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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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France: Still No Date For Warship Delivery To Russia

Thursday, November 13, 2014
France’s Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Wednesday there was still no fixed date for the delivery of two Mistral-class warships to Russia. “No delivery date can be fixed at this stage,” Le Drian told the National Assembly lower house of parliament.English
Country(s): 
Russia
France
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Uzbekistan Students Stage Rare Protest Against Forced Labour in Cotton Fields

Thursday, November 13, 2014
Last month the US department of labor reported that Uzbekistan had made “no advancement” in eliminating the worst forms of child labour, although the International Labor Organization (ILO) has noted tentative progress.English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Author(s): 
Joanna Lillis
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Wire Service: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

US Lowers Troop Deployment; UN Ups Ebola Death Toll

Thursday, November 13, 2014
The Pentagon has scaled back the number of troops it will deploy to Liberia, citing satisfactory infrastructure available within the country. Meanwhile, the UN has raised its Ebola death toll count.English
Country(s): 
West Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
DW

Afghan Opium Cultivation Rises to Record Levels

Thursday, November 13, 2014
Afghan opium cultivation again rose to historic levels in 2014, United Nations officials reported on Wednesday. And in a sign of how deeply entwined drug trafficking and the Afghan political system have become, the officials said the protracted elections this year were at least part of the cause.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Rod Norland
Publisher / Source: 
New York Times
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics

Refugee Security Under Threat in Chad

Thursday, November 13, 2014
More than 150,000 people fled to Chad in 2013 to escape the fighting in the neighboring Central African Republic. Hoping for peace and security, they now face an uncertain future as aid agencies' funds run out. English
Country(s): 
Chad
Publisher / Source: 
DW
Tag(s): 
Refugees

Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Makes Statement on Armenia`s Military Exercises in Azerbaijan`s Occupied Lands

Thursday, November 13, 2014
The Foreign Affairs Ministry of Azerbaijan has made a statement on the Armenian armed force’s carrying out military exercises in Azerbaijan`s occupied lands.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Publisher / Source: 
AzerTAg (Azerbaijan)
Tag(s): 
Border Control

Tightened Security off Somalia's Coast Aims to Bankrupt al-Shabaab

Thursday, November 13, 2014
The recent seizure of an illegal arms shipment off the Somali coast signals the government's increasing ability to manage maritime security, analysts say, but it also highlights the need for more effective ways to degrade al-Shabaab's access to weapons and money.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
Shukri Mohamed
Publisher / Source: 
Sabahi
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Azerbaijan Signs Military Cooperation Plans with Several CIS Countries

Thursday, November 13, 2014
Azerbaijani Defense Minister, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov attended a meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the CIS member-states as part of his Nov. 11 visit to Moscow, the Azerbaijani defense ministry told Trend Nov. 11.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Author(s): 
Ilkin Izzet
Publisher / Source: 
Trend (Azerbaijan)
Tag(s): 
Military

Nigeria's 'Fake' Ceasefire with Boko Haram

Thursday, November 13, 2014
Nigerians were ecstatic on October 17 when the federal government announced a ceasefire deal with Boko Haram. If it had been true, years of ruthless killing of several thousand citizens would have been halted - suddenly - and the over-200 Chibok girls kidnapped seven months ago would have been freed. English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Fisayo Soyombo
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

U.S. Army South, SOUTHCOM Join Colombian Sergeants Major Academy Students in Senior Enlisted Leaders Visit U.S. Army South, SOUTHCOM Join Colombian Sergeants Major Academy Students in Senior Enlisted Leaders Visit

Thursday, November 13, 2014
Approximately 40 senior enlisted leaders from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru visited Fort Benning, Ga., and Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 28 - Nov. 4 to meet with senior enlisted leaders from the U.S. military and discuss ways to fine-tune their armies’ senior enlisted and noncommissioned officers corps by participating in leadership development seminars.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Colombia
Chile
Mexico
Peru
Author(s): 
Eric R. Lucero
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Army South
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

U.S. Concerned About Downing Of Nagorno-Karabakh Helicopter

Thursday, November 13, 2014
Washington has expressed concern about the downing by Azerbaijani forces of a military helicopter from the self-proclaimed "self-defense forces" of Nagorno-Karabakh -- a breakaway region of Azerbaijan that is controlled by ethnic Armenians. English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Publisher / Source: 
RFE/RL
Tag(s): 
Military Operations
Border Control

Iraq’s Kurds Appeal for New U.S. Arms to Combat Islamic State

Thursday, November 13, 2014
Kurdish leaders in Iraq have quietly expanded a request to Washington for sophisticated arms and protective equipment to battle the Islamic State, but American officials have so far rebuffed the appeals out of concerns about defying the Iraqi government, according to Kurdish officials.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Missy Ryan
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military Equipment

US Drone Strike Kills 7 Terrorists in Southern Yemen

Thursday, November 13, 2014
The US reportedly killed seven al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) fighters in a drone strike early this morning in the southern Yemeni province of Shabwa. The strike took place in the Azzan region of the province, located about 80 kilometers from the coast and long considered an AQAP stronghold in the country.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Bill Roggio
Oren Adaki
Publisher / Source: 
The Long War Journal
Tag(s): 
Drones
Terrorism

Ayotzinapa Rage: More Fires as Protests for Missing 43 Escalate

Thursday, November 13, 2014
Protests demanding the federal government provide more information on the disappearance of 43 students of the Ayotzinapa Teacher Training College, continue to escalate.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Civil-Military Relations

U.S. Central Command Hosts Coalition Planning Conference In Support of Counter-ISIL Operations

Thursday, November 13, 2014
U.S. Central Command will host military planners from more than 30 nations for an operational planning conference Nov. 12-21 at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. The conference provides an opportunity for coalition partners to strengthen relationships and further develop and refine military campaign plans to degrade and defeat ISIL. The event is another milestone in U.S. and Coalition military efforts to work together with Iraq and other partners from around the world to eliminate the terrorist group ISIL and the threat they pose to Iraq, the region and the wider international community.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Central Command
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Foreign Policy

Honduras Seeks Billions from U.S. to Curb Child Migration

Thursday, November 13, 2014
Honduras President Juan Hernandez wants the United States to invest billions of dollars to help curb the flow of illegal migrants from Central America, and said it will take much longer to stem the crisis without Washington's help.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Patricia Zengerle
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Immigration

Russian Planes to Patrol in Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico

Thursday, November 13, 2014
Russia has said its air force will conduct regular air patrols from the Arctic Ocean to the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. English
Country(s): 
Russia
Caribbean Regional
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

Qatar Emir: Airstrikes Against IS Group Not Enough

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Qatar's ruling emir said Tuesday that U.S.-led coalition airstrikes are not enough to defeat "terrorism and extremism" in Iraq and Syria as he urged the world to take action against factors fueling radicalism there — a suggestion that also took aim at the Syrian regime.English
Country(s): 
Qatar
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Abdullah Rebhy
Publisher / Source: 
Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict
U.S. Policy
Military Cooperation

Sinai Buffer Zone No Solution to Militancy in Egypt - Amnesty

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Egypt's plan to create a security buffer zone along its border with Gaza is not a solution to growing militancy in the Sinai region as it does not address the roots of the problem, the head of Amnesty International said on Wednesday.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Maha El Dahan
Stanley Carvalho
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
Human Rights

Why It Matters that U.S. Troops Are in Iraq’s Troubled Anbar Province — Again

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
On Monday, the Pentagon announced that a team of about 50 American troops had been deployed to Iraq's Anbar province. According to Reuters, the group was stationed at al-Asad air base, where they are preparing for an advisory mission in the fight against the Islamic State extremist group and their allies in the region.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Adam Taylor
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
U.S. Policy
Military and Police Aid

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