Panel urges SDF pay increases amid recruitment shortage issues

Targeting a longstanding battle with recruitment shortage, a panel of experts called on the Defense Ministry to ...
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Opinion: SDF member anthem performance at LDP convention raises neutrality concerns

TOKYO - "What is wrong with a Self-Defense Forces member singing the national anthem?" That was one reaction I saw on social ...
Yahoo

Kurdish-led SDF signs deal to integrate with Syrian government forces

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: THIS STORY HAS BEEN REFILED TO AMEND THE SPELLING OF 'FORCES' IN THE HEADLINE Syria's new government signed a deal with the ...

SDF losing recruiting war with record 50% enlistee shortfall

The low birthrate, competition with the private sector and a series of scandals are being blamed for the Self-Defense Forces' ...
U.S. News & World Report

Syrian Military, Kurdish-Led Forces Announce New Truce After Guards Leave Camp Housing IS Families

Syrian Military, Kurdish-Led Forces Announce New Truce After Guards Leave Camp Housing IS Families RAQQA, Syria (AP) — Guards from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces abandoned a camp Tuesday in ...
Military Times

The end of an era: 60,000 strong US-trained SDF partner force crumbles in a week under heavy Turkish assault

A Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter holds a sniper rifle on his shoulder as he attends the funeral of a slain Kurdish commander in the northeastern city of Qamishli on Dec. 6, 2018. (Delil ...