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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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Exclusive Interview: Machar on South Sudan Peace Deal

Thursday, August 27, 2015
South Sudan rebel leader tells Al Jazeera peace agreement includes reconstituting the army, security forces and police.
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Publisher / Source: 
Aljazeera
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations

Commander of U.S.-Backed Syrian Rebel Group Killed in Turkey Car Bomb

Thursday, August 27, 2015
A car bomb Wednesday in the Turkish city of Antakya killed the commander of a U.S.-backed Syrian rebel group, officials said, the latest attack targeting Syria’s opposition and moderate rebel leaders.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Turkey
Author(s): 
Ayla Albayrak
Mohammed Nour Al Akraa
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Dozens Killed as Somali Shebab Ambush Troops: Government

Thursday, August 27, 2015
Dozens have been killed in Somalia after Shebab gunmen ambushed an army convoy, officials and local elders said Thursday, the latest battles with the Al-Qaeda-linked insurgents.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo Finance
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Stoltenberg: NATO-Georgia ‘Substantial Package Delivering Tangible Results’

Thursday, August 27, 2015
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discusses the progress being made between NATO and Georgia and the implications the new NATO training center has for security in the region.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
Civil Georgia
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Egypt in Talks to Buy Mistral Warships From France

Thursday, August 27, 2015
Egypt is negotiating to buy a pair of warships that France originally built for Russia but refused to deliver because of Moscow’s intervention in Ukraine, French officials said Wednesday.
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Matthew Dalton
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Arms Sales

Saudi Arabia Said to Arrest Suspect in 1996 Khobar Towers Bombing

Thursday, August 27, 2015
Saudi Arabia has arrested the man accused as the mastermind of a 1996 bombing that killed 19 American airmen, a Saudi-owned pan-Arab newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed officials.
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
David Kirkpatrick
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Counterterrorism

New Deputy Commander for Djibouti Joint Task Force

Thursday, August 27, 2015
Capt. William W. Wheeler III, set for promotion to rear admiral, has been tapped to serve as the next deputy commander for the U.S. military mission in Djibouti, the Defense Department announced.English
Country(s): 
Djibouti
Program(s): 
Bases and other overseas military presence
Publisher / Source: 
Stars and Stripes
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

Elite Peru Drug Cops Blast Air Strips

Thursday, August 27, 2015
The elite police who work in the dense central jungles of the world's No. 1 cocaine-producing nation regularly raid the pits in which coca leaves are processed into the paste used to make the drug.English
Country(s): 
Peru
Author(s): 
Franklin Briceno
Publisher / Source: 
Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics

U.S. Special Envoy Meets with Sudan’s Foreign Minister

Thursday, August 27, 2015
The United States Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan, Donald E. Booth, on Wednesday has discussed with Sudan’s foreign minister, Ibrahim Ghandour, the outstanding issues between the two countries.English
Country(s): 
Sudan
South Sudan
Publisher / Source: 
Sudan Tribune
Tag(s): 
Sanctions
Foreign Policy

Egypt Turns to Russia to Combat Terrorism

Thursday, August 27, 2015
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi on Wednesday called for a coalition to combat terrorism in the Middle East.
Country(s): 
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Wire Service: 
Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

Security Assistance & Foreign Internal Defense

Thursday, August 27, 2015
Through its international security assistance programs, the United States advances its foreign policy agenda, exercises influence, sometimes wreaks havoc or abets abusive conduct, and now and then does good things.
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Steven Aftergood
Publisher / Source: 
Federation Of American Scientists
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Guatemala's Embattled President

Thursday, August 27, 2015
Authorities in Guatemala City arrested Mr. Pérez Molina’s former vice president, Roxana Baldetti, last Friday, and began to unveil an extensive dossier that has prompted public outrage and led to the resignation of at least 14 members of Mr. Pérez Molina’s cabinet.English
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Author(s): 
Editorial Board
Publisher / Source: 
New York Times
Tag(s): 
Corruption

To Aid Or Not to Aid: US Law Creates Weapons Dilemma

Thursday, August 27, 2015
The U.S. is pumping billions of dollars in military aid into the hands of Egypt’s strongman president Abdel Fattah El Sisi, who is using the money to fuel an authoritarian crackdown under the guise of “counterterrorism.”
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Michael Pizzi
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera America
Tag(s): 
Security

Spies: Obama’s Brass Pressured Us to Downplay ISIS Threat

Thursday, August 27, 2015
Senior military and intelligence officials have inappropriately pressured U.S. terrorism analysts to alter their assessments about the strength of the self-proclaimed Islamic State, three sources familiar with the matter told The Daily Beast.
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Shane Harris
Nancy A. Youssef
Publisher / Source: 
The Daily Beast
Tag(s): 
Intelligence
Terrorism

Kazakhstan’s Anti-Corruption Effort Falls Short

Thursday, August 27, 2015
The Kazakh government has made battling corruption a top priority, but results so far are mixed, as it is a deeply ingrained problem across the post-Soviet space.
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
John C. K. Daly
Publisher / Source: 
Silk Road Reporters
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Colombians Leave Venezuela in Droves Over Border Crisis

Thursday, August 27, 2015
More than 1,000 Colombians who were living in Venezuela have crossed into Colombia as a border spat between the two neighbours intensifies.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Border Control

Does Security Assistance Reduce Terrorism?

Thursday, August 27, 2015
The United States spends nearly $18 billion annually training and arming more than 56,000 soldiers in 155 countries. For the past 15 years, most of this security partnership with other nations has been aimed at countering terrorism.
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Matthew Saintsing
Publisher / Source: 
Small Wars Journal
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Military and Police Aid

Former FARC Member Pleads Guilty to Holding 3 U.S. Hostages for Five Years

Thursday, August 27, 2015
A former member of the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia pleaded guilty Wednesday to holding three U.S. defense contractors hostage in the Colombian jungle for more than five years, during which time they became among the most important of 700 hostages held by FARC.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Spencer S. Hsu
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Two Setbacks for Coalition in Afghanistan

Thursday, August 27, 2015
Two NATO soldiers were killed Wednesday when men wearing uniforms of the Afghan security forces opened fire at an Afghan military base in the southern province of Helmand, the American-led international coalition said in a statement. English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Mujib Mashal
Taimoor Shah
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Violence

Arab League Delays Meeting on Creating Joint Military Force

Thursday, August 27, 2015
The Arab League has postponed a meeting of member state defense ministers who were scheduled to ratify a protocol for a new joint military force to intervene in troubled areas in the region, the organization said in a statement Wednesday.
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Wire Service: 
AFP, Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Security

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