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The murky role of military contractors in war
The Explainer A civil case against US company has revived debate over the increasing use of private security firms in military operations
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Can the UK rely on the British Army to defend itself?
Today's Big Question Armed forces in ‘dire state’ and no longer regarded as top-level fighting force, US general warns
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Does the withdrawal of US combat troops mean it’s ‘mission accomplished’ in Iraq?
In Depth President strikes deal with Iraqi PM to end two decades of fighting
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The Iraq War, 15 years on
Speed Read Legacy of US invasion still affects the Middle East and divides America
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‘Broken’ British Army major cleared seven times faces new Iraq probe
Speed Read Decorated officer Robert Campbell says soldiers are treated as ‘political fodder’
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Isis’s Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi alive and ‘hiding in Syria’
Speed Read Jihadi leader reportedly wounded in air strike and suffering poor mental health
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UK soldiers mistreated Iraqi detainees, says inquiry
In Depth Blindfolds and threats were used, says Al-Sweady inquiry, but allegations of murder and torture were 'deliberate lies'
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Tony Blair: don't rule out the use of ground troops in Iraq
Speed Read Former PM joins calls for UK to consider deploying the army to fight Islamic State
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