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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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Obama: United States is a Partner and Friend of Armenia

Monday, September 21, 2015
The relations between the United States of America and Armenia are strong and long-lasting. USA is grateful to Armenia for assisting in the peacekeeping missions in Lebanon, Kosovo.English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Publisher / Source: 
ArmenPress (Armenia)

Congress Presses Tunisia on Security Sector Reform

Monday, September 21, 2015
A key congressional panel on Sept. 17 urged Tunisia to reform its troubled security services if it hopes to be recognized as a full-fledged democracy.English
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Publisher / Source: 
Al-Monitor
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Security Assistance

China Has a Plan to Take Over Central Asia — and America Loves it

Monday, September 21, 2015
The effort is seen by many as Beijing’s response to the Obama administration’s “pivot to Asia” and a challenge to America’s status as the dominant political power in the region. This sudden, surprising convergence of U.S. and Chinese interests, according to U.S. officials, boils down to one mutual goal: security.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
China
Author(s): 
John Hudson
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Military and Police Aid

Free Speech Crackdown, Ecuador Edition

Monday, September 21, 2015
Add a new strongman to the list: Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, whose administration has waged an increasingly aggressive campaign against both the media and the free speech rights of ordinary citizens.English
Country(s): 
Ecuador
Author(s): 
Megan Alpert
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

U.S. Deeply Concerned Over Unresolved Conflicts in Region

Monday, September 21, 2015
The United States voiced deep concern over the unresolved conflicts in the region. She further noted that Azerbaijan remains a strategic ally of the U.S., and Washington has been a proud ally in the field of security for over 20 years.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
Sara Rajabova
Publisher / Source: 
Azernews (Azerbaijan)
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Foreign Policy
Violence

Draft Deal to End Burkina Coup Crisis Denounced

Monday, September 21, 2015
Burkina Faso is bracing for more violence after civil society movements denounced a political accord reached on Sunday between the new junta and the opposition as "shameful."English
Country(s): 
Burkina Faso
Author(s): 
Michel Arseneault
Publisher / Source: 
Radio France Internationale
Tag(s): 
Civil-Military Relations

U.S. Soldiers Told to Ignore Sexual Abuse of Boys by Afghan Allies

Monday, September 21, 2015
Rampant sexual abuse of children has long been a problem in Afghanistan, particularly among armed commanders who dominate much of the rural landscape and can bully the population. American soldiers and Marines have been instructed not to interveneEnglish
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Joseph Goldstein
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

US Train-and-Equip Program, by the Numbers: 9 Fighting, 18 MIA, 1 Killed

Monday, September 21, 2015
Pentagon updates the tally just days after CENTCOM shocked senators by reporting that only ‘4 or 5’ Syrians remained in the fight. English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Molly O'Toole
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

2 Top Prison Officials Among 13 Held Over Mexico Jail Break

Monday, September 21, 2015
The former head of Mexico's federal prisons and the ex-director of the Altiplano penitentiary that drug capo Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman escaped from are among 13 additional people arrested in the jail break, an official with the federal Prosecutor's Office said Saturday.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Maria Verza
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo News
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations
Corruption

U.S. Administration Rethinks Syria Strategy

Friday, September 18, 2015
The Obama administration is considering scrapping its effort to create a large-scale Syrian force to fight Islamic State as it searches for alternatives to prevent the American-led effort from collapsing, officials said.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Carol E. Lee
Dion Nissenbaum
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

In Eastern Ukraine, Most Western Aid Agencies Have Been Blocked

Friday, September 18, 2015
Nearly all Western humanitarian organizations have been blocked from operating in separatist-controlled parts of eastern Ukraine for close to two months, and they fear that unless the situation is reversed, civilians could lose access to critical assistance when winter sets in.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Julia Smirnova
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid

"We Have the Support of the Army," Burkina Coup Leader Tells France 24

Friday, September 18, 2015
On Thursday, General Gilbert Diendéré said that the coup in Burkina Faso had the support of the army and that those leaders seized in the coup would be freed.English
Country(s): 
Burkina Faso
Publisher / Source: 
France 24
Tag(s): 
Governance

US Soldiers are Quietly Helping Build a Wall Against Boko Haram in Niger

Friday, September 18, 2015
A small team of fewer than 20 U.S. Special Operations Forces is conducting an experiment that is part of President Barack Obama's new counter-terrorism strategy. The soldiers, who encouraged the meeting and helped provide a ring of security, do not go into combat, or even wear uniforms. English
Country(s): 
Niger
Publisher / Source: 
Business Insider
Wire Service: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Report Highlights Increasing Sophistication of MS13 in Guatemala

Friday, September 18, 2015
Members of the MS13 in Guatemala are now investing their earnings from extortion in legal enterprises, according to a new report, although it remains unclear to what extent the street gang has become involved in international drug trafficking.English
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Author(s): 
David Gagne
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations

U.S., Pakistan, Mongolia Partake in USCENTCOM Command-Post Exercise in Dushanbe

Friday, September 18, 2015
Around 190 participants and support personnel from the United States, Pakistan and Mongolia arrived in Dushanbe for Exercise Regional Cooperation, the largest annual, multilateral U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) command-post exercise held in conjunction with regional partners from Central and South Asia. English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Publisher / Source: 
AKIpress (Kyrgyzstan)
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Military Exercises

Islamic State Claims It Carried Out Fatal Twin Suicide Bombings in Iraq

Friday, September 18, 2015
Islamic State claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombings that Iraqi officials said killed at least 11 people Thursday in crowded areas of central Baghdad.
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Safa Majeed
Matt Bradley
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Taliban Attack Kills 16 at Mosque at Pakistan Air Force Base

Friday, September 18, 2015
Taliban militants shot and killed 16 people in a mosque at an air force base near this city in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, military officials said, in the first major assault on a Pakistani military installation this year.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Ismail Khan
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Violence

Burkina Faso Military Spy Chief Seizes Power, Dissolves Government

Friday, September 18, 2015
A shadowy spy master formerly the right-hand man to toppled President Blaise Compaore seized power in Burkina Faso at the head of a military coup on Thursday, less than a month before elections meant to restore democracy in the West African state.English
Country(s): 
Burkina Faso
Author(s): 
Nadoun Coulibaly
Mathieu Bonkoungou
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Wire Service: 
AFP, EFE, Reuters
Tag(s): 
Governance
Governance

Fight Against Extremism: CSTO Recipe

Friday, September 18, 2015
A scheduled meeting of CSTO Collective Security Council took place in Dushanbe. It closed the year of Tajikistan's chairmanship in the organization. Issues on the agenda showed that peace is that Central Asia can only dream of today.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Tatyana Kudryavtseva
Publisher / Source: 
24 News Agency (Kyrgyzstan)
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

Mexico Arrests Cartel Figure in Connection with Disappearance of 43 Students

Friday, September 18, 2015
Federal authorities captured a suspected high-ranking drug cartel member who has been implicated in last year's disappearance of 43 college students in the southern state of Guerrero, officials said Thursday. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
FOX News
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations

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