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Paris-linked IS chiefs 'died in strikes'

memorial to Paris attacks

IS commanders linked to last month's Paris attacks were among 10 militants killed in recent US-led coalition air strikes, the US military says.

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Iraqi PM visits liberated Ramadi

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi praises army commanders on a visit to Ramadi, a day after the city's liberation from the Islamic State group.

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Israeli ex-PM Olmert to serve jail term

Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert is ordered to serve 18 months in jail for bribery, as a longer sentence is reduced by the Supreme Court.

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  • 28 December 2015
  • From the section London

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Model victory

Is fall of Ramadi beginning of end for IS in Iraq?

Fakes and falsehoods

Eight ways the internet lied to you in 2015

  • 27 December 2015
  • From the section World

Torn in two

Yemen's largely unseen war could last well into 2016

Bethlehem at Christmas

Still no room in the inn

Journey to jihad

How a Belgian teenager was lured to Syria

  • 24 December 2015
  • From the section Europe

Divine image

Did Jesus really have long hair?

  • 24 December 2015
  • From the section Magazine

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