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Fears over ‘mission creep’ in Mali as UK pledges troops
UK troops will be sent to Mali, Downing Street confirms. But as the list of “non-combat” roles provided by the armed forces grows, is the mission already starting to creep?
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Royal Military Police ‘needs independent oversight’
The army is considering setting up a military authority similar to the Independent Police Complaints Commission, according to an internal briefing note seen by Channel 4 News.
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Mokhtar Belmokhtar – is the media falling for him?
The name of Mokhtar Belmokhtar went global when it was associated with the Algerian hostage crisis at a remote gas plant. But just how much of a true jihadi is he?
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US military ends ban on frontline fighting for women
The US military will formally end its ban on women serving in frontline combat roles in a move that could open thousands of fighting jobs to female service members for the first time.
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Libya terror fears: westerners urged to leave Benghazi
The Foreign Office advises Britons to leave the Libyan city of Benghazi immediately because of a “specific and imminent terrorist threat”.
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Women should not join combat units – female veteran
As the US military ends its ban on women in combat roles, the first woman in the British Army to command an all-male field force squadron tells Channel 4 News that women should not join the infantry.
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Mali: another long war?
There is a stark warning today the western intervention strategy in Mali is “flawed”. Part two of a special paper also says France and others are likely to be involved in the conflict “for some time”.
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Will gun control define Obama’s second term?
If overhaul of America’s healthcare system defined Barack Obama’s first term, then the consequences of the massacre at Newtown may well define his second. Channel 4 News assesses his chances.
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Why western intervention is destined to fail in Mali
Britain is on standby and the US is already transporting French troops into Mali. But a new paper says the west is “betting on the wrong horse” by intervening in the region.
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My Venezuelan jail hell
Rather like my experience in one of Venezuela’s jails, it has often been hard with Hugo Chavez to tell how much was comedy, how much deadly serious, Foreign Affairs correspondent Jonathan Rugman reflects on the president’s legacy.
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How does Cameron’s al-Qaeda dilemma differ from Blair’s?
David Cameron’s claim that al-Qaeda poses an “existential threat” reminds us of Tony Blair’s rhetoric in the aftermath of 9/11. But how do their challenges differ?
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Obama’s second term: global challenges
Want a legacy? Then look abroad – for a chance to leave an impact on the world. But will America’s role be much more limited – as Obama’s new team seeks continuity, not change?
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Mali: Islamists counter-attack from the west
Al-Qaeda-linked rebels in Mali launch a counter-offensive, taking the town of Diabaly, 400km from the capital Bamako, after three days of French fighter jet strikes on their desert strongholds.
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Obama’s Afghan exit strategy: born in Vietnam
They know what it is like to fight a costly, unwinnable war. Now Chuck Hagel and John Kerry are spearheading America’s new resolve to pull out of Afghanistan – for good.
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Were PKK killings an attempt to derail the peace process?
One theory behind the killing of three PKK women in Paris is that they were killed as part of an internal split, between those who supported the peace process with Turkey and those who did not.