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A lot at stake in the battle to retake Mosul from Islamic State
The city is Baghdad’s chief strategic, political and economic objective in the struggle for Iraq
Forces in Iraq unite ahead of battle to retake Mosul
Operation to wrest control of Islamic State stronghold marked by careful planning
Michael Jansen: Iraq war has had disastrous results for region and world
Thirteen years after the US-British invasion, we are still reaping a whirlwind of violence
Baghdad death toll rises as new security measures ordered
149 people dead and 192 injured after Islamic State bombers targeted Karrada district
UN warns Iraqis fleeing Isis in Falluja lack humanitarian aid
UNHCR says €15m urgently needed to provide relief supplies to 85,000 in desert camps
Battle for Falluja will test Shia-dominated government
Iraq’s post-US occupation army is sectarian with Sunnis excluded as officers and soldiers
Protests expose Iraq’s flawed system of governance
Analysis: The country needs to move away from politics based on religion and ethnicity
Assad joins Arab leaders condemning Paris attacks
Kuwaiti sheikh: attacks ‘counter to all teachings of holy faith and humanitarian values’
IS stretched by Russian-backed offensives and air war
Saudi-Turkish policy shifting in face of battlefield setbacks for extremists
Iraqi PM to end sectarian power-sharing system
Haidar al-Abadi takes anti-corruption measures in face of mounting unrest
John Kerry ‘stable’ after breaking leg in Alps cycling accident
US secretary of state fell while cycling a portion of the Tour de France route
Iraqi forces attack Islamic State in Sunni Muslim heartland
Shia militia play leading role in bid to reverse ultra-radical insurgents’ advances
Uneasy alliance between US and Iran must hold after battle of Tikrit
Shia militias ignore preconditions for US air strikes, as tiny IS force holds on to city
Analysis: Islamic State halts Iraqi advance in battle for Tikrit
US and Iran have joined soldiers, militiamen and tribesmen in crucial campaign for strategic city
Iraqi leader accepts US demand to arm Sunni tribesmen fighting Islamic State
Washington to give anti-IS tribesmen $18-$24m worth of arms
Tide ‘starting to turn’ against Islamic State as Iraq signals policy shift
Iraq’s new prime minister taking cautious steps to build a more united front
More air strikes on IS as Britain prepares to join coalition
House of Commons recalled to vote on involvement in effort to combat militants in Iraq
Group of 26 countries vows to support fight against Islamic State
Military aid promised to Iraq at Paris conference for conflict with jihadists
Arab League chief urges international support for Iraqi coalition
US and Iranian co-ordinated attacks on IS have blessing of Obama and Ayatollah
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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