NATO Chief Warns Iran Against Provocation Amid Gulf Tensions
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the US briefed the alliance on the air strike which killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.
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Iran UK 'Smart' To Keep Out Of Escalating US-Iran Tensions
Defence expert Dr Karin von Hippel's comments come as Prime Minister Boris Johnson joined European leaders in calling for de-escalation.
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Iraq Iraqi Parliament Votes To Expel Foreign Troops
It comes amid heightened tension in the region, following a US air strike that killed top Iranian commander, General Qassem Soleimani.
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Iraq British Army Training Mission Suspended In Iraq
Around 400 British Army personnel are deployed in Iraq.
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Iran US To Send Around 3,000 More Troops To Middle East After Soleimani Death
Iran is warning of "harsh retaliation" for the killing of its General Qassem Soleimani in a US airstrike.
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Middle East UK Reviewing 'Force Protection' In Middle East After US Air Strike Kills Top Iran General
The UK currently has around 400 British Army personnel in Iraq, as well as Royal Navy ships deployed to the Gulf.
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Iraq US Marines Sent To Secure US Embassy In Baghdad
It follows violent protests over American airstrikes on an Iranian-backed militia in the country.
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Iraq Iraqi Supporters Of Iran-Backed Militia Attack US Embassy
The protests come after the US launched air strikes against an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia group.
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News US Bombs Iran-Backed Targets In Middle East Retaliation Strikes
Iraqi security sources say several members of the Kata'ib Hezbollah militia were killed.
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News Warnings Of Islamic State Resurgence In Iraq
A Kurdish intelligence official claims the terror group is "patrolling" areas of the country in a power vacuum.
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Iraq US Vice President Mike Pence Makes Unannounced Visit To Iraq
He is the highest-level American to visit the country since the US pulled back forces in Syria.
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Army British Soldier's Widow Wants Government Talks After 'Disrespectful' Treatment
Captain Dean Sprouting died after being hit by a forklift truck in January 2018 while deployed on Operation Shader in Iraq.
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News Should War Crimes From Iraq And Afghanistan Be Investigated?
A veteran of Afghanistan and Iraq has given us his opinion on the BBC-Sunday Times investigation into alleged historical war crimes.
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Army MOD Denies Covering Up Alleged War Crimes In Afghanistan And Iraq
The Ministry of Defence said the allegations are "untrue".
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Islamic State Islamic State Ideology 'Not Dead', Despite Al-Baghdadi Death
According to defence officials in Iraq and Afghanistan, the group is growing in power and numbers outside of Syria.
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Iraq Dozens Killed In Anti-Government Protests In Iraq
At least 48 people have been killed in a new outbreak of violent protests in Iraq.