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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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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

Camp Grafton Hosting Soldiers From Ghana Army

Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Camp Grafton recently welcomed two soldiers from the Ghanaian Army as part of the Army National Guard’s State Partnership Program.English
Country(s): 
Ghana
Author(s): 
Chuck Wickenhofer
Publisher / Source: 
Devils Lake Journal
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Military Cooperation

Hundreds Forcibly Disappeared in Egypt Crackdown, Says Amnesty

Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Egypt's security services have forcibly made hundreds of people disappear and tortured them in the past year to try to tackle dissent, a rights group says. Students, political activists and protesters - some as young as 14 - have vanished without a trace, according to a new report by Amnesty International.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

U.S. Arms Sales Approvals on Track to Reach Nearly $40 Billion

Wednesday, July 13, 2016
The U.S. government is on track to approve nearly $40 billion in foreign military sales in the 2016 fiscal year that ends October 1, down from $46.6 billion last year, a top Pentagon official said on Wednesday.English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Andrea Shalal
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Arms Sales

Standoff Brews Over the Future of U.S. Security Assistance

Wednesday, July 13, 2016
The US government’s military foreign-assistance programs are facing a quiet but consequential overhaul that has State Department officials privately balking at proposed changes to the division of labor between Foggy Bottom and the Pentagon.English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Joe Gould
Aaron Mehta
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Five Honduran Police Officers Plead Not Guilty to U.S. Drug Charges

Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Five members of the Honduran National Police pleaded not guilty Tuesday to U.S. charges that they conspired with a son of former Honduras President Porfirio Lobo to import cocaine into the United States.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Publisher / Source: 
The Voice of America
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Drug Policy

U.S. to Base Hundreds of Troops Outside Afghanistan

Wednesday, July 13, 2016
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Tuesday that "some hundreds" of U.S. forces — in addition to the 8,400 that President Barack Obama announced would stay in the country last week — will be based outside Afghanistan, but will be ready to quickly deploy into the warzone if needed. English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Lolita C. Baldor
Publisher / Source: 
US News And World Report
Wire Service: 
Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Military
Security Assistance

Austerity for Some: Brazil Ups Military Spending for Olympics

Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Brazil announced on Tuesday that its armed forces would receive an additional $24 million to help meet security needs for the August Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro, despite widespread austerity measures from the country’s unelected interim president Michel Temer.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Civil-Military Relations

US Lawmakers Urge Action on Jet Sales to Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain

Wednesday, July 13, 2016
A group of Republican lawmakers is pressing the White House to approve long-delayed fighter jet sales to Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar and open up about why it has taken so long. The sales have been pending for more than two years, but the White House has not yet allowed them to move forward.English
Country(s): 
Bahrain
Qatar
Kuwait
Author(s): 
Joe Gould
Publisher / Source: 
DefenseNews
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Security Assistance

El Salvador Prosecutor Charges Police in Extrajudicial Executions

Wednesday, July 13, 2016
El Salvador’s attorney general has accused several police officers of participating in a high-profile case of extrajudicial killings, signaling a desire to reign in heavy-handed anti-gang tactics that have been linked to increases in violence and human rights abuses.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Mike LaSusa
Publisher / Source: 
InSightCrime
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Policing
Human Rights

Nicholson: New Authority to Target Taliban Has Immediate Effect

Wednesday, July 13, 2016
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan has used his new authority to “proactively” target Taliban fighters nearly daily in recent weeks, he told reporters here Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Corey Dickstein
Publisher / Source: 
Stars and Stripes
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Terrorism

AFRICOM Sends Troops to South Sudan to Protect U.S. Diplomats

Wednesday, July 13, 2016
U.S. Africa Command has dispatched 40 troops to protect U.S. diplomatic personnel in Juba, capital of South Sudan, where the German air force has also deployed to assist in an international evacuation prompted by a recent wave of violence. English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Author(s): 
John Vandiver
Publisher / Source: 
Stars and Stripes
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy
Security

Pentagon Will Provide New Assistance to Iraq after Baghdad Bombings

Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter promised Iraqi officials new assistance Monday to stave off bombings by the Islamic State after the group carried out its most deadly attack ever on central Baghdad earlier this month.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Dan Lamothe
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Counterterrorism

House Committee Approves $24.1 million U.S. Assistance to Armenia

Wednesday, July 13, 2016
The U.S. House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, July 12 approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) Appropriations Bill, which covers assistance to Armenia and the region, the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) reported.English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Publisher / Source: 
PanArmenian.Net
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid

U.S. Gives Logistical Support to AFL As Liberia Assumes Security Responsibilities

Wednesday, July 13, 2016
In the wake of the recent drawdown of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) and the turnover of Liberia’s security to the government, the United States Government has stepped in with logistical support to beef up the logistical needs of the Armed Forces of Liberia in carrying out its duties and operations.English
Country(s): 
Liberia
Author(s): 
Mae Azango
Publisher / Source: 
Front Page Africa
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Military and Police Aid

It’s Time for America to Distance Itself From Saudi Actions in Yemen

Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Riyadh is killing civilians with American help, and it’s jeopardizing the international credibility of the United States.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Daniel Depetris
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Human Rights

Eastern Accord 2016 Kicks off in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Marking the first day of U.S. Army Africa’s annual exercise, Eastern Accord 2016, the opening ceremony brought combined and joint military senior leaders together to the Tanzanian Peacekeeping Training Centre, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on July 11.English
Country(s): 
East Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Tiffany DeNault
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Army Africa
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises
Military Cooperation

Syria Conflict: Russian Jets 'Bomb Refugee Camp on Jordan Border'

Wednesday, July 13, 2016
At least eight people were killed when jets believed to be Russian bombed a Syrian refugee camp on the border with Jordan on Tuesday, activists say. Dozens more were injured when tents at Hammad, a remote desert area, were struck around noon. Most of the casualties were reportedly families of members of a rebel group known as the Eastern Lions, which is fighting so-called Islamic State (IS).English
Country(s): 
Syria
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

NATO, Russia Hold Talks July 13 To Discuss Recent Buildup Of Forces

Wednesday, July 13, 2016
NATO and Russia on July 13 hold their first talks since the alliance agreed at a summit in Warsaw to beef up its presence in eastern Europe due to fears raised by Moscow's aggression in Ukraine. English
Country(s): 
Eurasia Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
NATO
Security Assistance

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