Iraq
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Iran-Iraq earthquake kills hundreds
Speed Read More than 400 confirmed dead in magnitude-7.3 quake felt as far away as Israel
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Syria captures final Islamic State stronghold, turns attention to Kurds
Speed Read Questions raised about future US support for Kurdish forces as Assad looks to take eastern oilfields
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Kurdish forces abandon disputed oil fields
Speed Read Withdrawal follows Iraqi government taking back control of Kirkuk
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Iraqi military enters Kirkuk
Speed Read Thousands of Kurdish residents flee as US tries to de-escalate crisis
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Iraqi forces launch major operation after Kurdish independence vote
Speed Read First use of military might by Baghdad following referendum poses headache for the US
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Iraqi Kurdistan defies Baghdad with independence vote
In Depth UK and US fear referendum will take focus off battle against extremists
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Turkey in show of force on Iraqi border
Speed Read Troops and tanks roll in ahead of controversial referendum on Kurdish independence
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Israel endorses independent Kurdish state
Speed Read Iraqi Kurds are preparing to vote in a referendum on independence
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Iraq holds 1,400 Islamic State relatives in ‘de facto detention’
Speed Read Iraqi government must decide what to do with the wives and children of IS fighters held in a Mosul camp
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MoD apologises over Snatch Land Rover death in Iraq
Speed Read Mother finally wins apology for son's death in vehicle dubbed a 'mobile coffin'
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Mosul liberated after nine-month battle with Islamic State
Speed Read Thousands dead and a million displaced following end of bloody campaign
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Will Tony Blair face trial for the Iraq War?
Speed Read Lawyers for former Iraqi general argue case for prosecution in the High Court
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Egypt's Coptic Christians: Who are they and what do they believe?
In Depth Islamic State claims responsibility after Palm Sunday attacks kill at least 47 worshippers
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Mosul air strike: '200 civilians killed by US bombs'
Speed Read Children and babies reportedly among the dead as fight to win back IS stronghold continues
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