Border Control
Thursday, July 31, 2014 - 06:20
Cameroon's President Paul Biya has sacked two senior army officers at the forefront of the battle against militant Islamist group Boko Haram.
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 - 09:46
Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have agreed to withdraw supernumerary troops from border areas.
Monday, July 28, 2014 - 07:07
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have agreed to jointly patrol a section of their common border where an armed clash between the two states’ military took place.
Monday, July 28, 2014 - 07:04
Information Minister Issa Tchiroma says Cameroon has increased its troop level at the border with neighboring Nigeria to 3,000, vowing the administration in Yaoundé will go to any extent to prevent Boko Haram militants from using the country as a base to launch attacks on neighboring countries.
Monday, July 28, 2014 - 06:18
Nigerian Boko Haram militants kidnapped the wife of Cameroon’s vice prime minister and killed at least three people Sunday in a cross-border attack involving more than 200 assailants in the northern town of Kolofata, officials in Cameroon said.
Friday, July 25, 2014 - 14:07
This week Guatemala’s President called for a “Plan Central America” security package, the FBI ramped up its anti-gang efforts in Central America, and the U.S. issued indictments against Shinning Path guerrilla leaders in Peru. Read these highlights and more below.
Friday, July 25, 2014 - 07:58
Nichols said troops will be armed for their safety, but when asked if their weapons would be loaded would say only that ammunition would be in magazines.
Friday, July 25, 2014 - 07:14
A team of experts from the Defense Department and the Department of Homeland Security will conduct their study in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas to determine whether the military can "temporarily assist".
Wednesday, July 23, 2014 - 10:53
Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole Delivers Remarks at the DHS Press Conference. "We also need to build the capacity of our counterparts in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador to address the violence—particularly the gang violence—that encourages migration to the United States".
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - 07:56
Jordan's decision to stop training Syrian rebels on its soil indicates a shift to neutrality as the kingdom prioritizes its security interests.