Iraq
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Should Isis jihadi brides be allowed back to the UK?
In Depth Former London schoolgirl Shamima Begum wants to return after four years with Islamic State
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Is this really the end for Isis?
In Depth The militants are battling to maintain grip on last vestiges of territory in Syria
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Iraqi PM appoints five cabinet ministers who applied online
Speed Read Adel Abdul-Mahdi ‘the butt of social media jokes’ after narrowing down 15,000 applications from members of the public
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YouGov tried to influence Iraq vote, say whistleblowers
Speed Read Polling firms face fresh scrutiny after Brexit data scandal
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What happened to the Christian women kidnapped by Islamic State?
In Depth Returning survivors tell of rape and violence at hands of brutal ‘owners’
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Moqtada al-Sadr poised for victory in Iraqi election
Speed Read Anti-US firebrand cleric is likely to end up with the largest bloc of seats
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Iraq parliamentary elections: what’s at stake?
In Depth Voters go to the polls tomorrow for the first time since the defeat of Islamic State
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Iraq sentences 16 Turkish women to death for joining Isis
Speed Read Human Rights Watch condemns court for issuing death penalty for non-violent crimes
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Runaway German schoolgirl Linda Wenzel jailed in Iraq
Speed Read Teenager fled abroad to become an Isis bride at 15 after being groomed online
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Civilian deaths from air strikes doubled last year
In Depth MPs raise questions about how enemy combatants are identified - despite claims the RAF killed no civilians
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US-led coalition has killed Iraqi civilians at rate 31 times higher than reported
In Depth New York Times investigation finds that one in five airstrikes results in a civilian death, rather than one in 157
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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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