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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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Fanning: Continuing Resolution Could Snarl European Reassurance Initiative Efforts

Monday, October 3, 2016
“Our [European Reassurance Initiative] ERI funds increase pretty substantially from this year to last,” Fanning told Defense News in a Sept. 27 interview. “The Army is being asked to do a lot of new things in Europe, move some force structure there, rotational, and that will be delayed in the first quarter."English
Country(s): 
Europe Regional
Author(s): 
Jen Judson
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Security

Colombians Vote Against Historic Peace Agreement with FARC Rebels

Monday, October 3, 2016
By a razor-thin margin of 50.21 to 49.78 percent, Colombians voted against the peace accord, in a Brexit-style backlash that defied pollsters’ predictions and left supporters of the deal in tears. After nearly six years of negotiations, many handshakes and ceremonial signatures, Colombia’s half-century war that has killed 220,000 and displaced 7 million is not over.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Nick Miroff
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Conflict Resolution
Conflict

Taliban Fighters Again Enter Northern Afghan City of Kunduz

Monday, October 3, 2016
Taliban insurgents on Monday once again entered a central part of the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, an important provincial capital that they briefly overran last year and have kept besieged since. English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Mujib Mashal
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

No Consensus in Afghanistan on How to Deal with Taliban

Monday, October 3, 2016
There is no consensus among the people and politicians in Afghanistan on how to deal with the Taliban. Views range between the two extremes of calling the Taliban "brothers" to seeing them as "terrorists" and "Pakistani mercenaries".English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Massoumeh Torfeh
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Turkey to Open Military Training Base in Somalia

Monday, October 3, 2016
Turkish officers will train over 10,000 Somali National Army soldiers to fight al-Shabaab terror group. About 200 Turkish officers will be deployed to the facility in Mogadishu to deliver the first stage of training.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Turkey
Author(s): 
Mohamed Adam
Publisher / Source: 
Anadolu Agency (Turkey)
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Counterterrorism

Newspaper Database Shows Police Killings of Kenyans on the Increase

Monday, October 3, 2016
Police killings of Kenyans are on the rise, a Kenyan newspaper said on Sunday, as it published the country's first comprehensive database detailing hundreds of such alleged killings in the past two years. English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
Neha Wadekar
Katharine Houreld
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Transparency
Law Enforcement

Chad, Niger Forces Kill 123 Boko Haram in Crackdown: Niger

Monday, October 3, 2016
A joint military operation between Chad and Niger has killed 123 Boko Haram militants since July and recovered a significant quantity of weapons, Niger's Defence Ministry said on Friday.English
Country(s): 
Niger
Chad
Author(s): 
Boureima Balima
Tim Cocks
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters (US)
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Counterterrorism

Bahrain’s Lockheed F-16 Buy Said to Come With U.S. Strings

Monday, October 3, 2016
The Obama administration has told Congress it won’t complete approval for Bahrain to buy as many as 19 F-16 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin Corp. and upgrades for older ones for almost $4 billion until the Gulf ally demonstrates progress on human rights, according to people familiar with the issue.English
Country(s): 
Bahrain
Author(s): 
Anthony Capaccio
Publisher / Source: 
Bloomberg
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Tunisia Getting More Black Hawks, ScanEagle Support

Monday, October 3, 2016
Sikorsky has been awarded a $38 million contract to provide another four Black Hawk helicopters to Tunisia, which will also be the recipient of a nearly $10 million contract to support its ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).English
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Publisher / Source: 
defenceWeb
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Egypt Receives More MRAPs from the United States

Monday, October 3, 2016
Charles Hooper, US Defence Attache to Egypt, said the handover was a clear indication of the strong partnership between the United States and Egypt and came after three decades of building Egypt’s military. English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
defenceWeb
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Spate of Killings Ahead of Sunday's Municipal Elections, the Dark Side of Brazilian Politics

Friday, September 30, 2016
The gunning down of a string of candidates ahead of nationwide municipal elections this Sunday is stoking fears that Brazil's toxic politics are headed into dangerous new territory.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Publisher / Source: 
MercoPress
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations
Politics and Security

Honduras Aims to Double National Police by 2022

Friday, September 30, 2016
Honduras is looking to double its National Police within the next six years, an ambitious yet questionable plan given previous underwhelming attempts at police reform and the perennial issue of corruption.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Michael Lohmuller
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Law Enforcement

Study Shows Prison Gangs Rule Much More than Penitentiaries

Friday, September 30, 2016
Prison gangs in Central America and Brazil have evolved from small predatory groups to sophisticated criminal organizations with an ability to create mayhem that extends far beyond penitentiary walls or current prevention strategies, according to this study from the Brookings Institution.English
Country(s): 
Central America Regional
Brazil
Author(s): 
Benjamin Lessing
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Wire Service: 
Brookings Institution
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations

Angered by 9/11 Victims Law, Saudis Rethink U.S. Alliance

Friday, September 30, 2016
Throughout President Obama’s time in the White House, Saudi Arabia and its allies in the Persian Gulf have watched with dismay as the kingdom’s decades-old alliance with the United States seemed to be slipping.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Ben Hubbard
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

U.S. Providing Light Arms to Kurdish-Led Coalition in Syria, Officials Confirm

Friday, September 30, 2016
US officials have confirmed they are supplying arms to a Kurdish-led coalition in Syria, angering Turkey and jeopardising a precarious common front in the war against Islamic State extremists.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Julian Borger
Fazel Hawramy
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Israel's Strip Searches at Airports 'Illegal'

Friday, September 30, 2016
According to a recent report by Adalah, a legal rights group, Israeli airport staff regularly violate Israeli law by subjecting Arab passengers, including Israel's own Palestinian citizens, to strip searches and other degrading procedures.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Jonathan Cook
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Law Enforcement

UK Government Works 'Hand in Glove' with Arms Firms, Say Campaigners

Friday, September 30, 2016
The British government and the UK arms industry have a “politically intimate and hugely compromising relationship” that sees government officials working “hand in glove” with companies promoting weapons exports, according to campaigners who have tracked thousands of meetings between officials and arms trade representatives.English
Country(s): 
United Kingdom
Author(s): 
Alice Ross
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Belgium to Expand Targeted Security Measures in Brussels

Friday, September 30, 2016
Belgian authorities plan to expand their intensified law-enforcement efforts beyond Molenbeek, the Brussels neighborhood that was home to several suicide bombers, said officials, who also publicly detailed steps taken in recent months to curb terror threats.English
Country(s): 
Belgium
Author(s): 
Valentina Pop
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

U.S. Expects Donors to Pledge $3 Billion a Year for Afghanistan

Friday, September 30, 2016
An international conference is expected to pledge over $3 billion a year in development support for Afghanistan next week but funds will be dependent on reforms and countering corruption, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
David Brunnstrom
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Development
Corruption

After Military Raid, India Looks at More Ways to Pressure Pakistan

Friday, September 30, 2016
Beyond Thursday's raid by Indian special forces into Pakistan's side of divided Kashmir, New Delhi is considering new economic and diplomatic measures to bring pressure to bear on its neighbor, Indian officials said.English
Country(s): 
India
Author(s): 
Sanjeev Miglani
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Foreign Policy

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