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Enmities from Syrian civil war obstruct a quake aid convoy

An aid convoy from Syria's Kurdish-led region to earthquake-hit areas of the northwest was turned back on Thursday, failing to reach those in need in the latest example of how relief efforts are being complicated by civil war enmities.

Reuters

Japan, NATO building ties to counter threats

The deepening of security cooperation between Japan and NATO, driven by a shared understanding of the need to counter China and Russia, was spelled out by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg when they met in Tokyo on Tuesday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

New system will quickly share GSDF-acquired disaster info

A new system for smooth transmission of information from the Ground Self-Defense Force to related government agencies will begin trial operations by the end of this year, it has been learned.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

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Türkiye: No Normalization with Damascus at Syrians Expense

Türkiye reaffirmed it will not take any decision regarding the normalization of ties with the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria so long that it could damage the lives of Syrians in opposition-run territory in the north. Defense Minister Hulusi Akar stressed that his country will not take any decision…

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Türkiye Escalates Attacks against SDF, Kurds Fear Offensive on Ain Al-Arab

Turkish forces escalated their attacks on Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Syria, amid reports of possible Turkish offensive in Ain Al-Arab despite US rejection of any Turkish military operations in north of Syria. On Wednesday, Turkish forces bombed SDF positions in the villages of Al-Muallaq, Saida, the vicinity of…

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Turkish Mobilization in Northern Syria Signals Stalled Normalization with Syrian Regime

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a phone call conversation on Monday, discussed developments in Syria. Turkish and Iranian media reported that Iran’s top diplomat, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, might be visiting Ankara on Tuesday to meet with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu. Meanwhile, developments in northern…

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Clashes Escalate in Northern Syria amid Ankara-Damascus 'Normalization' Talks

Clashes escalated between the Turkish forces and the regime forces in northern Syria, amid preparations for the foreign ministers meeting of Türkiye, Syria, and Russia, within the framework of the second phase of normalizing relations between Ankara and Damascus. A Turkish soldier was killed, and others were injured, after the…

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Japan, U.S. shift focus to defense of Nansei Islands

WASHINGTON -- A clear takeaway from the latest 2-plus-2 talks of the Japanese and U.S. foreign and defense ministers was the shift toward reinforcing the defense of the Nansei Islands.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

To Make Japan Stronger, America Must Pull It Closer

What Biden and Kishida should do to strengthen the alliance.

Foreign Affairs

At 2+2 meeting, allies agree to bolster defense of Nansei Islands

WASHINGTON -- The Japanese and U.S. governments clearly showed Wednesday a resolve to boost defense capabilities in the Nansei Islands, which span Kyushu and Okinawa Prefecture, amid lingering concerns that a contingency could occur regarding Taiwan.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Discord as UN renews cross-border Syria aid for further six months

The UN Security Council on Monday renewed the cross-border aid mechanism to Syria for another six months, a length of time that several member nations consider too short.

Radio France Internationale

ISIS Attacks Syrian Regime Forces in Tabaqa

A member of the Syrian regime forces was killed and at least four others wounded in an ISIS attack in the Juaydeen area in al-Tabaqa in western Raqqa. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said ISIS took advantage of the foggy conditions to launch a new attack against government forces.…

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Arabs Divided over Syrian-Turkish Normalization and its Conditions

The United Arab Emirates – through senior officials - is seeking to join Russia in sponsoring the normalization of relations between Syria and Türkiye. The United States and Arab countries, meanwhile, are seeking to halt the normalization efforts, or at least, place conditions before they can be complete, signaling Arab…

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Ten Challenges that Will Determine Syria’s Fate in 2023

Ten developments and files, both local and foreign, will determine the fate of Syria in 2023. The resolution of these files will have implications for years and perhaps even decades to come. They will determine the fate of the three “statelets” in Syria after they remained largely unchanged in the…

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4 SDF facilities slated to relocate command centers underground

The Defense Ministry is planning to move command centers underground at four Self-Defense Forces facilities by fiscal 2028 and implement measures against electromagnetic pulse attacks at five Air Self-Defense Force bases by fiscal 2029 in preparation for such situations as an emergency in Taiwan, according to government sources.

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Syrian Regime Warplane Crashes in Aleppo Countryside

A Syrian regime warplane crashed in the northern countryside of Aleppo on Thursday, Russia’s Sputnik news agency reported. “During a routine training, a jet of the Syrian Arab Air Force crashed near the Kuweires Military Aviation Institute, the main training facility of the air force, as a result of a…

The Independent UK

Former IS families face neighbors' hatred returning home

Some women who were once affiliated with the Islamic State group have gone home to the Syrian city of Raqqa, but they are struggling to be accepted with their children in their former communities

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Syria's Kurds Launch Offensive against ISIS Militants

Syrian Kurdish-led forces said Thursday they had launched an offensive against ISIS group fighters, days after jihadist gunmen launched a deadly prison attack. Six Kurdish fighters were killed Monday when ISIS militants attacked a complex in Raqa, the extremist group's former de facto capital in Syria, in a bid to…

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Syria's Kurdish-led Forces 'on Alert' for ISIS Attacks, Says Official

Syrian Kurdish-led forces boosted security Tuesday a day after foiling a deadly ISIS group assault on a prison fearing that the extremists will strike again, a spokesman said. Authorities on Monday declared a state of emergency in Raqa, the extremists’ former de facto capital in northern Syria, after gunmen launched…

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Kurdish Forces: Deadly ISIS Assault Targeting Syria Prison 'Thwarted'

ISIS militants in northern Syria launched a failed attack targeting a prison holding fellow extremists in a clash that killed six Kurdish fighters, local authorities and a war monitor said. The Kurdish fighters were killed in the assault on a security complex near a prison with ISIS inmates in Raqqa,…

Al Jazeera

Attacks in Syria’s Raqqa kill several Kurdish security officers

Officials say an ISIL cell had targeted security and military buildings in the city, killing six fighters.

The Independent UK

Syrian Democratic Forces say 6 fighters killed in IS attack

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces say an attack by Islamic State militants in the city of Raqqa has killed six of its members

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Turkish Defense Minister Visits Syrian Border, Stresses Dialogue

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar visited Türkiye's command center on the border with Syria overnight on Saturday. According to the Ministry of Defense, the minister and accompanying army commanders were briefed about the situation on the border during a meeting with officers and soldiers at the Operation Spring Shield command…

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Signs Emerge of Turkish Decision to Freeze North Syria Operation

Türkiye has reaffirmed that it will not be asking anyone for permission to wage a ground military operation in neighboring Syria, but indicators for it launching the campaign remain absent at a time the country is facing Russian and US pressures to fall back on its planned operation against the…

The Independent UK

U.S. forces detain 6 Islamic State group militants in Syria

American forces have conducted three raids in eastern Syria and arrested six Islamic State groups militants

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