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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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Rebels in Northern Syria Say U.S. Has Stopped Paying Them

Thursday, December 11, 2014
The United States has stopped paying most of the pro-western rebels fighting in northern Syria and has suspended the delivery of arms to them, rebel commanders told McClatchy Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Mousab Al Hamadee
Roy Gutman
Publisher / Source: 
McClatchy DC
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Terrorism

African military profile: Egypt

Thursday, December 11, 2014
Egypt has the strongest military in Africa and is in the midst of strengthening it further with the acquisition of frigates, armoured vehicles, missiles, combat and transport aircraft and other hardware. Although the United States has been a major equipment supplier, the temporary suspension of American deliveries has caused Egypt to look East for its arms.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Jordan Luke Griffiths
Guy Martin
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web (South Africa)
Tag(s): 
Military

JASSMs to Equip Polish F-16s

Thursday, December 11, 2014
Poland’s Ministry of Defense has signed a deal with Lockheed Martin to acquire AGM-158 joint air-to-surface standoff missiles (JASSMs) for its fleet of 48 F-16 fighter jets. The contract is worth about US $250 million, the ministry said in a statement.English
Author(s): 
Jaroslaw Adamowski
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Syrian Rebel Program Months from Starting

Thursday, December 11, 2014
A program to train and equip 5,000 moderate Syrian rebels will begin in March and will not be completed until a year later in 2016, a senior State Department official told lawmakers on Wednesday. English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Kristina Wong
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
U.S. Congress
Military and Police Aid

Government Mulls Interior Ministry Reform

Thursday, December 11, 2014
Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on December 10 that time has come to “launch discussions” about reforming the Interior Ministry with the view of possible separation of security and intelligences agencies from the ministry. English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
Civil Georgia
Tag(s): 
Security Sector Reform

Georgia Condemns Russia's Deals With Breakaway Territories

Thursday, December 11, 2014
Foreign Ministry spokesman Davit Kereselidze said in Tbilisi on December 11 that the Georgian delegation at a new round of talks with Russia in Geneva condemned the treaty, calling it "illegal."English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
RFE/RL
Tag(s): 
Military

Protesters In Georgia, Moldova Demand Release Of Ismayilova

Thursday, December 11, 2014
About 50 protesters have demonstrated outside Azerbaijan's embassy in Tbilisi, demanding that Azerbaijan's government release Khadija Ismayilova, an investigative journalist and contributor to RFE/RL.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Publisher / Source: 
RFE/RL
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Explosion Rocks US-Yemeni Military Base

Thursday, December 11, 2014
An al-Qaida affiliate in Yemen says it targeted a U.S.-Yemeni air base with rockets in retaliation for a U.S. raid on the group's hideout to free an American hostage.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Publisher / Source: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Military
Terrorism

Russia Reinforces Air Base In Kyrgyzstan With New Attack Jets

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Russia has reinforced its air base in Kyrgyzstan with five new aircraft, as Russian officials said the base's role would "only increase" in light of the Western military withdrawal from Afghanistan.English
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Russia
Author(s): 
Joshua Kucera
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

U.S. Condemns Gambia Over Disappearances, New Anti-Gay Law

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
President Barack Obama's National Security Council (NSC) has voiced concern over Gambia's moves to block access to top United Nations human rights investigators and enact tough new legislation against homosexuality.English
Country(s): 
The Gambia
Author(s): 
Pap Saine
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo News
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Corruption is Costing Kenyans Their Lives - No One is Safe

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Kenyans are slowly realising that endemic fraud – among public officials, the police and politicians – has left them unprotected and aloneEnglish
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
Rasna Warah
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
Corruption

Uzbekistan: Putin Shows Support for Strongman Karimov

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Regional security and domestic politics featured high on the agenda as Russian President Vladimir Putin jetted into Tashkent on December 10 for a meeting with Uzbekistan’s strongman leader, Islam Karimov.English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Russia
Author(s): 
Joanna Lillis
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Military

Lawyer: Jailed Azerbaijani Activist Yunus Can Barely Walk

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
A lawyer for Leyla Yunus says the jailed Azerbaijani human rights activist can barely walk and has trouble breathing. After meeting Yunus at a pretrial detention facility on December 9, lawyer Ramiz Mammadov told RFE/RL that "it took her 30 minutes to walk the 50-meter corridor." English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Publisher / Source: 
RFE/RL
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Court Rejects Protest By Murdered Kazakh Opposition Leader's Relatives

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
A Kazakh court has rejected a protest by relatives of a murdered opposition leader against the early release of an organizer of the murder. English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Publisher / Source: 
RFE/RL
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Torture and Abuse Still Present in Transitional Tunisia

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Three years after the revolution, the specter of torture and police abuse still hangs low over the country. While no longer sanctioned by the state, police brutality and torture remain prevalent, according to human rights organizations and Tunisian civil society groups. Scant legal repercussions for these human rights violations have created a sense of impunity within the police force, further encouraging them to exercise authority by violent means. The current anti-terrorism operations that the country is pursuing have added to fears that torture could once more become a systematic tool of the country’s security forces.English
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Author(s): 
Louis Bonhoure
Publisher / Source: 
TunisiaLive (Tunisia)
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Human Rights
Policing
Civil-Military Relations

Iraqi Leader Asks US for More Air Power, Weaponry

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Tuesday that his army is taking the offensive against the Islamic State group but needs more air power and heavy weaponry to prevail.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Robert Burns
Publisher / Source: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Military Equipment

Azerbaijani Lawyer May Be Disbarred For Defending Rights Activists

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
A well-known Azerbaijani lawyer says he could be disbarred for defending prominent human rights activists and oppositionists.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Publisher / Source: 
RFE/RL
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

How Harambee House Gang Stole Sh2.8bn from Taxpayers

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Senior Internal Security ministry officials used a secret account at National Bank of Kenya to siphon billions in taxpayers’ money from public coffers in the run-up to last year’s General Election, we can reveal.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
Herbling David
Publisher / Source: 
Business Daily
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Nigeria Security Agencies Accused of Killings

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Nigeria's human rights commission (NHRC) on Tuesday accused the country's security agencies of systematic extra-judicial killings, describing the lack of due process as the most frequently violated human right.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
News 24
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Gulf Arab States Close Ranks with Navy, Police

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council, which is concerned about Shiite Iran's regional influence and the rise of Sunni extremist groups, agreed on Tuesday to create a joint naval force based out of Bahrain and announced a police force based out of the United Arab Emirates' capital of Abu Dhabi.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Bahrain
Qatar
Kuwait
United Arab Emirates
Oman
Author(s): 
Abdullah Rebhy
Aya Batrawy
Publisher / Source: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Policing
Military
Military

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