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Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 07:13
El Salvador’s year is already looking to be a particularly violent one. After emerging from one of its deadliest months in a decade and a fatal shootout this weekend, the government announced it would set up a police battalion to “clean up” the gang problem.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 07:07
Eritrea is the world's most censored country according to a new list released by the Committee to Protect Journalists. Thousands of Eritreans flee to Europe to escape torture and arbitrary arrests.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 07:05
Sudan’s presidential and parliamentary elections were held from 13 April, and lasted four days due to the low voter turnout. They are estimated to have cost as much as US$600 million and were closely overseen by the country’s omnipresent National Intelligence and Security Service.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 06:55
The most populous Arab nation will now receive F-16 jets, Harpoon anti-ship missiles and Abrams tank upgrade kits withheld following the military ouster of its elected president in July 2013. Starting in 2018, however, its army will no longer be allowed to buy weapons on credit, a privilege enjoyed since the 1979 peace accord with Israel.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 06:54
Twenty-five military officers from Saudi Arabia travelled to Stuttgart to learn about the mission and programmes of US Africa Command. For the first time, AFRICOM was added to the agenda based on a desire by leaders for their officers to learn more about the command’s mission and programmes in Africa.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 06:52
Rapid growth in the capability and quality of guided missiles — mostly Chinese in origin — is causing the U.S. Navy to rethink the number of surface ships it needs to effectively fight a high-end war.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 06:50
“Azerbaijan and Iran will create a joint defense commission,” Iranian ambassador to Azerbaijan Mohsen Pak Ayeen told a press conference on the results of Iranian Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics Hossein Dehghan’s visit to Azerbaijan. According to the ambassador, the commission will be led by the Azerbaijani and Iranian defense ministers.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 06:46
President Juan Manuel Santos lashed out on Tuesday at opponents he accuses of fueling a wave of booing that has greeted him in the days since a deadly attack by leftist guerrillas dealt a major setback to negotiations with Colombia's biggest rebel movement.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 06:43
Maintaining social cohesion in the face of a sustained effort by Al Shabaab to foment ethnic and religious divisions in Kenya is vital for marginalizing extremist actors and avoiding sectarian strife. Key to this will be building trust in the effectiveness, professionalism, and transparency of Kenya’s security sector.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 06:40
U.S. troops kicked off a training program for their Ukrainian counterparts at a military base in western Ukraine Monday, far from the continuing fighting near Russia’s border.