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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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Stabilization of Military-Political Situation in Afghanistan Discussed in Dushanbe

Tuesday, April 14, 2015
The meeting was attended by deputies secretary general of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, permanent representatives and national coordinators for Afghanistan under the CSTO Foreign Ministers’ Council of member states of the organization. Topical issues related to the current situation and the prospective of stabilization of the military and political situation in Afghanistan were discussed during the meeting.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Afghanistan
Publisher / Source: 
Trend (Azerbaijan)
Tag(s): 
Security

Australia Sends 330 Extra Troops to Iraq, But Tony Abbott Won't Rule Out Future Syria Attacks

Tuesday, April 14, 2015
The first of more than 300 Australian troops will leave for Iraq on Wednesday on a two-year training mission that Tony Abbott says will not be "risk-free". The Prime Minister also pointedly declined to rule out expanding Australian air strikes into Syria.
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
David Wroe
Publisher / Source: 
The Sydney Morning Herald
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Human Rghts Group Asks Saudi Arabia, U.S. to Protect Civilians in Yemen

Tuesday, April 14, 2015
An international human rights group on Monday expressed concern that some of the airstrikes conducted by a U.S-backed, Saudi-led coalition in Yemen appeared to violate the laws of war and urged the United States and Saudi Arabia to take steps to minimize harm to civilians.
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
John Zarocostas
Publisher / Source: 
McClatchy DC
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Drone Strikes in Yemen Said to Set a Dangerous Precedent

Tuesday, April 14, 2015
An investigation of American drone strikes in Yemen concludes that the Obama administration has not followed its own rules to avoid civilian casualties and is setting a dangerous example for other countries that want to use unmanned aircraft against terrorists.
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Scott Shane
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

As Libya Crumbles, Calls Grow for Feuding Factions to Meet Halfway

Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Libyans have puzzled for four years over what might arrest their country’s disintegration. Feuding factions have consistently reached for guns instead of compromises in their battle to fill the vacuum left by the fall of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, ultimately breaking the country into two warring coalitions of militias and city-states.
Country(s): 
Libya
Author(s): 
David D. Kirkpatrick
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Conflict

The Egg and the Stone: The More Things Change in Mali, the More They Remain the Same

Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Last year, Mali’s new government was rocked by the ‘jet scandal’ – a multi-million dollar defence procurement contract that hid all kinds of dodgy deals and illicit spending. Shocked donors suspended aid and the president’s popularity nosedived. But the donors are back and Mali has moved on, even though little seems to have changed.
Country(s): 
Mali
Publisher / Source: 
Daily Maverick
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Expert: International Community Enabled South Sudanese Corruption

Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Alex de Waal discusses how South Sudan, the world’s newest country, was set up to fail.
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Author(s): 
The Fault Lines Digital Team
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Corruption

‘Boko Haram Is a Devil’: Embedded with Troops in Nigeria's Ongoing Offensive

Tuesday, April 14, 2015
VICE's Kaj Larsen was recently embedded with Nigeria's army as members battled Boko Haram. The militant Islamist insurgents have wreaked havoc on cities, towns, villages, and the countryside in northeastern Nigeria. In his first dispatch, Larsen, a former Navy SEAL, reported from a schoolhouse turned military outpost. Here he reports from an airport in Maiduguri, now closed because of attacks from Boko Haram.
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Kaj Larsen
Publisher / Source: 
Vice News
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

At Least 2,000 Women and Girls Kidnapped by Boko Haram: Amnesty

Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Boko Haram has kidnapped at least 2,000 women and girls since the beginning of last year, Amnesty International said on Tuesday, a year on from the mass abduction of 219 Nigerian schoolgirls.
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo News
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Kenya's Own Worst Enemy

Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Corruption, injustice, abuse, disillusionment, marginalization, and radicalization are the legacies of years of misguided policies in Kenya. After an al Shabab rampage in Garissa earlier this month left over 140 university students dead, these issues are impossible to ignore. If Nairobi continues to refuse to address them or fails to do so, the already troubled East African country will soon become even more unstable.
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
Paul Hidalgo
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Affairs
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Beyond the Horizon Ushers in New Era for Next Generation of Salvadorans

Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Beyond the Horizon-El Salvador 2015 is a U.S. Army South-led, joint U.S. Southern Command and government of El Salvador exercise deploying U.S. military engineers and medical professionals to El Salvador for training and to provide humanitarian services. The purpose of BTH is to conduct civic assistance and medical and engineering support to show U.S. support and commitment to El Salvador.
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Mari Carmen
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Army South
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid

Bolivia’s Ruling Party Secures Electoral Victory

Tuesday, April 14, 2015
The most recent electoral victory for Bolivia’s ruling political party consolidates its political authority in the country.
Country(s): 
Bolivia
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur

Colombia Investigating 22 Generals Over Extrajudicial Killing Scandal

Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Colombia's attorney-general has said he will step up investigations of 22 army generals for their alleged role in the killing of dozens of civilians in a notorious episode of the country's five-decade conflict.
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Anastasia Moloney
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Extrajudicial Killings

Colombian Generals Investigated For "False Positives"

Monday, April 13, 2015
The Colombian attorney general says he is investigating 22 generals for their alleged roles in the murder of civilians in the "false positives" scandal.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
BBC

Empty Ebola Clinics in Liberia Are Seen as Misstep in U.S. Relief Effort

Monday, April 13, 2015
After spending hundreds of millions of dollars and deploying nearly 3,000 troops to build Ebola treatment centers, the United States ended up creating facilities that have largely sat empty: Only 28 Ebola patients have been treated at the 11 treatment units built by the United States military, American officials now say.English
Country(s): 
West Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Norimitsu Onishi
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid

It’s Time for Tunisians to Take the Next Big Step

Monday, April 13, 2015
It is important to remember that the Arab Spring protests were driven by economic grievances. The revolution’s fundamental goals included not just political freedom — which in Tunisia has been mostly, if tentatively, achieved — but also an end to economic domination by sclerotic bureaucracies and well-connected elites.
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Author(s): 
Abdulwahab Alkebsi
Mohamed Malouche
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Security

César Gastélum Is Arrested In Quintana Roo

Monday, April 13, 2015
Along with three of his brothers, he is accused of large-scale cocaine trafficking through the Colombia-Honduras-Guatemala route to Mexico, with final destination to the United States. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
El Universal
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics

Turkey Receives Last Upgraded F-16

Monday, April 13, 2015
The Turkish Air Force received the last of a batch of F-16 fighter jets which underwent a comprehensive upgrade program.
Country(s): 
Turkey
Author(s): 
Burak Ege Bekdil
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Islamic State Conflict: Iraq PM to Seek Weapons on U.S. Visit

Monday, April 13, 2015
Iraq's prime minister is leaving for Washington for talks with U.S. President Barrack Obama, whom he is expected to ask for substantial weapons deliveries.
Country(s): 
Iraq
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

U.S. to Triple Military Aid to Tunisia

Monday, April 13, 2015
The United States will increase military aid to Tunisia threefold this year and help train its troops, a senior U.S official said on Friday, weeks after the country suffered its deadliest militant attack in more than a decade.
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Author(s): 
Tarek Amara
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

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