Kurdish authorities detain Japanese journalist in Iraq
TOKYO- Kurdish authorities have detained a Japanese freelance journalist covering the fighting in Iraq, according to Japan's government and media reports.
Japanese government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday that Japan was aware that Kosuke Tsuneoka was being detained by "government authorities of the Kurdish region."
Tsuneoka was reporting on the battle to recapture the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group, Japan's Kyodo News agency reported.
He is being held by Kurdish military forces known as the peshmerga, Kyodo said.
