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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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Brazil's Guarani-Kaiowa Tribe Allege Genocide over Land Disputes

Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Genocide is an emotive and powerful accusation to make against anyone but it is exactly what some indigenous leaders in Brazil say is happening to their people because of their government's ignorance, if not its compliance.
Author(s): 
Wyre Davies
Publisher / Source: 
BBC News
Tag(s): 
Conflict

UN Human Rights Chief Condemns Civil Society Crackdown in Azerbaijan

Wednesday, September 9, 2015
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein has condemned an ongoing crackdown on civil society in Azerbaijan.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Human Rights

Australia to Extend Bombing Raids Against Islamic State Deep Into Syria

Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has warned Australian jihadists in Syria that they "may well feel the force of our arms" as he approved RAAF bombing raids deep into the Islamic State group's heartland.
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
David Wroe
Publisher / Source: 
The Sydney Morning Herald
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict

D.R.C Court Orders Review of Election Schedule

Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Democratic Republic of Congo's highest court on Tuesday told election authorities to take a fresh look at the country's voting timetable, raising the prospect of a delay that would enable President Joseph Kabila to stay in office beyond 2016.English
Country(s): 
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Publisher / Source: 
Voice of America
Wire Service: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Governance

U.N. Official Urges Stronger Action by Peacekeepers in Central African Republic

Tuesday, September 8, 2015
United Nations peacekeepers should take tougher action against armed groups to restore stability to the crisis-torn Central African Republic, the United Nations human rights chief said Friday, but they need to be reinforced with more men and attack helicopters to fulfill their mission.English
Country(s): 
Central African Republic
Author(s): 
Nick Cumming-Bruce
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

U.S. Co-Chair of OSCE MG Calls Escalation in Karabakh Unacceptable

Tuesday, September 8, 2015
US co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group James Warlick has called escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh unacceptable, the diplomat tweeted Sept. 6.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Publisher / Source: 
Trend (Azerbaijan)
Tag(s): 
Violence
Conflict

Burundi Prepares for Tough Times As Aid Cuts Begin to Bite

Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Burundi is facing tough times ahead as donors move to suspend aid and the West threatens diplomatic isolation.
Country(s): 
Burundi
Author(s): 
Moses Havyarimana
Trevor Analo
Publisher / Source: 
The East African
Tag(s): 
Sanctions
Corruption

Qatar Sends 1,000 Ground Troops to Yemen Conflict

Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Qatar has sent 1,000 ground troops to Yemen, Doha-based Al Jazeera television said, escalating Gulf Arab intervention in Yemen's war ahead of a planned offensive against Iranian-backed Houthis holding the capital Sanaa.English
Country(s): 
Qatar
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters

Russia 'Security Guarantor' of Central Asian Regions - Indian Official

Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Russia is the guarantor and provider of security in the Central Asian region, interested in peace and stability in Afghanistan, former Indian Ambassador to Kazakhstan, Sweden and Latvia Ashok Sajjanhar told Sputnik Monday. English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Sputnik News
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

U.S. Revamping Rebel Force Fighting ISIS in Syria

Tuesday, September 8, 2015
In an acknowledgment of severe shortcomings in its effort to create a force of moderate rebels to battle the Islamic State in Syria, the Pentagon is drawing up plans to significantly revamp the program by dropping larger numbers of fighters into safer zones as well as providing better intelligence and improving their combat skills.
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Eric Schmitt
Ben Hubbard
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Fear Stalks Burundi as Besieged Regime Turns to Torture

Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Lie on your back and stare directly into the sun – if you shut your eyes or look away, we will stamp on your toes. This is one of the perversely innovative forms of torture allegedly being practiced by Burundi’s secret service in the defense of a besieged regime.
Country(s): 
Burundi
Author(s): 
David Smith
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Corruption

U.S. To Admit Killing More Civilians in ISIS Strikes

Tuesday, September 8, 2015
The United States Central Command is finalizing a report expected to conclude that for the second time since the war against the self-proclaimed Islamic State began, a coalition airstrike has killed civilians, two defense officials told The Daily Beast.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Nancy A. Youssef
Publisher / Source: 
The Daily Beast
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Terrorism

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Start Drills as Border Tension Mounts

Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Both Armenia and Azerbaijan are conducting large-scale military exercises as tension along the border between the two nemeses has spiked in recent days.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Author(s): 
Joshua Kucera
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises
Conflict

Colombian Government and ELN Rebel Group Closer to Starting Peace Talks

Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Leader of Colombian guerrilla group the National Liberation Army (ELN), Nicolás Rodríguez Bautista “Gabino” and the country’s government are 90 percent close to starting peace talks, Prensa Latina reported.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Charlotte Mackenzie
Publisher / Source: 
Latin Correspondent
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Peace Negotiations

Georgia, U.S. Plan to Hold Joint Military Drills in Early 2016

Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Georgia and the United States plan to hold joint military exercises in the beginning of 2016 to find out how fast the US forces will be able to get to Georgia from Bulgaria if the need arises, Georgia's Defense Minister Tinatin Khidasheli said on Monday.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
Sputnik News
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises
Military Cooperation

Guatemala's Version of Donald Trump Leads Presidential Race After First Vote

Tuesday, September 8, 2015
The tumultuous political situation in Guatemala took yet another a surprising turn on Sunday when the country's voters headed to the polls to elect a new president. English
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Author(s): 
Jeff Abbott
Publisher / Source: 
Vice News

Colombia Seizes 1 Metric Ton of Cocaine on Mexico Flight

Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Authorities in Colombia said they seized over 1 metric ton of cocaine disguised as printer ink and bound for Mexico.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Jacobo Garcia
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo News
Wire Service: 
Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics

Saudi-led Coalition Jets Kill 20 At a Wake in Yemen - Residents

Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Jets belonging to a Saudi-led coalition killed at least 20 people at a wake in northern Yemen on Sunday, local tribesmen said, as warplanes pounded Houthis and other forces behind a missile strike that had killed dozens of Gulf Arab soldiers.
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Mohammed Ghobari
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Tunisia Getting More HMMWVs

Tuesday, September 8, 2015
The Tunisian military will by mid-2016 have received 27 AM General High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) from the United States as part of a recently awarded foreign military sales contract.English
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Fraud, Violence, and Protests Cloud Results of Haitian Election

Tuesday, September 8, 2015
All across the country, the vote was held amid a climate of chaos and tension. In Chansolme, in Haiti's rural northwest, a polling place supervisor was forced to hide under a bed for hours after being threatened by armed bandits who needed his signature to officially endorse completed ballots that they had provided.English
Country(s): 
Haiti
Author(s): 
Jake Johnston
Publisher / Source: 
Vice News

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