Security Assistance
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 - 06:55
U.S. military officials insist Afghan forces are carrying the burden when it comes to securing and stabilizing the country, but there are questions as to whether U.S. special forces could soon be playing an increasingly active role.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - 06:42
Counterterrorism officials regard the Libyan branch as the Islamic State’s most dangerous affiliate, but to stop its advance, the U.S. has been forced to court unreliable allies from among a patchwork of Libyan militias that remain unaccountable, poorly organized and divided by region and tribe
Thursday, January 14, 2016 - 07:24
Does the US’ International Military Education and Training (IMET) program successfully professionalize the unprofessional, institutionalize civilian control over armed forces, and create enduring “ties that bind”? Today, Duraid Jalili weighs the pros and cons of the IMET program and where it is going in the future.
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - 07:33
With the support of the United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), the Peruvian government recently inaugurated a warehouse in the region of Tacna dedicated to storing equipment and other supplies that will aid the Peruvian Armed Forces and other government agencies in responding to natural disasters.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - 07:47
Mexico’s most notorious drug lord, Joaquín Guzmán Loera, better known as El Chapo, was recaptured following an intense firefight between Mexican Marines and Chapo’s goons in Sinaloa, Mexico, last Friday. Although Mexican officials claimed that the entire operation to recapture El Chapo after he escaped from prison for the second time was planned and executed by Mexico, multiple sources report to SOFREP that American law enforcement officers and JSOC operators were involved in the mission.
Monday, January 11, 2016 - 06:49
Saudi Arabia has turned down a US Navy offer to build four frigates based on the Lockheed Martin littoral combat ship (LCS) design, sources familiar with the situation said, but the move is thought to be part of a continuing negotiation over price and schedule, not a rejection of the overall deal.
Monday, January 11, 2016 - 06:36
The Obama “scandal du jour” in the Israeli press focuses on the US president having turned down a $1 billion donation to Israel’s Iron Dome program that billionaire Sheldon Adelson offered in 2012.
Friday, January 8, 2016 - 07:37
Violence perpetrated by a range of criminal groups continues to threaten citizen security and governance in some parts of Mexico, a country with which the United States shares a nearly 2,000-mile border and more than $530 billion in annual trade
Friday, January 8, 2016 - 07:17
Last month Congress appropriated $175 million in CTPF funds for the State Department, a dramatic increase in the department’s discretionary resources for civilian counterterrorism capacity-building programs.
Friday, January 8, 2016 - 06:54
The congressional defense panels have released some — but not all — of the remaining funds for the $500 million Syria train-and-equip program that Defense Secretary Ash Carter says is crucial to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.