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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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Blogger Yassine Ayari Sentenced to One Year in Prison by Military Court

Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Tunisian blogger Yassine Ayari was sentenced to one year in prison on Tuesday by the First Instance Military Court of Tunis. Ayari was charged with defaming military officials in Facebook posts.English
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Author(s): 
Safa Ben Said
Publisher / Source: 
TunisiaLive (Tunisia)
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Azerbaijan’s Dubious Honor: Abundance of Political Prisoners

Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Azerbaijan currently holds a dubious distinction of holding almost double the number of political prisoners than those held in Belarus and Russia combined. The Azerbaijani government’s use of criminal prosecution as a tool for political retaliation against its critics is a well-documented problem. English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
Vugar Gojayev
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Law Enforcement

U.N. Presses for Libya Ceasefire to Hold

Wednesday, January 21, 2015
The United Nations on Tuesday called on Libya's warring factions to maintain a ceasefire agreed as part of U.N.-backed negotiations, amid reports of continued fighting in parts of the North African country.English
Country(s): 
Libya
Author(s): 
Patrick Markey
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
United Nations

U.S. Sending MRAPS to Somalia for African Union Mission

Wednesday, January 21, 2015
The U.S. will transfer 20 mine resistant vehicles, commonly known as MRAPS, to African Union forces taking part in military operations in Somalia.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Uganda
Burundi
Publisher / Source: 
Military.com
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Yemen Coup Threatens U.S. War On Al Qaeda

Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Shiite rebels stormed the presidential palace in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Tuesday, increasing chances the country will plunge into a broader sectarian conflict and hugely complicating American efforts to combat al Qaeda’s Yemeni affiliate, long considered the most dangerous branch of the terror network.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Jamie Dettmer
Publisher / Source: 
The Daily Beast
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Armenia Violates Ceasefire with Azerbaijan

Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Over the past 24 hours, Armenian military 40 times violated the ceasefire on various parts of the contact line between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan reported.English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Publisher / Source: 
Azernews (Azerbaijan)
Tag(s): 
Military

Washington’s $232 Million Question in Yemen

Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Current events in Yemen will influence the future of hundreds of millions of dollars of American aid to a country on the frontline of a fight against the world’s most dangerous branch of al Qaeda.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
David Francis
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Conflict

Kyrgyz Claim That IS Allocated $70 Million To Destabilize Central Asia

Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Against a backdrop of ever-growing Central Asian fears over the threat posed by Islamic State (IS) militants, the director of a Bishkek-based think tank has claimed that the Sunni extremist group has allocated around $70 million to destabilize the situation in Central Asia. English
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Author(s): 
Joanna Paraszczuk
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

ICG Says Central Asian States Fueling Militant Threat, Not Fighting It

Tuesday, January 20, 2015
The Crisis Group (ICG) says the five Central Asian countries need to develop a credible, coordinated action plan to counter the threats posed by Islamic State militants and "growing radicalism" in the region. English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Terrorism

Churches Burn in Niger as Muslim Rally Is Banned

Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Demonstrators threw stones and set fire to two churches in Niamey, Niger’s capital, on Saturday, as protests continued against the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.English
Country(s): 
Niger
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Wire Service: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

U.S. senators visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar to talk with royals about training Syrian rebels.

Tuesday, January 20, 2015
A delegation of U.S. senators led by John McCain have met separately with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman and Qatar’s emir, part of a Middle East tour focusing on training Syrian rebels.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Program(s): 
International Military Education and Training
Publisher / Source: 
The Blade
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military and Police Aid

Niger police fire tear gas as opposition defies ban on protest

Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Police in Niger fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of opposition supporters who gathered in the capital Niamey on Sunday in defiance of a ban on a demonstration against what they see as poor governance, witnesses said.English
Country(s): 
Niger
Author(s): 
Abdoulaye Massalaki
Joe Bavier
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Governance

HRW Urges Merkel To Press Aliyev On Rights Issues

Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Human Rights Watch has called on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to urge Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to free all jailed journalists, rights activists, and government critics English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Human Rights

Kazakhstan Responds to Horrifying – and Strange – ISIS Video

Tuesday, January 20, 2015
The Kazakhstani government claims that it’s managed to identify the country’s citizens – some 300, at the last official estimate – who have uprooted to fight with ISIS. English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
Casey Michel
Publisher / Source: 
The Diplomat
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Morocco Crushed Dissent Using a U.S. Interrogation Site, Rights Advocates Say

Tuesday, January 20, 2015
After landing at the Rabat airport in 2010, Zakaria Moumni, a former kickboxing world champion, was distressed when he was taken aside by security agents, arrested, blindfolded and taken to a secret facility. The facility where Moumni was taken had been established years earlier as a black site for the CIA to hold “enhanced interrogations” of terrorism suspects. English
Country(s): 
Morocco
Author(s): 
Aida Alami
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

South Sudan’s slow liberation

Tuesday, January 20, 2015
South Sudan’s vice president Riek Machar was sacked in 2013 and after a political crisis that year, he ended up in the bush leading an armed rebellion that has turned into 13 months of civil war. English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Author(s): 
Edward Thomas
Publisher / Source: 
African Arguments
Tag(s): 
Governance

Algerian police and protesters clash after anti-Charlie Hebdo march

Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Police clashed with demonstrators in Algiers after rioting broke out at the end of a protest against the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad in the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.English
Country(s): 
Algeria
Author(s): 
Patrick Markey
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Policing

Leak Allegedly Reveals Government Using Media to Shape Public Opinion

Tuesday, January 20, 2015
A new leak allegedly reveals that government officials instructed leading media figures to appeal to people’s emotions and encourage them to support Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi during his presidential campaign in 2014.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Aya Nader
Publisher / Source: 
Daily News Egypt
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Pakistan, Afghanistan Deepening Military Ties

Tuesday, January 20, 2015
In a move towards improving border coordination and deepening military-to-military ties, Pakistan and Afghanistan over the weekend opened a series of meetings of commanders.
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Publisher / Source: 
DAWN (Pakistan)
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

U.S.-Built Ebola Treatment Centers in Liberia are Nearly Empty as Outbreak Fades

Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Ebola treatment centers built by U.S. and international aid organizations are standing near-empty as the outbreak fades. The international community, led by the United States, responded with a massive construction and assistance campaign that turned out to be far in excess of what was necessary.English
Country(s): 
Liberia
Author(s): 
Kevin Sieff
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post

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