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Lise Grande on Mosul
The UN’s humanitarian co-ordinator in Iraq, Lise Grande.
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Hundreds killed in Mosul airstrike
There are conflicting reports from the Iraqi city of Mosul over who carried out an air strike on a building which witnesses say killed 200 people.
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Mosul airstrike
The US military says it is investigating an allegation that dozens of civilians died in a coalition-led airstrike on the Iraqi city of Mosul on Thursday.
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New war memorial unveiled
Veterans of the Gulf War, the Iraq invasion and the long, grinding war in Afghanistan gathered in London this morning to watch the unveiling of a new memorial. Correction: Johnson Beharry was awarded the Victoria Cross once, for twice saving members of his unit. We are happy to set the record straight.
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Trump signs new travel ban
President Trump has signed a new version of his travel ban, taking Iraq off the list and allowing in people with valid visas and green cards.
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‘Chemical attack’ in Mosul
Five women and two children are suffering from what could be exposure to toxic chemical agents in the Iraqi city of Mosul, says the International Red Cross, during a battle between Iraqi forces and fighters from the extremist Islamic State group.
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Yazidi children turned into suicide bombers by Isis
The assault on the Yazidi people of Northern Iraq was one of the defining images of the extremist Islamic State group’s rampage through Syria and Iraq. Many were killed or captured, facing a future of sex slavery and servitude. Some children were even recruited by Isis as suicide bombers.
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The battle for western Mosul
Iraq’s second city is both symbolically and financially crucial for the Islamic State group as much of their income comes in taxes they impose there. Last month US-backed Iraqi forces took control of the city’s east. Today’s gains signal a breakthrough in their battle for the western half, as Diana Magnay reports.
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British ISIS bomber “may have” used taxpayers’ money to flee to Syria
The British man who Isis claim carried out a suicide attack in Iraq earlier this week, ‘may have’ used taxpayers’ money to fund his extremist activities, his wife told Channel 4 News.
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Isis suicide bomber is Guantanamo detainee
Isis have claimed responsibility for a recent suicide attack in Iraq and named the bomber. But a family member has confirmed to Channel 4 News that the person shown in the image released by Isis is a British man called Jamal Udeen al-Harith, a former Guantanamo Bay detainee who was released in 2004 and was awarded compensation by the…
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Isis suicide bomber is former Guantanamo detainee
A photograph released by the Islamic State group of a British suicide bomber in Mosul shows British ex-Guantanamo detainee Jamal Al-Harith.
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Battle for Mosul intensifies
Iraqi government forces launch an offensive to free the western part of the city of Mosul from the so-called Islamic State group.
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Veteran’s wife speaks out about her partner’s battle with the trauma of war
He fought in Iraq and Afghanistan – but Richard Cottrell can’t escape the trauma of war. Neither can his wife – who lives with a daily reminder of his post traumatic stress disorder – and has spoken out powerfully about life under the shadow of PTSD.
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Yazidi couple seize chance to reach US
As President Trump’s lawyers fight to reinstate his travel ban, many in those countries on the list are seizing the opportunity to get into the United States while they can. Among them, a Yazidi couple from northern Iraq, whose flight was cancelled last week.
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Yazidis affected by Trump travel ban
Amongst those who hope that window of opportunity will stay open are the Yazidis, who,having fled Islamic State militants, are waiting in Iraqi refugee camps in the hope of being allowed asylum in the United States.
