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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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America's Funding of Honduran Security Forces Puts Blood on Our Hands

Friday, July 8, 2016
On 2 March 2016, armed men burst into the home of Berta Cáceres, a prominent environmental and indigenous activist in Honduras, and shot her to death. Earlier that day, the government had rescinded Ms Cáceres’s meager security detail, leaving her unprotected. Of the 33 threats against her, including death threats, none had been investigated. English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Rep. John Conyers
Keith Ellison
Rep. Hank Johnson
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)
Rep. Jose E. Serrano (D-NY)
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Human Rights
Military and Police Aid

Demanding Order, El-Sissi Turns to Military to Rebuild Egypt

Friday, July 8, 2016
During two years in office, Egypt’s general-turned-president Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has sought to impose a military-style discipline to end years of turmoil and has turned to the armed forces to help rebuild the deeply damaged economy to a degree unseen in more than 50 years.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Hamza Hendawi
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Wire Service: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Military Operations
Security

U.S.-Backed Forces Drive into Islamic State-Held City, Monitors Say

Friday, July 8, 2016
U.S.-backed fighters advanced further into the Islamic State-held city of Manbij in Syria on Thursday, as part of a campaign to drive the group from areas near the Turkish border, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military Operations
Military and Police Aid

U.S. Investigating Allegations Honduran Military Had Hitlist of Activists to Target

Friday, July 8, 2016
The US government is investigating allegations that a hitlist of activists was circulated to special forces units of the Honduran military with instructions to eliminate the targets including Berta Cáceres, the celebrated environmental campaigner who was later gunned down in her home.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Ed Pilkington
Nina Lakhani
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Military and Police Aid

Israeli Navy to Get Sea Hawks for New Corvettes

Friday, July 8, 2016
A notification released by the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) on 6 July has revealed that Israel plans to acquire eight surplus US Navy SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopters for its new corvettes.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Jeremy Binnie
Publisher / Source: 
IHS Jane's
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Iraqi PM Fires Head of Baghdad Security After Shrine Attack

Friday, July 8, 2016
An attack on a Shiite shrine — claimed by the Islamic State group — killed 37 people, officials said Friday, as Iraq's prime minister reacted to mounting public anger over government security failings by firing Baghdad's security chief.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Murtada Faraj
Publisher / Source: 
Stars and Stripes
Wire Service: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Security

Pentagon Chief: Details of Obama’s New Plan for U.S. Troops in Afghanistan Still Unclear

Friday, July 8, 2016
Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter said Thursday that a number of details about the Pentagon’s newly adjusted mission in Afghanistan through the end of the Obama administration remain unclear, including how many U.S. counterterrorism troops will be deployed and how operations will be funded.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Dan Lamothe
Publisher / Source: 
Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Military and Police Aid
Terrorism

Clandestine Airstrips Signal Costa Rica's Role in Drug Trafficking

Friday, July 8, 2016
Costa Rica located dozens of illegal airstrips used by drug traffickers in the last year along its Pacific coast, highlighting the country's growing importance as a drug transit nation. Between November 2015 and March 2016, Costa Rican authorities discovered 35 illegal landing strips, all of them along the Pacific coast, used by traffickers to move drugs and money, reported Costa Rica Hoy.English
Country(s): 
Costa Rica
Author(s): 
Tristan Clavel
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade
Counternarcotics

Kerry Visits Ukraine to Shore Up Cease-Fire

Friday, July 8, 2016
Secretary of State John Kerry met with Ukrainian leaders in Kiev on Thursday amid growing concerns about a cease-fire agreement between that country and Russian-backed separatists.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Nikita Vladimirov
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations
NATO

Cybersecurity Highlights First Ever United States-Colombia CCIB

Friday, July 8, 2016
Earlier in June, U.S. Army Colonel Jonathon R. Moelter, chief of U.S. Southern Command’s (SOUTHCOM) Communications Systems Directorate (J-6) and co-chairman to the U.S.-Colombia Command, Control, and Interoperability Board (CCIB), led a 13-member U.S. delegation to Bogota, Colombia and the first ever U.S.-Colombia CCIB. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
Dialogo Americas
Tag(s): 
Security
Military Cooperation

Tajikistan: Pressure Mounts On Army As Nobody Wants To Join

Friday, July 8, 2016
According to Tajik law, every adult male citizen of Tajikistan must serve 12 to 24 months in the army. However, most young men do their best to avoid military service completely. The Tajik military has been under particular pressure due to the increasingly perilous security situation on its long, porous and mostly mountainous border with Afghanistan. English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Publisher / Source: 
Eurasia Review
Tag(s): 
Border Control

African Countries to Take Part in Russian Military Games

Friday, July 8, 2016
Angola, Egypt and Zimbabwe will be some of the 19 countries to take part in Russia’s International Army Games this year, which will be held between 30 July and 13 August, while South Africa will send observers.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Military Exercises

Pentagon Chief on Pulling Air Support for U.S.-Backed Rebels: ‘We Missed an Opportunity’

Friday, July 8, 2016
Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter said Thursday that the United States had “missed an opportunity” when it chose to shift air support from covering a group of U.S.-backed rebels attempting to seize a key border town in Syria to striking a large Islamic State convoy in Iraq.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Dan Lamothe
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

Niger Soldiers Study U.S. Army Training Techniques

Friday, July 8, 2016
Several Nigerien army leaders are currently in Fort Jackson, South Carolina learning and training with American troops with the hope of improving Nigerien training and operational skills. English
Country(s): 
Niger
Author(s): 
Robert Timmons
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Army Africa
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Military Cooperation

NATO Isn't A Social Club: Montenegro, Georgia, And Ukraine Don't Belong

Friday, July 8, 2016
Members of NATO, the quintessential Cold War alliance, are meeting in Warsaw. They are dragging the U.S. back into its traditional role of guaranteeing the security of Europe, even though the continent is well able to defend itself. Worse, Georgia and Ukraine continue to lobby to join, which would make America less secure.
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Georgia
Moldova
Author(s): 
Doug Bandow
Publisher / Source: 
Forbes
Tag(s): 
NATO

US-Israel Conclude 5-Day Missile Defense Tech Drill

Thursday, July 7, 2016
Technology developers from the US and Israel have concluded an intensive missile defense war game simulating five full days of coordinated, multidirectional missile and rocket attacks on the Israeli homefront, officials from both countries announced Wednesday.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Barbara Opall-Rome
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

What Comes Next After Raqqa and Mosul?

Thursday, July 7, 2016
Obama is making U.S. special operators and locals do most of the fighting. When ISIS falls, Iraq and Syria need better leaders to keep this from happening again. So, what’s the plan?English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Security
Conflict

The LRA Rising Again?

Thursday, July 7, 2016
Despite a U.S. military presence in Central Africa to support local military initiatives, is the LRA still holding on to power or actually becoming stronger?English
Country(s): 
Central Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Peter Fabricius
Publisher / Source: 
Institute for Security Studies
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Military Operations

Egypt Considers Retaliating for Italy's Decision to Cut Military Supplies

Thursday, July 7, 2016
Egypt said on Wednesday it was considering retaliating against Italy for halting military supplies to protest the killing of an Italian student earlier this year.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Israel’s 'Ultimate' Ship Defense Now Validated on Land

Thursday, July 7, 2016
The Israeli Navy’s “ultimate answer” to the Russian Yakhont anti-ship sea-skimming cruise missile has been validated in India for land-based air defenders, according to India’s Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), the prime contractor for the joint program known here as Barak-8.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Barbara Opall-Rome
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

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