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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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Fine Print: A Push to Boost Military Support to Israel Because of Iranian Nuclear Deal

Tuesday, August 25, 2015
President Obama has promised increased U.S. arms shipments to Israel, Saudi Arabia and other Middle East allies concerned about the nuclear agreement with Iran.
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Walter Pincus
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post

Amid Scandal, U.S. Lawmakers Oppose Funding Honduran Government

Tuesday, August 25, 2015
As a massive scandal involving corruption by the administration of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez envelops this impoverished Central American country, a group of 21 Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives have sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry calling for the suspension of projected U.S. aid to Honduran police.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Program(s): 
Misc Dept of State & Dept of Defense Non-Security Assistance
Author(s): 
Emile Scheperes
Publisher / Source: 
People's World
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Foreign Aid

El Salvador's Supreme Court Declares Street Gangs, Those Who Finance Them, Terrorist Groups

Tuesday, August 25, 2015
El Salvador's supreme court declared the country's street gangs and those who finance them terrorist groups on Monday.The court said the well-known Marasalvatrucha or MS-13 gang and any other gang that attempts to claim powers that belong to the state would be considered terrorists. It defined terrorism as the organized and systematic exercise of violence.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Marcos Aleman
Publisher / Source: 
Associate Press
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations
Terrorism

Russia Rules Out CSTO Cooperation with NATO in Afghanistan

Tuesday, August 25, 2015
The issue of cooperation between NATO and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Afghanistan is off the table, despite the increasing threat from the Islamic State.English
Country(s): 
Eurasia Regional
Russia
Publisher / Source: 
Sputnik News
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Turkish FM announces deal against ISIL, US denies it

Tuesday, August 25, 2015
As technical talks have been concluded, Turkey and the United States air forces can strike jihadists in Syria soon, Turkish Foreign Minister has said, but the White House has quickly denied it.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Publisher / Source: 
Hurriyet Daily News (Turkey)
Wire Service: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Op-Ed: The Silent Spread of Terror in Mali

Monday, August 24, 2015
Despite some notable counterinsurgency successes, Mali remains highly unstable, with jihadist attacks taking place since the beginning of the year beyond the usual theatre of operations in the country’s northern areas, threatening its neighbors. English
Country(s): 
Mali
Author(s): 
Bat-el Ohayon
Publisher / Source: 
Daily Maverick
Tag(s): 
Counterinsurgency

Mali Rebels Pull Out of Peace Accord's Monitoring Group

Monday, August 24, 2015
Tuareg rebels in northern Mali said Sunday they were pulling out of an international committee set up to monitor a peace accord between them and pro-government forces in the restive region, after deadly clashes between the rival groups sent tensions soaring.English
Country(s): 
Mali
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo News
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations
Conflict

Azerbaijan: Back in the USSR

Monday, August 24, 2015
The conviction of two prominent dissidents conjures up the Soviet pastEnglish
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Publisher / Source: 
The Economist
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Guatemala President Balks at Calls for Resignation

Monday, August 24, 2015
Guatemala’s president, Otto Pérez Molina, angrily rejected calls for his resignation on Sunday, denying any involvement in a far-reaching scheme to defraud the government of customs revenue in exchange for bribes.English
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Author(s): 
Elizabeth Malkin
Publisher / Source: 
New York Times
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Regional Military Chiefs Finalise Plans for Boko Haram Force

Monday, August 24, 2015
Military chiefs from the Lake Chad region have finalized details of the deployment of a joint force to fight Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram, designating three command posts in Nigeria and Cameroon, military sources said on Saturday.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Military Cooperation

Turkey, US Aim To Broaden Campaign Against ISIS

Monday, August 24, 2015
After nearly 10 months of negotiations, NATO allies Turkey and the United States agreed to cooperate on fighting ISIS jihadists in Syria and Iraq, and are discussing ways to broaden their alliance.
Country(s): 
Turkey
Author(s): 
Burak Ege Bekdil
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Conflict
Terrorism

What Next for The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan?

Monday, August 24, 2015
In an attempt to shed some light on the IMU's current situation, RFE/RL's Turkmen Service assembled a panel to discuss the recent changes, what they could mean for the IMU's future, and who is Usmon Ghazi and what credentials he has to be the IMU's leader.English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Author(s): 
Bruce Pannier
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Terrorism

Mexico’s President Can’t Shake Cronyism Doubts After Probe

Monday, August 24, 2015
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto last week was cleared of wrongdoing in a six-month investigation of whether his government improperly awarded construction contracts, a development that should have been good news.Yet because the probe was led by an auditor who Pena Nieto appointed, and who reports to him, it did little to quiet critics or quell concern about favoritism to preferred business partners by his administration.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Eric Martin
Brendan Case
Publisher / Source: 
Bloomberg
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Mexico Expects Agreement on Arms Trade Treaty Fine Print at Meeting

Monday, August 24, 2015
Signatories of a major treaty aimed at regulating the international arms trade should agree a number of key steps for its implementation at a conference this week, host nation Mexico said on Sunday.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Isela Serrano
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Arms Control

It’s Time for a Civilian Protection Strategy in Iraq

Monday, August 24, 2015
The military campaign against the Islamic State (ISIS) will be a long one with civilians facing challenges to protect themselves from harm from all sides.
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Sahr Muhammedally
Publisher / Source: 
Just Security
Tag(s): 
Civil Society

Al Qaeda Fighters Try to Seize Yemeni Military Base in Aden

Monday, August 24, 2015
Dozens of fighters belonging to Al Qaeda’s Yemeni affiliate briefly tried to seize control of a military base and the presidential palace in the port city of Aden before suddenly withdrawing on Sunday, according to local fighters and a senior military official in the city.
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Saeed Al Batati
Kareem Fahim
Publisher / Source: 
New York Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

One Murder Every Hour: How El Salvador Became the Homicide Capital of the World

Monday, August 24, 2015
Last Sunday was, briefly, the bloodiest day yet with 40 murders. But the record was beaten on Monday with 42 deaths, and surpassed again on Tuesday with 43. Even Iraq – with its civil war, suicide bombings, mortar attacks and US drone strikes – could not match such a lethal start to the week.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Jonathan Watts
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations
Extrajudicial Killings

Russia’s Playing a Double Game With Islamic Terror

Monday, August 24, 2015
Reporter Elena Milashina has concluded that the “Russian special services have controlled” the flow of jihadists into Syria, where they have lately joined up not only with ISIS but other radical Islamist factions.English
Country(s): 
Eurasia Regional
Russia
Author(s): 
Michael Weiss
Publisher / Source: 
The Daily Beast
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Terrorism

Four Al Qaeda Suspects Killed by 'US Drone' in Yemen

Monday, August 24, 2015
Four suspected al-Qaeda militants were killed overnight in an apparent US drone strike in Mukalla, the southern Yemeni city that the group overran in April, a local official said on Sunday.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Publisher / Source: 
Middle East Eye
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Drones

The Dominican Time Bomb

Monday, August 24, 2015
Each year, thousands of Haitians venture east into the Dominican Republic in search of low-wage jobs in agriculture and construction and at the big all-inclusive resorts. English
Country(s): 
Dominican Republic
Author(s): 
Jonathan M. Katz
Publisher / Source: 
New York Times
Tag(s): 
Immigration

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