Resources - News

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. 

Date Range
***To filter by region, select a region from the View Site by Region menu at the top of the page

Chechen, Tajik, Uzbek Group Vows Loyalty to Al-Qaeda's Syrian Wing

Thursday, September 24, 2015
A group of around 1,500 Chechen, Uzbek, and Tajik fighters in Syria has pledged allegiance to Al-Qaeda's Syria wing Nusra Front, a group monitoring the war said September 23.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Terrorism

U.S. Marines, Senegalese Military Sharpen Infantry Skills

Thursday, September 24, 2015
U.S. Marines and Senegalese military members spent a week sharpening their infantry skills in Toubacouta, Senegal, Aug. 31 through Sept. 4. English
Country(s): 
Senegal
Author(s): 
Cpl. Olivia McDonald
Publisher / Source: 
Camp LeJeune Globe
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Captured Humvees Used in Sneak Attacks

Thursday, September 24, 2015
When two US-made Humvees approached a checkpoint in Afghanistan’s Helmand province last month, the police assumed them to be friendly local or coalition forces. In fact, Taliban militants were behind the wheel of the sand-coloured vehicles. Caught by surprise, police stood no chance against the Humvees’ mounted machine guns.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Publisher / Source: 
Gulf Times (Qatar)
Wire Service: 
Reuters Kabul
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Violence

Violence in Colombia Falls to 1975 Level

Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Violence in Colombia has fallen to its 1975 level since July 20, the start of a unilateral cease-fire by the FARC guerrilla group, according to a report released Monday by Cerac, a think-tank that studies armed conflicts. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
Fox News Latino
Wire Service: 
EFE
Tag(s): 
Violence
Civil Society

Colombia Shifts Anti-Drug Strategy Toward Coca Crop Substitution

Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Colombia will shift its focus in the fight against illegal drugs by funding the planting of legal crops, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Tuesday as the government halts aerial fumigation in one of the world's top cocaine producers.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Luis Jaime Acosta
Julia Symmes Cobb
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo News
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics

Top Commander in Afghanistan Urges Troops to Report Sex Abuse

Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Military officials on Tuesday stepped up their rebuttal to the claim by some U.S. troops that an American policy encouraged them to overlook the rampant sexual abuse of young boys that is common in Afghanistan, particularly by men in the Afghan security forces.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Leo Shane III
Andrew Tilghman
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Colombia and Venezuela Agree to Normalize Relations After Border Dispute

Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Venezuela agreed to gradually reopen border crossings with Colombia on Monday following a crackdown on illegal smuggling. English
Country(s): 
Venezuela
Colombia
Author(s): 
Lisa Spear
Publisher / Source: 
Time
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

The Rise And Fall Of Guatemala’s Most Feared General – Analysis

Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Otto Pérez Molina started his rise to power during a U.S.-backed dirty war. The uprising against impunity that brought him down has been waiting in the wings ever since. English
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Author(s): 
Jesse Franzblau
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy In Focus
Tag(s): 
Governance
Corruption
Human Rights

Why the U.S. (Still) Can’t Train the Iraqi Military

Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Since the Islamic State’s stunning gains in Iraq in summer 2014, the United States has gotten back into the business of trying to train Iraqi security forces. English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Caitlin Talmadge
Austin Long
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Yemen Conflict: Gulf States Should Overcome Pride and Advance Solutions

Wednesday, September 23, 2015
It is never a good idea to fight a war based on pride and without either the moral justification to sustain popular support or a clear set of achievable goals. Unfortunately, the Middle East has become best known for “wars of confusion.”English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Sultan Barakat
Publisher / Source: 
Brookings
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Burkina Faso Coup: Michel Kafando "Back in Charge"

Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Burkina Faso's interim President Michel Kafando has said he is back in charge and civilian rule restored after last week's military takeover.English
Country(s): 
Burkina Faso
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Civil-Military Relations
Governance

Venezuela Buying SU-30s, Helicopters, etc. From Russia

Wednesday, September 23, 2015
There have been a series of reports from a number of sources that Venezuela has finalized a deal with Russian arms manufacturers. Those reports have now shifted the total from $1 billion to around $3 billion, and expand its focus beyond SU-30MK2 (Mnogofunktzionniy Komercheskiy 2-seat) long-range multi-role fighters and various Russian helicopters to include other equipment as well.English
Country(s): 
Venezuela
Publisher / Source: 
Defense Industry Daily
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Militarization

U.S. Must Lead to Pace Peacekeeping Efforts

Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Gen. Martin Dempsey hit it on the head this summer when — for the sake of global security — he called for our allies to bolster United Nations peacekeeping. “The complex array of threats and, let’s call it geopolitical jockeying, requires all of us to contend with an unpredictable landscape, and our support to peacekeeping operations must keep pace with that unpredictability,” the Joint Chiefs chairman said.
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Peter Yeo
Publisher / Source: 
Stars and Stripes
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

We Never Thought Training Syrians Would Be Easy

Wednesday, September 23, 2015
When it comes to building capable foreign forces, one can have all the will, skill, money, and allies – but no guarantees.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Derek Chollet
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

U.S. Announces Addt'l $80m in Humanitarian Assistance to S. Sudan

Wednesday, September 23, 2015
The United States has disclosed that it has paid US$1.3 billion for humanitarian assistant in South Sudan since the beginning of the civil war in December 2013. English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Publisher / Source: 
Star Africa
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid

U.S.-Trained Division 30 Rebels 'Betray U.S. and Hand Weapons Over to al-Qaeda's Affiliate in Syria'

Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Pentagon-trained rebels in Syria are reported to have betrayed their American backers and handed their weapons over to al-Qaeda in Syria immediately after re-entering the country.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Nabih Bulos
Publisher / Source: 
Telegraph (UK)
Tag(s): 
Military Operations
Military and Police Aid
Arms Control

Armenia: Activist Brutally Beaten

Wednesday, September 23, 2015
A member of an independent political group critical of the Armenian government was savagely beaten after a protest in Yerevan, the capital, on September 21, 2015, Human Rights Watch said today. English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Publisher / Source: 
Human Rights Watch
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Violence
Conflict

President Hadi Returns to Aden from Exile

Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Yemen's president has returned to the southern city of Aden after six months in exile, his office says. English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy
Conflict

Burkina Coup Leaders Warn They Will Hit Back if Attacked

Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Burkina Faso's coup leader said Tuesday he would abide by a deal reached with top African mediators, but warned his men would defend themselves if attacked after the army entered the capital.English
Country(s): 
Burkina Faso
Author(s): 
Patrick Fort
Romaric Ollo Hien
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo News
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Civil-Military Relations
Governance

This Country is Using the Threat of Terrorism as a Pretext to Ban Beards

Wednesday, September 23, 2015
In the small Central Asian nation Tajikistan, the government is in the midst of a crackdown on beard-growing in the predominantly Muslim population. Citing concerns over displays of religious extremism, authorities even go so far as to forcibly shave offending citizens. English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Author(s): 
Georgina Rannard
Publisher / Source: 
UN Dispatch
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Pages