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'I just wanted to die': the torture of an Iraqi protester
How a campaign of kidnapping, intimidation and killings is being used to try to quell uprisingAs...
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Baghdad explosions: rockets strike near US embassy in Iraq
Multiple blasts and circling aircraft heard near enclave where US mission is locatedMultiple rockets hit near...
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Iran missile strike: 50 US troops now diagnosed with brain injuries
Trump and other officials initially said 8 January attack on Iraq airbase had not killed or...
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US embassy in Iraq hit by rocket attack, wounding at least one
Baghdad embassy cafeteria believed to have been struck in rare direct hit in fortified Green Zone...
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Veterans criticize Trump's downplaying of US troops' brain injuries
Several US veterans’ organizations call for president to apologize for remarks about injuries suffered by service...
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Pentagon says 34 US soldiers suffered traumatic brain injury in Iran strike
Trump downplayed injuries: ‘I heard they had headaches’Expert calls president’s comment ‘insulting and disrespectful’Thirty-four US soldiers...
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Trump downplays brain injuries suffered by US troops in Iran missile strike
‘I heard they had headaches … but it’s not very serious,’ Trump said after 11 service...
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Isis founding member confirmed by spies as group's new leader
Officials piece together profile of Amir Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawli al-SalbiThe new leader of Islamic State...
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US is not willing to withdraw troops from Iraq, says Pompeo
Secretary of state says US is only willing to discuss future structure of forces in countryWashington...
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Why did Trump order the killing of Iran's Qassem Suleimani? – video explainer
Qassem Suleimani, who was killed in a US drone strike in Baghdad, was widely considered to be...
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The problem with complaining that ‘everyone’s an Iran expert now’ | Tom Whyman
Sure, Twitter has a lot of ill-informed blowhards. But don’t dismiss on-the-ground voices and those who...
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Trump backs away from further military confrontation with Iran
‘Iran appears to be standing down,’ Trump said, in an uncharacteristically sober speech following rising tensions...
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Dialled down: Iran's phoned-in attack just enough to ease tensions
Despite first direct military action against US in 40 years, Iran’s action results in toned down...
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'We eliminated the world’s top terrorist,' Trump says as he imposes fresh sanctions on Iran – video
Donald Trump described the missile assassination of the Iranian general Qassem Suleimani as 'decisive action to stop...
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Dominic Raab says Iran missile strikes 'reckless and dangerous'
Foreign secretary calls for de-escalation after attacks on Iraqi bases used by UK and US forcesIran...
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'Wrong then, wrong now': US clash with Iran echoes march to Iraq war
As a new Republican president seeks re-election, senior figures in Washington warn history may be repeating...
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Iran's assault on US bases in Iraq might satisfy both sides
Tehran can show it has retaliated over the assassination of Qassem Suleimani, while US may shrug...
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Germany cuts troop numbers in Iraq after Suleimani killing
Decision follows call by Iraqi parliament for withdrawal of US forcesGermany is reducing its troop numbers...
