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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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West African Leaders Discuss Setting up Anti-Extremist Force

Monday, June 6, 2016
West African leaders discussed setting up a force to combat extremists in the region and will send an observation mission to Gambia before elections, the regional economic body said Saturday. English
Country(s): 
West Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Voice of America
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Report Accuses Mexico of Crimes Against Humanity in Drug War

Monday, June 6, 2016
A new report by the Open Society Justice Initiative alleges that Mexico's tactics in its ongoing struggle against drug trafficking constitute Crimes Against Humanity.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Elisabeth Malkin
Publisher / Source: 
New York Times
Tag(s): 
Violence
Counternarcotics

Iraqi Army Seen as Ill Equipped to Retake Mosul From ISIS, Despite U.S. Aid

Monday, June 6, 2016
The delay is expected despite American efforts to keep Iraq’s creaky war machine on track. Although President Obama vowed to end the United States’ role in the war in Iraq, in the last two years the American military has increasingly provided logistics to prop up the Iraqi military, which has struggled to move basics like food, water and ammunition to its troops.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Michael S. Schmidt
Eric Schmitt
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Counterterrorism
Terrorism

UN Warns Manbij battle Could Uproot More Than 200,000 Syrians

Monday, June 6, 2016
A US-backed offensive to retake ISIS-held northern Syrian city of Manbij has displaced some 20,000 civilians and could uproot about 216,000 more if it continues, a UN humanitarian agency said on Monday.
Country(s): 
Syria
Publisher / Source: 
Al Arabiya News
Tag(s): 
Migration
Security
Counterterrorism

African Union Troops in Somalia Arrested for Selling Military Supplies

Monday, June 6, 2016
Five soldiers with the African Union mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and 10 Somalis have been arrested for selling military equipment, police say.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

An Offshoot of al-Qaeda is Regrouping in Pakistan

Monday, June 6, 2016
Five years after most senior al-Qaeda leaders are thought to have fled this port city, officials in Karachi worry that the organization is regrouping and finding new support here and in neighboring Afghanistan. They are especially concerned about the recruitment of potential foot soldiers for the next major terrorist attack.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Author(s): 
Tim Craig
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Rwandan Civilians Eager to Join East Africa Standby Force

Friday, June 3, 2016
Rwandans lead the way when it comes to joining the civilian component of the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF), an official said yesterday at the onset of a related exercise in Kigali.English
Country(s): 
Rwanda
Author(s): 
James Karuhanga
Publisher / Source: 
All Africa
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

What It's Like to Lead a Team of Zetas Cartel Hitmen in One of Mexico's Bloodiest States

Friday, June 3, 2016
Zeta hitman talks about the way the influence of his notoriously bloody cartel in Veracruz has risen and fallen with the strength of its ties to the state government. In Veracruz many believe the politicians are the biggest criminals. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Oscar Balderas
Nathaniel Janowitz
Publisher / Source: 
Vice News
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Criminal Organizations
Drug Trade

British Army Training of Turkish & Saudi Troops Condemned by Human Rights Groups

Friday, June 3, 2016
Britain’s habit of sending UK troops to train and mentor authoritarian regimes such as Turkey and Saudi Arabia are “deeply concerning” and need to be addressed, politicians and campaigners say.English
Country(s): 
United Kingdom
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Military Exercises

Hard-Boiled Cops of Afghan Major Crimes Unit Up Against ‘Ocean’ of Lawbreaking

Friday, June 3, 2016
In a war-weary country steeped in cynicism, the re-energized Major Crimes Task Force of the national police seems plucked from central casting — down to the hard-boiled search for justice as it pursues the goal of rooting out government corruption in Afghanistan.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Antonio Olivo
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Why Some Peruvians Worry Keiko Fujimori Will Turn the Country into a Narco Paradise

Friday, June 3, 2016
Peruvians choose their new president on Sunday amid dire warnings that frontrunner Keiko Fujimori, if she wins, would oversee surging corruption and cocaine money penetrating the highest levels of government. English
Country(s): 
Peru
Author(s): 
Simeon Tegel
Publisher / Source: 
Vice News
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Drug Trade

AMISOM Opens New Training Facility for the Somali National Army

Friday, June 3, 2016
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) yesterday opened a new military training facility for the Somali National Army (SNA).English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Publisher / Source: 
Geeska Afrika
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

El Salvador Battles Rash of Fires with Help from SOUTHCOM Equipment and Training

Friday, June 3, 2016
El Salvador's Armed Forces (FAES) Humanitarian Rescue Unit (URH) and the Firefighter Corps (CBES) have been fighting a rash of fires in recent weeks that have occurred as a result of the country's dry season, when temperatures are high and humidity is low. Authorities have responded effectively to the blazes, thanks in part to training and equipment provided by U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) .English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Lorena Baires
Publisher / Source: 
Dialogo
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Military Equipment
Military and Police Aid

Chinese Peacekeepers Bolster Security in Africa

Friday, June 3, 2016
The People's Republic of China is increasing its presence across Africa, both donating troops to U.N. peacekeeping missions and offering security assistance to further the African Union's goals.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Wu Baoshu
Publisher / Source: 
Xinhua
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

Colombia Captures Guerrilla Group's 'Link' to Sinaloa Cartel

Friday, June 3, 2016
The National Police announced the capture of Javier Gutiérrez Blanco, alias "Loro," on May 31 in Ocaña, Norte de Santander, reported Caracol. Officials characterized Gutiérrez as a link between the Popular Liberation Army (Ejército Popular de Liberación - EPL) and Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Sean Tjaden
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics
Military Operations

F-16 Deal No Longer a Viable Offer With Pakistan: US

Friday, June 3, 2016
Amid calls on the nation to improve Afghanistan-Pakistan ties, the United States has declared in a Capitol Hill meeting that the F-16 jet deal with Pakistan was no longer a viable offer. "The drone strike that killed Mullah Mansour was an ice-breaker. There could be more strikes in Balochistan now. This is a very dangerous situation for Pakistan," warned Marvin Weinbaum, a US scholar from the Middle East Institute, Washington.
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Publisher / Source: 
Business Standard
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Peruvian Armed Forces Deploy New Aircraft in Fight against Drug Trafficking and Terrorism

Friday, June 3, 2016
Peruvian authorities have strengthened the operational capacity of the Armed Forces by adding new aircraft to fight terrorism and drug trafficking in coca-growing regions. In these locations, wild vegetation and geographical complications work in favor of the criminals and terrorist groups like the Shining Path, which is engaged in narcotrafficking.
Country(s): 
Peru
Author(s): 
Pedro Hurtado Cánepa
Publisher / Source: 
Dialogo
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics
Counterterrorism
Military Operations

Merkel Announces German Battalion Group for Baltics

Friday, June 3, 2016
Germany will commit a battalion’s worth of troops to NATO’s mission in the Baltics as part of a plan to beef up the allied presence in the region while maintaining a post-Cold War pledge not to position permanent forces along Russia’s border, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday.English
Country(s): 
Central and Eastern Europe Regional
Author(s): 
John Vandiver
Publisher / Source: 
Stars and Stripes
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

AAD 2016 to Feature USAF Aircraft Never Seen Before in South Africa

Friday, June 3, 2016
The United States airforce will showcase combat-capable Reaper Drones as part of the African Aerospace and Defense exhibition that will be held later this year. English
Country(s): 
South Africa
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Dean Wingrin
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Military
Military Equipment

U.N. Adds Saudi Coalition to Blacklist for Killing Children in Yemen

Friday, June 3, 2016
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon slammed the Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen for killing and maiming children by adding it to an annual blacklist of states and armed groups that violate children's rights during conflict.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Michelle Nichols
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

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