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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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A Year Later, Tlatlaya Remains an Open Sore

Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Mexico’s top human rights body and the United Nations say that state and federal authorities have only partially complied with their recommended measures for dealing with the events of June 30, 2014 in the town of Tlatlaya in the State of Mexico. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
El Daily Post
Tag(s): 
Violence
Human Rights

Kazakhstan: Libel Trial Rekindles Fears of Media Muzzling

Wednesday, July 1, 2015
There is a bleak mood hanging over the editorial office of the Nakanune.kz website these days. The news site, which has won plaudits for its hard-hitting coverage in Kazakhstan’s beleaguered media environment.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
Joanna Lillis
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet.org
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Corruption

Global Peace Index: Violence Costs Costa Rica Nearly $4 Billion Every Year

Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Costa Rica spent an estimated $3.9 billion on violence-related expenses and lost productivity in 2014, roughly 6 percent of its GDP, according to the index. English
Country(s): 
Costa Rica
Author(s): 
Zach Dyer
Publisher / Source: 
The Tico Times
Tag(s): 
Security
Violence

Armenia Whacked by Protests Over Electricity Price Hike

Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Street protests in Armenia against a hike in electricity prices, which have been roiling the capital for nearly two weeks, are the most serious unrest the Caucasus nation has seen in years.English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Author(s): 
Avet Demourian
Publisher / Source: 
Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Egypt's Sinai Rocked by Wave of Deadly Attacks

Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Islamic State militants have launched a wave of attacks on the security forces in Egypt's restive Sinai Peninsula. The military said 10 soldiers had been killed or wounded along with 39 "terrorists" in near-simultaneous raids on checkpoints near Sheikh Zuweid. But security and medical sources said as many as 50 soldiers had died.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Violence
Terrorism

Kazakhstan Has Received Four Russian SU-30SM Fighters

Wednesday, July 1, 2015
The Kazakhstan Air Defence Forces took delivery of the 4++ generation Russian-built fighters at the Taldykorgan Airbase also known as the 604th Airbase. Satellite imagery from April also confirmed that KADF had received four fighters.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
Chris Biggers
Publisher / Source: 
Bellingcat
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

The U.S. Military Should ‘Go Small’ to Defeat ISIS

Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Static, fortified bases cede the initiative to the enemy. Unconventional and light is the better approach—even if it carries a higher degree of tactical risk.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Robert A. Newson
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military Operations

Islamic State may threaten Russia's Caucasus

Wednesday, July 1, 2015
The head of Russia's Security Council has identified Islamic State (IS) as the greatest threat to world peace and security, and it seems the danger could be getting closer to home.English
Country(s): 
South Caucasus Regional
Author(s): 
Sarah Rainsford
Publisher / Source: 
BBC News
Tag(s): 
Security
Terrorism

Egypt Apparently Acquiring NH90 for FREMM Frigate

Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Egypt is reportedly seeking to acquire a single NH90 multimission helicopter for its new FREMM frigate, which was transferred by DCNS to the Egyptian flag on 23 June. English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Arms Sales

Armenian Power Protests Point to Wider Discontent

Wednesday, July 1, 2015
The protests, which began following a decision on June 17 by the country’s Russian-owned utility company to raise electricity prices, attracted about 10,000 people on to the streets of the capital.English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Author(s): 
Robin Mills
Publisher / Source: 
The National
Tag(s): 
Conflict

U.S. Moves Its Syrian Air Campaign to the West

Wednesday, July 1, 2015
The United States has opened a new front in northern Syria, bombing Islamic State targets in two locations near the Turkish border – away from Kobani, the Kurdish enclave that has been the main focus of U.S. airstrikes the past nine months.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Roy Gutman
Publisher / Source: 
McClatchy DC
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict

Honduras Corruption Probe Widens as Lawmaker is Held

Wednesday, July 1, 2015
The supreme court in Honduras has ordered the arrest on Tuesday of the vice-president of Congress, Lena Gutierrez, over a corruption scandal.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Publisher / Source: 
BBC News
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Corruption

Deteriorating Lesotho Security Situation Sees Ramaphosa Facilitating Again

Wednesday, July 1, 2015
South African deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa has again been dispatched to Lesotho following a weekend fact-finding mission led by Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula in response to the killing of a former Lesotho army chief. English
Country(s): 
Lesotho
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Security
Intelligence

17 Found in 30-Year-Old Mass Grave Could Have Been Killed by Peruvian Military

Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Seventeen bodies have been exhumed from a 30-year-old shallow grave in Ayacucho, the latest of several such graves to be unearthed by authorities in recent years. “We are investigating if the Shining Path or the army itself was the cause of death,” said Prosecutor Honorio Casallo Díaz. English
Country(s): 
Peru
Author(s): 
Hannah Vickers
Publisher / Source: 
Latin Correspondent
Tag(s): 
Extrajudicial Killings
Violence

GOP Lawmaker: Obama Must 'Immediately' Cut Aid to the Palestinians

Tuesday, June 30, 2015
The Obama administration must immediately cut aid to the Palestinian Authority (P.A.), Rep. Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) said Monday. English
Country(s): 
Palestinian Territories
Author(s): 
Rebecca Shabad
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid
Legislation

Jordan Will Set Up Buffer Zone Inside Syria

Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Jordan has long called for the creation of such a zone to stem the flow of refugees and keep groups like ISIL at bayEnglish
Country(s): 
Jordan
Author(s): 
Michael Pizzi
Publisher / Source: 
Al-Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Refugees
Security

Kyrgyzstan: Extremism Charges, Vague and Secretive, Open Door to Abuses

Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Imam Rashot Kamalov, a popular Muslim preacher in southern Kyrgyzstan, faces over 10 years in prison for a sermon he gave last summer.English
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Author(s): 
David Trilling
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet.org
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Security

Did Colombia’s Government and FARC Rebels Reach a Deal on Justice?

Tuesday, June 30, 2015
According to Colombian rebel group FARC, it has reached some kind of understanding over the punishing of war criminals if it is able to seal a peace agreement with the state. However, the government negotiators deny this. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Adriaan Alsema
Publisher / Source: 
Colombia Reports
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Peace Negotiations

Armenia: Can the Protests Bring Change?

Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Armenia’s protests over higher electricity prices might appear just another chapter in this tiny, poverty-stricken South Caucasus country’s long chronicle of street demonstrations. English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Author(s): 
Marianna Grigoryan
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet.org
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Congress Voted Against Directly Arming Iraq's Kurds. Here's What That Means For The ISIS Fight

Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Ernst, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, recently failed to secure passage of a measure that would have allowed the administration to directly ship weapons to the Kurds.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Akbar Shahid Ahmed
Christine Conetta
Publisher / Source: 
Huffington Post
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Legislation

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