Security Assistance Monitor

If you’ve been following President Trump’s , you’ll know that a suspension of military aid to is what sparked the initial inquiry. If you’re interested in learning more about the history of US military to Kyiv, check out our latest Issue Brief that gives context to the aid freeze and offers details of what was held up. http://www.securityassistance.org/fact_sheet/issue-brief-ukraine-military-aid-suspension-heart-impeachment

The Trump administration is reportedly withholding $105M in U.S. security assistance to Lebanon, including substantial aid to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), and State Department officials have struggled to explain the rationale behind the administration’s decision. In our latest addition to the Issue Brief series, SAM outlines U.S. security assistance to the LAF since 2001, providing some background to help explain the current issue at stake. To check out more, click the link below.
http://securityassistance.org/fact_sheet/issue-brief-suspension-lebanons-us-security-assistance

Issue Brief: Suspension of Lebanon's U.S. Security Assistance | Security Assistance Monitor

Vice President Pence and Turkish President Erdogan announced that an agreement has been made which suspends future sanctions in exchange for a five day ceasefire. The move was hailed as a triumph by Trump officials, who praised the agreement for saving lives. However, Turkey’s foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, stated that the agreement was merely a pause of operations, raising questions of what future Turkish military operation will look like in Syria. For a more detailed picture of where things stand, check out this map from the New York Times outlining the current military positions in N Syria as of October 17.

Trump's Decision to green light a Turkish military intervention to dislodge Kurdish armed groups from northern Syria has pitted two US armed allies against each other. Check out SAM’s recent fact sheet, detailing $300M in weapons the Department of Defense requested for Syrian armed groups in FY19 that almost assuredly made their way to this most recent conflict's front lines.
http://securityassistance.org/fact_sheet/security-assistance-focus-syria

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