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IRAQ

WORLD
Sep 11, 2015
Islamic State targets in Iraq, Syria pounded by 28 U.S-led airstrikes
A coalition led by the United States bombarded Islamic State militants on Wednesday with 10 airstrikes in Syria and 18 in Iraq, according to a statement released on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 7, 2015
U.S.-led forces pound Islamic State targets with 21 airstrikes; Iraq F-16s join in
The United States and its allies carried out 21 airstrikes on Islamic State forces in Iraq and Syria on Saturday, the Command Joint Task Force said in a statement on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 2, 2015
Kurds accuse Islamic State of another chemical attack on peshmerga forces in Iraq
Kurdish authorities said on Tuesday they suspected a homemade rocket fired by Islamic State at their peshmerga forces in northern Iraq contained chemical substances, accusing the Islamist insurgents of an increasing use of chemical weapons.
WORLD
Aug 31, 2015
Islamic State flips gold coins to break Federal Reserve 'enslavement'
Forget the printing press. In readying for the rollout of Islamic State's new money, goldsmiths and silver smelters have been toiling away.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 27, 2015
Peshmerga fighters capture 10 villages from Islamic State in northern Iraq
Kurdish forces backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes drove Islamic State militants out of 10 villages in Iraq's Kirkuk province on Wednesday in an offensive to secure their territory in the north, Kurdish military sources said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 26, 2015
Winning Baiji battle 'crucial' to routing Islamic State: Abadi
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the battle over the northern town of Baiji and its refinery — Iraq's largest — was critical to the fight against Islamic State.
WORLD
Aug 8, 2015
Islamic State executed 2,000 in Nineveh, Iraq says
More than 2,000 Iraqis in the northern province of Nineveh have been executed by Islamic State militants controlling the area, the defense minister said on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Aug 1, 2015
Steamer races German submarine; suspected foreign spies arrested; Indoor angling curbs urged; Tokyo regrets Iraq invasion of Kuwait
100 YEARS AGO
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 23, 2015
Fences rise across Middle East as jihadi threat rattles leaders
As they confront the rising threat of modern jihadi violence, many of the nations most at risk are retreating behind one of the oldest forms of defense.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 22, 2015
U.S. general touts putting air controllers with Iraqi troops, giving Ukraine 'lethal equipment'
Putting U.S. air controllers with Iraqi forces closer to combat areas so they can identify and direct bombing would improve airstrikes on Islamic State rebel targets and should be "seriously considered," a top U.S. general told lawmakers on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 22, 2015
Iraqi forces attack Islamic State near Anbar base; crashed drone found
Iraqi security forces and Sunni tribal fighters launched an offensive on Tuesday to dislodge Islamic State militants and secure a supply route in Anbar province, police and tribal sources said.
WORLD
Jul 21, 2015
Islamic State cracks down on Internet use in Syrian stronghold: monitor
Islamic State militants raided Internet cafes in their Syrian stronghold city of Raqqa after ordering a ban on wireless networks that can be used by private homes, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said Monday.
WORLD
Jul 19, 2015
Czech Foreign Ministry says five nationals are missing in Lebanon
Five Czechs and their Lebanese driver are missing in Lebanon, a spokeswoman for the Czech Foreign Ministry said Saturday.
WORLD
Jul 18, 2015
Islamic State suicide car bomb kills over 100 in Iraq
More than 100 people were killed in a suicide car bombing at a busy market in an Iraqi town on Friday, one of the deadliest attacks carried out by Islamic State militants since they overran large parts of the country.
WORLD
Jul 18, 2015
Islamic State forces accused of using poison gas on Kurds in northeast Syria
The Islamic State group used poison gas in attacks against Kurdish-controlled areas of northeastern Syria in late June, a Syrian Kurdish militia and a group monitoring the Syrian conflict said Saturday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 16, 2015
Why you'll always lose wars with drones alone
How can the U.S. government truly know whether it's winning the war against Islamic State if it doesn't know for sure who or what it's bombing?
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 15, 2015
Blame George W. Bush for the rise of Tehran
Iran's rise wouldn't have been possible had not the U.S. invaded the regional power that did the most to contain it: Saddam Hussein's Iraq.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 9, 2015
Obama's new Iraq strategy: don't lose Baghdad
Rather than seek the defeat of Islamic State, Obama will limit U.S. military involvement in Iraq to a level sufficient to keep the militant group from taking Baghdad while he's in office.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 6, 2015
Shiites, other Iraqi forces meet heavy resistance in effort to surround Islamic State's Falluja base
Iraqi Shiite fighters and army troops made gains north of Falluja on Sunday but their efforts to seal off Islamic State militants in the city met heavy resistance, including suicide bomb attacks, army sources and militia fighters said.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Jul 2, 2015
Iraq, Islamic State agree on one thing: Turkey hogging Euphrates water
There's one thing Islamic State militants and the Iraqi government they're besieging agree on: Turkey is using more than its fair share of water.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
U.S. military apologizes over Okinawa sexual assault case
Col. Neil Owens (right), chief of staff for the 3rd Marine Division, bows in apology at the Okinawa Prefectural Government office in Naha on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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