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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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Nigeria's Buhari Tries New Strategy in Boko Haram War

Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has hit the ground running after assuming office, meeting his military chiefs and the leaders of neighbouring Niger and Chad, countries which have been helping in the fight against Boko Haram.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Tomi Oladipo
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict

El Salvador's Gang Violence: The Continuation of Civil War by Other Means

Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Personal accounts of citizens from Nuevo Israel, a marginal community located just northwest of central San Salvador. English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Roberto Lovato
Publisher / Source: 
The Nation
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations
Civil Society

DR Congo: Exhume Mass Grave

Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Democratic Republic of Congo authorities should promptly and properly exhume a mass grave that may contain the bodies of people forcibly disappeared or executed by Congolese security forces.English
Country(s): 
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Publisher / Source: 
Human Rights Watch
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Security

Uribe ‘More Motivated to Help Venezuela Opposition’ After Claims of Links to Political Killing

Monday, June 8, 2015
Colombian’s ex-president, Alvaro Uribe, stood firm in his denial of having any involvement in the murder of a Venezuelan lawmaker last year, and said false claims against him only motivated him to oppose the “dictatorship” of Nicolas Maduro.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Venezuela
Author(s): 
Matthew Dancis
Publisher / Source: 
Colombia Reports
Tag(s): 
Governance

The Iraqi Army No Longer Exists

Monday, June 8, 2015
ISIS’s victory in Ramadi reveals that containment is the best the U.S. can do for now. English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Barry Posen
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict

Will U.S. Back New Nigerian Leader’s Tough Stance Against Boko Haram?

Monday, June 8, 2015
In the week since Muhammadu Buhari was inaugurated as president of Nigeria, Boko Haram has responded with a series of deadly bombings that have killed dozens of people across the country’s northeast.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Kevin Sieff
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Madagascar's Current Political Situation

Monday, June 8, 2015
The United States is closely following ongoing political developments in Madagascar. English
Country(s): 
Madagascar
Author(s): 
John Kirby
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Department of State
Tag(s): 
Governance

Cost of Drug War in Costa Rica Too High, Says Former Police Officer

Monday, June 8, 2015
A former delegation chief of the Judicial Investigation Police (OIJ) is speaking out this weekend about what he believes are the failures of Costa Rica’s drug enforcement policy.English
Country(s): 
Costa Rica
Author(s): 
Zach Dyer
Publisher / Source: 
The Tico Times
Tag(s): 
Drug Policy

US Opposes Third Term for Paul Kagame

Monday, June 8, 2015
The United States said on Friday it is opposed to a third term in office for Rwandan President Paul Kagame.English
Country(s): 
Rwanda
Author(s): 
Kevin J. Kelley
Publisher / Source: 
Daily Nation (Kenya)
Tag(s): 
Governance

26 Lawyers Have Been Murdered in Guatemala in the Past 3 Years

Monday, June 8, 2015
Francisco Palomo Tejada, an attorney for former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt, is the latest in a number of high-profile legal professionals to be killed in Guatemala, a country with one of the highest violent crime rates in the world.English
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Author(s): 
Louisa Reynolds
Publisher / Source: 
The Tico Times
Tag(s): 
Violence
Governance

The South African Military Machine Needs More Money – MPs

Monday, June 8, 2015
Both the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) have made it clear South Africa’s military needs to be properly funded if the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) is to act effectively.English
Country(s): 
South Africa
Author(s): 
Kim Helfrich
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Military
Military
Military and Police Aid

Eritrea Ruled by Fear, Not Law, UN says

Monday, June 8, 2015
Eritrea's government may have committed crimes against humanity, including a shoot-to-kill policy on its borders, a UN investigation says.English
Country(s): 
Eritrea
Publisher / Source: 
BBC News
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
United Nations

Families of Drone Strike Victims in Yemen File Suit in Washington

Monday, June 8, 2015
The families of an anti-Qaeda cleric and a police officer killed in an American drone strike in Yemen filed suit in federal court in Washington on Sunday night, asking the court to declare that the strike was unlawful.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Scott Shane
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Mali's Main Tuareg-Led Rebels To Sign Peace Deal June 20

Monday, June 8, 2015
The head of Mali's main Tuareg-led rebel groups said Friday his movement will sign a final deal on June 20 to end the conflict in the west African nation.English
Country(s): 
Mali
Author(s): 
Agence France Presee
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations

India Requests ISTAR Aircraft From U.S.

Monday, June 8, 2015
India has offered to buy two intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) aircraft from Raytheon on a government-to-government basis.English
Country(s): 
India
Author(s): 
Vivek Raghuvanshi
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Military Cooperation
Politics and Security

Anger Runs High as Mexicans Vote: 'So Many Parties. Not Much Choice'

Monday, June 8, 2015
Amid torched ballot boxes and deep public anger, Mexicans voted Sunday for governors, Congress members and other officials in a midterm election expected to hand more power to the ruling party despite widespread discontent.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Tracy Wilkinson
Cecilia Sanchez
Publisher / Source: 
The Los Angeles Times
Tag(s): 
Violence

In ISIS, the Taliban Face an Insurgent Threat of Their Own

Monday, June 8, 2015
Throughout the month, fighters claiming allegiance to the Islamic State’s caliph had been attacking veteran Taliban units south and east of Jalalabad, the provincial capital. English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Joseph Goldstein
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Violence
Terrorism
Terrorism

US Starts Sending $1.6 Billion Worth of Promised Arms to Iraq — But Who Will Get Them?

Monday, June 8, 2015
The United States started delivering about $1.6 billion worth of military equipment to Iraq in recent weeks, the first of many weapons shipments that are expected to continue for the next two years.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
David Enders
Publisher / Source: 
Vice News
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military Equipment

Amnesty for Repentance: Tajikistan's Radical Approach on Returning Islamic State Fighters

Monday, June 8, 2015
Tajikistan is taking a radial approach toward jihadists returning from Syria and Iraq by granting citizens of the country amnesty in exchange for their repentance, and a chance to stop other Tajiks from traveling abroad to join the likes of the Islamic State.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Publisher / Source: 
Vice News
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Politics and Security
Counterinsurgency

U.S. Helicopter Fired on From Mexico Side of the Border, Authorities Say

Monday, June 8, 2015
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in Texas after it was struck by gunfire from the Mexican side of the border Friday.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Dave Alsup
Publisher / Source: 
CNN
Tag(s): 
Military
Border Control

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