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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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Russian Military Forces Staging Near Ukraine

Wednesday, August 17, 2016
The Pentagon has identified eight staging areas in Russia where large numbers of military forces appear to be preparing for incursions into Ukraine, according to U.S. defense officials.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Bill Gertz
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Free Beacon
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises
Security Assistance

Jimmy Carter Offered Fawning Praise of Argentine Dirty War

Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Newly-declassified docs show that Jimmy Carter's support for Argentine junta's "counter-terrorism" belies his popular image as a humanitarian. English
Country(s): 
Argentina
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Colombia Wages 'Historic' Offensive Against ELN Rebels

Wednesday, August 17, 2016
As the Colombian government negotiates peace with the largest rebel group, the FARC, it escalates its military effort against a smaller rival, the ELN. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Honduras Officials Investigated by Anti-Corruption Body

Wednesday, August 17, 2016
An internationally supported anti-corruption body in Honduras is reportedly assisting authorities there with investigations of high-level officials linked to one of the country's most prominent corruption cases -- a massive embezzlement scandal involving the social security system.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Mike LaSusa
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Corruption

U.S.-Made Patriot Missiles Shoot Down Houthi Rockets

Wednesday, August 17, 2016
A top U.S. admiral revealed the new detail about Saudi Arabia, already criticized for how they’re using their arsenal of Western-supplied arms against Yemen.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Marcus Weisgerber
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Military Equipment

Airstrike in Yemen Kills 17 Civilians, Witnesses Say

Wednesday, August 17, 2016
An airstrike on a residential area near the Yemeni capital, Sana, on Tuesday killed 17 civilians, most of them women and children, as international criticism continued to build over a deadly bombing the day before of a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Rod Nordland
Publisher / Source: 
New York Times
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Why the Pentagon Sees Recapture of Syrian City as Template For Battling the Islamic State

Wednesday, August 17, 2016
The recapture of an Islamic State stronghold in Syria will serve as a model for future U.S.-backed operations there, U.S. officials said, as the Pentagon lays plans for supporting a march by allied forces toward Raqqa, the militant capital.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Missy Ryan
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Egyptian MiG-29s to Receive Advanced Infrared, Targeting and Electronic Warfare Systems

Wednesday, August 17, 2016
The 50 MiG-29M fighter jets being acquired by Egypt from Russia’s RAC MiG will be equipped with OLS-EU infrared search and track systems, PPK targeting pods and MSP electronic warfare systems. English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Stop Saudi Arms Sales Until Carnage in Yemen Ends

Wednesday, August 17, 2016
A hospital associated with Doctors Without Borders. A school. A potato chip factory. Under international law, those facilities in Yemen are not legitimate military targets. Yet all were bombed in recent days by warplanes belonging to a coalition led by Saudi Arabia, killing more than 40 civilians.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
The Editorial Board
Publisher / Source: 
New York Times
Tag(s): 
Civil Society
Security Assistance

In Ukraine, Attacks On Journalists Chill Media Landscape

Tuesday, August 16, 2016
In Ukraine journalists who have challenged the authorities, veered from the government’s narrative on the conflict with Russia-backed separatists in the east, or reported from separatist-held territories have found themselves in the crosshairs of coordinated online attacks carried out by hypernationalist trolls and bots -- attacks that in some cases have been supported, at least verbally, by high-ranking government and security officials. English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Christopher Miller
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Human Rights
Policing

President Macri's Perilous Gambit on Militarization in Argentina

Tuesday, August 16, 2016
The United States and Argentina share some common features. The most significant in terms of civil-military relations and defense-security separation is that since the return of democracy to Argentina in 1983 the country has adopted a system very similar to the US Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 by which the Department of Defense is prevented from interfering in domestic law enforcement.English
Country(s): 
Argentina
Author(s): 
Juan Gabriel Tokaltlian
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics

Gunmen Raid Home of Leading Human Rights Lawyer in Guatemala

Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Gunmen broke into the home of one of Guatemala's most prominent human rights lawyers Monday morning, trashing the house as part of an intimidation campaign against officials investigating former military officials over alleged war crimes.English
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Northern Triangle Countries to Launch Elite Security Task Force

Tuesday, August 16, 2016
The governments of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras will launch a new regional task force assigned to combat organized crime, with a special target on gangs, following an agreement signed Saturday in the Salvadoran capital by defense and security authorities.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Security Assistance

Dem Pushes U.S. to Stop Aiding Saudi War in Yemen

Tuesday, August 16, 2016
A House Democrat is urging the Obama administration to stop assisting Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen following reports that its forces bombed a school. Arabic
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Kristina Wong
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Why Egypt Banned Its Police From Talking to the Media

Tuesday, August 16, 2016
In a move that critics say will “further undermine transparency,” Egypt’s parliament on Aug. 9 approved amendments to the police authority law that bar police officers — including those who are retired — from providing information to the media without prior authorization from the Interior Ministry. English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Shahira Amin
Publisher / Source: 
Al Monitor
Tag(s): 
Policing
Human Rights

Bombing of Doctors Without Borders Hospital in Yemen Kills at Least 15

Tuesday, August 16, 2016
At least 15 people were killed on Monday in northern Yemen when warplanes bombed a hospital supported by Doctors Without Borders, according to hospital and local health ministry officials. English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Shuaib Almosawa
Rod Nordland
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Conflict

China Says Seeks Closer Military Ties With Syria

Tuesday, August 16, 2016
China wants to have closer military ties with Syria, state media on Tuesday cited a senior Chinese officer as saying during a rare visit to the war-torn Middle Eastern country.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Ben Blanchard
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Rampaging South Sudan Troops Raped Foreigners, Killed Local

Tuesday, August 16, 2016
On July 11, South Sudanese troops, fresh from winning a battle in the capital, Juba, over opposition forces, went on a nearly four-hour rampage through a residential compound popular with foreigners, in one of the worst targeted attacks on aid workers in South Sudan's three-year civil war. They shot dead a local journalist while forcing the foreigners to watch, raped several foreign women, singled out Americans, beat and robbed people and carried out mock executions, several witnesses told The Associated Press.English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Author(s): 
Jason Patinkin
Publisher / Source: 
Associated Press
Tag(s): 
United Nations

Prominent Al-Shabaab Commander Linked to Multi-Million Businesses in Kenya

Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Security agents in Kenya are investigating reports linking a prominent al-Shabaab commander, Ahmed Iman Ali, to several multi-million dollar businesses in Nairobi.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Publisher / Source: 
News 24
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Zambia Arrests 133 Protesters After Contested Election

Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Zambian police have arrested 133 people protesting against the re-election of President Edgar Lungu after his main opponent Hakainde Hichilema said the vote was rigged, a senior police officer said.English
Country(s): 
Zambia
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Civil-Military Relations

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