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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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Nigerien, Chadian troops pulled out of Multinational JTF -CDS

Wednesday, January 7, 2015
The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshall Alex Badeh, on Tuesday confirmed that Niger Republic and the Republic of Chad had withdrawn their troops from the Multinational Joint Task Force base following increase in the activities of the Boko Haram sect.
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Chad
Author(s): 
Olalekan Adetayo
Publisher / Source: 
The Punch
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
Military Equipment
Military Cooperation

Kidnapped Honduras Aids activist Keren Dunaway freed

Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Honduras is ranked as one of the most violent nations in the world, and kidnapping for ransom and disappearances are said to be common and under-reported.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Publisher / Source: 
BBC (UK)
Tag(s): 
Security

Mexico's Pena Nieto plans no mea culpa in house scandal: spokesman

Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto, embroiled along with his wife and finance minister in a scandal over homes bought from and financed by a government contractor, plans no mea culpa, his spokesman said on Tuesday, dismissing any conflict of interest. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Ana Isabel Martinez
Simon Gardner
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Politics and Security

The Shadowy U.S. Veteran Who Tried to Overthrow a Country

Wednesday, January 7, 2015
A U.S. Army veteran and a Texas businessman appeared in federal court Monday charged with a most unusual crime: plotting to overthrow the West African government of Gambia.
Country(s): 
The Gambia
Author(s): 
Jacob Siegel
Publisher / Source: 
The Daily Beast
Tag(s): 
Judicial Reform

Obama backs Mexico government amid calls to suspend military aid

Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Barack Obama has pledged support for the Mexican government despite calls for him to withhold aid to the country’s security forces following a string of incidents in which military troops and police have been implicated in torture, extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearancesEnglish
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Dan Roberts
Jo Tuckman
Karl Baker
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian (UK)
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
U.S. Policy

LRA rebel Dominic Ongwen surrenders to US forces in CAR

Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Uganda's military has confirmed that a senior commander in the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) movement has been taken into custody by US forces.English
Country(s): 
Uganda
Central African Republic
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Military Operations
Terrorism

U.S. Military Investigating if Airstrikes Killed Civilians in Iraq and Syria

Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Depending on the military’s findings, Barack Obama’s administration could face more pressure to move U.S. troops closer to the front lines to better coordinate targeting against the Islamic State, thereby potentially putting more U.S. soldiers in harm’s way. But experts warn that given the enemy and the nature of this war, civilian deaths will be difficult to avoid entirely in any event.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Kate Brannen
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
U.S. Policy

Azerbaijan: Fears over human rights intensify

Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Freedom of speech in Azerbaijan was dealt a blow when the government shut down Radio Liberty. English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
Rayhan Demytrie
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Azerbaijan Arrests 10 For Alleged Militant Activity In Syria

Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Authorities in Azerbaijan have detained 10 men on suspicion of taking part in militant activities alongside armed groups in Syria.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Terrorism

Mali appeals for international intervention in Libya

Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Mali’s foreign minister appealed Tuesday for international intervention in Libya to combat the spread of terrorism in the Sahel region of Africa and restore a central government.English
Country(s): 
Mali
Libya
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
International Community

U.S. Gives Iraq a Fresh Batch of MRAPs in Hopes It Won’t Lose Them

Wednesday, January 7, 2015
The United States has answered Iraqi pleas for more heavy equipment, donating 250 mine-resistant armored vehicles to Baghdad. The mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles, or MRAPs, are intended to withstand roadside bombs.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Program(s): 
Foreign Military Financing
Author(s): 
Gopal Ratnam
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Terrorism
Counterterrorism
U.S. Policy

Analysis: UN peacekeepers struggle against IEDs in Mali

Wednesday, January 7, 2015
The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) was by far the most dangerous UN peacekeeping operation in 2014, when it became the main target for the Islamist militant groups operating in the north of the country.English
Country(s): 
Mali
Author(s): 
Jeremy Binnie
Publisher / Source: 
IHS Jane's 360
Tag(s): 
International Community
U.N. Peacekeeping

Three Caspian States to Hold First Joint Naval Drills

Wednesday, January 7, 2015
The Russian military says Russia, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan will hold joint naval exercises in the Caspian Sea for the first time this summer. The five shoreline countries -- Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Iran -- have argued over the division of the Caspian and the right to its rich resources since the 1991 Soviet collapse.English
Country(s): 
Russia
Kazakhstan
Azerbaijan
Turkmenistan
Iran
Author(s): 
TASS
Kazinform
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

Djibouti to receive ex-US C-23 cargo aircraft

Wednesday, January 7, 2015
The United States has donated military equipment to Djibouti in the past and has now earmarked two ex-US Army C-23B+ cargo aircraft for the Djibouti Air Force. They will be donated as Excess Defence Articles after being retired as a cost cutting measure.English
Country(s): 
Djibouti
Program(s): 
Foreign Military Financing
Publisher / Source: 
Defense Web
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Car Bomb Kills Dozens of Applicants at Police Academy in Yemen

Wednesday, January 7, 2015
A large car bomb exploded outside a police academy in Yemen’s capital, Sana, early Wednesday, killing or wounding dozens of applicants who were lined up at the building’s gate, according to security officials.
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Kareem Fahim
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Violence

Report reaffirms Syria chemical weapons use

Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Al Jazeera has obtained a leaked copy of a report by a chemical weapons watchdog that offers further evidence about the use of chemical weapons in Syria.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Arms Control

Uzbekistan Announces Conscription

Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov adopted a decree on the next call of Uzbek citizens to military service and transferring the servicemen, who have served their service terms, to the reserve of the armed forces.English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Author(s): 
Demir Azizov
Publisher / Source: 
Trend (Azerbaijan)
Tag(s): 
Military

Youth killed in clashes in Turkey's Kurdish southeast

Wednesday, January 7, 2015
A 14-year-old boy was shot dead during clashes between police and Kurdish protesters in southeastern Turkey on Tuesday evening, and another man was wounded, security sources said.
Country(s): 
Turkey
Author(s): 
Seyhmus Cakan
Ece Toksabay
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Violence
Terrorism

Brazil Police Chief Blasted for Saying Kids “Have a License to Kill”

Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Brazilian human rights organizations reacted Tuesday to slam a statement issued by Sao Paulo state’s new police chief urging a reduction in the age of criminal responsibility to confront teenagers who kill with impunity. English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Publisher / Source: 
Latin American Herald Tribune
Tag(s): 
Security

Nigerian defense chief: military base in hands of extremists

Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Nigeria's chief of defense staff acknowledged Tuesday that the headquarters of a multinational military force on Nigeria's border with Chad has been seized by Islamic extremists.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Chad
Author(s): 
Bashir Adigun
Publisher / Source: 
Stars and Stripes
Wire Service: 
Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Terrorism

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