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TERRORISM 3

Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 10, 2019
Islamic State fighter wants to return to Italy, warns of 'sleeper cells'
An Islamic State fighter detained in Syria urged Italy on Saturday to let him come home to start a new life, saying he had abandoned the self-styled jihadi "caliphate" after growing disillusioned with its rulers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 9, 2019
India accuses Pakistan of hiding something by blocking access to bombing site
India said on Saturday Pakistan had "plenty to hide" by preventing journalists from accessing the site of an airstrike by Indian fighter jets inside Pakistan.
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
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
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
Feb 25, 2019
Five reported killed as India toughens Kashmir crackdown against militants and detains over 160 separatists
Five people were killed in a gun battle between members of a Pakistani militant group and Indian security forces in disputed Kashmir on Sunday as India intensified a security crackdown, including detaining more than 160 separatists this weekend.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 21, 2019
America bars entry of U.S.-born Islamic State propagandist held by Kurds in Syria, saying she isn't a citizen
An Alabama woman who joined the Islamic State group in Syria won't be allowed to return to the United States with her toddler son because she is not an American citizen, the U.S. said on Wednesday. Her lawyer is challenging that claim.
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.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 19, 2019
U.S.-backed Syrian forces call for 1,500 coalition troops to stay, fearing 'new genocide' at hands of Turkey
The commander of U.S.-backed forces in Syria called on Monday for about 1,000 to 1,500 international forces to remain in Syria to help fight Islamic State and expressed hope that the United States, in particular, would halt plans for a total pullout.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 19, 2019
India says mastermind of Kashmir bombing killed in clash along with five of its troops, as tensions with Pakistan soar
Indian forces on Monday killed three militants, including the suspected organizer of a suicide bombing in the disputed region of Kashmir that fueled tension between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, police said, with five troops also killed in the clash.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2019
Facial recognition to be used for officials and journalists at Emperor's anniversary ceremony, but not for politicians
The government plans to use a facial recognition system at a ceremony later this month to mark the 30th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's accession to the throne, officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 16, 2019
U.S. general recommends arming and aiding Syrian fighters after pullout
The United States should keep arming and aiding the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) following the planned U.S. withdrawal from Syria, provided the group keeps up the pressure on Islamic State, a senior U.S. general said Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 14, 2019
Islamic State says it attacked Nigerian governor's convoy, leaving 42 dead
Islamic State claimed responsibility on Wednesday for an attack on the convoy of a state governor who was headed to a rally in northeastern Nigeria ahead of Saturday's presidential election.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 12, 2019
U.S.-led coalition warplanes hit last Islamic State enclave in eastern Syria
U.S.-led coalition warplanes struck Islamic State's last stronghold in eastern Syria and hundreds of civilians fled the besieged enclave on Monday as U.S.-backed fighters pressed their campaign to seize it.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 11, 2019
Climate change seen as top threat, but U.S. power a growing worry, poll finds
Climate change is the top security concern in a poll conducted by the Washington-based Pew Research Center, followed by Islamist terrorism and cyberattacks while respondents in a growing number of countries worried about the power and influence of the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 10, 2019
Tunisia imprisons seven for life over massacres at museum and hotel in 2015
A Tunisian court imprisoned seven people for life on Saturday for their involvement in two deadly militant attacks in 2015, one on a museum in Tunis and the other on a hotel in a Mediterranean resort.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2019
Trump's gift to the Taliban
By abandoning Afghanistan, the Trump administration is repeating one of the worst foreign policy mistakes of the past few decades.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 6, 2019
Taliban says U.S. promised to halve its troops in Afghanistan by April: RIA
A Taliban official said on Wednesday that the United States had promised to withdraw half of its troops from Afghanistan by the end of April during talks last month, RIA news agency reported, more than past estimates of the planned pull-out.
China fires long-range missile into Pacific Ocean in rare test
Chinese military vehicles carrying DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missiles travel past Beijing's Tiananmen Square during a military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, on Oct. 1, 2019.
Takaichi and Ishiba head to runoff in LDP leadership election
A poster showing portraits of candidates for the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Wednesday
Hyogo governor to seek reelection after automatically losing his seat next week
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito after the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly passed a no-confidence motion against him on Sept. 19　
Russia has a secret war drones project in China, intel sources say
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits a drone production facility of the the Special Technology Center in St. Petersburg on Sept. 19.
As Onosato dominates the spotlight, former sumo stars exit the stage
Takakeisho during a one-day tournament at Kokugikan in Tokyo in February 2020
Tokyo Game Show 2024 stacked with big returns and hyped announcements
Tokyo Game Show opens to the public on Sept. 28 full of cosplayers promoting a full slate of new and upcoming titles.
A first look inside the new Nintendo Museum
The Nintendo Museum opens to the public on Oct. 2, but unlike the company's all-ages games, the new attraction may be geared more toward older rather than younger gamers.
Japan MSDF warship sails through Taiwan Strait for first time
The Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Sazanami arrives in Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean during a scheduled port visit in July. The Sazanami became the first Japanese warship to sail through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday.
People of all ages and sizes scale new heights amid climbing boom in Japan
A climbing wall at a kindergarten in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture. The sport has been on the rise in Japan, mainly due to the popularity it gained from the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, and new climbing walls are popping all over the place.
China fires long-range missile into Pacific Ocean in rare test
Chinese military vehicles carrying DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missiles travel past Beijing's Tiananmen Square during a military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, on Oct. 1, 2019.

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