Jon Snow
No Chilcot report on Iraq: absolutely no surprise
No one knows how to delay an urgent inquiry into serious misjudgments, mistakes, and misdoings, than the British ‘system’.
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Why is US overseeing an Iraqi offensive to retake Mosul?
A joint Iraqi-Kurdish military force of up to 25,000 fighters is being prepared to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from Islamic State, a US official says.
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In memes: Brian Williams and the Iraq ‘fog of memory’
NBC News anchor Brian Williams apologises for incorrectly recalling a story about being shot at in a helicopter during the Iraq war. But surely the internet would be sympathetic? Yeah, maybe not.
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Sir John Chilcot: no pressure to delay Iraq report
Sir John Chilcot tells MPs his long-awaited report on the Iraq war will be released as soon as possible and denies he was put under pressure to delay publication because of the election.
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Sir John Chilcot quizzed by MPs over Iraq report
Sir John Chilcot tells MPs on the foreign affairs committee his inquiry’s report into the Iraq war will be published as soon as possible, but not before the election.
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Jon Snow
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Chilcot Iraq inquiry delayed… again
The long awaited Chilcot report into Britain’s role in the Iraq war – intended to be published at the end of 2012 – will now not be released until after the general election, government sources say.
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Boko Haram continues its ‘war on children’
Cameroon’s army says it has freed 24 of the hostages kidnapped by Islamist group Boko Haram at the weekend – an attack in which 80 people were taken including 50 children.
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Should the ‘American Sniper’ be seen as a war hero?
‘American Sniper’ directed by Clint Eastwood is the story of US Navy Seal Chris Kyle’s four tours of Iraq, and his more than 200 so-called “kills.” But was he a ‘true American hero?’
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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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Claims UK troops murdered Iraqi prisoners were ‘lies’
The al-Sweady inquiry finds that British troops mistreated nine Iraqi detainees while in custody, but dismisses claims of murder and torture as “deliberate lies”.
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War widows free to remarry without losing pension from April
Military widows who lost loved ones in Iraq and Afghanistan will be able to marry again without losing their pensions, under new plans announced today.
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Lindsey Hilsum
Yazidi MP wins award for passionate defence of her people
The Iraqi Yazidi MP Vian Dakhil, who wept as she exhorted the world to save her people from Islamic State militants, wins a prestigious award for her courage.
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Jonathan Rugman
First film from ground level of RAF strike in Iraq
We don’t know if there were civilian casualties: the peshmerga said they feared the jihadists had forced women to accompany them as human shields.
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Islamic State group and Iraqi army clash near Baghdad
Islamic State group militants are said to be just one mile away from Baghdad – despite Iraqi ground forces holding them back in a key town near the city.
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UK fighter jets fly into Iraq on combat mission
British Tornado fighter jets fly into Iraq ready to carry out air strikes against the Islamic State group, but the Ministry of Defence says no targets were hit in the first approved combat operation.
