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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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Somalia President Appeals for Increased Security During Polls

Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Tuesday appealed to the African Union peacekeeping troops and the local security forces to enhance security during the forthcoming elections. Mr Mohamud said the pan African and Somali troops should work to secure the coming parliamentary and presidential elections beginning next month.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Xinhua
Publisher / Source: 
Daily Nation (Kenya)
Tag(s): 
Governance
Security

Merging Civil Affairs and Medical Exercises for Long-Term Success

Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Soldiers under the command of Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-B), Medical Element (MEDEL), executed a medical readiness training exercise for the first time in the village of La Boveda, Trujillo July 28-29, 2016, serving a total of 1,072 patients of all ages during the two-day event that involved key leaders from both JTF-Bravo and Honduras. English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Publisher / Source: 
DVIDS
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

Sudan Begins Ceasefire Talks After Opposition Signs Roadmap to Peace

Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Talks to secure a lasting ceasefire in Sudan's three war-ravaged regions began on Tuesday, a day after an opposition coalition signed on to a roadmap for ending hostilities and achieving political reconciliation. There has been fighting between the Sudanese army and rebels in the southern regions of Kordofan and Blue Nile since 2011, when adjacent South Sudan declared independence.English
Country(s): 
Sudan
Publisher / Source: 
The East African
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Peace Negotiations

Egypt Bars Police From Talking to the Media

Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Egypt's parliament on Tuesday approved restrictions on the police that will prevent them from providing information to the media, a move that critics saw as an attempt to further cover up high-level abuses and corruption.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Mohamed Abdellah
Amina Ismail
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Human Rights

Turkey’s Failed Coup Leaves Military Weakened

Wednesday, August 10, 2016
A massive purge among government servants in the aftermath of a failed coup in Turkey on July 15 is feared to have weakened Turkey’s security apparatus. After the failed putsch, the Turkish government moved quickly to arrest more than 13,000 people and fired over 50,000 government employees.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Author(s): 
Burak Ege Bekdil
Publisher / Source: 
DefenseNews
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

Kuwait Orders French Airbus Transport Helicopters in $1.1 Billion Deal

Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Kuwait on Tuesday ordered 30 Airbus Helicopters Caracal military transport helicopters in a deal worth more than €1 billion ($1.1 billion), the latest step in a long-term tie between the Gulf nation and France, the French ministry of defense said.English
Country(s): 
Kuwait
Author(s): 
Pierre Tran
Publisher / Source: 
DefenseNews
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Military Equipment

U.S. Special Operations Troops Aiding Libyan Forces in Major Battle Against Islamic State

Wednesday, August 10, 2016
U.S. Special Operations forces are providing direct, on-the-ground support for the first time to fighters battling the Islamic State in Libya, U.S. and Libyan officials said, coordinating American airstrikes and providing intelligence information in an effort to oust the group from a militant stronghold.English
Country(s): 
Libya
Author(s): 
Missy Ryan
Sudarsan Raghavan
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Airstrikes Barely Holding Off Taliban in Helmand, Afghan Officials Say

Tuesday, August 9, 2016
The Afghan security forces are struggling to head off an intensified Taliban offensive in Helmand Province in recent weeks, heavily relying on American airstrikes as the insurgents have again tightened the noose around Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital, according to officials and residents.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Taimoor Shah
Mujib Mashal
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Terrorism

U.S. Lethal Aid For Ukraine May Be Considered After Elections - Ambassador Chaly

Tuesday, August 9, 2016
More and more US politicians, expert community representatives think that a weak Ukraine can provoke Russia to launch further offensive, Ukraine top diplomat saysEnglish
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Publisher / Source: 
Ukraine Today (Ukraine)
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Burundian Refugees Tell of Rape as a Weapon of War

Tuesday, August 9, 2016
As conflict rages in Burundi, reports are mounting of women being raped as punishment for their political affiliations. Women & Girls Hub spoke with women who had fled to refugee camps in Tanzania, many left with nothing but the memory of their ordeal.
Country(s): 
Burundi
Author(s): 
Hannah McNeish
Publisher / Source: 
News Deeply
Tag(s): 
Violence

Afghans Who Translated for the U.S. Military Are Stuck in Limbo on Visas

Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Zar Mohammad Stanikzai remembers the promise made to him when he became a translator supporting the United States military in 2012: Help us, and we will keep you safe. Four years later, his fear of Taliban reprisals has made him a prisoner in his Afghan home, he said, and he is still waiting for the Americans to honor their commitment. Instead, Congress is bickering over the program meant to be his deliverance.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Emmarie Huetteman
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Civil-Military Relations
Terrorism

Kazakhstan Gets Air Defense From Russia, More Military Aircraft In Works

Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Russia has given Kazakhstan several air defense systems, and the two sides reportedly negotiated more Kazakh purchases of Russian aircraft during a visit by Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu this week to Astana.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
Joshua Kucera
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Dozens Killed in Ethiopia Protest Crackdown

Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Scores of people were killed across Ethiopia's Oromia and Amhara regions at the weekend as the security forces brutally suppressed a new wave of anti-government protests in two key regions. An opposition leader told the AFP news agency that up to 50 people were killed, while Amnesty International said that more than 90 were killed.
Country(s): 
Ethiopia
Publisher / Source: 
Aljazeera
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Conflict

South Sudan Says UN Draft Proposal Not Consistent With IGAD Communique

Tuesday, August 9, 2016
The South Sudanese government on Monday said they were disappointed by a new development in New York in which a United Nations (UN) draft proposed deployment of protection force but with responsibility of intervention force to take charge for the security of Juba, including the Juba International Airport.English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations

More Than 1,000 U.S. Spies Protecting Rio Olympics

Tuesday, August 9, 2016
U.S. intelligence has assigned more than 1,000 spies to Olympic security as part of a highly classified effort to protect the Rio 2016 Summer Games and American athletes and staff, NBC News has learned.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
William Arkin
Robert Windrem
Publisher / Source: 
NBC
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

El Salvador Gang Raid Nets Documenter of Alleged Police Abuses

Tuesday, August 9, 2016
A massive roundup of high ranking MS13 gang members by El Salvador authorities targeting the financial structure of the gang also netted a self proclaimed activist and former gang member whose human rights work documenting alleged police abuses has many questioning the prosecution’s motives.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Bryan Avelar
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Policing
Human Rights

Cybicom Atlas Defence Receives Periscope Simulator Order

Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Cybicom Atlas Defence (CAD) has been awarded a contract to supply a submarine periscope simulator for an undisclosed export customer in conjunction with Airbus Defence and Space Optronics. English
Country(s): 
South Africa
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

SOCSOUTH Enhance Command, Control Interoperability During Panamax 16

Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Special Operations Command South hosted military personnel from the partner countries of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama and Peru from July 25 – Aug. 4 during this year’s Panamax in Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. PANAMAX is an annual U.S. Southern Command-sponsored multinational exercise focused on ensuring the security of the Panama Canal.English
Country(s): 
Central America Regional
South America Regional
Author(s): 
Ceasar Santiago
Publisher / Source: 
DVIDS
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Saudi-Led Air Strikes on Yemen Capital Resume, Nine Civilians Killed: Residents

Tuesday, August 9, 2016
A Saudi-led military coalition conducted air strikes on the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Tuesday for the first time in five months, residents said, after U.N.-backed peace talks to end the conflict broke down over the weekend. Medics said nine civilians were killed in a strike on a potato chip factory in the Nahda district of the capital.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Violence

U.S. Air Force Refueling Missions over Yemen Grow by 60 Percent

Tuesday, August 9, 2016
The U.S. has executed a handful of air kills against extremist groups like al-Qaida in Yemen since February, but the Saudi-led air war against the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels also has U.S. assets contributing to a much quieter mission.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Oriana Pawlyk
Publisher / Source: 
Air Force Times
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

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