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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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Russia Frustrated By Refusal Of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan To Cooperate On Security

Monday, March 23, 2015
Russia is disappointed in the unwillingness of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan to cooperate with its collective security bloc, and considers Iran to be a model those countries could follow, a senior Russian security official has said.English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Author(s): 
Joshua Kucera
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Security

Mexico Ambush Leaves 10 dead, Including 5 Federal Police

Monday, March 23, 2015
A gang ambushed a federal police convoy in western Mexico, sparking a shootout that killed five officers, three suspects and two bystanders, authorities said FridayEnglish
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Ulises Zam
Publisher / Source: 
Borderland Beat
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Violence

Ukraine Says Rebels Moving Tanks Up, Attacks Persist

Monday, March 23, 2015
Ukrainian authorities are accusing Russian-backed separatists of moving tanks, weapons, and fighters closer to the line of contact with government forces in the east of the country.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Central Asia Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Military

Egyptian Official Says Protester, Shaimaa el-Sabbagh, Died in Shooting Because She Was Too Thin

Monday, March 23, 2015
A poet and activist hit with a blast of birdshot from a police shotgun during a march to lay flowers in Tahrir Square in Cairo died because she was too thin, a spokesman for Egypt’s medical examiner said late Saturday.
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
David D. Kirkpatrick
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Policing

Tens of Thousands March Against Government in Georgia

Monday, March 23, 2015
Tens of thousands of people have rallied in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, demanding the government step down. Scores of former top Saakashvili officials have been arrested over the last two years for alleged wrongdoing. English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Conflict

Slow Start Revives Doubts about Congo Campaign Against Rwandan Rebels

Monday, March 23, 2015
The faltering start to the highly-anticipated campaign in North Kivu province has revived doubts about the will and capacity of Congo's army to defeat a group at the heart of two decades of conflict in Africa’s Great Lakes region.English
Country(s): 
Rwanda
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Author(s): 
Aaron Ross
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Conflict

U.K. to Help Train Syrian Opposition Against ISIS; Stops Short of Airstrikes

Monday, March 23, 2015
Britain plans to participate in a U.S.-led effort to train Syrian opposition troops, according to people familiar with the matter, but it will stop short of joining its closest ally in conducting airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria.
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Nicholas Winning
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Ukrainian Ambassador: ‘We Are Still Way Off From Being a Leading Fighting Force’

Monday, March 23, 2015
The White House announced a new program to train 750 Ukrainian troops in the western city of Yavoriv near the Polish border.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
John Hudson
Reid Standish
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy

Relocation of U.S. Personnel From Yemen

Monday, March 23, 2015
In light of the deteriorating security situation in Yemen, the United States government has decided to relocate all remaining personnel out of Yemen. President Hadi has been informed of the decision.
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Jeff Rathke
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Deparment of State
Tag(s): 
Civil Society

Nigerian Army Noticeably Absent In Town Taken From Boko Haram

Monday, March 23, 2015
Boko Haram’s black flag is everywhere in the town of Damasak, deep in Islamist-held territory in northern Nigeria: It is painted on former administrative buildings and schools, and on the side of abandoned gas stations. English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Adam Nossiter
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Boko Haram Exploits Army's Decline

Monday, March 23, 2015
Fifteen years ago, Nigeria’s military was regarded as one of the most proficient in Africa and served as a stabilizing force in the region. Today corruption and limited resources hinder its ability to respond to the growing threat posed by Boko Haram, which wants to establish a caliphate in Nigeria.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Eleanor Whitehead
Publisher / Source: 
Mail and Guardian
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Military

Afghanistan and Pakistan: The False Promise of Rapprochement

Monday, March 23, 2015
The Afghan government is hoping Pakistan will help facilitate dialogue with the leaders of the Afghan Taliban, whom Pakistan has long harbored and enabled. Pakistan, for its part, has asked Kabul’s assistance against the leaders of the militant group Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (T.T.P.), the so-called Pakistani Taliban, whose leaders are said to be hiding in eastern Afghanistan.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Mohammed Umer Daudzai
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy
Counterterrorism

The Mysterious Dissapearance Of The 12 Autodefensas

Monday, March 23, 2015
Tierra Caliente, that place in Mexico set on fire by the Caballeros Templarios with their colluding Government contacts, now seems calm. But new indications are that the understanding and the impunity did not disappear with the capture of Servando Gomez Martinez "LaTuta" and the death of Narazio Moreno "El Mas Loco". English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Otis B Fly-Wheel
Publisher / Source: 
Borderland Beat
Tag(s): 
Violence

NATO Assessment Team Finishes Georgia Visit

Friday, March 20, 2015
A NATO assessment team involved in the establishment of the new NATO-Georgia Joint Training and Evaluation Centre has completed its first visit to Georgia. While in Georgia, the NATO assessment team was tasked with looking at potential sites for the new facility and assisting the Georgian side implement the project, which was outlined in the NATO-Georgia Substantial Package.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
Agenda.ge
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

U.S. Reassesses Central Asia Strategy

Friday, March 20, 2015
The United States has finalized a review of its strategy for Central Asia, a region facing economic and political uncertainty tied to Russia's flagging economy amid the Ukraine conflict and the murky succession plans of aging regional autocrats. English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy
Security

U.S. Training of Ukraine Forces to Go Forward

Friday, March 20, 2015
The U.S. military is moving forward with plans to deploy U.S. paratroopers to war-torn Ukraine to train local forces, the Pentagon said Thursday. The training will likely begin in late April.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Jon Harper
Publisher / Source: 
Stars and Stripes
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Military and Police Aid

Tajikistan Concerned by ISIL Activity on Afghan Border

Friday, March 20, 2015
Authorities in Tajikistan are concerned by the appearance of "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) fighters in Afghan areas said State National Security Committee official. English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Publisher / Source: 
Central Asia Online
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict
Security

House Budget Panel OKs $613B for Defense

Friday, March 20, 2015
The US House Budget Committee approved a spending plan that would clear the way for $613 billion for national defense in 2016. Next, it will go through the Rules Committee, where it is expected to be amended to include even more in Pentagon spending.English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
John T. Bennett
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military

Yemen Mosque Bombings Death Toll Hits 77

Friday, March 20, 2015
At least 77 people were killed and 121 others wounded Friday in triple suicide bombings that targeted mosques attended by Shiite Huthis in the Yemeni capital, a medical official said.
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Jamal al-Jabiri
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo News
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Argentine Prosecutor Urges Reopening Of Case Against President

Friday, March 20, 2015
An Argentine prosecutor asked an appellate court on Thursday to overturn a judge’s decision to dismiss allegations filed against President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her political supporters by another prosecutor, Alberto Nisman, days before his mysterious death from a gunshot wound to the head.English
Country(s): 
Argentina
Author(s): 
Jonathan Gilbert
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Judicial Reform
Human Rights

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