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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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India Wants to Contain Tensions with Pakistan, Focus on Economy

Friday, October 14, 2016
India wants to limit tensions with Pakistan after what it said was a successful cross-border strike on militants sheltered there, according to two top officials, who sought to allay fears of a broader conflict between the nuclear-armed nations.English
Country(s): 
India
Pakistan
Author(s): 
Sanjeev Miglani
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Russia and India to Sign Delivery Deal for S-400 Missiles

Friday, October 14, 2016
Russia and India will sign an agreement on Saturday for Moscow to deliver advanced S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to New Delhi, a Kremlin aide said on Thursday.English
Country(s): 
India
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Arms Control
Arms Sales

America's Tough Conditions for Financial Aid to South Sudan

Friday, October 14, 2016
The US has revived calls to suspend financial aid to the South Sudan government over massive corruption and gross human rights violations. A statement released by the US embassy in Juba on Thursday disclosed that the American law currently prohibits new assistance to Juba until the government takes effective steps to end hostilities and pursue good faith negotiations for a political settlement of the current conflict.English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Author(s): 
Joseph Oduha
Publisher / Source: 
The East African
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

U.S. Signs Defence R&D Agreement with Chile

Friday, October 14, 2016
US defence secretary Ashton Carter signed a defence industrial agreement with his Chilean counterpart José Antonio Gómez on 13 October. The deal aims to increase their level of co-operation on defence research, development, testing, and evaluation (RDT&E).English
Country(s): 
Chile
Author(s): 
Andrew McDonald
Publisher / Source: 
IHS Jane's 360
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

U.S. F-16s in Djibouti for Possible Crisis Response in South Sudan

Friday, October 14, 2016
U.S. Air Force F-16s and KC 135s were quietly deployed in July to the U.S. military’s counterterrorism hub in east Africa, where they remain on standby amid concerns over threats to Americans in South Sudan. English
Country(s): 
Djibouti
South Sudan
Author(s): 
John Vandiver
Publisher / Source: 
Stars and Stripes
Tag(s): 
Civil Society

UN Urges Burundi to Restore Ties with Rights Office

Friday, October 14, 2016
New York - The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged Burundi to reverse its decision to break ties with the UN rights office following a report warning of a risk of genocide.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Publisher / Source: 
News 24
Tag(s): 
International Criminal Court
Security

AMISOM Troops Struggle to Counter IED Threat in Somalia

Friday, October 14, 2016
Over the last five years, the African Union (AU) troops, called AMISOM, forced al-Shabab from most major towns, but the rebels have regrouped with IEDs as their weapon of choice.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Jason Patinkin
Publisher / Source: 
VOA News
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Counterterrorism

Colombia Extends Cease-Fire With FARC

Friday, October 14, 2016
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has extended a ceasefire with FARC rebels. The ceasefire was due to expire at the end of October. President Santos has extended it until the end of the year as he tries to breathe new life into a peace deal that was narrowly rejected by Colombians in a referendum earlier this month.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Pete Burn
Publisher / Source: 
CNN
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Peace Negotiations

MS13 Pooled Resources to Fund 'Elite' Unit: Report

Friday, October 14, 2016
A new report seems to indicate that various branches of the MS13 gang in El Salvador attempted to pool their resources in order to fund an elite unit as a response to a government crackdown on their operations.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Tristan Clavel
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations
Corruption
Law Enforcement

U.S. Support to Saudi Arabia to Hinge on Yemen Cease-Fire

Friday, October 14, 2016
In a sign of tensions with a core Middle Eastern ally, officials issued the blunt warning to Saudi Arabia as the White House begins a top-to-bottom review of military aid for the kingdom, including both a massive, long-standing program of arms sales and more-limited assistance for the extended air war over Yemen.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Missy Ryan
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

U.S. Denies Seeking Wider Role in Yemen War a Day After Firing Missile

Friday, October 14, 2016
Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said the strikes were a limited reprisal to defend the USS Mason and the principle of freedom of navigation in the Bab al-Mandeb waterway and are not connected to the broader conflict in Yemen.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Saeed Kamali Dehghan
Spencer Ackerman
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Arms Control

CentCom Not Sharing Intel with Saudi Warplanes Striking Yemen

Friday, October 14, 2016
The U.S. military continues to provide refueling support for Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen, but said it has not been providing targeting intel in the wake of the strike that hit a Yemeni funeral on Saturday.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Matthew Cox
Oriana Pawlyk
Publisher / Source: 
Military.com
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Military Cooperation

Turkish-Trained Forces to Join Iraqi Mosul Operation: Anadolu

Friday, October 14, 2016
Forces trained by the Turkish military at the Bashiqa camp in northern Iraq will take part in the planned operation to drive Islamic State out of the city of Mosul, Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Friday.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Iraq
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Terrorism

Pentagon May Have Been Defrauded by Foreign Companies in Afghanistan Construction Project

Thursday, October 13, 2016
The Pentagon contracted with foreign companies that installed uncertified and possibly unsafe doors at the Ministry of Interior in Kabul, Afghanistan, raising concerns that the U.S. government was defrauded by firms working on the multi-million dollar construction project.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Morgan Chalfant
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Free Beacon
Tag(s): 
Corruption

India Launches Global Search for Single-Engine Fighter Jets

Thursday, October 13, 2016
India has begun a fresh program to acquire single-engine fighter aircraft to be built in India on the basis of foreign technology, as invitations have been sent privately through Indian Embassies to "some overseas participants" to partake in the program.English
Country(s): 
India
Author(s): 
Vivek Raghuvanshi
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Peru Receives Russian Radios as Part of Helicopter Deal

Thursday, October 13, 2016
Russia has delivered R-312AT helicopter radio systems to the Peru Ministry of Defense as part of an offset deal connected to the purchase of Mi-171Sh aircraft.English
Country(s): 
Peru
Author(s): 
Richard Tomkins
Publisher / Source: 
UPI
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Rio Shootout Raises Questions about 'Pacification' Strategy

Thursday, October 13, 2016
A shootout in Rio de Janeiro refocuses attention on the Brazilian city's use of police pacification units, a controversial violence reduction strategy that has produced mixed results since its implementation in 2008.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Michael Lohmuller
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade
Criminal Organizations

Pentagon Urgently Pushing Anti-Drone Tech to ISIS Fight

Thursday, October 13, 2016
From mast-mounted radar to drone-jamming guns, the U.S. military’s anti-IED office is rushing to keep up.English
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Patrick Tucker
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Drones

Chibok Schoolgirls: Nigeria's Boko Haram Frees 21

Thursday, October 13, 2016
Twenty-one of the schoolgirls kidnapped in 2014 by Boko Haram in Chibok, Nigeria, have been freed as "the outcome of negotiations between the administration and Islamist militants".English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
BBC News
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Details Emerge of Turkish Military Base in Somalia

Thursday, October 13, 2016
More details about Turkey’s first military facility in Somalia emerged on Thursday with the construction firm behind the project confirming the base will be able to train hundreds of local soldiers.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Tufan Aktas
Addis Getachew
Publisher / Source: 
Anadolu Agency (Turkey)
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Military and Police Aid

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