Military and Police Aid
Friday, February 26, 2016 - 06:30
The Pentagon is poised to send dozens of Special Operations advisers to the front lines of Nigeria’s fight against the West African militant group Boko Haram, according to military officials, the latest deployment in conflicts with the Islamic State and its allies.
Thursday, February 25, 2016 - 06:19
South Sudan's government said on Thursday that a threat of U.S. sanctions if the country fails to deliver on a peace deal should be directed at rebels in the country rather than the presidency.
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 - 06:57
Requesting $742 million in aid to Pakistan, US Secretary of State John Kerry Tuesday told lawmakers that the Obama administration is helping Afghanistan and Pakistan fight terrorism.
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 - 06:52
While the Afghan war is well into its fifteenth year, its end seems to be as controversial and complex as the very start of the war and its conduct have been throughout.
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 - 06:36
Washington is proposing $200 million in new military spending for North and West Africa. Both the United States and France, which has 3,500 troops in the region, intend to boost support to regional security body Group of Five Sahel, diplomats and officials say.
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 - 06:32
Saudi Arabia has granted five billion dollar military assistance to Sudan initially dedicated to the Lebanese army, multiple sources told Sudan Tribune on Monday.
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 - 06:26
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress of a potential foreign military sale (FMS) of US support services to Saudi Arabia.
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 - 06:19
Behind the president’s directive to ‘accelerate’ the counter-ISIS campaign came a surge in the number of contractors assisting in the campaign against ISIS.
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 06:17
The recent training witnessed by an Associated Press reporter for 50 Senegalese police, gendarmes, customs and judicial officials is part of the annual U.S.-led Flintlock exercises, a more than decade-old effort to help Africans counter threats from extremist militants.
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 06:12
Kenyan police have received 30 armored personnel carriers to be used in areas of the country worst hit by terrorism. Security analysts say that is a good step, but Kenya needs to do more to win the war against al-Shabab.