Military and Police Aid
Thursday, September 17, 2015 - 07:50
The head of Russia’s Security Council has said that US military aid to the Kiev regime was very unlikely as Washington is not interested in its success. It only intended to use the conflict in Ukraine as leverage for US influence on the European Union.
Thursday, September 17, 2015 - 06:08
The Obama administration is moving toward major changes in its military train-and-equip program for the Syrian opposition after the acknowledged failure of efforts to create a new force of rebel fighters to combat the Islamic State there.
Thursday, September 17, 2015 - 06:02
Only four or five Syrian individuals trained by the United States military to confront the Islamic State remain in the fight.
Wednesday, September 16, 2015 - 07:26
U.S. paratroops will soon begin training members of Ukraine’s active-duty military, expanding a program in western Ukraine that began by providing support for the country’s newly formed national guard.
Wednesday, September 16, 2015 - 06:15
After a disastrous start to a program aimed at building a moderate Syrian rebel force, the United States is drawing up a new plan to send teams of American-trained fighters into Syria to help direct U.S. air raids against the Islamic State.
Wednesday, September 16, 2015 - 06:12
The 15 Chechens looking to cross the border from Turkey to Syria didn’t strike Abdullah as particularly important or unusual.
Wednesday, September 16, 2015 - 06:10
During a meeting with Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari, French president François Hollande expressed concern of the increase in violence and insecurity in West Africa, and promised to provide military support to fight terrorism.
Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 06:53
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow will help Tajikistan ensure stability after recent violence there left more than 20 dead, stoking fresh fears of unrest in the former Soviet state.
Monday, September 14, 2015 - 12:34
On July 31, 2015, the Center for International Policy and the Washington Office on Latin America sent a letter to the State Department raising concerns about their proposed rule change to the definition of defense services as published on June 3, 2015. The letter describes some of the key U.S. private security contractor activities abroad that would no longer be controlled by the State Department with the proposed rule and offers suggestions on how to improve the proposed definition.
Friday, September 11, 2015 - 06:59
NATO is not planning on sending its troops to help the Ukrainian military in the conflict zone in the country’s eastern regions, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General James Appathurai said Friday.