Middle East and North Africa
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The jihadist group is continuing to lose ground in Iraq and Syria after being forced out of key strongholds including Palmyra and Falluja
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Justice ministry provides no details about substance of inquiry and says no criminal investigation has been launched
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Following the publication of the Chilcot report, the Guardian’s deputy editor Paul Johnson asks a Guardian Live panel how the invasion, occupation and reconstruction of Iraq were mishandled and looks at the wider consequences
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An attempt to recapture Iraqi city from Islamic State risks creating a humanitarian crisis, says UN children’s agency
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Two Russian airmen were killed when their helicopter was shot down by Isis fighters, according to Russia’s defence ministry
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House of Representatives approves measures to halt sale of planes that could be adapted to military use
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Shrine attack that killed at least 40 is a sign that Islamic State is trying to reignite Shia-Sunni fighting, officials say
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After release of report into invasion of Iraq, some emerge with their stature enhanced but for others this is not the case
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Christina Estrada awarded sum, including £53m cash payment, at high court from former husband Sheikh Walid Juffali
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Former prime ministers rejoin battle over the findings of the Chilcot report into the UK’s decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003
Tony Blair could face prosecution yet – focus on oil and follow the money