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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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More Than 1,000 People Accused of Supporting Boko Haram Held in Horrific Conditions, Some Tortured to Death

Friday, July 15, 2016
More than 1,000 people, many arrested arbitrarily, are being held in horrific conditions and dozens are dying from disease and malnutrition or have been tortured to death, as part of the Cameroonian government and security forces crackdown on Boko Haram, Amnesty International revealed in a new report published today.English
Country(s): 
Cameroon
Publisher / Source: 
Amnesty International
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Human Rights

West Must Foot Security Bills as Africa Slides Into Turmoil

Friday, July 15, 2016
African Union presidents gathering in Rwanda this weekend will discuss how member states can fund peacekeeping operations on the continent. Western backers will still end up picking up most of the tab.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Felix Njini
Publisher / Source: 
Bloomberg
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Military

Marines in Djibouti Ready for Possible Crisis Response in South Sudan

Friday, July 15, 2016
Marines from a Special-Purpose Air-Ground Task Force are pre-positioned in Djibouti, Africa, in case they are needed for a crisis response mission in South Sudan, Marine Corps Times has learned.English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Djibouti
Author(s): 
Jeff Schogol
Publisher / Source: 
Marine Corps Times
Tag(s): 
Military Operations
Conflict

Mapping Mexico's Current Organized Crime Landscape

Friday, July 15, 2016
More than three years into the term of Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto, the Jalisco Cartel - New Generation (CJNG) and Sinaloa Cartel operate in 15 states combined, while the Zetas and the Knights Templar have been reduced to operating in just one apiece.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Arturo Angel
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations
Corruption

Alleged Killers of Honduran Environmental Activist Captured

Friday, July 15, 2016
Three people were detained Wednesday in connection to the murder of Lesbia Yaneth Urquia Urquia, an environmental activist and a supporter of the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras, or COPINH.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Environment

Opinion: Securing Syria Region-by-Region From the Bottom Up

Thursday, July 14, 2016
In order to usher in stability, the United States needs a region-by-region approach to Syria that builds from the bottom up and leaves Syria with a weak central government but strong regionally-based power centers backed by local populations. English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Ilan Goldenberg
Nicholas A. Heras
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Governance
Terrorism

Tbilisi Says Fight Will Go On After Slaying of Georgian ISIS Commander

Thursday, July 14, 2016
Hours after the Islamic State confirmed the death of Georgian-born Abu Omar al-Shishani — one of the group’s most ruthless and influential battlefield commanders — the top defense official from his country of birth hailed his killing as an important but perhaps fleeting victory in the global fight against the terrorist outfiEnglish
Country(s): 
Georgia
Author(s): 
John Hudson
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Mexico´s Faces a Test to End Torture of Women by Police and Military

Thursday, July 14, 2016
On 8 June 2011 federal police raped, suffocated and electrocuted her in a warehouse in Mexico City. She was tortured so badly that she almost died as a result. Police wanted her to say that she belonged to one of the brutal criminal gangs causing mayhem across the country. She has been behind bars since then. Verónica’s story should be an exception; a terrible aberration; the result of a few “bad apples” within Mexico´s security forces. Tragically, it is not.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Erika Guevara-Rosas
Publisher / Source: 
Amnesty International
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Chile Requests $140m Sale of Evolved Seasparrow Missiles From U.S.

Thursday, July 14, 2016
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of the potential $140.1m foreign military sale of Evolved Seasparrow missiles (ESSMs), equipment, training, and support to the Government of Chile. English
Country(s): 
Chile
Publisher / Source: 
Naval Technology
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Arms Control

El Salvador Top Court Strikes Down Civil War Amnesty Law

Thursday, July 14, 2016
El Salvador's Supreme Court on Wednesday declared as unconstitutional a 1993 law that prohibited the prosecution of crimes committed by the military and leftist guerillas during the Central American country's bloody civil war.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Wire Service: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Civil-Military Relations

Leaked Data Reveals How the U.S. Trains Vast Numbers of Foreign Soldiers and Police With Little Oversight

Thursday, July 14, 2016
Newly leaked data reveals deep flaws in the ways in which the United States vets foreign soldiers to receive training from U.S. instructors in more than 120 countries around the globe. English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Douglas Gillison
Nick Turse
Moiz Syed
Publisher / Source: 
The Intercept
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Military and Police Aid

U.S. Signs Military Aid Deal With Iraq's Kurdish Fighters

Thursday, July 14, 2016
The United States has signed a deal with the Kurdish regional government in northern Iraq to provide the Kurds with further military and financial support in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Publisher / Source: 
Al-Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Terrorism

United States Donates Vehicles, Boats to Liberia

Thursday, July 14, 2016
The United States has donated 20 Land Cruiser vehicles and two Boston Whaler boats to the Armed Forces of Liberia. Some of the equipment will be used in Mali.English
Country(s): 
Liberia
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Military Equipment

France to End Military Operations in Central African Republic

Thursday, July 14, 2016
President Francois Hollande announced on Wednesday that France would end its military mission in the Central African Republic in October.English
Country(s): 
Central African Republic
Publisher / Source: 
News 24
Tag(s): 
Military Operations
Counterinsurgency

Buhari - U.S. Helped Stabilise Nigeria

Thursday, July 14, 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday described the United States' support before, during and after the 2015 general elections as vital to Nigeria's stability.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Isiaka Wakili
Publisher / Source: 
All Africa
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Terrorism

SPMAGTF-CR-AF Shares Tactics With the Next Line of Soldiers

Thursday, July 14, 2016
Marines with the Special Purpose Marine-Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa are in Cameroon conducting joint training on anti-poaching and counter-insurgency tactics.English
Country(s): 
Cameroon
Author(s): 
Alexander Mitchell
Publisher / Source: 
DVIDS
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Military Exercises

Officials in Eastern Afghanistan Welcome More U.S. Help

Thursday, July 14, 2016
Officials in eastern Afghanistan Wednesday welcomed news that their region would become a focus of new U.S. efforts to target the Taliban. English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Philip Walter Wellman
Publisher / Source: 
Stars and Stripes
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Military and Police Aid

Obama’s Syria Plan Teams up American and Russian Forces - Josh Rogin

Thursday, July 14, 2016
The Obama administration’s new proposal to Russia on Syria is more extensive than previously known. It would open the way for deep cooperation between U.S. and Russian military and intelligence agencies and coordinated air attacks by American and Russian planes on Syrian rebels deemed to be terrorists.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Josh Rogin
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Military Operations

Bahrain Wields Travel Curbs in Crackdown on Opponents: Activists

Thursday, July 14, 2016
After a border official stopped him leaving Bahrain last week, citing a security order, Mohammed al-Tajer said he checked with the departments in charge of passports and investigations and was told no travel ban was in place.English
Country(s): 
Bahrain
Author(s): 
Sam Aboudi
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Governance

Is Central Asia Ready to Face ISIS?

Thursday, July 14, 2016
The military and technical capacities of the Islamic State have been weakened by series of defeats on the battlefield. As a result, some fighters who fought on the side of the so-called Caliphate have begun to return clandestinely to Central Asia. Following the liberation of Fallujah and Manbij in Iraq and Aleppo in Syria, the number of extremists returning to their home countries is increasing. With the return of these now-veterans fighters, the threat of terrorist attacks has increased, causing deep concerns among the ruling regimes in Central Asia.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Uran Botobekov
Publisher / Source: 
The Diplomat
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

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