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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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The New Face of Boko Haram’s Terror: Teen Girls

Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Nigeria is facing a rise in female teenage suicide bombers at the service of terror group Boko Haram.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Nina Strochlic
Publisher / Source: 
The Daily Beast
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Israel's Arrow 3 Missile Shield Fails Interception test: Sources

Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Israel's upgraded Arrow ballistic missile shield failed its first live interception test on Tuesday, security sources said, a fresh setback for the U.S.-supported system billed as a bulwark against Iran.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters

No Decision from White House on Russian Sanctions Bill

Tuesday, December 16, 2014
The White House said Monday it was evaluating whether President Obama would sign new legislation that would impose additional sanctions on Russia and authorize the administration to send Kiev additional defensive weapons and non-lethal aid.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Russia
Author(s): 
Justin Sink
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Russia carried out snap military drills in Kaliningrad region

Tuesday, December 16, 2014
President Vladimir Putin ordered snap military drills in Russia's westernmost Kaliningrad region earlier this month, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. The drills, which mobilized 9,000 soldiers and more than 55 naval ships, were carried out to test the military's combat readiness in Kaliningrad, an exclave that borders NATO members Lithuania and Poland.English
Country(s): 
Russia
Author(s): 
Thomas Grove
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

Chad Wields Influence Across Africa in Unexpected Ways

Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Boko Haram, the insurgency in northern Mali, and the crisis in the Central African Republic. One thing unites these three conflicts: the country of Chad. This large, central African nation is becoming something of a regional power.English
Country(s): 
Chad
Author(s): 
Chris Stein
Publisher / Source: 
The Voice of America
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Counterterrorism

Al Nusrah Front Uses American-Made Anti-Tank Missile in Idlib

Tuesday, December 16, 2014
The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda's official branch in Syria, has posted a picture and video of its fighters using an American-made BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missile on an Assad regime tank.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Caleb Weiss
Publisher / Source: 
The Long War Journal
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Military and Police Aid

Pentagon to Send 250 MRAPs Back To Iraq to Fight ISIS

Tuesday, December 16, 2014
The Defense Department plans to bolster the Iraqi National Security Forces for the fight against ISIS with MRAPs, the heavily-armored vehicles that Defense Secretary-designate Ashton Carter steered through a rapid acquisition process to counter roadside bombs.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Richard Sisk
Publisher / Source: 
Defense Tech
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Arms Control

Mexico Vigilantes Back in Action - Why Now?

Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Vigilantes in Michoacan, Mexico recently set up blockades in nine municipalities to protest government inaction and call for the dissolution of the state-mandated force created earlier this year, raising questions about why they have chosen to reassert themselves now after several months of relative quiet. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Marguerite Cawley
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Civil-Military Relations

France Tries to Rally Mistrustful African States Against Boko Haram

Tuesday, December 16, 2014
France will step in to help coordinate a regional taskforce against Nigeria's Islamist group Boko Haram, amid signs of mistrust among West African neighbors, Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
France
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
John Irish
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

White House on the Fence on New Ukraine Sanctions

Tuesday, December 16, 2014
President Barack Obama has yet to decide whether he will sign legislation passed by Congress last week that would allow him to provide weapons to Ukraine’s ramshackle military and increase the penalties on Russia’s energy sector, setting up a confrontation with the GOP-held Congress in the new year.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Russia
Author(s): 
David Francis
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

How to Not Botch the United States’ Next Move in the Fight Against Ebola

Tuesday, December 16, 2014
The extent of the problem is illustrated best by the response Ebola necessitated: a U.S.-led contingency operation, cobbled together on the fly and building capacity on the ground from scratch.English
Country(s): 
West Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Michael Miller
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy

Nine FARC Members Killed by Army Raid in Colombian Jungle

Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Nine members of leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia guerrillas were killed on Monday in an aerial bomb attack by the Colombian army and in clashes with troops in a southeastern jungle region, President Juan Manuel Santos wrote on Twitter.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Luis Jaime Acosta
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

US Approves Chinook Sale to Greece

Tuesday, December 16, 2014
The US State Department has approved the sale of 10 Boeing CH-47D Chinook transport helicopters and ancillary equipment to Greece.English
Country(s): 
Greece
Author(s): 
Gareth Jennings
Publisher / Source: 
IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

UN Troops Use Live Ammunition on Haitian Protesters, Pledge Investigation

Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Videos from Haitian media surfaced over the weekend showing a U.N. soldier firing a handgun in the direction of protesters. The video shows him discharge his weapon multiple times, then aggressively try to prevent a cameraman from filming him.English
Country(s): 
Haiti
Author(s): 
Jakob Johnston
Publisher / Source: 
Medium
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

How The World's Newest Country Went From Hope To Horror In One Year

Tuesday, December 16, 2014
In a matter of days, violence had engulfed the whole country. In the 12 months since, soldiers and militia loyal to Machar and Kiir have been accused of mass killings, disappearances, torture and rape.English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Author(s): 
Charlotte Alfred
Publisher / Source: 
The Huffington Post
Tag(s): 
Conflict

U.S. Fears New Iraqi Prime Minister Isn’t Serious About Sunni Outreach

Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s recent visit to Baghdad and his tense meetings with leaders there have left some American officials worried about Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s commitment toward reconciliation with Iraq’s embattled Sunni minority, which is key to the U.S.-led effort to rebuild the Iraqi military forces and defeat the Islamic State.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Gopal Ratnam
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Sectarianism
U.S. Policy
Military and Police Aid

Kazakhstan’s Illusion of Progress

Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Three years ago today — Kazakhstan’s independence day — at least 15 striking oil workers in the western Kazakh city of Zhanaozen were killed by state security forces while they peacefully protested low wages and dangerous working conditions. More than 100 others were left seriously injured, with many more detained and tortured.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
Belen Fernandez
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Iraq Government Combats ‘Ghost Soldier’ Corruption

Tuesday, December 16, 2014
The Iraqi government has identified and stopped payment of tens of millions of dollars in salaries previously disbursed to nonexistent troops, known here as “ghost soldiers,” as part of the prime minister’s vow to tackle corruption in the military and regain a foothold in the battle against the Islamic State group, two senior government officials said.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Sameer N. Yacoub
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Military and Police Aid

African Experts Discuss Security Threats

Monday, December 15, 2014
African diplomats and security experts agreed Thursday (December 11th) on the need to dry up the sources of terrorist financing by criminalising ransom payments and combating drug trafficking gangs. English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Magharebia
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

Afghanistan’s Thriving Drug Trade Worries Neighbours

Monday, December 15, 2014
The sad truth is that the Western war on drug production in Afghanistan over the past 13 years has been a disaster. Afghanistan’s post-Soviet neighbors – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are nervously pondering how the drawdown of foreign troops in Afghanistan to one-tenth the size of their 2010 deployments will affect this trade, so destabilizing for regional security.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
John C. K. Daly
Publisher / Source: 
Silk Road Reporters
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics

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