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Pacifist Japan Struggles To Boost Troops As China Anxiety Grows

Sporting dark face paint and clutching a gun, teenage soldier-in-training Takuma Hiyane crawls across a field on Japan's Okinawa, the front line of the nation's defence as anxiety grows over China's territorial ambitions.

International Business Times

Turkey to provide weapons and support to Syria under new defense agreement

Turkey will provide weapons, military equipment, and logistical support to Syria as part of a defense agreement

The Independent UK

Turkiye slams Israel, Kurdish-led SDF for destabilising a recovering Syria

Turkish FM hosts Syrian counterpart in Ankara; defence ministers sign military cooperation memorandum of understanding.

Al Jazeera

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Israel and Kurdish fighters should stop destabilising Syria, Turkish FM Hakan Fidan says

Since Islamist-led insurgents ousted former President Bashar al-Assad in a rebel offensive in December, the interim government in Damascus has struggled to maintain stability and heal the wounds of the nearly 14-year civil war.

Euronews

Japan says it is too busy with Russia, China and North Korea to hold annual military parade

Japan defence minister says no scope for ‘slightest gap’ in defence preparedness in potential military event from Russia, China and North Korea

The Independent UK

Syrian gov’t soldier killed in clashes with Kurd-led SDF in Aleppo province

Syria’s new government says it will not take part in planned meetings with SDF in Paris amid tensions.

Al Jazeera

Syria backs out of Paris talks with Kurdish-led fighters: State TV

Government source says recent Kurdish-led conference ‘dealt blow’ to talks on implementing a March integration deal.

Al Jazeera

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Syria's minorities demand safeguards for pluralism after clashes between Druze and Bedouins

Syria's post-Assad transition has so far been marred by violence against minorities, raising fears about the future of the country.

Euronews

Turkey reaffirms support for Syria's stability and reconstruction

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has reaffirmed Ankara's support for Syria's stability and reconstruction

The Independent UK

Turkish FM meets Syria's interim president in aftermath of Druze and Bedouin clashes

Last month, Syria requested Turkey’s support to strengthen its defence capabilities following violence that increased tensions in the country and drew an Israeli military intervention.

Euronews

Syria’s Kurdish-led SDF, government forces clash in Aleppo province

The Syrian Democratic Forces alleges that Damascus-linked factions attacked four of its positions early on Monday.

Al Jazeera

Tensions high as new violence spirals in Syria’s Suwayda despite ceasefire

State media says armed groups violated the truce agreed in the predominantly Druze region.

Al Jazeera

Syrian government, Kurdish-led SDF trade blame over northern Syria attack

Defence Ministry accuses Kurdish-led SDF of injuring four army personnel, three civilians in rocket attack near Manbij.

Al Jazeera

US repatriates a child from sprawling camp in northeastern Syria

The United States has repatriated an American child from a large camp in northeastern Syria

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Euronews

Syria asks Turkey for defence support after sectarian clashes, officials in Ankara say

Turkey, which has long expressed readiness to assist Damascus, was working towards providing training and technical support to help strengthen Syria's defence capacity, the officials added.

The Independent UK

Syria asks Turkey for defense support after sectarian clashes, Turkish officials say

Turkish officials say Syria’s interim government has requested Turkey’s help to boost its defense capabilities

The Independent UK

Key players in Syria's latest eruption of violence, from the Druze and Bedouin to government forces

Clashes that shook southern Syria this week have killed hundreds of people, including civilians, and drawn in an array of both local and international players, harking back to the dynamics of the country’s nearly 14-year civil war

The Conversation

How does the PKK’s disarmament affect Turkey, Syria and Iraq?

The historic disarmament ceremony on July 11 where members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) laid down their arms marked a pivotal moment in a decades-long conflict in Turkey. The ceremony was described by many who attended as a profoundly symbolic and emotional day that may signal the beginning of…

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The Independent UK

Syria’s government and Kurds still at odds over merging forces after latest talks, US envoy says

A U.S. envoy says that Syria’s central government and the Kurds remain at odds over plans on merging forces after the latest round of talks

Al Jazeera

US to reduce military presence in Syria, keeping only one base operational

US envoy says Syria strategy ‘will not be like the last 100 years’ as troops pull out.

The Independent UK

Syrian government and Kurdish-led force exchange prisoners in a step toward easing tensions

Syrian authorities and a Kurdish-led force have exchanged more than 400 prisoners part of a deal reached earlier this year between the two sides

The Conversation

Trump’s lifting of Syria sanctions is a win for Turkey, too – pointing to outsized role middle powers can play in regional affairs

President Donald Trump announced while in Saudi Arabia on May 14, 2025, that the United States would lift sanctions on Syria. The turnaround was a huge victory for the government of Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa as he attempts to consolidate power nearly six months on from his movement’s stunning toppling…

Al Jazeera

What does the PKK’s disarming mean for its regional allies?

Syria’s SDF is unlikely to follow the PKK’s lead and disarm, but talks with Damascus could be bolstered.

The Guardian - UK

Kurdish militants PKK to disarm after decades of attacks against Turkey

Kurdistan Workers’ party says it will dissolve its guerrilla forces, months after call to do so from its jailed leader

The Independent UK

Inside Japan’s race to prepare for war on its doorstep

SPECIAL REPORT: Japan views Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a failure of global deterrence – and a wake-up call. On Yonaguni island, just 100km from Taiwan, Adam Withnall visits a community bracing in case history repeats itself

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