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ARMED CONFLICTS

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 7, 2019
Saudi slaying of Jamal Khashoggi shadows Trump bid to pick first Riyadh envoy
President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as ambassador to Saudi Arabia said the U.S. must engage and partner with the kingdom to counter threats from Sunni-Muslim extremism and Iran despite the killing of columnist Jamal Khashoggi and frustration over the war in Yemen.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Mar 6, 2019
Satellite images show madrassa buildings still standing at scene of Indian bombing in Pakistan
High-resolution satellite images reviewed by Reuters show that a religious school run by Jaish-e-Mohammad in northeastern Pakistan appears to be still standing days after India claimed its warplanes had hit the Islamist group's training camp on the site and killed a large number of militants.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 2, 2019
Pakistan and India step back from the brink, but unease continues
A flare-up between archfoes India and Pakistan appeared to be easing on Saturday after Islamabad handed back a captured Indian pilot amid efforts by global powers to prevent a war between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 1, 2019
Al-Shabab and Somali soldiers battle in Mogadishu
A gunbattle raged in Mogadishu on Friday between Somali soldiers and al-Shabab fighters, holed up in a building next to a hotel they had hit with a suicide car bomb the previous evening.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 1, 2019
Where are bodies of militants India claims it bombed, Pakistani village asks
The only confirmed victim of India's airstrike against Pakistan is still unsure why he was shaken awake in the early hours of Tuesday by an explosion that rocked his mud-brick house and left him with a cut above his right eye.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 1, 2019
Trump declares all Islamic State territory retaken, contradicting allied commander
President Donald Trump told American troops on Thursday that U.S.-backed forces in Syria have retaken 100 percent of the territory once held by Islamic State militants, contradicting the commander of the U.S.-allied Syrian Democratic Forces, who said it would take another week.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 28, 2019
India-Pakistan: Maybe war, but not a water war
Why does conflict continue between India and Pakistan? The short answer is because the Pakistani Army needs it to.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 28, 2019
Congo Ebola center attacked and set aflame
Armed assailants attacked an Ebola treatment center in eastern Congo on Wednesday, setting off a fire and becoming embroiled in an extended gunbattle with security forces, health officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 28, 2019
Saved from Pakistani mob, downed Indian pilot becomes face of Kashmir crisis
A downed Indian fighter pilot who was attacked by a mob and then paraded on video by Pakistan's army has become a social media sensation and a hero in his homeland amid a spiraling crisis between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 28, 2019
Russia's military parades hardware seized in Syria
A train packed with war trophies from Syria including a tank and carriages of weapons arrived to loud fanfare at a southern Russian city on Wednesday, part of a nationwide tour organized by the military to whip up patriotic sentiment.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 27, 2019
Commercial flights to and from Pakistan, India disrupted as tensions rise
Several airlines, including Emirates and Qatar Airways, suspended flights to Pakistan on Wednesday after the South Asian nation closed its airspace following heightened tensions with neighboring India.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 27, 2019
New U.N. access to Hodeida mills could boost Yemen aid operation against famine
The United Nations regained access to a grain facility near Yemen's Hodeida port on Tuesday, potentially allowing an increase in food aid to millions at risk of starvation after years of devastating war, humanitarian officials said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 26, 2019
India says hundreds of terrorists killed in strikes on Pakistan, described as worst escalation in decades
India said its fighter jets destroyed a major terrorist camp in Pakistan in an incident described by Islamabad to be a "grave aggression," and reported to have been the worst escalation between the nuclear-armed rivals since 2001.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2019
France's Emmanuel Macron welcomes U.S. reversal on keeping troops in Syria
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday welcomed Washington's decision to leave American troops in Syria, a reversal by U.S. President Donald Trump that came after an outcry from coalition allies such as France.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2019
Assad meets Khamenei in first Iran visit since Syrian war began
Syrian President Bashar Assad made his first public visit to his closest regional ally Iran since the start of Syria's war in 2011, meeting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Monday and championing their alliance, state media reported.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 25, 2019
Observers report dozens killed in Nigeria election violence
As many as 39 people were killed in election violence so far in Nigeria, civil society groups said on Sunday, as the country awaits the results of voting in what is forecast to be its tightest election since the end of military rule in 1999.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 22, 2019
China seeks new islands to conquer
Allies in the Pacific are worried that the U.S. and Europe are no longer reliable.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 21, 2019
Tokyo-Seoul rupture shakes regional balance
The days when Japan and South Korea enjoyed mutual trust, each believing the other to be a friendly power, are coming to an end.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 20, 2019
Climate change an 'imminent' security threat fueling violence and terrorism, risk experts say
Climate change threats — from worsening water shortages in Iraq and Pakistan to harsher hurricanes in the Caribbean — are a growing security risk and require concerted action to ensure they don't spark new violence, security experts warned Tuesday.

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