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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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Cameroon Worried Over Spread of Ideology

Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Cameroon has assembled all its Muslim leaders in the capital, Yaounde, to teach them how to identify and denounce promoters of the Islamic State group's radical ideology.English
Country(s): 
Cameroon
Author(s): 
Moki Edwin Kindzeka
Publisher / Source: 
Voice of America
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Terrorism

Khartoum, UN Deny Peacekeepers Held Hostage in Darfur

Wednesday, June 17, 2015
UN and Sudan have denied that South African peacekeepers in Darfur were threatened to stop Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir's arrest in South Africa.English
Country(s): 
South Africa
Sudan
Author(s): 
Mohammed Amin
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping
International Criminal Court

Nigeria Boko Haram Crisis: 'Old Bombs' Explode in Monguno

Wednesday, June 17, 2015
A series of explosions in the northern-eastern Nigerian town of Monguno has killed an estimated 20 people.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Violence

Is Texas Creating Its Own Border Patrol? Governor's $800M Spending Spree Raises Questions

Wednesday, June 17, 2015
The new Republican governor, Greg Abbott, this month approved $800 million for border security over the next two years — more than double any similar period during Perry's 14 years in office. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Seth Robbins
Paul J. Weber
Publisher / Source: 
US News
Wire Service: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Border Control
Security

South Sudan: Amid ‘Intensifying’ Crisis, UN and European Union Mobilize $275 Million in Aid

Wednesday, June 17, 2015
To tackle the humanitarian crisis in South Sudan, the EU and the UN today announced that more than $275 million has been pledged in support of the victims in the country and the wider region.English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Publisher / Source: 
UN News Centre
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid
Refugees

Pentagon Clearing Final Hurdles to Spend All Iraq Training Funds

Wednesday, June 17, 2015
The Pentagon is clearing the final congressional hurdles in the way of spending the entire $1.62 billion lawmakers approved last year to train and equip the Iraqi and Kurdish military. English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Anthony Capaccio
Publisher / Source: 
Bloomberg
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military Equipment

Kazakhstan Concerned by Rising Radicalism in Central Asia

Wednesday, June 17, 2015
After Tajik colonel Gulmuro Halimov joined ISIS and called on his fellow citizens to follow him, Kazakhstan has been worried that something similar might happen in their country as well. English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
Kseniya Bondal
Publisher / Source: 
Silk Road Reporters
Tag(s): 
Civil Society
Terrorism

Drones Take Over America's War on ISIS

Wednesday, June 17, 2015
It's the first time in the 20-year history of modern drones that the Air Force has reduced, rather than expanded, its robotic ops. At the peak of their military prowess, leading an intensive air war over Iraq and Syria, America's Predator and Reaper crews insist on a little relief.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
David Axe
Publisher / Source: 
Daily Beast
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict

Former Congo Rebel Leader's ICC Trial to Start in July

Wednesday, June 17, 2015
The International Criminal Court says the trial of former Congo militia leader Bosco Ntaganda will start in July, weighing charges including murder, rape and using child soldiers.English
Country(s): 
Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
Publisher / Source: 
Voice of America
Tag(s): 
International Criminal Court

Sudan – African Arms Supplier

Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Sudan has been supplying weapons to South Sudanese rebels, according to a report by Conflict Armament Research (CAR). Meanwhile, in northern Kenya, Sudanese guns have been found among pastoralists.English
Country(s): 
Sudan
Author(s): 
Melissa Chemam
Publisher / Source: 
African Defense
Tag(s): 
Arms Control
Violence

Central Asia: A Bad Rights Reputation That's Getting Worse

Tuesday, June 16, 2015
The human rights situation in Central Asia has actually grown noticeably worse, and even Kyrgyzstan has recently been the subject of a number of appeals and reports from rights groups.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Bruce Pannier
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Cluster Bombs Hit Homes In May

Tuesday, June 16, 2015
The Sudanese government dropped cluster bombs on Kauda last month. Sudan is one of 22 countries, including Syria and Yemen, that has used cluster bombs since the end of World War II.English
Country(s): 
Sudan
Publisher / Source: 
Nuba Reports
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Human Rights

Why Everybody Opposing a Bilateral Ceasefire in Colombia is Wrong

Tuesday, June 16, 2015
The vast majority of Colombians are against the government agreeing to a bilateral ceasefire with the FARC. While this position is respectable and understandable, it is also very erroneous and even harmful. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Adriaan Alsema
Publisher / Source: 
Colombia Reports
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Peace Negotiations
Drug Policy

Al Qaeda’s Yemen Branch Confirms U.S. Missile Strike Killed Leader

Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen released a video statement on Tuesday confirming the death of its leader, Nasser al-Wuhayshi, in an American missile strike.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Kareem Fahim
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict

Bahrain Opposition Leader Sheikh Ali Salman Jailed

Tuesday, June 16, 2015
The main Shia opposition leader in Bahrain, Sheikh Ali Salman, has been jailed for four years for inciting violence, state media say.English
Country(s): 
Bahrain
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Governance

Why 1,800 U.S. Airmen are Still in Afghanistan

Tuesday, June 16, 2015
The combat mission in Afghanistan may technically be over, but the Air Force still flies missions every day in support of the roughly 9,800 U.S. troops who remain in the country.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Jeff Schogol
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Tag(s): 
Military Operations
Security

Crime and Punishment: Mexico Suffers the Costs of Lawlessness

Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Security, or rather the lack of it, is the number one issue for Mexican voters. They consistently rank it higher than economic growth, unemployment or the state of public services that generally concern their peers in other middle-income nations. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Dan Bogler
Publisher / Source: 
Financial Times
Tag(s): 
Governance
Security

How Info Ops Could Be Used To Improve Military Engagement With Mexico

Tuesday, June 16, 2015
An improved doctrine on the use of information operations in North America could greatly improve efforts to curtail the drug cartels in Mexico. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Brad Hardy
Publisher / Source: 
Task & Purpose
Tag(s): 
Military
Drug Policy

Dempsey Doubts Need for Deep U.S. Role in Iraq, Urges Patience

Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Gen. Martin Dempsey sounds unconvinced that Iraq has found its path to lasting victory over the Islamic State group. But neither does the top military adviser to President Barack Obama say the threats to Iraq today justify sending American ground troops back into combat. He counsels patience, for now.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Robert Burns
Publisher / Source: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Azerbaijan Media Print Falsified Version Of Jailed Journalist's Appeal

Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Ismayilova published a letter in The New York Times on June 11 to mark the opening of the first-ever European Games. Two days later, state news media were distributing what purported to be the same letter, but differs wildly from Ismayilova's original.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
Robert Coalson
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Civil Society

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