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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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Bolivia Struggles to Obtain Chinese Barges

Thursday, July 28, 2016
Bolivia's Empresa Naviera Boliviana (ENABOL) and China's Henan Complant Mechanical & Electrical Equipment Group Co have created a joint-stock company to help La Paz obtain control of multi-purpose vessels retained by Chinese Shipyard DSC.English
Country(s): 
Bolivia
Author(s): 
Alejandro Sanchez
Publisher / Source: 
IHS Jane's
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Witnesses: U.N. Peacekeepers Did Nothing As South Sudanese Soldiers Raped Women

Thursday, July 28, 2016
Dozens of women and girls have reportedly been raped by South Sudanese government soldiers near a U.N. compound in the country's capital, Juba. English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Author(s): 
Merrit Kennedy
Publisher / Source: 
National Public Radio
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping
Violence

The U.S. Reportedly Helped Brazil Track Down and Capture 11 Suspected ISIS Militants

Thursday, July 28, 2016
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation gave Brazil the tip that led to arrests this week of 11 suspected militants who had discussed a possible attack on the upcoming Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, a Brazilian prosecutor said, according to Reuters.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Christopher Woody
Publisher / Source: 
Business Insider
Wire Service: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Intelligence

U.N. Says Military Means Alone Will Not Defeat Boko Haram in Lake Chad Basin

Thursday, July 28, 2016
The threat that Boko Haram poses to the Lake Chad Basin region will not be defeated by military means alone, a top United Nations political affairs official has warned.
Country(s): 
Lake Chad Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Mail & Guardian (Africa)
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Security

Pentagon Chief Sees Role for U.S. Contractors in Rebuilding Iraq, Syria

Thursday, July 28, 2016
Contractors could play a major role in efforts to stabilize and rebuild cities in Iraq and Syria after they are recaptured from the Islamic State, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter told reporters July 27 during a visit to meet with troops set to deploy to the Middle East.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Jon Harper
Publisher / Source: 
National Defense Magazine
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Africa-China-U.S. Cooperation Can Effectively Fight Maritime Piracy in Africa: U.N. Representative

Thursday, July 28, 2016
Cooperation among China, the United States and Africa can effectively fight maritime piracy in Africa, a UN senior official said on Wednesday.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Xinhua
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Conflict

Turkey Detains More Journalists in Clampdown on Cleric's Followers

Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Turkey ordered another 47 journalists detained on Wednesday, part of a large-scale crackdown on suspected supporters of U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who is accused by Ankara of masterminding a failed military coup.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Author(s): 
Daren Butler
Orhan Coskun
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Human Rights

From Beirut to Baghdad, 'Useless' Bomb Detectors Guard Against Disaster

Wednesday, July 27, 2016
At a checkpoint in central Beirut, a guard checks a small truck for explosives. He is manning the last security barrier before Lebanon's parliament building 100 meters away, and relying on a bomb detector that experts say is useless.English
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Dominic Evans
Saif Hameed
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Counterterrorism

Revealed: The $1BN of Weapons Flowing From Europe to Middle East

Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Eastern European countries have approved the discreet sale of more than $1bn of weapons in the past four years to Middle Eastern countries that are known to ship arms to Syria, an investigation has found. Thousands of assault rifles such as AK-47s, mortar shells, rocket launchers, anti-tank weapons and heavy machine guns are being routed through a new arms pipeline from the Balkans to the Arabian peninsula and countries bordering Syria.English
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Arms Control

Human Rights Not A ‘Tertiary’ Interest In U.S. Middle East Policy

Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Steven Simon and Jonathan Stevenson’s op-ed in The New York Times, “Why the U.S. Military Can’t Fix Syria,” reveals many of the misguided assumptions that have guided the Obama Administration’s policy of strategic restraint in the Middle East.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Neil Hicks
Publisher / Source: 
The Huffington Post
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Pentagon: Syria Deal With Russia Not Based on ‘Trust’

Wednesday, July 27, 2016
As top Russian and US officials try to hash out a new agreement for combating the Islamic State group in Syria, the Pentagon’s two top officials are emphasizing that they can work with Russia even while not trusting them.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Aaron Mehta
Publisher / Source: 
DefenseNews
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

3-69 AR Demonstrates Capability with Polish Counterparts

Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Soldiers of Company D, 3rd Combined Arms Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division joined forces with Polish soldiers assigned to the 11th Lubuska Armoured Cavalry Division, to conduct a live-fire exercise in Trzebien, Poland, July 19, 2016.English
Country(s): 
Poland
Author(s): 
Lauren Harrah
Publisher / Source: 
DVIDS
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises
Military Cooperation

Human Rights Groups Call on U.S. to Withhold Aid to Mexican Military

Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Ahead of the Mexican president’s visit to the U.S., Amnesty International joined with six other human rights groups to call on the U.S. government to once again withhold aid to Mexico’s security forces. The groups submitted a joint memorandum to the State Department and U.S. Congress concerning the Mexican government’s failure to meet human rights requirements set out in the Merida Initiative.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
Amnesty International
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Human Rights

U.S. Vows to Grant $32M Aid for Philippine Law Enforcement Training

Wednesday, July 27, 2016
The United States government has vowed to give the Philippine government a $32-million grant for its law enforcement training and services, a Palace official said on Wednesday.English
Country(s): 
Philippines
Author(s): 
Ruth Abbey Gita
Publisher / Source: 
Sun Star Manila
Tag(s): 
Law Enforcement
Military and Police Aid

Afghanistan, Pakistan Vow to Battle Islamic State Together

Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Afghanistan — A senior leader of the Islamic State group in Afghanistan was killed Monday, a day before representatives of Afghanistan and Pakistan pledged to mount a joint effort to defeat the militants.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Author(s): 
Phillip Walter Wellman
Publisher / Source: 
Stars and Stripes
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

U.S. Condemns Somalia Airport Bombing, Pledges Support

Wednesday, July 27, 2016
The United States has condemned "in strongest terms" a double bombing that took place at the main entrance of Mogadishu's airport during morning rush hour Tuesday, killing at least 13 people while also pledging support to help fight terrorism in Somalia.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Harun Maruf
Publisher / Source: 
Voice of America
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
Terrorism

How to Solve El Salvador's Security Crisis? A Modest Proposal

Wednesday, July 27, 2016
El Salvador is the most violent peacetime nation in the world, seemingly stuck in a perpetual cycle of gang hostilities and truculent police behavior. A new security approach could quell inflamed tensions, and just might lower the country's elevated homicide rate -- for good this time.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
David Gagne
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Security
Human Rights

Gang Rapes by Ruling Party Youth

Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Members of Burundi ruling party’s youth league, the Imbonerakure, have repeatedly gang-raped women since a wave of political protests began in 2015, Human Rights Watch said today. Many of the rapes appear to have been aimed at family members of perceived government opponents. Policemen or men wearing police uniforms have also committed rape.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Publisher / Source: 
Human Rights Watch
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Politics and Security

The U.S. is Apparently Using Anti-Drone Rifles Against the Islamic State

Wednesday, July 27, 2016
A tweet posted last week by Peter Singer, a co-author of the book Ghost Fleet and a strategist at the New America Foundation, shows his book couched up against what appears to be a Battelle DroneDefender anti-drone rifle in a tent at Fire Base Bell outside Makhmour, Iraq.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

U.S., Burundi Share Communications Hardware Best Practices

Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Members of the US military's Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa communications team recently worked with Burundian National Defense Force’s communications unit to share best practices for installing, operating, and maintaining their newly refurbished African Data Sharing Network (ADSN) satellite terminal, June 8-17.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Military and Police Aid

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