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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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Iguala: la historia no oficial

Monday, December 15, 2014
La noche del 26 de septiembre policías de Iguala y Cocula, obedeciendo órdenes del alcalde igualteco, atacaron a los normalistas de Ayotzinapa, mataron a tres y a otros 43 se los entregaron a Guerreros Unidos, grupo que presuntamente los asesinó e incineró. Esa es la versión oficial. Pero una investigación periodística, basada en documentos oficiales, videos y testimonios, cuenta otra historia: El ataque fue orquestado y ejecutado por la Policía Federal, con la complicidad o franca colaboración del Ejército.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Anabel Hernandez
Steve Fisher
Publisher / Source: 
Proceso (Mexico)
Tag(s): 
Civil Society

France Says It Has 'Neutralised' 200 Jihadists in Sahel

Monday, December 15, 2014
French forces have either killed or captured nearly 200 jihadists in the Sahel region of west Africa in the past year, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said SundayEnglish
Country(s): 
Sahel Regional
Publisher / Source: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

Tunisia's Jolly Green Giants make way for new Black Hawks - See more at: http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/tunisia-s-jolly-green-giants-make-way-for-new-black-hawks.html#sthash.GQEfRowD.dpuf

Monday, December 15, 2014
The Tunisian Air Force's HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicoptersare set to be replaced by 12 Sikorsky S70 Black Hawks – but it remains unclear whether these will be donated or sold to Tunisia by the USA.English
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Publisher / Source: 
Arabian Aerospace Online News Service
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Israeli $800M V-22 Deal Not Dead: Just Hovering

Friday, December 12, 2014
Reports that Israel’s plan to buy a dozen V-22 Osprey tiltrotor troop transports is dead are — as Mark Twain said after reading his own incorrect obituary — greatly exaggerated. A U.S. Letter of Agreement offering a bargain price and early delivery of the first six of 12 Ospreys requested by Israel formally expired on Wednesday amid political turmoil in Tel Aviv and new elections scheduled for March 17. But a source close to the program said the Israeli Ministry of Defense sent a letter to the U.S. government this week asking that the U.S. offer be put on ice — not withdrawn — until a new Israeli government takes power in 2015.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Richard Whittle
Publisher / Source: 
Breaking Defense
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

A Force to Fight ISIS Has Manpower, but Little Firepower

Friday, December 12, 2014
Smoking cigarettes in a tent with a dirt floor just outside an isolated village in northern Iraq, the police officers recalled the heady days working alongside American forces and launching dozens of operations to kill and capture Qaeda militants in Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Ben Hubbard
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Terrorism

3,000 Uzbek Officers, Cadets to Get Training in Russia

Friday, December 12, 2014
A source at Uzbekistan's Defense Ministry told RFE/RL on December 11 that Uzbek military officers and students at Uzbek military schools will receive training at Russian military schools in 2015.English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Russia
Publisher / Source: 
RFE/RL
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Second Tunisian C-130J Delivered

Friday, December 12, 2014
The Tunisian Air Force has received its second and final C-130J-30 Super Hercules transport aircraft from Lockheed Martin, more than a year after the first was delivered in April 2013.English
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

South Ossetian Leader on Planned New Treaty with Moscow

Friday, December 12, 2014
Leader of breakaway South Ossetia, Leonid Tibilov, said he has suggested Moscow consider region’s deeper integration into Russia, including possible full accession of South Ossetia into the Russian Federation.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Russia
Publisher / Source: 
Civil Georgia
Tag(s): 
Military

Senate Passes Russian Sanctions Bill

Friday, December 12, 2014
The Senate passed a bill Thursday that aims to help Ukraine by sanctioning Russian officials. S. 2828, the Ukraine Freedom Support Act, directs the president to sanction members of the Russian Federation and businesses controlled by the Russian government.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Georgia
Moldova
Author(s): 
Ramsey Cox
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Arms Control

Senate Passes Russian Sanctions Bill

Friday, December 12, 2014
The Senate passed a bill Thursday that aims to help Ukraine by sanctioning Russian officials. S. 2828, the Ukraine Freedom Support Act, directs the president to sanction members of the Russian Federation and businesses controlled by the Russian government.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Ramsey Cox
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Arms Control

French Army Kills 'Big Fish' Jihadist in Northern Mali

Friday, December 12, 2014
The French army said Thursday it had killed a top jihadist commander in a military operation in northern Mali, describing it as a heavy blow to Islamists operating in West Africa.English
Country(s): 
Mali
Author(s): 
Valerie Leroux
Publisher / Source: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

Kyrgyzstan: Refugees from Uzbekistan Fear Tashkent's Long Arm

Friday, December 12, 2014
Aman Sagidullaev fled Uzbekistan with his family in the summer of 2011. He had called for a referendum on independence for his native Karakalpakstan region in the country’s northwest. Apparently in response, Uzbek prosecutors charged him with embezzlement. After traveling to Russia, then to Kazakhstan, Sagidullaev has spent the last two years trying to obtain asylum in Kyrgyzstan.English
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
Author(s): 
Timur Toktonaliev
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Faced with Boko Haram Refugees, Niger Calls for Help

Friday, December 12, 2014
Niger needs more international assistance to help it confront a looming food crisis compounded by an influx of refugees fleeing attacks by Boko Haram Islamist fighters in neighbouring Nigeria, the country's prime minister said.English
Country(s): 
Niger
Publisher / Source: 
News 24
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Senior U.S. Defense Official Highlights Battle against Terrorism during Visit to Lebanon

Friday, December 12, 2014
Visiting U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Policy Matthew Spence discussed with high-ranking Lebanese security the needs of the army and the security operations carried out across Lebanon to confront the repercussions of the war raging in neighboring country Syria.English
Country(s): 
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Publisher / Source: 
Naharnet (Lebanon)

As Sahel Faces Mounting Threats, U.N. Envoy Urges Security Council to Remain Engaged in Region

Friday, December 12, 2014
Amid a proliferation of militant groups and “disquieting” levels of food insecurity, the situation in the Sahel has become increasingly fragile, a United Nations special envoy told the Security Council today, as she urged the international community to ramp up its efforts towards helping the diverse and troubled region.English
Country(s): 
Sahel Regional
Publisher / Source: 
UN News Center
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Kyrgyz Prisoners May Be Forced to Work in Gold Processing

Friday, December 12, 2014
The prison system of Kyrgyzstan suffers from a myriad of problems, including extremely poor material conditions, issues in separating and controlling the prison population, acute overcrowding and lack of prison staff training. Not surprisingly, low pay and dangerous working conditions make it hard to attract qualified staff to the service. English
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Author(s): 
John C. K. Daly
Publisher / Source: 
Silk Road Reporters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Funding Jihad: Al-Shabab Cash Lures in Young Kenyans

Friday, December 12, 2014
As Kenyan troops fight al-Shabab militants in Somalia, the extremist group's propaganda machine is targeting disillusioned young men back home in Kenya's poorest neighbourhoods.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
Tom Burridge
Publisher / Source: 
BBC News
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Warring Faction Chiefs in Central African Republic Must Be Arrested: Rights Group

Friday, December 12, 2014
Suspected war criminals in Central African Republic are carrying out atrocities and terrorizing people, and the United Nations and CAR government must try harder to bring them to justice, rights group Amnesty International said on Thursday.English
Country(s): 
Central African Republic
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Kyrgyz, Uzbek Border Forces to Discuss Security

Friday, December 12, 2014
The upper command of the respective border agencies of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan are set to meet on December 12 in the Kyrgyz city of Osh, a news release from the Kyrgyz State Border Service has announced, according to Akipress. English
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
Author(s): 
Joe Peerson
Publisher / Source: 
Silk Road Reporters
Tag(s): 
Border Control

Kenya's Security Needs More Than Leadership Change: Analysts

Friday, December 12, 2014
With the departure of Kenya's top security leaders, security consultants are calling for a complete overhaul of the country's security strategy.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Publisher / Source: 
Sabahi
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

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