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Embattled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has flown to Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is now his chief sponsor.
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US says airstrikes have killed 350 Isis fighters in western Iraq city Ramadi.
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Iraq forces struggling despite U.S. military training
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The Prime Minister and Defence Secretary have been accused of making ill-judged attacks on Iraq war crimes investigators. In a letter to David Cameron, signed by seven human rights organisations, he is warned that his dismissal of claims against British forces is damaging to the important ongoing work of the Iraq Historical Allegations Team.
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