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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. Lawmakers Move Bill to Declare Pakistan 'State Sponsor of Terrorism'

Friday, September 23, 2016
The bill titled the Pakistan State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act was introduced by Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Terrorism Ted Poe and Congressman Dana Rohrabacher at a time when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is in the US to address the United Nations General Assembly.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Publisher / Source: 
DAWN (Pakistan)
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Foreign Policy
Legislation

Military and Police Corruption: Venezuela's Growing Evil

Friday, September 23, 2016
The people entrusted with enforcing the law in Venezuela regularly make the headlines as suspects or alleged accomplices, facilitators or perpetrators of serious crimes, a sign of the advanced deterioration and corruption of the country’s security forces.English
Country(s): 
Venezuela
Author(s): 
Marco Tarre Briceno
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Law Enforcement
Criminal Organizations
Corruption

Crime Wave Hits City that Will Host Signing of Colombia Peace Deal

Friday, September 23, 2016
A crime wave has hit Colombia's port city of Cartagena just days before government officials and FARC rebels are scheduled to arrive there to sign a peace agreement, foreshadowing the type of security challenges the country will face once the deal is finalized. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
David Gagne
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Violence
Criminal Organizations
Conflict

Police Sex Abuse Case Is Bad News for Mexico’s Leader

Friday, September 23, 2016
International human rights officials are demanding an investigation into the brutal sexual assaults of 11 Mexican women during protests a decade ago — an inquiry that would take aim at President Enrique Peña Nieto, who was the governor in charge at the time of the attacks.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Azam Ahmed
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Law Enforcement

On the Eve of the 2nd Anniversary of the 43 Students’ Disappearance, the Mexican Government Still Holds on to Already Disproven “Historic Truth”

Friday, September 23, 2016
Two years after 43 students were disappeared by police officers in collusion with a criminal group in Mexico, there have been no convictions, progress in the investigation has stalled, and compelling evidence points to an obstruction of justice in the case.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Office On Latin America (WOLA)
Tag(s): 
Law Enforcement
Extrajudicial Killings

Turkey's Erdogan Says U.S. Sent Weapons to Kurdish Fighters in Syria

Friday, September 23, 2016
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused the United States of supplying more weapons to Kurdish fighters in northern Syria this week, saying Washington had delivered two plane loads of arms to what Ankara considers a terrorist group.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Daren Butler
David Dolan
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters (UK)
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Foreign Policy

Kurds Can Take Raqqa but They Can’t Stay, Says Top U.S. General

Friday, September 23, 2016
President Barack Obama’s top military advisor told senators Thursday that the U.S-backed Syrian Democratic Forces are the only rebel group capable of taking the Islamic State bastion of Raqqa. But there’s no solid plan for holding the city once they do. English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Paul McLeary
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Ukraine and Russian-Backed Rebels Agree to Pullback of Troops

Thursday, September 22, 2016
Ukrainian officials and Russian-backed rebel leaders agreed to a withdrawal of troops from three front line areas in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday. The deal is less elaborate than last year's cease fire, which broke down before it began. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier warns there is no guarantee of success this time, either.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Publisher / Source: 
Deutsche Welle
Wire Service: 
Agence France Presse, Associated Press, Reuters
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Conflict Resolution

U.S. Military Seeks More Troops for Iraq

Thursday, September 22, 2016
The U.S. military is requesting authority to send up to 500 new troops to Iraq ahead of a much-anticipated campaign to take back Mosul from Islamic State, according to U.S. officials, adding to an expanding American presence in the country.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Gordon Lubold
Paul Sonne
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Terrorism

Egypt Receives Second Mistral Class Vessel; First Gowind Floated

Thursday, September 22, 2016
The Egyptian Navy has taken delivery of its second and final Mistral class landing helicopter dock, Anwar el-Sadat, while DCNS has floated the first of four Gowind corvettes for Egypt.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
defenceWeb
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

'No Tolerance' for Repeat of Abuses in Upcoming Iraq Campaign: U.S. Envoy

Thursday, September 22, 2016
The U.S. envoy to the anti-Islamic State coalition said on Wednesday there would be "no tolerance" for sectarian torture and other abuses resulting from the planned offensive to recapture the group's de-facto Iraqi capital of Mosul. English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Yara Bayoumy
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Counterinsurgency
Terrorism

Nigerian Army Retakes Boko Haram's Key NE Stronghold

Thursday, September 22, 2016
Nigerian troops have retaken a remote northeastern town along the country's border with Niger from Boko Haram militants, a military spokesman announced Wednesday. According to army spokesman Sani Usman, Mallam Fatori -- which was one of the last few towns still held by the militants -- was now under full control of the military.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Rafiu Ajakaye
Publisher / Source: 
Anadolu Agency (Turkey)
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Counterinsurgency

South Sudan Forces Some Fleeing Fighting to Pay Bribes: UN

Thursday, September 22, 2016
The United Nations says some people fleeing South Sudan into Uganda are forced to pay bribes at checkpoints run by South Sudan's government and armed groups. It also says it has received reports of physical and sexual assaults and forced family separations. English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Author(s): 
Justin Lynch
Publisher / Source: 
ABC News
Wire Service: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Conflict

Congo Opposition Calls for New Sanctions on Leaders for Protest Deaths

Thursday, September 22, 2016
A Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leader called on Wednesday for the imposition of international sanctions against security officials responsible for the deaths of protesters in two days of demonstrations against President Joseph Kabila.English
Country(s): 
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Author(s): 
Jonathan Landay
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Politics and Security
Sanctions

U.S. Forces Will be in the Middle East Long After ISIS, Carter Says

Thursday, September 22, 2016
The Pentagon's two top leaders said Wednesday that the U.S. military will keep forces deployed to the Middle East long after the defeat of the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria. English
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Andrew Tilghman
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Terrorism

U.S. Senate Rejects Bar on $1.15B Arms Sale to Riyadh

Thursday, September 22, 2016
The US Senate scuttled a measure to block the $1.15 billion sale of US tanks to Saudi Arabia, though a Hill fight is looming over another measure that would allow the families of 9/11 victims to sue the kingdom. English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Joe Gould
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Legislation
Arms Sales

Report Describes Shifting Patterns of Violence in El Salvador

Thursday, September 22, 2016
A new report describes recent shifts in the characteristics of violence in El Salvador, and it offers recommendations for how to deal with these developments, focusing particularly on the need to tailor violence reduction and prevention strategies to specific local conditions.
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Mike LaSusa
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Violence
Criminal Organizations
Criminal Organizations

Can Honduras Handle Onslaught of Police Corruption Cases?

Thursday, September 22, 2016
Honduras' police reform commission has asked the Attorney General's Office to investigate over 500 officers for their alleged involvement in a range of crimes, but it's unlikely the country's notoriously weak judicial system is equipped or willing to handle such a huge and controversial caseload. English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
David Gagne
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Colombia Rebels Come Out of the Jungle to Jump Into Politics — and to Party

Thursday, September 22, 2016
While the recent peace agreement in Colombia does not promise the kind of sweeping economic and political change that has long been at the core of FARC revolutionary doctrine, the group says it will fight for those ideals at the ballot box.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Nick Miroff
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Conflict Resolution

Indian Ministers Approve Rafale Fighter Jet Deal

Thursday, September 22, 2016
An Indian cabinet committee gave its approval Wednesday to a long-delayed deal for the purchase of 36 fighter jets from France's Dassault, as the country looks to counter China's growing military clout. English
Country(s): 
India
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Wire Service: 
Agence France Presse
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

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