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KURDS

WORLD
Dec 7, 2015
Turkey says it won't send more troops to Iraq unless Baghdad gives its OK
Turkey shelved military plans to send more troops to support allies in northern Iraq, after the government in Baghdad said it may appeal to the United Nations to secure the withdrawal of Turkish soldiers deployed recently to the country.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 5, 2015
Turkey's ruling party gets a second chance
The lesson of the Turkey's last two elections is clear: Voters want a strong, stable government, but not one that runs roughshod over its opponents.
WORLD
Nov 4, 2015
Suspected Islamic militant cell stages rare, suicidal raid on Kurdish town in north Iraq
Islamist militants launched a rare attack inside Kurdish-held territory in northern Iraq on Tuesday, briefly taking over a local government compound near several producing oil fields.
EDITORIALS
Oct 21, 2015
Terrorism and tragedy in Turkey
President Recep Erdogan's increasingly obvious attempts to manipulate politics and electoral outcomes could provide the military the excuse it needs to directly intervene in Turkish politics.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 14, 2015
Erdogan's war strategy may lead to his defeat
Turkish President Recep Erdogan's electoral strategy of creating an atmosphere of fear and impending calamity to rally voters behind his AK Party is backfiring.
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.
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
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2015
Turkey's democracy is being quietly stolen
If President Recep Erdogan succeeds in using a rekindled Kurdish conflict to secure his presidential powers, it will be difficult for Turkish democracy to survive in any meaningful sense.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 28, 2015
Erdogan seen taking big gamble fighting Islamic State and restive Kurds in Iraq
Forced into battle against Islamic State as it presses on Turkey's borders, President Tayyip Erdogan is seizing the chance to keep another foe in check, bombing Kurdish militants he sees as a threat to the integrity of the Turkish state.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 24, 2015
Turkish army claims soldier killed by Islamic State fire from inside Syria; tanks shoot back
Turkish forces returned fire on Islamic State militants in Syria with tank shells on Thursday after a Turkish soldier was killed and two others were wounded in a cross-border firefight, the military said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 7, 2015
Islamic State seen retaking ground from Syrian Kurds despite U.S.-led airstrikes
Islamic State fighters stormed a Syrian town held by Kurdish-led forces near Raqqa city on Monday, part of a wider offensive by the militants two days after their de facto capital was hit by some of the heaviest U.S.-led airstrikes in the conflict.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 26, 2015
Allegedly entering from Turkey, Islamic State attacks Kurds in Kobani, Syrian forces in north
Islamic State fighters have launched simultaneous attacks against Syrian government and Kurdish militia forces, moving back onto the offensive after losing ground in recent days to Kurdish-led forces near the capital of their caliphate.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 16, 2015
Turkey uneasy as increasingly powerful Kurds, with U.S. help, seize key Syria border town from Islamic State fighters
Syrian Kurdish-led forces said they had captured a town at the Turkish border from Islamic State on Monday, driving it away from the frontier in an advance backed by U.S.-led airstrikes that has thrust deep into the jihadis' Syria stronghold.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 12, 2015
Turkey's Kurds poised to play a pivotal role
Last weekend's elections in Turkey have given the Kurds an opportunity to make a much larger impact than ever before and dealt President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a setback from which he is unlikely to recover.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 1, 2015
Syrian barrel bomb raid believed killed dozens of civilians; U.N. slams attack, ups toll
A Syrian air force raid killed at least 59 civilians at a market in a town held by Islamic State militants in northern Syria on Saturday, according to a monitoring group.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 17, 2015
Kurds report more chlorine attacks; Iraq pauses Tikrit offensive
Iraq paused its Tikrit offensive on Monday and officials called for more airstrikes against Islamic State militants, while an officer said Kurdish forces sustained two more chlorine gas attacks by insurgents.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 10, 2015
Kurdish forces attack Islamic State west of Kirkuk
Kurdish forces drove Islamic State militants back from the oil-rich city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq on Monday, in an advance backed by heavy airstrikes from a U.S.-led coalition.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 10, 2015
German woman killed fighting Islamic State in Syria
A young German woman fighting alongside Kurdish forces in Syria was killed over the weekend in clashes with Islamic State fighters, Kurdish officials and a Turkey-based communist group said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 26, 2015
Syrian Kurds cut Islamic State supply line as fears mount for abducted Christians
A Kurdish militia pressed an offensive against the Islamic State group in northeast Syria on Wednesday, cutting one of its supply lines from Iraq, as fears mounted for dozens of Christians abducted by the hardline group.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.

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