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ISLAMIC

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2017
Look for Tehran to emerge dominant in post-IS Middle East
The changing balance of power in the Middle East threatens to leave the U.S. on the sidelines.
EDITORIALS
Oct 24, 2017
IS is defeated but not vanquished
Vigilance and equal determination from law enforcement and security agencies are needed now more than ever to make sure Islamic State doesn't take up terrorist activities with new determination.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 23, 2017
Senators demand answers on U.S. presence in Niger after deadly ambush, feel White House holding back
U.S. senators said on Sunday the White House has not been forthcoming with details about the military's presence in Niger after the deaths of four soldiers there earlier this month and they want more answers on U.S. operations in the West African country.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 23, 2017
Tillerson tells Iranian-backed militias in Iraq it's time to clear out
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday it was time for Iranian-backed militias and their Iranian advisers who helped Iraq defeat Islamic State to "go home," after a rare joint meeting with the leaders of Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 20, 2017
Kurdish officials say up to 100,000 have fled Kirkuk since Iraqi army takeover, fearing reprisals
Kurdish officials said on Thursday thousands of their people had fled the Kirkuk region fearing persecution since Iraqi armed forces retook it following a referendum on Kurdish independence that was rejected by Baghdad.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2017
McCain says subpoena may be needed to get answers from White House on Niger ambush
Sen. John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said on Thursday that he may consider issuing a subpoena because the White House has not been forthcoming with details of an ambush in Niger in which four U.S. soldiers were killed.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 18, 2017
Islamic State's defeat in Raqqa brings U.S. new challenge to commit to a strategy for region
The defeat of the Islamic State group in its de facto capital of Raqqa, Syria, may be only the start of a wider struggle by the United States to contain any insurgency launched by the militants and to stabilize the region as Washington struggles to define a comprehensive strategy in Syria.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 17, 2017
Philippine president declares Marawi liberated as battle goes on
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared the southern city of Marawi liberated from pro-Islamic State militants on Tuesday, although the military said 20-30 rebels were holding about 20 hostages and still fighting it out.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 17, 2017
Islamic State said defeated in its Syrian capital Raqqa
U.S.-backed militias said they had defeated the Islamic State in its former capital Raqqa on Tuesday, raising their flags over the jihadi group's last footholds in the city after a four-month battle.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 17, 2017
A divided Iraq tests U.S. influence as fight against Islamic State wanes
After years of focusing divided Iraq on a shared fight against the Islamic State group, the United States is now straining to leverage its limited influence to avoid a full-blown conflict between the Iraqi and Kurdish forces it has armed and trained.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 16, 2017
Iraq says vast areas taken from Kurds in Kirkuk, Kurds deny gains
Iraqi government forces took control of "vast areas" in the region of Kirkuk, including oil fields west of the city, in the early hours of Monday, Iraqi state TV said, but the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) disputed the assertions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 16, 2017
Islamic State takes credit after Sinai attacks leave 24 militants and six soldiers dead
At least 24 militants and six soldiers were killed on Sunday in attacks on military outposts in North Sinai, the Egyptian military said in a statement.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 13, 2017
U.S. coalition airstrikes seen taking heavy civilian toll as families flee Raqqa and Islamic State holdouts
Air raids by U.S. coalition warplanes have intensified in recent days as Kurdish and Arab militias seek to drive surrounded Islamic State militants from their last strongholds in Syria's Raqqa — but the toll on civilians has been severe.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 12, 2017
Islamic State takes credit as suicide bomber trio kill at least two in Damascus police HQ attack
Three men blew themselves up near the police headquarters in central Damascus on Wednesday, killing two people and injuring six others, state media said, citing the interior ministry.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 9, 2017
Marseille attacker's brother arrested in Italy for terror links
Italian police said on Sunday they had arrested the brother of Anis Hannachi, the Tunisian man who killed two young women with a knife outside the Marseille train station a week ago in a suspected terrorist act.
WORLD
Oct 5, 2017
Islamic State takes credit for deadly attack on court in Libya's Misrata
Gunmen killed at least four people and wounded nearly 40 on Wednesday in a suicide attack on a court complex in the Libyan city of Misrata, officials and a witness said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 4, 2017
Britain's top diplomat Boris Johnson makes off-colored joke about dead bodies in Libya
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson quipped on Tuesday that Libya can become a new Dubai if it can clear the dead bodies away, the latest gaffe by Britain's top diplomat.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 4, 2017
Five held, grilled over wired explosives found planted in posh Paris neighborhood
French counterterrorism investigators questioned five people on Tuesday after police over the weekend found what appeared to be a ready-to-detonate bomb at an apartment building in one of Paris's poshest neighborhoods.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 26, 2017
Iraqi Kurds cast independence vote in defiance of threats and opposition from Ankara, Baghdad, Tehran
Kurds voted in large numbers in an independence referendum in northern Iraq on Monday, ignoring pressure from Baghdad, threats from Turkey and Iran, and international warnings that the vote may ignite yet more regional conflict.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 26, 2017
Iraq hangs 42 Sunni militants convicted as terrorists, draws quick rebuke from Amnesty
Iraq on Sunday executed 42 Sunni Muslim militants convicted on terrorism charges ranging from killing members of security forces to detonating car bombs.
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Japan and the U.S. begin tariff talks on good terms, but without breakthroughs
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, speaks to reporters in Washington on Wednesday.
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake jolts Nagano
A map showing the location of an earthquake that hit Nagano Prefecture on Friday evening, with the numbers indicating the seismic intensity on the shindo scale to 7.
Parts of Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines to be suspended over weekend
Sections of the outer loop of Tokyo's Yamanote Line and the Keihin-Tohoku Line will be shut down all day Saturday, and from the start of service through around noon on Sunday.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Tokyo stock picker advises Trump-proofing portfolios with Godzilla-creator Toho
The head of Godzilla, a Japanese monster movie character, is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo. Toho is one tariff-defensive stock being recommended by brokers.
LDP and CDP lawmaker groups propose 0% consumption tax on food
A vegetable stand displays prices at a supermarket in Tokyo in 2023. Some lawmakers are proposing lowering the consumption tax on food to 0%, which is expected to result in a loss of up to ¥5 trillion in tax revenue annually.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Kyotographie 2025 opts for laughter and levity in the face of global strife
Palestinian American photographer Adam Rouhana’s exhibition at this year’s Kyotographie festival shows Palestinian life, not death and rubble.

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