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From prisoner of war in Iraq to a new life in Sweden
Last month, I received a letter from a Swedish woman. She had seen an old news film shot in 1980, in which I had reported from the frontline of the Iran/Iraq war. She said my team had filmed a man, who then had been a young Iranian soldier languishing in an Iraqi prisoner of war…
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Threat level raised for UK forces in Iraq, amid fears of Iranian attack
Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt has said that the UK does share the US State Department’s assessment of the heightened threat from Iran – despite statements from a British General earlier this week that contradicted America’s claims.
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Speaking to the Syrian and Iraqi women, still loyal to Islamic State, who married fighters
Thousands more people have left the last remaining area held by the Islamic State group in Syria.
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Hundreds killed in Iran/Iraq earthquake
More than 400 people have been killed and thousands more injured after the deadliest earthquake this year struck on the border of Iran and Iraq. Rescue workers have been frantically trying to find hundreds of people still thought to be trapped under the rubble.
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Iraqi forces march into Kirkuk
Iraqi forces have marched into the centre of Kirkuk after seizing key installations from Kurdish forces, including an oil field and the airport. Despite a government order to avoid violence, some clashes have broken out, sending civilians fleeing the disputed city. Kirkuk has been controlled by the Kurds since 2014, but it’s officially part of…
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Iraqi forces launch operation to take back the city of Tal Afar
US-backed Iraqi forces have launched a major operation to retake the city of Tal Afar – one of the last cities still held by the Islamic State group in Iraq. The Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has told IS fighters still in the city west of Mosul – they have a choice – ‘surrender or…
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David Eubank on Mosul: ‘Iraqi bravery in the midst of terrible things’
David Eubank talks about his experience in Iraq.
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Law firm accused of dishonest Iraq war claims
A prosecutor has accused a leading human rights law firm and three of its solicitors of knowingly pursuing dishonest claims in a “substantial and lucrative operation”. Leigh Day faces 20 charges arising out of allegations that British soldiers had tortured, maimed and mutilated Iraqi detainees during the war.
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Misconduct charges over Iraq war
Two leading human rights lawyers face a tribunal next week over false claims against British soldiers during the Iraq war.
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Iraqi forces launch new Mosul offensive
US-backed Iraqi forces have launched a new offensive on Islamic State militants in the city of Mosul.
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Johnny Mercer on Iraq inquiry
Conservative MP and former Army captain Johnny Mercer, who chaired the parliamentary inquiry into the Iraq abuse claims investigation.
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Iraq abuse claims inquiry to end
It’s cost £60 million and taken more than six years, but the discredited government investigation into allegations against Iraq war veterans will be shut down “within months”.
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‘No more Iraq wars’ – May
Isolation is becoming splendid again: not just for Donald Trump and his new doctrine of America first. Theresa May has also been drawing a line under foreign intervention to force regime change, saying there should be no more wars like Iraq.
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Iraqi army takes Mosul University
Iraqi troops backed by the United States have siezed control of Mosul university from so-called Islamic State militants.
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Iraqi army bids to recapture Mosul
The three-month battle to recapture the city of Mosul, the last major stronghold of Islamic State militants in Iraq, is gathering pace.
