Jon Snow
Paris attacks: Middle East's wars arrive in Europe
We have arrived at a crossroads. Few can have believed that the bloody killings of Charlie Hebdo’s staff would be the end of it.
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Baghdad explosion leaves 28 dead
Two explosions have killed at least 28 in a busy market in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. The so-called Islamic state say their combatants targeted shoppers in the Shia district with a car bomb followed by a suicide bomber.
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Channel 4 News filmmaker among thousands trapped in rebel-held Aleppo
Channel 4 News filmmaker Wa’ad al Kateab, her doctor husband and 11-month-old baby girl are among up to 50,000 people still trapped inside the ever-shrinking enclave of rebel-held eastern Aleppo.
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Truck bomb kills 100 pilgrims in Iraq
In Iraq, up to 100 people have been killed in a suicide truck bomb attack on a petrol station near the city of Hilla. It’s believed that most of the victims were Shia pilgrims – many from Iran.
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FactCheck: what do we learn from the Blair-Bush letters?
Letters written by Tony Blair for the eyes of the US president only have now been declassified. What do they tell us about the Iraq War?
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Iran frees American sailors who strayed into its waters
The Iranian military releases US Navy personnel on Wednesday morning after detaining them when two American boats strayed into Iranian waters while patrolling in the Gulf.
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Iran accuses Saudi Arabia of stoking regional tensions
Iran accuses Saudi Arabia of using an attack on its embassy in Tehran as an excuse to inflame tensions between the two Middle East rivals.
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Saudi Arabia executes 47 in one day
Prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr is among 47 executed in Saudi Arabia in just one day.
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FactCheck: who were the victims of the ‘Islamic State’ in 2015?
The attacks in France dominated the headlines, while the media were accused of ignoring other victims of the so-called Islamic State’s global campaign of terror.
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Islamic State group “will be defeated in 2016”
Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says government forces are planning to liberate Mosul, the group’s last stronghold in Iraq, after taking control of Ramadi from the insurgents.
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Iraqi forces claim liberation of Ramadi
Iraqi government forces say they have pushed Islamic State militants out of the city and raised the national flag over a government complex.
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Iraq: army battles Islamic State in Ramadi
Iraq’s armed forces say they have fought their way to the centre of Ramadi, where Islamic State militants are holed up.
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Yemen civil war: ceasefire comes into effect
A ceasefire in Yemen takes effect in the midst of a civil war that has led to the deaths of nearly 6,000 people.
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Saudis form Islamic alliance to combat terrorism
Saudi Arabia is leading an alliance of Muslim countries to combat Islamic State and other terrorist organisations.
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FactCheck: is Saudi Arabia more extreme than ‘Islamic State’?
Britain bombs IS but considers Saudi Arabia a close ally, despite widespread criticism of the Gulf kingdom’s human rights record. Is it fair to compare the two?
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