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There Will Be Fewer Child Migrants This Year, But the Crisis Isn't Over

Friday, February 13, 2015
Even as the journey north has gotten harder, thousands of kids are fleeing Central America for the United States.
Country(s): 
Central African Republic
Author(s): 
Ian Gordon
Publisher / Source: 
Mother Jones
Tag(s): 
Migration

Rights Group: Burundi Police, Soldiers Executed 47 Rebels

Friday, February 13, 2015
The Burundian army, police and members of the ruling party's youth league executed 47 people following a clash with an armed group in the country's northwest, an international human rights group said Thursday.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Author(s): 
Tom Odula
Publisher / Source: 
Ap News
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Policing

The Kurds Need Weapons, Now

Friday, February 13, 2015
From the heights here, you have a panoramic view of the strategic territory west of Mosul that Kurdish peshmerga fighters, supported by U.S. warplanes, have won back from the Islamic State over the past month. The main road linking Mosul with the Syrian border has been cut and nearly 100 square miles have been liberated.
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
David Ignatius
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Trapped in Baku

Friday, February 13, 2015
A press freedom advocate -- and husband of an American servicewoman -- went to the U.S. embassy in Azerbaijan, fearing for his life. But he was turned away.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
Michael Weiss
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Human Rights
Human Rights

Colombia Guerrillas Say They Won’t Recruit Anyone Under 17

Friday, February 13, 2015
Colombia’s largest guerrilla group Thursday said it would no longer allow 15-year-old children to join its ranks, bumping-up the minimum age to become a member of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to 17. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Jim Wyss
Publisher / Source: 
The Miami Herald
Tag(s): 
Conflict

East Africa's Faustian Counter-Terrorism Pact

Friday, February 13, 2015
The US military and intelligence services get a free pass to zap terrorist targets; incumbent regimes, even when they massacre their political opponents, get immunity from all but the mildest diplomatic criticism from Washington. In theory, that should create a furore at the AU, where AU Commission chair Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma says she is determined to break the dependence on foreign powers. English
Country(s): 
East Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Parselelo Kantai
Publisher / Source: 
The Africa Report (France)
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

The Guantanamo Base, A U.S. Colonial Relic Impeding Peace With Cuba

Friday, February 13, 2015
A long-awaited revival of U.S.-Cuban relations following the Obama Administration’s gradual easing of the half-century embargo against Cuba has kick-started a modest dialogue surrounding the normalization of economic relations between the two countries. While it is certainly an impediment to an agenda on any U.S.-Cuban relations, the economic embargo is not the only factor that inhibits a diplomatic rapprochement. Another long-standing obstacle in the contentious relationship between Washington and Havana that fuels the simmering indignation among Cuban authorities is the continued U.S. occupation of Guantanamo.English
Country(s): 
Cuba
Author(s): 
Timothy Keen
Paul Gioia
Publisher / Source: 
Council On Hemispheric Affairs
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy

U.S. Slams Sudan for Blocking Darfur Mass Rape Investigation

Friday, February 13, 2015
The United States on Thursday sharply criticized Sudan for obstructing a United Nations investigation into what Washington's U.N. envoy said were credible allegations of mass rape in the conflict-torn western Darfur region.English
Country(s): 
Sudan
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy
Human Rights
United Nations

Azerbaijan Cautions Against Arming Ukraine

Thursday, February 12, 2015
Azerbaijan distanced itself on Wednesday from growing demands in the US to arm Ukraine against pro-Russian separatists, a stance reflecting concern in Baku about the conflict’s potential impact on national security and domestic stability.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
Tony Barber
Jack Farchy
Publisher / Source: 
Financial Times
Tag(s): 
Military
Security

South Africa to Host ASF Field Training Exercise

Thursday, February 12, 2015
The week starting February 23 will see SANDF Joint Operations headquarters become a hive of high level activity when planning for the African Union Amani Africa II field training exercise gets underway.English
Country(s): 
South Africa
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

CIA Scales Back Presence and Operations in Yemen, Home of Potent al-Qaeda Affiliate

Thursday, February 12, 2015
The closure of the U.S. Embassy in Yemen has forced the CIA to significantly scale back its counterterrorism presence in the country, according to current and former U.S. officials, who said the evacuation represents a major setback in operations against al-Qaeda’s most dangerous affiliate.
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Greg Miller
Hugh Naylor
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

US Studying Special Operations Airlift Needs in Africa

Thursday, February 12, 2015
The United States military is seeking to identify companies able to provide fixed wing air transport services on behalf of US Army Special Operations Command (SOCOM) in countries in Africa.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Oscar Nkala
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web

White House to Reconsider Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Thursday, February 12, 2015
The White House is considering slowing down troop withdrawals from Afghanistan due to the enduring volatile security environment in the country. According to the Washington Post, President Barack Obama and his national security team will convene today to consider giving the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, Gen. John F. Campbell, more flexibility in readjusting the withdrawal schedule based on the general’s recommendation.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Franz-Stefan Gady
Publisher / Source: 
The Diplomat
Tag(s): 
Military

Security Concerns Bring Russia and Turkmenistan Closer

Thursday, February 12, 2015
While Turkmenistan is unlikely to reject its neutrality because of the possible threat of unrest emanating from Afghanistan, Russia’s task is to persuade the Turkmen authorities that, rather than turning to NATO or the U.S. for assistance, asking for Russia’s help will encourage the preservation of its neutrality as Moscow helped Turkmenistan to gain the status.English
Country(s): 
Turkmenistan
Author(s): 
John C. K. Daly
Publisher / Source: 
Silk Road Reporters
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy
Military

Egypt's Ultras: 'We Don't Believe in State Justice'

Thursday, February 12, 2015
Sunday's tragic events should be seen in the context of a widespread crackdown on dissent in Egypt, analysts say.
Country(s): 
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Costa Rican Police Arrest 8 in International Money Lundering, Drug-Running Investigation

Thursday, February 12, 2015
Costa Rica’s Drug Control Police (PCD) on Wednesday morning raided 11 locations across the Central Valley and arrested eight suspects believed to belong to an international drug trafficking and money laundering ring, according to Public Security Vice Minister María Fullmen.English
Country(s): 
Costa Rica
Author(s): 
Zach Dyer
Publisher / Source: 
The Tico Times
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade

In Post-Mubarak Egypt, Police Still Kill With Impunity

Thursday, February 12, 2015
Deadly clashes this week at a Cairo stadium between soccer fans and riot police point once again to the malignancy of police violence in Egypt, which helped spark the protests that toppled longtime dictator Hosni Mubarak exactly four years ago today.
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Michael Wahid Hanna
Publisher / Source: 
World Politics Review
Tag(s): 
Violence

Red Cross Ebola Teams in Guinea Attacked 10 Times a Month

Thursday, February 12, 2015
Red Cross teams in Ebola-hit Guinea have been attacked on average 10 times a month over the past year, the charity said on Thursday, warning that the violence was hampering efforts to contain the disease.English
Country(s): 
Guinea
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Violence

Sudan, Uganda Agree to Form Joint Security Mechanism

Thursday, February 12, 2015
Sudan and Uganda agreed to form a joint mechanism to implement a security agreement on the presence of rebel groups in both countries, a Sudanese official announced in Khartoum Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Sudan
Uganda
Publisher / Source: 
Sudan Tribune
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Colombia's FARC Extend Unilateral Cease-Fire

Thursday, February 12, 2015
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, announced Tuesday that in accord with a request from the Broad Front for Peace coalition, Latin America's largest guerrilla organization will maintain the unilateral cease-fire it declared in December.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
Fox News Latino
Tag(s): 
Conflict

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