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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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KDF Launches Nationwide Recruitment

Monday, September 14, 2015
The Kenya Defence Forces has officially launched a nationwide recruitment exercise that targets 2000 recruits. English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Publisher / Source: 
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC)
Tag(s): 
Military

U.S. Focus on Central Asia Waning as Nation’s Security Interests Dissipate, Warn Experts

Monday, September 14, 2015
United States security interests in the region are dissipating along with the country’s focus on Central Asian and Kazakhstan policy, said U.S. scholars at the Sept. 9 New Security Trends in Central Asia conference at the Library of the First President in Astana.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Michelle Witte
Publisher / Source: 
The Astana Times (Kazakhstan)

Airstrikes Take Toll on Civilians in Yemen War

Monday, September 14, 2015
Of the many perils Yemen’s civilians have faced during the last six months of war, with starvation looming and their cities crumbling under heavy weapons, none have been as deadly as the coalition airstrikes.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Kareem Fahim
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Human Rights

Israel Eyes Exclusive Dibs on F-35

Monday, September 14, 2015
To convince Israel and its supporters in Congress that the White House truly “has its back” with respect to threats posed by Iran, US President Barack Obama and top Cabinet officials have repeatedly flagged the fact that Israel is the exclusive regional recipient of the F-35, America’s premier stealth strike fighter.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Barbara Opall-Rome
Publisher / Source: 
DefenseNews
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Nazarbayev Confident that Armed Attacks in Tajikistan Orchestrated from Outside

Monday, September 14, 2015
Armed attacks on police departments of Dushanbe and Vahdat cities occurred in Tajikistan on September 4. The armed group was led by ex-Deputy Defense Minister Abduhalim Nazarzoda.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Publisher / Source: 
AKIpress (Kyrgyzstan)
Tag(s): 
Violence
Terrorism

Police Raid Homes in War on Terror

Monday, September 14, 2015
More than 50 anti-terrorism police officers raided a Mombasa suburb on Sunday morning and ransacked three houses for suspected terrorists.
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
Daniel Tsuma Nyassy
Publisher / Source: 
Daily Nation (Kenya)
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
Civil Society

Rahmon and Nazarbayev to Sign Cooperation Documents

Monday, September 14, 2015
Presidents of Tajikistan and Kazakhstan Emomali Rahmon and Nursultan Nazarbayev are satisfied with the level of strategic partnership of two countries, reports the press service of the Tajik President.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Kazakhstan
Publisher / Source: 
AKIpress (Kyrgyzstan)

Kazakhstan and Turkey Discuss Cooperation

Monday, September 14, 2015
Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov and Turkish Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlioglu met in Astana last week to discuss cooperation between their countries.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Turkey
Publisher / Source: 
AKIpress (Kyrgyzstan)
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Last Chance for Brazil's Rousseff to Save Mandate: Newspaper

Monday, September 14, 2015
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has one last chance to stem a growing political and economic crisis before being forced to step down, one of the country's leading daily newspapers said on Sunday.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Security

Egypt's Government Resigns Amid Corruption Probe

Monday, September 14, 2015
Egypt's government resigned Saturday in the face of intense criticism from state-friendly media that reflects growing discontent but stops short of faulting President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, the former general who led the overthrow of an Islamist president two years ago.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Nour Youssef
Publisher / Source: 
The Huffington Post
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Colombia Says Venezuela Military Planes Violated Airspace

Monday, September 14, 2015
Colombia said two Venezuela military planes violated its airspace Saturday and overflew an army unit.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Venezuela
Author(s): 
Andrew Rosati
Christine Jenkins
Publisher / Source: 
Bloomberg Business
Tag(s): 
Border Control

Terror Suspect Escapes Kisauni Dawn Police Raid

Monday, September 14, 2015
Terror suspect Farid Omar Awadh has escaped a police dragnet in Kisauni only hours after he sneaked back into the country from Somalia. A team of heavily armed Anti-Terror Police Unit and Serious Crime Unit officers stormed his house in the wee hours of yesterday, but he had escaped. English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
Calvin Onsarigo
Publisher / Source: 
The Star (Kenya)
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

U.S. Wants Former Salvadoran Ally to Face Justice in 1989 Massacre

Monday, September 14, 2015
The United States government, which spent more than $4 billion in assistance to El Salvador’s military during the conflict — including training the Atlacatl Battalion, which massacred the Jesuits — is now working to bring some of the officers it once partnered with to justice.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Jonathan M. Katz
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Extraditions

Yemen's Exiled President Backs Out of Talks with Rebels

Monday, September 14, 2015
Yemen's internationally recognized president will not participate in U.N.-brokered talks later this week with Shiite rebels who control the capital and much of the country's north, his office said Sunday.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Ahmed Al-Haj
Publisher / Source: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations

Ecuador Extradites Peruvian 'Drug Lord' Gerald Oropeza

Monday, September 14, 2015
Ecuador has extradited a Peruvian man who is accused of being one of Peru's most powerful drug dealers.English
Country(s): 
Ecuador
Peru
Publisher / Source: 
BBC News
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade
Extraditions

Kuwait To Purchase 28 Typhoons

Monday, September 14, 2015
Kuwait has agreed to purchase 28 Typhoon combat jets in a multibillion euro deal with the Italian government, industry sources in the region said Friday. English
Country(s): 
Kuwait
Author(s): 
Andrew Chuter
Publisher / Source: 
DefenseNews
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

A Counterinsurgency Failure in Eastern Congo

Monday, September 14, 2015
Attackers descended on two villages in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, killing nine people and raising questions about the Congolese army and UN peacekeepers' operations in the territory. English
Country(s): 
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Author(s): 
Claude Muhindo Sengenya
Publisher / Source: 
IRIN
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

Africa is Our New Quagmire: Special Ops, Human Rights Abuses and the Latest Battlefront in Our Failed War on Terror

Monday, September 14, 2015
Since 9/11, in fact, Africa has increasingly been viewed by the Pentagon as a place of problems to be remedied by military means.Year after year, as terror groups have multiplied, proxies have foundered, and allies have disappointed, the U.S. has doubled down again and again, with America’s most elite troops — U.S. Special Operations forces (SOF) — leading the way. English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Nick Turse
Publisher / Source: 
Salon
Tag(s): 
Military

U.S. Commit to Cooperation with Azerbaijan, Says U.S. Ambassador

Friday, September 11, 2015
U.S. committed to cooperation with Azerbaijan, Robert Cekuta, US Ambassador to Azerbaijan, said at the event dedicated to the anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Publisher / Source: 
Trend (Azerbaijan)
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

How the U.S. is Working with Central American Nations to Fight the MS-13 and 18th Street Gangs

Friday, September 11, 2015
About 70 law enforcement officials and prosecutors from seven countries gathered Wednesday at the Hall of Justice downtown to swap notes and intelligence in an effort to better combat these increasingly violent and sophisticated groups, especially the notorious Mara Salvatrucha or M-13 and 18th Street gangs.
Country(s): 
Central America Regional
Author(s): 
Brenda Gazzar
Publisher / Source: 
Press-Telegram
Wire Service: 
Los Angeles Daily News
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

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