Sir John Chilcot released his long-awaited and much delayed report into the Iraq War.
Thirteen soldiers from the North East died in the conflict. Their families have played a role in pushing for the inquiry and its conclusions to be released in the report.
The Sir John Chilcot report into the Iraq war will finally be ready for publication on Wednesday, more than five years later than planned. Here are some of the key numbers relating to the inquiry:
Bereaved mothers tell ITV Tyne Tees they feel vindicated after Sir John Chilcot reveals his findings over Tony Blair’s Iraq War involvement.
The Iraq conflict claimed 179 lives of British Army personnel. Thirteen were from the North East
The Iraq Inquiry report is being published after seven years - these are the key events that happened before, during and after the Iraq War.