Military and Police Aid
Friday, June 20, 2014 - 13:42
This week the U.S. imposed sanctions on Uganda for their enactment of the "Anti-Homosexual Act" and the U.N. announced that they will be deploying drones in Mali. Read more on these stories and other news highlights from the African region below.
Friday, June 20, 2014 - 06:28
A fledgling program bringing together U.S. airmen from Europe and the United States with their counterparts in western Africa is being revived after a lull related to budget constraints.
Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 12:43
This weekend marked the arrival of the 500 Washington Fellows and the formal start of the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, the flagship program of President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI).
Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 11:09
The United States will deploy up to 300 military advisers to Iraq to help its beleaguered security forces fend off Sunni militants
Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 07:03
By the time most U.S. troops left Iraq in December 2011, the Iraqi military was capable of conducting internal security, but Iraqi leaders were overly confident, said retired Army Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling.
Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 13:08
While the United States pulled virtually all of its remaining troops from Iraq in 2011, there are thousands of Americans still there. They include U.S. diplomats and embassy personnel, private security contractors, and private military advisers to the Iraqi government.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 08:44
The danger of America’s military assistance to Africa – whether it is in fighting Boko Haram or Al-Shabaab - lies in the fact that the US has a lethal history of training death squads around the world. These death squads are now coming to Africa via the blessing of Boko Haram
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 08:44
The danger of America’s military assistance to Africa – whether it is in fighting Boko Haram or Al-Shabaab - lies in the fact that the US has a lethal history of training death squads around the world. These death squads are now coming to Africa via the blessing of Boko Haram
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 - 13:47
Members of 11 Caribbean partner nations joined U.S. and Canadian military forces in Antigua yesterday to kick off Phase I of Tradewinds 2014. Tradewinds, hosted in Antigua and Barbuda, is a joint and combined exercise designed to enhance defense force abilities in maritime security and disaster response training.
Thursday, May 22, 2014 - 12:54
"It's real important that we get comfortable with each other and that we understand where there are challenges and work them out in a training environment so that when the call does come everybody is prepared to go," said McHugh.