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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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Report: Egypt Naval Patrol Attacked at Sea

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Egypt's state news agency is reporting that a naval patrol near one of the country's Mediterranean ports has come under attack from three boats, prompting an exchange of fire that wounded no sailors.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
ABC News
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Human Trafficking

Brazil Police Kill Six People a Day - NGO

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Brazilian police have killed more than 11,000 people over the past five years, averaging about six killings a day, a group that monitors violence says.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Tag(s): 
Policing

Ebola Outbreak Deaths Pass 5,000

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
The number of people killed by the worst outbreak of Ebola has risen to 5,160, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. The frequency of new cases no longer appears to be increasing in Guinea and Liberia but remains high in Sierra Leone, the health agency added.English
Country(s): 
West Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
BBC News

Arms Trade Treaty: Ratification and implementation guide for African States

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
The recommendations contained in this document represent the minimum requirements that should be put in place for effective arms control. Achievement of this objective will enhance the ability of States to regulate the flow of arms within and through their sovereign territories, which in turn will assist the international process of working toward sustainable peace and security across all regions.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Ben Coatzee
Publisher / Source: 
Institute for Security Studies
Tag(s): 
Arms Control

El Salvador Security Challenges: Shaky Response So Far

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
After five and a half months in office, Salvadoran President Sánchez Cerén is still groping for ways to address the country’s pressing security concerns.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Hector Silva Avalos
Publisher / Source: 
AULA Blog
Tag(s): 
Civil Society

Is Nigeria's Boko Haram Moving Towards Governing?

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Boko Haram appears to be focusing on the acquisition of territory, and it's moving in the direction of providing services, especially security, for residents in the territories it controls. But will residents who fled the extremist group really return? English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
John Campbell
Publisher / Source: 
The Christian Science Monitor
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Cali, Colombia: Caught in the Criminal Crossfire

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
The massacre of eight people on a ranch in the outskirts of Cali -- Colombia's third-largest city and the second-most violent in the country -- has raised alarm over the presence of organized crime in the city, even as the city's authorities appear to disagree over the presence of armed groups there.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations
Violence

Boko Haram Crisis: Nigeria Fury Over US Arms Refusal

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Nigeria's ambassador to the US has criticised Washington for refusing to sell his government "lethal" weapons to fight militant Islamists.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
BBC News
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Turkey could scrap controversial Chinese missile purchase: sources

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Turkey could scrap a controversial plan to buy missile defense systems from China that alarmed the United States and its Western allies, Turkish and European sources said on Nov. 12.English
Country(s): 
China
France
Publisher / Source: 
Hurriyet Daily News (Turkey)
Wire Service: 
Agence France Presse
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

US Pulls Out of Summit Over Somali Power Struggle

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
The United States said on Tuesday it was deeply concerned over a worsening power struggle between Somalia's president and prime minister, and pulled out of a international summit on the war-torn country.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Publisher / Source: 
News 24
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Mexico Missing Case: Attack on Governing Party Offices

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Protesters in Mexico have set fire to the governing PRI party's offices in south-western Guerrero state to vent their anger at the official handling of the case of 43 missing students.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Violence

Afghanistan's Way Forward: A Talk With Gen. John Campbell, Decoded

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
As the U.S. military winds down its role in Afghanistan, the U.S. commander there, Gen. John Campbell, says Afghan forces have improved enough to handle the Taliban forces that are still waging war.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Steve Inskeep
Greg Myre
Publisher / Source: 
National Public Radio
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Military Operations

Tunisia, France to Cooperate on Stopping Militants

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
France’s interior minister says his country will work with Tunisia to stop their nationals from traveling to fight in Syria and Iraq. Bernard Cazeneuve announced new measures late Monday during a 24-hour visit to Tunisia that included meetings with Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa and Cazeneuve’s counterpart Lotfi Ben Jeddou. More than 2,400 Tunisians have traveled to fight with the self-proclaimed Islamic State group, the most of any country, while hundreds of French have made the journey, the most of any European country. The measures will include strengthening border controls and increasing police and intelligence cooperation between the two countries, Cazeneuve said. He added that he also discussed fighting cybercrime and illegal immigration.English
Country(s): 
Tunisia
France
Publisher / Source: 
Saudi Gazette (Saudi Arabia)
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

Press Statement by the Minsk Group Co-Chairs

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
"The Minsk Group Co-Chairs (Ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, James Warlick of the United States, and Pierre Andrieu of France) express our very serious concern about the downing of a helicopter near the Line of Contact and the recent violence. We regret the loss of life and express our condolences to the families."English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Author(s): 
Minsk Group Co-Chairs
Publisher / Source: 
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Tag(s): 
Border Control

Cut All Ties with Somalia, Says House Committee

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
The Kenyan government may be forced to sever ties with Somalia if recommendations by the National Assembly's Defence and Foreign Relations committee are adopted by the House.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Somalia
Publisher / Source: 
The Star
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Joint Task Force-Bravo Welcomes Training to Help Support Mission

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Members from the Pacific Disaster Center traveled over 4,000 miles to provide Joint Task Force-Bravo with the tools necessary to successfully plan and prepare for a crisis and contingency response within the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility.English
Country(s): 
Central America Regional
Author(s): 
Staff Sgt. Heather Redman
Publisher / Source: 
Joint Task Force - Bravo (Honduras)

Boko Haram's War on Nigeria's Students

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Since its formation in 2002, Boko Haram is responsible for the deaths of thousands across northern Nigeria. But the group—whose name translates roughly as "Western education is sinful"—has especially targeted schoolchildrenEnglish
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Matt Schiavenza
Publisher / Source: 
The Atlantic
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Police Chief in Tamaulipas Found Dead in Vallecillo

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Violence continues in Tamaulipas with the murder of the chief of police in the northern region of the state.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
Justice In Mexico
Tag(s): 
Civil Society

Since #BringBackOurGirls, Boko Haram has Only Gotten Stronger

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
The attack was typically bold, and brutal: As schoolboys gathered for Monday morning assembly, among them stood a suicide bomber dressed in their very school uniform, explosives hidden in a backpackEnglish
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Erin Conway-Smith
Publisher / Source: 
Global Post
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

El Salvador Still Deserves Justice

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
This weekend, I will be in San Salvador to honor the lives and work of six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her daughter. They worked at the University of Central America (UCA) and they were murdered 25 years ago, on November 16, 1989, in a coordinated operation of the Salvadoran military by members of the Atlacatl Battalion.
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Representative Jim McGovern
Publisher / Source: 
The Huffington Post Blog
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Judicial Reform

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