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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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Anniversary of Human Rights Defender’s Arrest Marks Year of Unprecedented Repression in Azerbaijan

Friday, July 31, 2015
The Sport for Rights Coalition calls on the international community to immediately and publicly condemn the government of Azerbaijan's actions and take concrete steps to support Azerbaijani civil society.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Publisher / Source: 
Index on Censorship
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Security

Turkmenistan: Free Rights Activist Immediately

Friday, July 31, 2015
Turkmenistan authorities should immediately release a journalist who had been secretly detained for weeks on seemingly politically motivated charges, Human Rights Watch said today. Saparmamed Nepeskuliev, about 35, has been denied contact with his lawyer and family members, placing him at grave risk. English
Country(s): 
Turkmenistan
Publisher / Source: 
Human Rights Watch
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Security

Russian Soldiers Cause a Ruckus in Tajikistan

Friday, July 31, 2015
Earlier this week RFE/RL’s Tajik service reported that a group of drunken, disrobed Russian soldiers got into a brawl with local Tajiks in Kulob. Russia has three military installations in Tajikistan, 7,000 troops, and a 2012 agreement extends Russia’s base leases until 2042.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Russia
Author(s): 
Catherine Putz
Publisher / Source: 
The Diplomat
Tag(s): 
Military
Conflict

Moldova's New PM to Continue Pro-European Course

Friday, July 31, 2015
Moldova's pro-European government has a new prime minister, seven weeks after Chiril Gaburici quit over allegations that he had fake school diplomas. Strelet, a compromise candidate, was voted in Thursday with the slimmest possible margin, receiving the support of 52 of 101 MPs. English
Country(s): 
Moldova
Author(s): 
Peter Teffer
Publisher / Source: 
EU Observer
Tag(s): 
Governance

Tunisia's Presidency Extends State of Emergency for 2 More Months

Friday, July 31, 2015
Tunisia's presidency on Friday extended the country's state of emergency for an additional two months as the country battles a violent Islamic insurgency that last month killed 38 tourists on a beach.English
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Publisher / Source: 
CTV News
Wire Service: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Security
Counterterrorism

Saudi Arabia and Egypt Sign 'Cairo Declaration'

Friday, July 31, 2015
Regional powers sign pact to boost economic and military ties, and pledge to work together to create joint Arab force.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Security

Dear Obama: Corruption Isn’t Just Africa’s Problem

Friday, July 31, 2015
For an American president celebrated by many of his listeners as a returning native son, Barack Obama’s recent speech in a Nairobi stadium was a strange way to promote what he called an Africa “on the move.” But if one listened carefully, boiling down the message of the first Kenyan-American president (as he proudly called himself on this trip), what remained was an odd mixture of anachronistic and patronizing tropes plucked from the musty rucksack of American policy discourse toward the continent.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Howard W. French
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Governance
Foreign Aid

Abductions Hurt U.S. Bid to Train Anti-ISIS Rebels in Syria

Friday, July 31, 2015
A Pentagon program to train moderate Syrian insurgents to fight the Islamic State has been vexed by problems of recruitment, screening, dismissals and desertions that have left only a tiny band of fighters ready to do battle.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Karam Shoumali
Anne Barnard
Eric Schmitt
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Military and Police Aid

Nigeria Frees Dozens from Boko Haram Captivity

Friday, July 31, 2015
Nigeria's military has rescued 71 girls and women in firefights that killed several Boko Haram fighters in the country's northeast, as the government steps up effort to drive out the armed group. English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military Operations

Over 100 Militants Killed in Anti-Boko Haram Operation: Chad Army

Friday, July 31, 2015
At least 100 jihadist fighters have been killed in an operation against Boko Haram Islamists holed up on the islands of Lake Chad, the Chadian army said in a statement Friday. English
Country(s): 
Chad
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo News
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military Operations

Authorities Join Criminals in Robbing Migrants

Friday, July 31, 2015
It’s not just organized crime members and common criminals who are robbing and extorting Central American migrants in Mexico. About one in five of the crimes against one of the most vulnerable populations in the nation is committed by the police and the military. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Central America Regional
Publisher / Source: 
El Daily Post
Tag(s): 
Migration
Policing
Military

Dem Bill Offers Option of Force Against Iran

Friday, July 31, 2015
A House Democrat wants to give Congress the option of authorizing military force against Iran if it violates the terms of the nuclear deal. English
Country(s): 
Iran
Author(s): 
Cristina Marcos
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Legislation
Military Operations

El Salvador Fails to Protect Children from Gang Violence-Rights Group

Friday, July 31, 2015
Tens of thousands of children in El Salvador flee their homes each year to escape gang violence, and the government is "either unwilling or unable" to protect them from persecution, a U.S.-based advocacy group said on Thursday. English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Anastasia Moloney
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations
Violence
Security

Drifting Down The Nile: US, Egypt Prepare to Talk

Friday, July 31, 2015
The upcoming strategic dialogue will seek to expand the relationship beyond security issues—or maybe just get things back on track.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Amy Hawthorne
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
Governance
Human Rights
Security Assistance

Tent Cities Sprouting in Haiti as Migrants Return from Dominican Republic

Friday, July 31, 2015
Concerns of a humanitarian emergency in Haiti are mounting as a growing number of Haitians returning to their country from neighboring Dominican Republic are living in rapidly growing tent cities with little resources. English
Country(s): 
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Author(s): 
Mariano Castillo
Publisher / Source: 
CNN
Tag(s): 
Migration
Refugees
Human Rights

South Sudan Government Troops Accused of Stealing Relief Food, Killing at Least 7 People

Friday, July 31, 2015
Soldiers believed to be with the South Sudanese army and allied militia stole relief supplies and killed seven people in an attack on a rebel-held part of Unity state, a local official said Thursday.English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Author(s): 
Jason Patinkin
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. News & World Report
Wire Service: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Foreign Aid
Violence

El Salvador Govt, Gangs Locked in Deadly Game of Chicken

Friday, July 31, 2015
A gang-enforced transportation strike in El Salvador has now left seven bus drivers dead, raising doubts about how long the government can refuse to meet the demands of the street gangs, in what has become an increasingly deadly game of chicken. English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Sam Tabory
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations
Violence

Why One City in Congo is Astonishingly Stable and Prosperous

Friday, July 31, 2015
Why is the North Kivu city of Butembo so stable? How are members of the Nande ethnic group, by whom Butembo is almost entirely populated, so economically successful? Perhaps most important, could their model be replicated to bring stability and economic growth to other parts of the Congo as part of the project to rebuild the postwar Congolese state? English
Country(s): 
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Author(s): 
Laura Seay
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Security

Mexico, Colombia Among the Best Places to Get Away with Crime

Friday, July 31, 2015
A Mexican university presented a study to its Senate last week indicating that their own country, along with Colombia, had some of the highest rates of criminal impunity in the world. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Colombia
Author(s): 
Corey Kane
Publisher / Source: 
Latin Correspondent
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations
Security

Citing Security Challenges, Somalia's Government Says Elections May Not Take Place Next Year

Thursday, July 30, 2015
Somalia's president is ruling out the possibility of holding elections that are due next year, citing security challenges stemming from an Islamic insurgency. English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Abdi Guled
Publisher / Source: 
Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Violence

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