Lindsey Hilsum
Iraq: why looting can be a good thing
Better that at least some vestiges of previous civilisations be kept safe in the great museums of London, Berlin and New York, courtesy of the colonial looters of yesteryear.
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Lindsey Hilsum
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Islamic State fighters smash historic statues in Iraq
It looks terrible – vandals of the Islamic State attacking ancient Assyrian statues with sledge-hammers.
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Lindsey Hilsum
Could the rise of Islamic State prove fatal for Libya?
Many Libyans who fought to overthrow Colonel Gaddafi are in despair. They know their failure to curb the rise in Islamic State could be deadly for their disintegrating country.
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Islamic State’s ‘exceedingly dangerous’ new tactics
The killing of at least 30 security personnel in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula could be more than just jihadist violence – but an indication of new and dangerous tactics from the Islamic State group.
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California Measles outbreak – the latest vaccine scare
A measles outbreak which started in Disneyland California has left dozens infected. Which other treatable diseases have been subject to anti-vaccination scares?
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Islamic State forces target Afghanistan’s Helmand province
Afghanistan’s Helmand province is the latest area to be targeted by Islamic State, who are offering wages to Taliban fighters who volunteer to join.
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Fury in India as Pakistan bails Mumbai terror ‘mastermind’
India reacts furiously and vows to challenge Pakistan after a court grants bail to Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi – the alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
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Children: victims of war
The deliberate targeting of so many children has caused outrage across the world. And it’s part of an increasing – and horrifying – trend.
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‘Does Islam allow this?’ Peshawar massacre: a father’s story
We spent much of yesterday at Channel 4 News trying to get hold of our friend and former colleague Mushtaq Yusufzai in Peshawar. Late last night he finally posted the following on Facebook:
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Malala Yousafzai condemns Peshawar school massacre
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, who survived being shot by the Taliban, has attacked the “atrocious and cowardly” killing of more than 100 schoolchildren in Pakistan by the Islamist extremists.
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Al-Qaeda loses second key member in as many days
Omar Farooq dies in a drone strike a day after another senior member of the Islamist terror network is shot dead by the Pakistani military.
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Al-Qaeda leader who planned to bomb New York is shot dead
Adnan el Shukrijumah, who was wanted in the US for planning to blow up the New York subway system, is the most senior al-Qaeda operative to be killed by the Pakistani military.
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Afghan women: change worth fighting to preserve
As Nato withdraws from Afghanistan, women fear slipping back to a world that left them vulnerable without the protection of foreign troops in the country. But some are eager to shape a new future.
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Alex Thomson
Afghans fear history will be repeated as western involvement ends
Across swathes of Afghanistan, many Afghans already know the game is over – and what law and order they may enjoy is at the dispensation of the armed insurgent warlords.
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British and Afghan worker killed in embassy attack in Kabul
A British national and one Afghan working for the embassy were killed during an attack on a vehicle in Kabul, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says.
