Military and Police Aid
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - 06:14
The United States plans to give Central Asia an additional $50 million in military aid under a new program, with the bulk of the aid focused on Tajikistan, budget documents released by the White House show.
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 09:19
Hundreds of Marines have been quietly deploying over the past 16 months to assist the Iraqis fighting to retake territory, hard won by U.S. troops over the past decade or more, from brutal ISIS militants.
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 06:14
The United States is training the Cameroon military in techniques of detecting and counteracting landmines and explosive devices. The training comes due to the increasing use of landmines and suicide bombings by Boko Haram militants.
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 06:07
Trying to stay a step ahead of terrorist and illicit smuggling networks that are pushing deeper into West Africa, Senegal created a new riverine commando squad last year to help patrol the Senegal River that delineates a 500-mile border with Mauritania to the north.
Friday, February 12, 2016 - 08:08
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Wednesday, February 10, 2016 - 07:22
The Obama administration sent its last foreign aid budget request to Congress today. While the actual amount is somewhat higher, WOLA identifies US$1,784,379,000 in assistance specified for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2017, based on the preliminary budget documents.
Wednesday, February 10, 2016 - 06:55
Turkey has summoned the U.S. ambassador after a U.S. State Department spokesman said Washington did not regard Syria's Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) as a terrorist organisation, a Turkish foreign ministry official said.
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 - 06:37
African forces began a U.S.-led counter-terrorism training programme in Senegal on Monday amid what a U.S. commander said were rising signs of collaboration between Islamist militant groups across north Africa and the Sahel.
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 - 06:01
The Peña Nieto administration is buying 26 Black Hawks from the U.S. government, costing at least $25 million dollars apiece. By setting up the helicopter purchase as a government-to-government deal, intermediaries are eliminated and with them the possibility of kickbacks. It also strengthens the relationship between the two countries’ militaries.
Friday, February 5, 2016 - 06:44
A member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee called for the U.S. to cease military involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen.