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  • In Iraq, the Kurds are a sizeable minority who have been persecuted and lost many of their historic documents
  • A group is seeking to digitise ‘rare and vulnerable’ books from the city library at Dohuk, in Iraq’s northern autonomous Kurdistan region

Desert camping is becoming popular in Iraq as the country experiences a period of relative stability, and young men looking for a ‘safe’ adventure swap city life for serenity among the sand dunes.

The British royals are mourning the death of Thomas Kingston, husband to Lady Gabriella Kingston, after the 45-year-old was found dead this past weekend – here’s what we know about him

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A peacekeeper in Iraq, a would-be basketball player in Canada – Son Suk-ku was a late bloomer. His acting career took off after Netflix’s Sense8, and he’s back on Netflix in A Killer Paradox.

The threat of a wider conflict could encourage nations in the region to expand their fighter jet forces but China has challenges in eroding US dominance.

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US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, who is fighting prostate cancer, transferred his duties to his deputy hours after he was taken to hospital for ‘an emergent bladder issue’.

But US national security adviser Jake Sullivan declined to be drawn on whether the US might attack sites inside Iran, something the US military has been very careful to avoid.

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Iran’s warning appeared to signal Tehran’s growing unease over US strikes in recent days in Iraq, Syria and Yemen targeting militias backed by the Islamic Republic.

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Dozens of people are said to have died, with Damascus saying the US is fuelling the conflict in a ‘very dangerous way’ and Baghdad warning of potential ‘disastrous’ consequences for security and stability.

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New UN report says the threat from al-Qaeda, Islamic State and their affiliates remains high in key conflict zones – and that threat levels have risen in some regions including Europe.

Mediators presented Hamas with the first concrete proposal for an extended ceasefire, which the militants ‘received positively’ but have not responded to.

Three US soldiers were killed and dozens wounded after a drone hit a military outpost in Jordan, known as Tower 22, on Sunday. The location is just one of many bases the US has in the Middle East.

The Biden administration is weighing options to deter Iran and its proxies without sparking direct warfare with the Islamic Republic, according to US officials and experts.

US forces may have mistaken an enemy drone for an American one and let it pass unchallenged into a desert base where it killed three US troops and wounded dozens more.

Austin, who returned to work after nearly a month’s absence because of prostate cancer complications, said: ‘The president and I will not tolerate attacks on US forces.’

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Iraqi PM Mohammed Shia al-Sudani held meetings with Brian Nelson, the US Treasury’s Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, to work on countering illicit finance.

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Inside Gaza, residents said air strikes on neighbourhoods across Gaza City killed and wounded many people. While tanks shelled the eastern areas of the city.

Announcement comes as US forces have struck Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Syria in response to attacks on bases hosting US troops in both countries.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said normalising ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia is a key element of ending the war with Hamas and a game-changer for the entire Middle East.

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