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CIVIL WAR

WORLD
Dec 5, 2015
Turkish soldiers 'training Iraqi troops' near Mosul
Several hundred Turkish soldiers have been deployed to provide training for Iraqi troops in an area near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, which is under Islamic State control, a Turkish security source said Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 5, 2015
U.S. delays request for bigger Turkish air role against Islamic State until tensions with Russia ease
Since Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet on Nov. 24, the United States has quietly put on hold a long-standing request for its NATO ally to play a more active role in the U.S.-led air war against the Islamic State group.
WORLD
Dec 1, 2015
Saudis invite 65 Syrian opposition figures to Riyadh ahead of peace talks: report
Saudi Arabia has issued invitations to 65 Syrian opposition figures to attend a conference in Riyadh to try to unify their positions ahead of proposed Syrian peace talks, Saudi newspapers reported Tuesday.
WORLD
Dec 1, 2015
Elusive Iranian general denies rumors of his demise in Syria
The commander of foreign operations by Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard has shrugged off reports of his death or injury in fighting in Syria, an Iranian news agency said Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 29, 2015
Rethink the war on terror
Doing the same things over and over in the war on terror will only produce the same result: failure.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 29, 2015
'Voice' may have had a bigger role in Paris terrorist attacks
The voice that claimed Islamic State was responsible for the deadly Nov. 13 Paris terrorist attacks is known to many in the small French provincial town of Alencon.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 28, 2015
Turkey warns Russia after it detains businessmen following downing of jet
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Russia on Friday not to "play with fire," citing reports that Turkish businessmen had been detained in Russia. Moscow said it would suspend visa-free travel with Turkey.
WORLD
Nov 28, 2015
Paris attack ringleader planned more strikes, mocked open borders: sources
The ringleader of the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris had plans to strike Jewish targets and to disrupt schools and the transportation system in France, according to sources close to the investigation.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 25, 2015
U.S. developing new tools of economic war against the Islamic State
Since last month, U.S. warplanes have struck the Islamic State group's oil infrastructure in Syria in a stepped-up campaign of economic warfare that the United States estimates has cut the group's black-market earnings from oil by about a third.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 24, 2015
Turkey downs Russian warplane near Syria border; Moscow denies airspace violation
Turkish fighter jets shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border Tuesday after repeated warnings over air space violations, but Moscow said it could prove the jet had not left Syrian air space.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 23, 2015
Britain's Prince Charles: climate change root cause of Syrian war
Britain's Prince Charles has pointed to the world's failure to tackle climate change as a root cause of the civil war in Syria, terrorism and the consequent refugee crisis engulfing Europe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2015
United with Putin against terror?
Putin sees the Paris terrorist attacks as an opening for Russia to improve its ties with the West, and he wants to take advantage of it. The West should not shut him out.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 23, 2015
Before Paris terrorist attacks, authorities across Europe missed many red flags
In hindsight, there were multiple chances to stop the terrorists who attacked Paris.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 23, 2015
French youth line up to join the military after Paris attacks
France says it's at war and its young people are heeding the call of duty.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 22, 2015
Few dissenting voices as France curbs rights after massacre
France calls itself "the homeland of human rights" but has focused in the past week on limiting them as the government pushed through sweeping curbs on basic freedoms in the wake of the Paris massacre.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 21, 2015
In Paris attacks, nurse discovered the man he was trying to save was a bomber
In the chaos of the explosion at the Comptoir Voltaire cafe, one of several targets hit in the Nov. 13 Paris attacks, nurse David sought to help the wounded.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 21, 2015
Tapped phone led Paris attack leader to his death
Police watched the suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks being led by a woman into an apartment the evening before both died there in a raid by special forces, a police source said on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 21, 2015
Belgium raises terror alert to highest level in Brussels, warns of 'imminent threat'
Belgium raised the alert status for its capital, Brussels, to the highest level on Saturday, shutting the metro and warning the public to avoid crowds because of a "serious and imminent" threat of an attack.
WORLD
Nov 21, 2015
In rare admission, U.S. says civilians were killed in an airstrike in Iraq
A U.S. airstrike that targeted an Islamic State checkpoint in Iraq in March likely killed four civilians, one of whom may have been a child, the U.S. military said on Friday in a rare statement acknowledging the death of civilians.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 21, 2015
Paris attacks may have cost militants as little as $7,500
The militants who killed 130 people in Paris, triggering new airstrikes on Syria and security alerts around the world, may have spent as little as €7,000 ($7,500) on their attacks.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Japan to review romanization system for first time in 70 years
An advisory panel to the education ministry will consider how the Japanese language should be transcribed into the Latin alphabet, including unifying different romanization styles currently in use.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japan’s economy contracts as consumers and firms cut spending
Japan's gross domestic product shrank at an annualized pace of 2% in the three months through March.
Toshiba takes advantage of private status to chart new course
Toshiba announced on Thursday that it would cut up to 4,000 jobs as part of a restructuring plan.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Xi and Putin mark ‘new era’ amid efforts to counter U.S. ‘containment’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event in Beijing on Thursday. During Putin's visit, the leaders showed off their growing alignment amid efforts to push back against the U.S.-led world order.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.

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