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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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El Salvador Is on Pace to Become the Hemisphere’s Most Deadly Nation

Monday, May 18, 2015
In El Salvador, the homicide rate has spiked to its highest level in a decade. The gangs issued a statement last month saying that police are the most dangerous criminals and “what their actions are feeding is war.” The aggressive posture of police and soldiers worries human rights groups in El Salvador. English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Joshua Partlow
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations
Violence
Policing

Decade After Uzbekistan Massacre, Justice Remains Elusive

Monday, May 18, 2015
Thousands of protesters jammed into Babur square in the city of Andijan, relishing a rare burst of defiance as one speaker after another condemned hardship under Uzbekistan's despotic government.English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Author(s): 
Efrem Lukatsky
Publisher / Source: 
Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Violence

Burundi President, Surviving Coup, Warns of a Threat From Shabab

Monday, May 18, 2015
President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi on Sunday used his first public appearance since a coup attempt against his government last week to warn of a threat by the Shabab, the Somali militant group, to his country.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Author(s): 
Isma'il Kushkush
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Civil Society
Conflict

Elite Iraqi Units Abandon Ramadi in Biggest Islamic State Win since Mosul

Monday, May 18, 2015
Iraqi security forces attempting to retake control of the western city of Ramadi were routed in heavy fighting Sunday, the worst defeat for Iraq’s central government since Islamic State militants stormed across the country last June. In a replay of last year’s military debacle, elite units abandoned their U.S.-provided equipment to Islamic State fighters and fled the area. English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Mitchell Prothero
Publisher / Source: 
McClatchy DC
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Terrorism
Civil Society

Yemen: Saudi-Led Air Strikes Resume as Five-Day Ceasefire Ends

Monday, May 18, 2015
Saudi-led coalition air strikes targeting Shia rebels have resumed in the southern port city of Aden after the end of a five-day humanitarian ceasefire, Yemeni security officials and witnesses said.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Border Control
Violence
Conflict

Obama Hails ‘Success’ of Camp David Summit

Monday, May 18, 2015
U.S. President Barack Obama hailed on Friday the success of a summit held the day before with six Gulf leaders in his Camp David compound, saying that the aim of the meeting was to “deepen and broaden” the “excellent relationship” between Washington and its Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) allies.English
Country(s): 
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Publisher / Source: 
Al Arabiya News
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

Burundi’s Response to Coup Said to be Brutal as Embattled President Reclaims Control

Monday, May 18, 2015
A relative calm returned to the streets of Burundi's capital on Saturday, with President Pierre Nkurunziza reclaiming control of the country and declaring that an attempted military coup to overthrow him had been quashed.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Author(s): 
Colleen Curry
Publisher / Source: 
Vice News
Tag(s): 
Civil Society

About 600 US and Georgian Troops Hold Joint Exercises

Monday, May 18, 2015
About 600 U.S. and Georgian troops are conducting joint exercises aimed at training the armed forces of the former Soviet republic for participation in the NATO Response Force.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
ABC News
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Fearing Russian Expansion, Baltic Nations Step Up Military Exercises

Monday, May 18, 2015
A year ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin seized Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula because he said he feared NATO’s expansion. This week, U.S. tanks were cutting up the Estonian countryside just 65 miles from the Russian border in response to local fears about Russia’s expansionism.English
Country(s): 
Estonia
Lithuania
Latvia
Author(s): 
Michael Birnbaum
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Military Exercises

Defense Bills Cause Transparency Jitters

Sunday, May 17, 2015
Defense authorization bills winding their way through Congress are prompting alarm among transparency advocates over a series of proposals that would roll back the scope of decades-old sunshine laws, like the Freedom of Information Act.English
Author(s): 
Josh Gerstein
Publisher / Source: 
Politico
Tag(s): 
Legislation
Military

Deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi Sentenced to Death

Saturday, May 16, 2015
An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced ousted President Mohammed Morsi to death for breaking out of prison during the height of the nation’s uprising in 2011, the latest blow against Islamist critics of the government.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Turkey
Author(s): 
Tamer El-Ghobashy
Dahlia Kholaif
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Afghanistan, Pakistan Security Pledge

Friday, May 15, 2015
Afghan and Pakistani leaders have agreed on closer defense and security cooperation, leading analysts to believe the neighbors are finally sharing a common view on achieving regional stability.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Usman Ansari
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Security
Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy

Russia Leads Huge Post-Soviet Bloc Military Exercise In Tajikistan

Friday, May 15, 2015
A huge, Russian-led military exercise will take place over the next seven days, bringing together the six members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the post-Soviet bloc equivalent to NATO. The exercise, which started Thursday in Tajikistan, comes amid a flurry of U.S.-led NATO exercises that have sprung up across Europe.English
Country(s): 
Russia
Tajikistan
Author(s): 
Christopher Harress
Publisher / Source: 
International Business Times
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises
Foreign Policy

Ex-Soviet Central Asia Raises Alarm Over IS Recruitment

Friday, May 15, 2015
Ex-Soviet Tajikistan, where remittances from migrants working in Russia account for around half of economic output, is the poorest of five former communist republics in Central Asia. Sharifov, who returned home on May 6 after escaping IS, said the group had its sights on the region, echoing President Emomali Rakhmon's warnings that cast Islamic radicalism as the country's main challenge. English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Author(s): 
Akbar Borisov
Publisher / Source: 
Digital Journal
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Security

Defying U.S., Colombia Halts Aerial Spraying Of Crops Used To Make Cocaine

Friday, May 15, 2015
The government of Colombia on Thursday night rejected a major tool in the American-backed antidrug campaign — ordering a halt to the aerial spraying of the country’s vast illegal plantings of coca, the crop used to make cocaine, citing concerns that the spray causes cancer. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
William Neuman
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics

U.S. Ambassador Urges Mexico To End "Alarming Levels Of Impunity" In Crimes Against Reporters

Friday, May 15, 2015
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Anthony Wayne used the occasion of World Press Freedom Day on May 3 to urge attention to what he called “alarming levels of impunity” in crimes against reporters in Mexico where, “We have yet to see a successful conviction at the federal level for crimes against journalists.” English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Dolia Estevez
Publisher / Source: 
Forbes
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

U.S. And Cuba To Hold Talks On Opening Embassies

Friday, May 15, 2015
The U.S. State Department has said that U.S. and Cuban negotiators will meet next Thursday to discuss re-establishing embassies in each other's capitals.English
Country(s): 
Cuba
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Narco Plane Crashes In Chihuahua With Six Dead

Friday, May 15, 2015
Six people died in a plane crash involving a Cessna light aircraft, in Chihuahua, informed the Attorney General of the State, that started as an investigation before when someone reported that the aircraft had been brought down by armed persons in a drug trafficking zone.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
Milenio
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics

Has America Lost Its Allies In The Middle East?

Friday, May 15, 2015
American has alienated old Sunni friends with its determination to do a nuclear deal with their Shia foe – IranEnglish
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Author(s): 
David Blair
Publisher / Source: 
Telegraph
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Iranian Boats Fire Shots At Singapore-Flagged Vessel In Gulf

Friday, May 15, 2015
Five Iranian boats fired shots across the bow of a Singapore-flagged cargo vessel in the international waters of the Gulf on Thursday, CNN reported, citing a U.S. official.
Country(s): 
Iran
Author(s): 
Lisa Lambert
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters

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