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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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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

Washington Is Unhappy That Burundi Is ‘Very Happy’ to Be Leaving the ICC

Thursday, October 13, 2016
94 of Burundi’s 110 national assembly lawmakers voted in favor of a plan to withdraw the country from the International Criminal Court. The decision was then unanimously approved by the senate. The United States has repeatedly expressed concern about human rights in Burundi, where refugees have accused security forces of hunting down government opponents and executing them in the streetsEnglish
Country(s): 
Burundi
Author(s): 
Siobhan O'Grady
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Extrajudicial Killings

Afghan Forces, Their Numbers Dwindling Sharply, Face a Resurgent Taliban

Thursday, October 13, 2016
The inability to replace fallen members of Afghanistan's security forces has raised particular alarm among the top ranks of the Afghan government as well as its Western backers, including the United States. For months now, the police and the army have failed to achieve recruitment goals.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Mujib Mashal
Fahim Abed
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Counterinsurgency

South Sudan: Report Details UN Failings in Juba, South Sudan Violence

Thursday, October 13, 2016
UN peacekeepers were reportedly unable and, at times, unwilling to respond effectively to violent clashes in Juba, South Sudan in July 2016 according to a new report by the Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC).English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Author(s): 
Lindah Mogeni
Publisher / Source: 
All Africa
Wire Service: 
IPS
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

Yemen: Saudi-Led Funeral Attack Apparent War Crime

Thursday, October 13, 2016
While military personnel and civilian officials involved in the war effort were attending the ceremony, the clear presence of several hundred civilians strongly suggests that the attack was unlawfully disproportionate.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Publisher / Source: 
Human Rights Watch
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Human Rights

U.S. Ship Off Yemen Fires Missiles at Houthi Rebel Sites

Thursday, October 13, 2016
An American warship stationed off the coast of Yemen fired cruise missiles on Thursday at radar installations that the Pentagon said had been used by Yemeni insurgents to target another American warship in two missile attacks in the last four days.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Matthew Rosenberg
Mark Mazzetti
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Arms Control

Turkey’s Demands Complicate Battle Plan to Retake Mosul From Islamic State

Thursday, October 13, 2016
Plans for a pivotal offensive to uproot Islamic State from the Iraqi city of Mosul are running into unexpected complications from Turkey, which is pressing the U.S. and Iraq to incorporate its allies into the battle’s fighting force.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Iraq
Author(s): 
Tamer El-Ghobashy
Dion Nissenbaum
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Terrorism

Pentagon Says Fierce Iraq-Turkey Feud Won't Hinder Key Islamic State Battle

Thursday, October 13, 2016
Tensions escalated this week after Turkish leaders affirmed their intention to keep troops in Iraq until after Mosul, which also includes a sizable Turkmen population, can be recovered, prompting emphatic Iraqi objections. English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Iraq
Author(s): 
Missy Ryan
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Foreign Policy

Nine Dead as Nigeria Police Open Fire on Shia Muslim Procession Marking Ashura

Thursday, October 13, 2016
At least nine people are reported to have died after police opened fire on a procession of Shia Muslims marking the Ashura festival in Nigeria.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Adam Withnall
Publisher / Source: 
The Independent
Tag(s): 
Extrajudicial Killings
Security

EU Diplomats Explore Sanctions Against Russians over Aleppo Raids

Thursday, October 13, 2016
Several European countries are considering whether to push for EU sanctions against senior Russian officials over the bombardment of Aleppo, the besieged Syrian city at the centre of a deepening diplomatic rift between Moscow and the west. English
Country(s): 
Europe Regional
Author(s): 
Arthur Beesly
Rebecca Collard
Geoff Dyer
Publisher / Source: 
Financial Times
Tag(s): 
Sanctions

Estonia Receives First Armored Vehicles from Netherlands

Thursday, October 13, 2016
An initial batch of CV9035 infantry fighting vehicles purchased by Estonia from the Netherlands have arrived in the Baltic nation.English
Country(s): 
Estonia
Author(s): 
Richard Tomkins
Publisher / Source: 
UPI
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Exclusive: Turkey Purges NATO Military Envoys After Failed Coup

Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Turkey has fired hundreds of senior military staff serving at NATO in Europe and the United States following July's coup attempt, documents show, broadening a purge to include some of the armed forces' best-trained officials.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Author(s): 
Robin Emmott
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
NATO

U.S. Allows Qatar to Buy F-15s — and Seals a $19B Sale of Jetliners

Wednesday, October 12, 2016
The White House’s recent decision to allow the sale of F-15 fighter jets to Qatar helped to seal the $18.6 billion purchase of 100 Boeing jetliners announced Friday by Qatar Airways, according to people with knowledge of the deal.English
Country(s): 
Qatar
Author(s): 
Marcus Weisgerber
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

MEADS Team Looking Toward Contract With Germany in Early 2017

Wednesday, October 12, 2016
The team of Lockheed Martin, MBDA Deutschland and Italy’s Leonardo submitted its complete proposal to the German government to develop the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS), hoping to be on contract in early 2017.English
Country(s): 
Germany
Author(s): 
Jen Judson
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Arms Control

German Cabinet Approves More Troops for Air Surveillance of Islamic State

Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet on Wednesday approved the deployment of additional German troops to Turkey to help operate NATO surveillance aircraft as part of the U.S-led fight against Islamic State, government sources said.English
Country(s): 
Germany
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

As Helmand Risks Falling to the Taliban, Afghans Blame Graft

Wednesday, October 12, 2016
For the past month, the Taliban have held control over most of Afghanistan's Helmand province, where the majority of the world's opium is grown — and as insurgent attacks intensify around the provincial capital, residents are blaming rampant government corruption for the rising militant threat.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Karim Sharifi
Lynne O'Donnell
Publisher / Source: 
Stars and Stripes
Wire Service: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Corruption

Exclusive: U.N.-approved Weapons Imports Resold in Somalia, Diplomats Say

Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Many guns imported by the Somali government with UN approval are being resold by arms dealers on the black market in the nation's capital Mogadishu, two Western diplomats said. English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Katharine Houreld
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Sanctions

Boko Haram: Navy Commences Deployment of Troops to Lake Chad Naval Post

Wednesday, October 12, 2016
The Nigerian Navy has finally commenced the deployment of its personnel and other logistics to Lake Chad Basin naval post to effectively counter the activities of Boko Haram terrorists and other criminal elements in the maritime area.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Nosa Enobhayisobo
Publisher / Source: 
This Day
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Counterterrorism

U.S. Warns Ethiopia Against Emergency Crackdown

Wednesday, October 12, 2016
The United States warned its African ally Ethiopia on Tuesday not to abuse the state of emergency it declared this week to suppress dissent and welcomed talk of political reform.English
Country(s): 
Ethiopia
Publisher / Source: 
Daily Mail
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Governance

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