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IRAQ

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 16, 2018
Iran faces further tests after Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's election win in Iraq
Already pressured by the U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear deal, Iran faces a major test in managing Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, a formidable opponent who beat Tehran's longtime allies to achieve a shock victory in Iraq's parliamentary election.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 8, 2018
U.S. court blocks transfer, apparently to Saudi Arabia, of alleged American Islamic State fighter held in Iraq
A U.S. appeals court on Monday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from immediately transferring an American citizen accused of being an Islamic State member from military custody in Iraq to an unidentified country, apparently Saudi Arabia.
EDITORIALS
Apr 21, 2018
Make wise use of SDF's Iraq logs
A mechanism should be established to properly assess the records of past SDF missions so that what was learned will be utilized in planning future activities and formulating policy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Apr 15, 2018
As Kim-Trump summit approaches, Syria strikes evoke memories of Gadhafi's gruesome fate for North Korea
Could the decision to strike Syrian targets after a recent chemical weapons attack impact the planned landmark summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2018
Crime and no punishment for the Iraq War
The illegality of the invasion of Iraq is directly relevant to official U.S. thinking on Iran and North Korea today.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 5, 2018
Disclosure that GSDF hid discovery of Iraq logs reignites doubts over civilian control of Japan's armed forces
The ministry acknowledged the activity logs, from an Iraq mission, had been kept hidden from top officials for more than a year ,despite an earlier claim that they didn't exist.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2018
Defense Ministry finds GSDF logs for Iraq despite earlier denials of existence before Diet
Defense Minister Onodera says he did not find out about Ground Self-Defense Force activity logs from Iraq until 2u00bd months after they were discovered.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 15, 2018
U.N. says bombs will litter Mosul for more than a decade
The Iraqi city of Mosul will remain strewn with unexploded bombs for a decade, endangering a million or more civilians who want to return home following the end of three years of Islamic State occupation, a U.N. demining expert said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2018
The world is failing a generation of Iraqi kids
Although the war on Iraq has ended, ruthless attacks on Iraqi children continue.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 22, 2017
Traumatized Yazidi sisters reunite three years after being captured, sold and enslaved by Islamic State
When Rosa, now 14, asked her Islamic State captors about her younger sisters, Bushra, 12, and Suhayla, 7, she was told they had been killed for misbehaving.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 21, 2017
German police nab alleged Islamic State militant in ice rink truck attack plot
German police arrested a 29-year-old man they said was an active member of Islamic State who was plotting a truck attack on an ice rink.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 11, 2017
Iraq forces stage victory parade to mark defeat of Islamic State
An Iraqi military parade in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone celebrated final victory over Islamic State on Sunday, with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi looking on as troops marched in formation, their bodies spelling "victory day" in Arabic.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 24, 2017
Cleared from population centers, Iraq begins campaign to 'purify' desert near Syria of Islamic State fighters
Iraqi forces launched an operation on Thursday to clear the desert bordering Syria of Islamic State fighters in a final push to rid Iraq of the militant group, the military said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 23, 2017
Winter exposure threat looms for asylum seekers stranded in primitive crowded camps on Greek isles
Winter could bring death to asylum seekers stranded on crowded Greek islands with only summer tents for shelter, aid groups said on Wednesday, urging a mass relocation to the mainland.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 22, 2017
U.S. diplomats accuse Tillerson of breaking child soldiers law
A group of about a dozen U.S. State Department officials have taken the unusual step of formally accusing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson of violating a federal law designed to stop foreign militaries from enlisting child soldiers, according to internal documents reviewed by Reuters.

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