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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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ISIS Gaining Ground in Syria, Despite U.S. Strikes

Thursday, January 15, 2015
ISIS continues to gain substantial ground in Syria, despite nearly 800 airstrikes in the American-led campaign to break its grip there.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Tim Mak
Nancy A. Youssef
Publisher / Source: 
The Daily Beast
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military Operations

Armenians seek Russian soldier's handover

Thursday, January 15, 2015
Russian consulate and military base in Gyumri surrounded by protesters after shooting of six members of local family.English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Publisher / Source: 
Al-Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Military

U.S., Kazakhstan Cooperate to Dispose of Highly Enriched Uranium

Thursday, January 15, 2015
United States Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) announced the removal of 36 kilogrammes (approximately 80 pounds) of highly enriched uranium (HEU) spent fuel from the Institute of Nuclear Physics (INP) in Almaty. English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
Malika Orazgaliyeva
Publisher / Source: 
The Astana Times (Kazakhstan)
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy

Understanding Colombia’s armed conflict: International actors

Thursday, January 15, 2015
Compared with much of the world, Latin America was relatively free inter-state wars during the 20th century, and Colombia is no exception. While tension with neighboring countries, particularly Ecuador and Venezuela, increased during the hardline administration of Alvaro Uribe, much of the violence experienced in Colombian society comes from domestic actors.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Joel Gillin
Publisher / Source: 
Colombia Reports
Tag(s): 
Military

Egypt’s ‘deep state’ proves victorious

Thursday, January 15, 2015
When former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was cleared of all charges last week, it marked an end to the democratic hopes of Tahrir Square and seemed to embody the resilience of Egypt’s “deep state.”
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Ahmed Aboulenein
Publisher / Source: 
Global Post
Tag(s): 
Militarization

Iraqi police at Nineveh Liberation Camp aim to help free Mosul but lack food and guns

Thursday, January 15, 2015
The Iraqi police and special forces officers practice drills next to a cluster of tents that constitute their base. They have a grand aim: to drive Islamic State fighters out of one of their strongholds, the city of Mosul and the surrounding province of Nineveh.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Loveday Morris
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military Equipment

20 State Officials Investigated in Mexico Military Slayings

Thursday, January 15, 2015
At least 20 Mexico state officials are under investigation in the cover-up of threats and torture of women who were witnesses to the alleged killing of prisoners by soldiers last year, state authorities said Wednesday.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
ABC
Wire Service: 
Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Military

Iraq says U.S.-led coalition not doing enough against Islamic State

Thursday, January 15, 2015
Iraq has told President Barack Obama's envoy that the U.S.-led coalition battling Islamic State needs to do more to help Iraq defeat the jihadists controlling large areas of the north and west of the country.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Ned Parker
Ahmed Rasheed
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters

Egypt's deep state gets back to business

Thursday, January 15, 2015
Hosni Mubarak's acquittal is the crowning moment of 18 months in which the military regime regrouped and took back Egypt.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Ahmed Aboulenein
Publisher / Source: 
Global Post
Tag(s): 
Militarization

Months of Airstrikes Fail to Slow Islamic State in Syria

Thursday, January 15, 2015
More than three months of U.S. airstrikes in Syria have failed to prevent Islamic State militants from expanding their control in that country, according to U.S. and independent assessments.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Dion Nissenbaum
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Terrorism

How an argument over gasoline became a matter of national security in Egypt

Thursday, January 15, 2015
The gas station is owned by the Egyptian military, and Tamer Allam argued with the wrong man: an army colonel.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Ahmed Aboulenein
Publisher / Source: 
Global Post
Tag(s): 
Militarization

US general meets with Syrian rebels

Thursday, January 15, 2015
A U.S. general met with moderate Syrian rebels and civilian leaders this week, the first high-level meetings between the Pentagon and opposition forces.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Kristina Wong
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

UN to Set up Human Rights Office in Violence-Marred Honduras

Thursday, January 15, 2015
The U.N. Chief is scheduled to partake in a two-day fact-finding mission in Honduras, with the long-term aim to reduce violence, discuss citizen security and combat organized crime in the region.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
United Nations

Lawmakers urge new US strategy as Boko Haram rampages through Africa

Thursday, January 15, 2015
At the same time the world focuses on the terror attacks in France, the growing territory and lethality of Boko Haram, the Nigerian terror network which for a short time last year commanded global attention, is fueling calls in Washington for a new U.S. strategy. English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Barnini Chakraborty
Publisher / Source: 
FOX News
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Terrorism

Chad pledges 'active support' for Cameroon against Boko Haram

Thursday, January 15, 2015
Chad's government on Wednesday pledged "active support" for neighbouring Cameroon in fighting Boko Haram, after another cross-border raid this week by the Nigerian-based Islamist group.
Country(s): 
Chad
Cameroon
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo News
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military Cooperation

Aid agencies fear Libya public services collapse, hospitals suffer

Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Falling oil revenues and intensifying fighting across Libya mean the humanitarian situation is worsening and basic public services may collapse, aid agencies said.English
Country(s): 
Libya
Author(s): 
Kieran Guilbert
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid

Turkish Court Bans Websites Publishing Charlie Hebdo Cover

Wednesday, January 14, 2015
A Turkish court on Wednesday ordered the telecommunications authority to ban access to websites showing Charlie Hebdo's front cover with the image of the Prophet Muhammad, a state-run news agency said.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Author(s): 
Suzan Frazer
Publisher / Source: 
ABC
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Detention of African warlord raises legal questions for Pentagon

Wednesday, January 14, 2015
An African warlord with a $5 million bounty on his head unexpectedly fell into the lap of U.S. troops last week, presenting the Pentagon with a military victory but also a legal conundrum: what to do with the newfound prisoner?English
Country(s): 
Uganda
Central African Republic
Author(s): 
Craig Whitlock
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post

Libya the key to stopping terror in the Sahel

Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Madama, located in the northeast of Niger in the vast Teneré desert, is 10 days’ drive from the capital Niamey and doesn’t even feature on most maps. This is where Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Minister of Defence, spent the first day of 2015 visiting troops in a brand new military base, which is being set up as part of France’s Operation Barkhane to fight Islamist terror groups in the Sahel.English
Country(s): 
Libya
Author(s): 
Liesl Louw-Vaudran
Publisher / Source: 
Institute for Security Studies
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

The Implications of Burkina Faso’s Political Transition

Wednesday, January 14, 2015
The surprise ousting of Blaise Compaore in October 2014 is a testament to the power of political resistance and the democratic will. However, the coup represents only the early stages of a political transition whose outcomes depend largely on the actions of Burkina Faso’s military.English
Country(s): 
Burkina Faso
Publisher / Source: 
Wilson Center
Tag(s): 
Governance

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