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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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Obama on Ebola in West Africa: 'We are Nowhere Out of the Woods'

Wednesday, November 19, 2014
President Obama said Tuesday that despite progress, West Africa is "nowhere near out of the woods" on Ebola.English
Country(s): 
West Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Katie Zezima
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post

Prime Minister Hails ‘Very Successful’ Visit to Brussels

Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Speaking to Georgian journalists on November 18 before wrapping up his two-day visit, the PM said while commenting on his meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg that “new stage is beginning” in relations between Georgia and NATO. Implementation of the “substantive package” of cooperation, which NATO offered to Georgia at its summit in Wales in September, was the main topic of discussion during that meeting on November 17. English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
Civil Georgia
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

McCain, Graham Call for U.S. to Arm Ukrainians

Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Thursday urged President Obama to reverse his previous position and provide arms to Ukrainian forces, who are trying to ward off a renewed invasion threat by Russian forces.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Russia
Author(s): 
Kristina Wong
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Iraqi Kurds Say West Not Providing Enough Arms to Defeat Islamic State

Wednesday, November 19, 2014
The president of Iraqi Kurdistan, Massoud Barzani, accused Western countries on Wednesday of not providing enough heavy weapons to help his 'peshmerga' forces deliver a "decisive blow" against Islamic State militants.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters

Why Will No One Sell Arms to Nigeria?

Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Last month, Nigeria’s parliament gave President Goodluck Jonathan a $1 billion war chest. The money is to buy arms and equipment to help the army fight Boko Haram. Only problem: no one’s selling, at least not to Nigeria. South Africa and the USA have already said no. Since when did arms dealers develop a moral backbone?French
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Simon Allison
Publisher / Source: 
Daily Maverick
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Burjanadze Criticizes Government’s ‘NATO Rhetoric’

Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Nino Burjanadze, the leader of non-parliamentary opposition Democratic Movement-United Georgia party, said that Russia-proposed new treaty with breakaway Abkhazia was Moscow’s reaction to Tbilisi’s endless talk of NATO training center in Georgia and the country should now decide between “illusionary NATO membership” and restoration of territorial integrity.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
Civil Georgia
Tag(s): 
Border Control

SIGAR To Review Afghan Super Tucano Programme

Wednesday, November 19, 2014
A US Air Force programme to provide 20 A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft to the Afghan Air Force (AAF) is to be investigated by the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR).English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Daniel Wasserbly
Publisher / Source: 
IHS Jane's 360
Tag(s): 
Arms Control

Nigeria Seeks to Extend Emergency Laws in Insurgency-Hit States

Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan will ask the national assembly to extend a state of emergency in three northeastern states hit by an Islamist insurgency when it expires this week, the justice minister said on Monday.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Germany Says To Keep Up To 850 soldiers in Afghanistan

Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Germany plans to keep up to 850 soldiers in Afghanistan in 2015 to help train local armed forces, a defense ministry spokesman said on Tuesday, a slightly larger contingent than it had previously expected.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Germany
Author(s): 
Sabine Siebold
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Hagel Credits Military with Ebola Progress

Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Monday there are encouraging signs of progress against the Ebola virus in West Africa, and he said the U.S. military can take some credit for containing it.English
Country(s): 
West Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Robert Burns
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times

Clock is Ticking To Arm Ukraine

Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Welcome to the Ukraine war, round two. In recent days, European observers, NATO forces and media outlets have all reported what amounts to a massive influx of Russian war material and personnel into Ukraine — a development that has fanned fears of a fresh cycle of violence between Moscow and Kiev. The news is a timely reminder that the conflict precipitated earlier this year by Russia's annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and subsequent efforts at subversion in eastern and southern Ukraine is, in fact, far from over.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Russia
Author(s): 
Ilan Berman
Publisher / Source: 
USA Today
Tag(s): 
Military

Congo Police Executed 51 in Anti-Gang Operation -Human Rights Watch

Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused police in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday of summarily executing at least 51 people in an anti-gang operation and of being responsible for the disappearance of at least 33 moreEnglish
Country(s): 
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Author(s): 
Aaron Ross
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Conflict

CENTCOM Chief Praises Pakistan Arm's Committed Fight Against Terrorism

Tuesday, November 18, 2014
United States Central Command (CENTCOM) Chief General Lloyd Austin praised Pakistan Army’s committed fight against terrorism during his meeting with Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif, Radio Pakistan reported on Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Publisher / Source: 
The Express Tribune
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

Kenyan Youths Kill Three Men on Coast After Police Raid Mosques

Tuesday, November 18, 2014
A group of youths with machetes and knives killed three people on Kenya's coast after police raided two mosques that officials said were used to recruit Islamist militants, police said on Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

US Stops Flow Of Weapons To Moderate Syrian Rebels, Considers Vetting New Groups In South

Tuesday, November 18, 2014
The U.S. is withdrawing its weapons support for the moderate rebel groups it previously backed in northern Syria after they suffered major defeats in Idlib province last week at the hands of an al Qaeda affiliate. Washington is searching for new fighters to prop up, members of the Free Syrian Army said Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Erin Banco
Publisher / Source: 
International Business Times
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Emir of Kano Calls Nigerians to Arms over Boko Haram

Tuesday, November 18, 2014
One of northern Nigeria's most influential Muslim leaders has called on people to defend themselves against attacks by the Boko Haram militant Islamist group.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
BBC News
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

A New Sectarian Force for Iraq

Tuesday, November 18, 2014
In the wake of the rise of the Islamic State, Iraqis expect the sectarian nature of the central government to remain and the weakness of the Iraqi army to persist. It is within this context that the U.S.-backed proposal for the creation of a “national guard” is likely to end up reinforcing sectarianism and validate calls for a geographic division of Iraq along sectarian lines. English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Raed al-Hamed
Publisher / Source: 
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Sada
Tag(s): 
Sectarianism
U.S. Policy
Terrorism

Agreement Reached for US to Train Syrian Rebels in Turkey

Tuesday, November 18, 2014
The United States will train fighters from the Syrian moderate opposition in Turkey, the Department of Defense said Monday. According to a report this weekend in the Istanbul-based Hurriyet Daily News, military officials from both countries agreed that the U.S. would begin training and equipping 2,000 Free Syrian Army fighters at a training center in central Turkey in late December.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Syria
Author(s): 
Chris Carroll
Publisher / Source: 
Stars and Stripes
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military and Police Aid

'Ghost' Soldiers Haunt Iraqi Army

Tuesday, November 18, 2014
The Iraqi army includes “ghost” soldiers, a purely Iraqi term used to describe members whose names are registered in the wages and salaries lists, but who are not actually present in the military ranks. Their wages go to leaders who cover for their absence.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Adnan Abu Zeed
Publisher / Source: 
Al Monitor
Tag(s): 
Military
Corruption
Terrorism

Saudi National Guard Chief To Seek More US Backing

Tuesday, November 18, 2014
A top Saudi Arabian official who begins a visit to the United States on Tuesday will seek to strengthen support for the kingdom’s powerful National Guard forces, official media said.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Wire Service: 
Agence France-Presse

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