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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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An American Military Convoy In Europe Aims To Reassure Allies

Monday, April 20, 2015
By the time it is finished, Operation Dragoon Ride, which began a week ago in the Baltics and is due to conclude later this week, will be the longest such movement the United States Army has made across Europe since Gen. George S. Patton diverted his Third Army to relieve Bastogne, Belgium, in 1944.English
Country(s): 
Poland
Author(s): 
Rick Lyman
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Yemen Campaign Tests U.S. Military Aid Policy

Monday, April 20, 2015
The coalition of countries involved in Operation Decisive Storm, which is attacking the Yemeni insurgent group known as the Houthis, includes some of the largest U.S. recipients of military assistance and arms sales. The U.S. government support for these coalition members follows a long-standing policy that promotes security assistance as a way to build the capacity of its partners to combat terrorism and promote regional security. English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Seth Binder
Publisher / Source: 
LobeLog: Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy
Conflict

Fearless Guardian Ground Convoy Arrives In Ukraine

Monday, April 20, 2015
Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Support Battalion arrived in Yavoriv, Ukraine April 10 via a ground convoy from here to deliver the brigade's training equipment for Operation Fearless Guardian. Fearless Guardian is the name for the training of Ukraine's newly-formed National Guard under the Congress-approved Global Contingency Security Fund. Under the program, the United States will begin training three battalions of Ukrainian troops over a six-month period beginning later this month. English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Maj. Michael J Weisman
Publisher / Source: 
United States Army
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Mexican Police Capture Leader Of Juárez Cartel

Monday, April 20, 2015
Mexican officials said Sunday that they had captured a leader of the Juárez Cartel, Jesús Salas Aguayo, the man in charge of the gang’s operations in Ciudad Juárez during a convulsion of violence that made the city one of the world’s most murderousEnglish
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Elisabeth Malkin
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade

After Broken Gang Truce, El Salvador Sees Deadliest Month In 10 Years

Monday, April 20, 2015
March was the deadliest month in a decade, according to tallies by the Prensa Grafica newspaper: 16 killings a day in a country with far fewer people than Los Angeles County. Some in El Salvador believe gangs used the truce, which broke down after little more than a year, as cover to consolidate and grow. And they question whether violence truly ebbed as much as suggested, noting that homicides may have declined but disappearances increased.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Tracy Wilkinson
Publisher / Source: 
Los Angeles Time
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations

Sale of U.S. Arms Fuels the Wars of Arab States

Monday, April 20, 2015
As the Middle East descends into proxy wars, sectarian conflicts and battles against terrorist networks, countries in the region that have stockpiled American military hardware are now actually using it and wanting more. The result is a boom for American defense contractorsbut also the prospect of a dangerous new arms race in a region where the map of alliances has been sharply redrawn.English
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Mark Mazetti
Helene Cooper
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Conflict
Foreign Policy

Venezuela 'Receives $5bn In Fiance From China'

Monday, April 20, 2015
Venezuela has received $5bn (£3.4bn) in financing from China, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says.English
Country(s): 
Venezuela
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid

U.S. Judge Orders Declassifying Files On Extradited Colombian Paramilitary Chiefs

Monday, April 20, 2015
A federal judge in Washington called for the publication of classified documents pertaining to the extradition and subsequent prosecution and sentencing of three former AUC leaders, according to weekly Semana. Federal Judge Ellen Huvelle called for the case to be reopened after former AUC leader Salvatore Mancuso’s lawyer, Joaquin Perez, requested that his client’s sentence be lowered.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Matthew Dancis
Publisher / Source: 
Colombia Reports
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Australia and Iran will Share Intelligence to Fight IS

Monday, April 20, 2015
Australia and Iran have agreed to share intelligence about Australians fighting with militant groups in Iraq. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has said the deal will help both countries in their efforts to tackle Islamic State (IS).English
Country(s): 
Iran
Publisher / Source: 
BBC News
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Intelligence
Foreign Policy

America’s New ‘Lend-Lease’ for Drones

Monday, April 20, 2015
A group of 23 lawmakers is urging President Obama to allow the U.S. Air Force to lend drones to Jordan. “The request, if approved, would ensure Jordan is able to quickly acquire this much-needed advanced capability as it confronts” ISIS.English
Country(s): 
Jordan
Author(s): 
Tim Mak
Publisher / Source: 
The Daily Beast
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Foreign Policy

Saudis Fund French Weapons for Use in Lebanon

Monday, April 20, 2015
The first instalment of French-made weapons in a $3 billion Saudi-funded programme is due to arrive in Lebanon on Monday.The weapons are part of a deal to bolster the country's defences against the Islamic State (IS) group and other jihadist groups pressing along Lebanon's Syrian border.English
Country(s): 
Lebanon
Publisher / Source: 
France 24
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Foreign Policy

Somalia's Al Shabaab Fighters Attack African Union Troops

Monday, April 20, 2015
Islamist al Shabaab militants attacked an African Union peacekeepers' convoy on Sunday in southern Somalia, wounding at least three people and burning two vehicles, a Somali army officer said.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Wire Service: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

UN Calls for Calm in Burundi as Violent Protests Continue

Monday, April 20, 2015
Burundian police fired tear gas and water cannons on Friday at hundreds of protesters opposed to the president running for a third term, as the UN Security Council warned that violence threatened to disrupt June elections.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Publisher / Source: 
France 24
Wire Service: 
Agence France Presse, Reuters
Tag(s): 
Violence

Obama Meets Monday with Crown Prince of Tiny UAE

Monday, April 20, 2015
The UAE is hoping its public posture will help push a message that the alliance is a new form of Arab nationalism made necessary by the unprecedented wave of conflict now sweeping the Middle East. The UAE is at the forefront of trying to defend the actions of a coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, that for the past nearly four weeks has been bombing Yemen in a push to block the advance of Houthi rebels believed to be aligned with Iran. English
Country(s): 
United Arab Emirates
Author(s): 
Tom Hussain
Publisher / Source: 
McClatchy DC
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Nigeria's Real Security Vote

Monday, April 20, 2015
After years of little progress against Boko Haram, Nigeria's military – with the help of regional allies – has launched its most important offensive ahead of polls. English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Tolu Ogunlesi
Patrick Smith
Publisher / Source: 
The Africa Report (France)
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military Cooperation
Foreign Policy

Pakistan Eyes T-50 As Trainer Option

Monday, April 20, 2015
Pakistan is considering purchase of the South Korean KAI T-50 Lead In Fighter Trainer (LIFT) to revamp its Air Force training program, although some viable alternatives remain.Interest in the T-50 comes amid moves to improve Pakistani-South Korean defense industry collaboration, possibly including a new shipyard in the Pakistani port of Gwadar. English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Author(s): 
Usman Ansari
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Kenya's Leaders Debate Whether to Keep Troops in Somalia

Friday, April 17, 2015
Kenyan leaders are debating whether to keep troops in war-torn Somalia to fight al-Shabab or pull them back to the borders to fight insurgent fighters who have carried out deadly attacks in those regions and other towns in the country.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
Mohammed Yusuf
Publisher / Source: 
The Voice of America
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Terrorism

Al-Shabab Recruiting In Kenyan Towns

Friday, April 17, 2015
Somalia's Islamist al-Shabab militants are recruiting heavily in north-eastern Kenya, according to evidence gathered by the BBC.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
Karen Allen
Publisher / Source: 
BBC News
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Terrorism

Clashes Continue In South Africa As President Zuma Condemns Violence

Friday, April 17, 2015
Condemnation of attacks against foreign nationals in South Africa is growing. As President Zuma delivered a stern warning to the perpetrators, thousands joined a march in Durban in protest against xenophobia.English
Country(s): 
South Africa
Author(s): 
Thuso Khumalo
Publisher / Source: 
Deutsche Welle
Tag(s): 
Immigration
Violence

Meanwhile, in the Central African Republic…

Friday, April 17, 2015
Between Ebola, terrorism, xenophobia and conflict fatigue, there are plenty of reasons why you haven’t heard much from the Central African Republic in the last few months. That doesn’t mean nothing is happening. Simon Allison assesses where the stricken country is, and where it’s going. The signs are not encouraging.English
Country(s): 
Central African Republic
Author(s): 
Simon Allison
Publisher / Source: 
Daily Maverick
Tag(s): 
Conflict

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