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As James Mattis settles in as the new head of US Central Command, one of his first major regional strategy reviews is US security assistance to Yemen
An unspoken aspect of the remaining US presence in Iraq is Washington’s option of defending Iraq against major foreign or domestic threats.
The United States is continuing to support a number of border security initiatives in Yemen. The annual $300,000 State Department support for the US-installed Personal Identification Secure
The Saudi-Kuwaiti technical committee for border demarcation has signed a contract with New Zealand’s NZ Aerial Mapping. China and Qatar agreed to boost military co-operation at a meeting of senior military officials in Beijing
UAE joint defence committee with US; Mayall tour of UAE and Yemen; Yemeni coastguard base on Miyoun Island
With the 31 August deadline looming for the withdrawal of US combat forces in Iraq, GSN has visited locations across the country to conduct a wide-ranging assessment of the security situation and the likely impact of withdrawal. We asked what the drawdown would mean on the ground and whether the Iraqi Security Forces will cope.
Across Iraq the Iraqi Security Forces are less motivated by a need to defeat the remaining cadre of militants. There is a pervasive sense that the security issue is mostly under control and that (in most places) the insurgents are finished and do not
GSN will explore the texts in more detail in a future edition, but some quotes are worth highlighting now. In particular, Hegghammer provides a succinct summation of the failure of Al-Qaeda in the
Ursula Brennan’s Riyadh visit, Military delegation in Yemen, Border controls
The recruitment and fundraising activities of Hayla Al-Qusayir, who was captured with 113 AQAP members in March, has highlighted the vital work of women in supporting terrorist cells
There is always something new and surprising to learn about militancy in Saudi Arabia, and Al-Qaeda’s pledge to kidnap royals and foreigners has revealed interesting features of the evolving threat
Authorities gloss Kurdistan security threat, Previous form, Lobbying on the Hill
A senior member of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has called for supporters to kidnap Christians and Al-Saud members to secure the release of militants held in the Kingdom.
The heavy-handedness of the government’s security operations has forced retired southern soldiers into common cause with the Southern Movement, piling pressure on a creaking regime
Navy base expansion, Calls for security agreements with Iran, Waha Capital raises funds for military, Rifles order,
