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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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U.S. Military is Building a $100 Million Drone Base in Africa

Friday, September 30, 2016
U.S. military documents reveal new information about an American drone base under construction on the outskirts of Agadez, Niger. The long-planned project — considered the most important U.S. military construction effort in Africa — is slated to cost $100 million,English
Country(s): 
Niger
Author(s): 
Nick Turse
Publisher / Source: 
The Intercept
Tag(s): 
Drones

Nigerian Army Orders Nine Ara MRAPs from Proforce

Friday, September 30, 2016
Proforce Limited’s Keji Akerele told defenceWeb that the Nigerian Army is due to receive nine Ara (Thunder) mine-resistant, ambush protected (MRAP) and that the production process has started in conjunction with the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON). Deliveries are expected from 2017.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Guy Martin
Publisher / Source: 
defenceWeb
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Arms Control

Uganda: U.S. Explains Shs265 Billion Combat Helicopters' Aid to Uganda

Friday, September 30, 2016
The US embassy has clarified that America's $79million (Shs265b) military aid to Uganda is aimed at bolstering the capacity of the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) in the fight against terror and not replacement for UPDF's choppers that crashed in Kenya.English
Country(s): 
Uganda
Publisher / Source: 
All Africa
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Syria Rebels Draw Closer to al Qaeda-Linked Group

Friday, September 30, 2016
Some of Syria’s largest rebel factions are doubling down on their alliance with an al Qaeda-linked group, despite a U.S. warning to split from the extremists or risk being targeted in airstrikes.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Maria Abi-Habib
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Conflict

New Draft on Drone Export Rules 'More Problematic' Than Original

Friday, September 30, 2016
While the revised version is similar in content to the original draft presented to governments last month, it contains nine noticeable additions and four rewrites of existing text. English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Rachel Stohl
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Wire Service: 
Stimson Center
Tag(s): 
Drones
Legislation

'Mexico is One Big Cemetery.' The Search for the Secret Graves of the Disappeared

Friday, September 30, 2016
Mexico’s decade-long, military-led crackdown on drug cartels has swelled the multitudes of desaparecidos — the “disappeared” who vanish without a trace. Their ranks include many with no known link to criminal gangs — kidnapped for ransom, robbery or revenge, or caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Patrick J. McDonnell
Publisher / Source: 
LA Times
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations
Drug Policy

Libya Once Again Braces for Chaos as Islamic State Retreats

Thursday, September 29, 2016
Although the GNA forces expect to capture Sirte within the next month, the Misrata fighters say they are bracing for a wider war over who will rule Libya.English
Country(s): 
Libya
Author(s): 
Mathier Galtier
John Dyer
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict

White House Approves Jet Sales to Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait: Corker

Thursday, September 29, 2016
The White House has approved long-pending fighter jet sales to Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait, the chairman of Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker confirmed Wednesday. English
Country(s): 
Qatar
Bahrain
Kuwait
Author(s): 
Joe Gould
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Sweden Proposes Reintroduction of Compulsory Military Service

Thursday, September 29, 2016
Sweden’s government on Wednesday proposed the reintroduction of compulsory military service, as the country continues to rebuild its national defenses amid rising tension around the Baltic Sea.English
Country(s): 
Sweden
Author(s): 
Charles Duxbury
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Military

Europe Marches the Wrong Way on Defence

Thursday, September 29, 2016
Grand visions of a European “defence union” are hardly new. But for all the bravado on display in the Slovak capital, the EU’s plan is the wrong place to start.English
Country(s): 
Europe Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Financial Times
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Military

Obama Administration Threatens to Suspend Talks With Russia on Syria, Considers Weaponry for Syrian Rebels

Thursday, September 29, 2016
The Obama administration has ruled out providing so-called man-portable air-defense systems, known as Manpads, to the rebels, but officials said they are considering arming them with antiaircraft systems that are less mobile and would pose less of a proliferation risk.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Adam Entous
Felicia Schwartz
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Military Equipment

India Claims ‘Surgical Strikes’ in Pakistani-Controlled Kashmir

Thursday, September 29, 2016
India announced on Thursday that it had carried out early morning “surgical strikes” on Pakistani-controlled Kashmir, targeting bases and causing “significant casualties to terrorists” who it said were planning attacks on Indian territory.English
Country(s): 
India
Author(s): 
Ellen Barry
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Border Control

Tajik Opposition Accuses Government of Violent Attacks

Thursday, September 29, 2016
Opposition politicians and activists in Tajikistan have accused the government of orchestrating lynch mob-style attacks on their families as part of a broader crackdown on dissent by President Imomali Rakhmon.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Philippines Leader to End Joint Military Exercises, Naval Patrols With U.S.

Thursday, September 29, 2016
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said joint military exercises scheduled next month between the Philippines and the U.S. will be the last for the longtime allies, as he seeks to avoid upsetting China, with which he hopes to build stronger trade and investment ties. English
Country(s): 
Philippines
Author(s): 
Cris Larano
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Rights Group Urges Bangladesh to Stop 'Kneecapping' Detainees

Thursday, September 29, 2016
Security forces in Bangladesh are deliberately shooting members and supporters of opposition parties in the leg, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Thursday that compared the acts to "kneecappings" once meted out by the Irish Republican Army.English
Country(s): 
Bangladesh
Author(s): 
Serajul Quadir
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Law Enforcement

U.S. Calls on Mali Government to Sever Ties with Northern Militia

Thursday, September 29, 2016
The US ambassador to Mali has accused the government of maintaining relations with a militia widely blamed for rising tensions that risk undermining a fragile peace process in the country's desert north.English
Country(s): 
Mali
Publisher / Source: 
defenceWeb
Wire Service: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Paramount Hands Over Gazelle helicopter, Dogs to Gabon

Thursday, September 29, 2016
Paramount Group, via the Ichikowitz Family Foundation, today handed over a donated Gazelle helicopter and specialised anti-poaching dogs to the Gabon National Parks Agency as it sets up an Anti-Poaching Rapid Response Task Force.English
Country(s): 
Gabon
Author(s): 
Guy Martin
Publisher / Source: 
defenceWeb
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Report Accuses Sudan of ‘Scorched Earth’ Tactics in Darfur

Thursday, September 29, 2016
Amnesty International said on Thursday that Sudanese government forces had laid waste to dozens of villages in the restive region of Darfur, bombing them from the air, burning homes, looting livestock and raping women — while preventing United Nations peacekeepers from going there to protect civilians.English
Country(s): 
Sudan
Author(s): 
Somini Sengupta
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Violence
Security

Two Pakistani Soldiers Killed in 'Surgical' Indian Strikes in Kashmir

Thursday, September 29, 2016
Two Pakistani soldiers have been killed in the contested territory of Kashmir after India launched what it described as “surgical strikes” against “terrorists … waiting to infiltrate the nation”.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
India
Author(s): 
Jon Boone
Michael Safi
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Border Control
Counterinsurgency

Colombia's ELN Rebels Say They Are Ready for Peace Talks

Thursday, September 29, 2016
Rebels in Colombia from the National Liberation Army say they are ready to overcome outstanding differences with the government and initiate stalled peace talks.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Wire Service: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Conflict Resolution
Peace Negotiations

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