaz told teleSUR English on Monday. English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Conflict

America Finally Speaks Out About the Crushing of Tajik Opposition

Friday, October 2, 2015
Weeks after the Tajikistani government demolished its Islamic opposition, months after the crackdown against the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan began in earnest, the United States has finally offered comment.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Author(s): 
Casey Michel
Publisher / Source: 
The Diplomat
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Conflict

Special Forces Are Great, but They Require a Strong Conventional Military to Operate

Friday, October 2, 2015
Unless Obama quickly reverses the shrinking of the U.S. military, his Africa strategy will founder, with serious repercussions for U.S. national security.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Joshua Meservey
Publisher / Source: 
The Daily Signal
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Uzbek Foreign Ministry, U.S. Ambassador Review Cooperation Priorities

Friday, October 2, 2015
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan held a meeting with the U.S. Ambassador, Pamela Spratlen, on October 2, reports the press service of the Ministry. English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Publisher / Source: 
AKIpress (Kyrgyzstan)
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Japan, South Korea Boost Their African Presence

Friday, October 2, 2015
The engagement of the United States, Japan, and South Korea, both with each other and with African partners, has resulted in some interesting security developments that has gone largely unnoticed by observers.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Jason Nicholson
Publisher / Source: 
The Diplomat
Tag(s): 
Militarization
Military Operations

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