For Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the high point of his life may have come in 2014, when he stood in a flowing black robe before worshippers in a mosque in Mosul, the northern Iraqi city the Islamic State had captured, and declared that he was the caliph, the political and religious [ … ]
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Cuba Controls Internet Networks To Block Opposition
On July 29, 2019, the Cuban government authorized the use of private data networks to establish remote internet connections. The new regulations, however, contain a series of restrictions that violate international norms and prohibit the participation of basic components that managed to connect entire municipalities. “It’s unbelievable that a country [ … ]
Transnational Organized Crime, One Of The Greatest Threats To South America’s Security And Stability
Brazil co-hosted the sixth South American Defense Conference (SOUTHDEC) in the city of Natal, in Rio Grande do Norte. SOUTHDEC, co-sponsored by the U.S. Southern Command, was created to discuss topics that affect the stability and security of Western Hemisphere nations. This edition, which was held in Brazil for the [ … ]
Brazilian Air Force Conducts Irregular Warfare Operational Exercise
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB, in Portuguese) mobilized 600 service members and 50 aircraft, including airplanes and helicopters from about 30 air squadrons, to conduct the second edition of Operational Exercise (EXOP, in Portuguese) Tápio in the city of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul. The activity took place April [ … ]
Colombian Navy Captures Foreigners Involved in Narcotrafficking
Some of the individuals are wanted in their countries of origin The Colombian Navy continues its relentless fight against transnational criminal groups that threaten regional security. One of its latest breakthroughs occurred in late April, when units captured 11 foreign nationals involved in narcotrafficking in Central America. Elements of the [ … ]
Argentina Creates Support Unit for Venezuela’s Reconstruction
The unit coordinates help and donations for the Caribbean nation. In light of the serious crisis in Venezuela, the Argentine government announced the creation of the Management Unit to Support Venezuela’s Reconstruction, February 14. The Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship said in a press release that the unit’s [ … ]
Honduras Augments Military Air Fleet
The United States donated three Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft to Honduras, as part of the continued cooperation program with the Central American country. The Honduran Air Force (FAH, in Spanish) strengthened its response capabilities for emergencies and the fight against narcotrafficking and organized crime with the addition of three Cessna [ … ]
Brazil Donates 25 Armored Tanks to the Uruguayan Army
The M-41C vehicles that the Brazilian Army used through 2009 will be part of the Uruguayan Army’s 13th Armored Infantry Battalion. On September 28, 2018, Brazilian President Michel Temer sanctioned Law 13,720 authorizing the Ministry of Defense to donate 25 M-41C armored combat vehicles to the Uruguayan Army. The Brazilian [ … ]
Brazilian and Argentinian Troops Conduct Simulated Exercise Against Invading Force
Elements of the Brazilian and Argentine armies participated in a simulated training in preparation for Operation Guarani. An enemy force takes over a territory near Brazil’s border with Argentina. The countries unite, forming the Guarani Combined Brigade to fight and resolve the conflict. The scenario, a simulated exercise of Operation [ … ]
U.S. Marine Corps Commander Visits Brazilian Navy
General Robert Blake Neller, who visited Brazil with a delegation of seven marines, participated in lectures and received the Navy Commendation Medal. An invitation from the Brazilian Navy’s (MB, in Portuguese) Marine Corps (CFN, in Portuguese) Command prompted General Robert Blake Neller, commander of the U.S. Marine Corps, to visit [ … ]
Brazilian Navy Intensifies Patrol in Country’s South-Southeastern Region
The objective is to guarantee the protection of oil platforms in the Santos Basin pre-salt region and increase security at the Port of Santos, in the state of São Paulo. On August 6, 2018, the Brazilian Navy (MB, in Portuguese) launched the South-Southeastern Naval Patrol Group to increase surveillance of [ … ]
FAB Patrols Amazon Airspace
Diálogo visited the Brazilian Air Force’s Scorpion Squadron at the Seventh Wing, in Boa Vista, Roraima, the only Brazilian unit headquartered in the Northern Hemisphere. Equipped with A-29 Super Tucano aircraft since 2005, the Brazilian Air Force’s (FAB, in Portuguese), First Squadron, Third Aviation Group (1º/3º GAV, in Portuguese), known [ … ]