Place: Erbil

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UK may award medals to drone pilots for campaign against IS

British drone pilots who bomb Islamic State (IS) fighters could be awarded military medals under a review of how servicemen and women are recognised for their contribution to British operations, the UK's Defence Secretary has announced.

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Maeve Higgins says healing power of comedy is needed in tough times

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US special forces officer killed by ISIS in Iraq

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VIDEO: Chemical weapons used on Kurdish peshmerga

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Cork-based artist is turning memories of massacres into art

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1,500 more US troops for Iraq

US must learn from lessons of history when it comes to conflict

The US consistently ignores the lessons of its past blunders in conflicts on the world stage — and so repeats them, writes Brahma Chellaney.

Tue, 23 Sep, 2014

Middle East’s artificial borders crumble

They were created by imperial powers, but war and terrorism is posing risks to the shape and future of many nations, writes Shlomo Avineri

Tue, 26 Aug, 2014

Petroceltic eyes up $72m Kurdish venture

THE Dublin-based exploration firm Petroceltic has expanded into Iraq, via a joint venture with US oil and gas company, Hess Corporation.

Thu, 28 Jul, 2011

60 reported dead in Iraq suicide bomb attack

Al-Arabiya television, quoting medical sources, said 60 Iraqis were killed in a suicide attack today at a police recruitment centre in Erbil, a Kurdish city 220 miles north of Baghdad.

Wed, 04 May, 2005

Eight killed by Iraq suicide bomber

An Iraqi carrying hidden explosives entered a police recruitment centre and set them off today, killing at least eight Iraqis and wounding 15, police said.

Wed, 04 May, 2005

Regime defectors 'little use' on WMD

The hunt for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq suffered a further setback today after it emerged that regime defectors had provided little or no evidence of use to coalition forces.

Mon, 29 Sep, 2003