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List of the main acronyms:

#HTS: Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, that now hold the Interim Government

#SDF: Syrian Democratic Forces, military coalition of defense forces in NES

#SNA: Syrian National Army, Islamist Turkish proxy forces

#FSA: Free Syrian Army, old name that was used as an umbrella for opposition groups against Assad

#MMC: Manbij Military council, local military branch of SDF

#SSG: Syrian Salvation Government, political front of HTS

#SIG: Syrian Interim Government: political front of SNA and Turkey

#DAANES: Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, political body in cooperation with SDF

#IDF: Israeli Defense Forces

#KRG: Kurdish Regional government of north Iraq

KDP/PDK: Kurdish Democratic Party, governing party in KRG, linked to Barzani clan.

#YNK/#PUK: Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, opposition party in KRG, linked to Talabani clan

#PYD: Partiya Yekitiya Democratic - Democratic Union Party, leading political party of DAANES

#ENKS: Kurdish national union party, a party in Rojava that is closely connected to KRG and Turkey

Japan’s financial regulator is urging regional banks to help local businesses secure equity funding necessary for further growth, as part of the country’s broader drive to revitalize rural economies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/03/companies/rural-banks-help-companies-get-equity-funding/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #fsa #regionalbanks #investments #depopulation

A Japanese government official has called on China to expand a program allowing certain mainland investors to put more money abroad, citing "strong enthusiasm” for Japanese stocks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/18/economy/china-foreign-investment-urge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #china #stocks #fsa #investments