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General Qassem Soleimani killed: who was top Iranian general – and what happens next?
An American airstrike near Baghdad airport has killed Iran’s top general, with experts warning it could inflame tensions in the region and put the US and its allies – including the UK – at risk.
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Iraq PM to resign after hundreds killed in protests
The Iraqi prime minister has promised to resign, amid weeks of anti-government unrest which have left hundreds of people dead.
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Death toll rises to 48 in Iraq anti-government protests
At least 48 people have now been killed in Iraq since the protests resumed this week.
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Death toll rises in Iraq street clashes
In Iraq, at least 18 people have been killed overnight in violent clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces in Baghdad as anger escalates over government corruption and widespread unemployment. More than 100 people have lost their lives since the clashes began 6 days ago. The scale of the protests has shaken the Iraqi government,…
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Dozens killed in Iraq protests as police open fire
Security forces in Baghdad have opened fire on hundreds of protesters, after a speech by Iraq’s prime minister failed to restore calm.
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Underage marriage in Iraq
The facts are shocking – young girls, some as young as nine – forced into marriage – in a country which should give women equal rights in everything from education to marriage and divorce.
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US immigration policy under fire over death of man deported to Iraq
A 41-year-old man who was deported from the United States to Iraq – a place he’d never set foot in his life – has died in Baghdad, unable to get the insulin he needed to stay alive.
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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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Kurds vote in independence referendum
The polls have closed in Northern Iraq, where Kurds today voted in an historic referendum on independence. The vote, which is non-binding, has been met with fierce opposition from Baghdad and its neighbours. President Erdogan of Turkey has threatened to cut off oil exports from the region.
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FactCheck: no evidence Isis leader killed or captured
There is actually no evidence that any harm has come to Baghdadi, and the US military is still working on the assumption that he is at large.
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In other news
Baghdad blast – Rafsanjani dies – Hunt for people trafficker
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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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Architect Dame Zaha Hadid dies aged 65
Dame Zaha Hadid is widely regarded to have been among the greatest architects of her generation.
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FactCheck: has Donald Trump been rewriting history again?
Donald Trump is taking fire from US fact-checkers over dubious claims that he was against the US-led invasion of Iraq from the outset.
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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.