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Wednesday, April 8, 2015 - 06:49
Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Washington, Adel al-Jubeir, has said Iran is providing substantial military support, financing and intelligence to the Houthis, who share Tehran’s Shiite faith. On Monday, he also charged that members of the Revolutionary Guards are on the ground in Yemen helping to direct Houthi military operations.
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 - 06:47
On April 7 the State Department's Office of the Inspector General released a report on the Dushanbe embassy's activities, and among the issues it investigated was U.S. military aid policy in the context of the controversial 2012 military operation in Khorog. In that operation, special forces units -- which have been the focus of extensive U.S. training and equipping programs -- opened indiscriminate fire in the town, killing about 20 civilians. That raised questions about whether the aid was in violation of U.S. laws that try to prevent military aid going to human rights violators.
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 - 06:41
he US State Department has cleared a $952 million sale to Pakistan that includes 15 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters and 1,000 Hellfire II missiles, according to a Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announcement.
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 - 06:38
Washington has welcomed the muscular role Arab militaries are playing in Yemen and Syria, but their greater participation could also create a greater risk of a wider Sunni-Shia conflict across the Middle East.
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 - 06:35
Obama administration officials are promising a major strengthening of U.S. defense commitments to Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf allies, possibly including a nuclear commitment to their security, in an intensifying effort to win their support for the proposed nuclear deal with Iran.
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 - 10:00
Russian arms exporter Rosoboronexport is working with Angola, Nigeria, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea and is also looking to develop cooperation with Kenya, Rwanda, Djibouti and Ethiopia. ANother subsidiary of the Rostec conglomerate RT Global Resources won the contract to build and operate the refinery un Uganda.
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 - 07:26
USS Gary (FFG 51), her embarked Helicopter Squadron and U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment successfully intercepted a suspected narcotic-trafficking vessel in international waters off the coast of Central America in early March.
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 - 07:20
The fundamental cause of inadequate U.S.-China cooperation in Africa is an underlying sense of zero-sum competition between the two powers on the continent.
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 - 07:18
Pakistan’s defense minister told Parliament on Monday that Saudi Arabia had asked Pakistan for aircraft, warships and soldiers to join its offensive against the Houthis in Yemen, possibly signaling Saudi plans to expand its war there. Pakistan has a history of military cooperation with Saudi Arabia that stretches back decades. It has provided extensive military training to the Saudis and stationed tens of thousands of troops in the kingdom, including in the 1990-91 Persian Gulf war.
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 - 07:12
Kenyan government has been responding to the terrorist threat with an ineffective and counterproductive counterterrorism approach that is pushing Kenya closer to a precipice. The United States, a key contributor of security assistance to Kenya, can play an important role in helping to ensure that Kenya does not go over the edge.