Hammond in Iraq to meet country's new prime minister
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond is in Iraq to meet the country's new prime minister Haider al-Abadi.
Hammond said he was holding discussions on combating extremism and improving national unity.
RAF jets called in to help Kurdish troops in Iraq
The Ministry of Defence announced that RAF jets today made their first attacks on Islamic State positions in Iraq.
They were called in to help Kurdish ground troops under attack from IS fighters.
ITV News International Affairs Editor Rageh Omaar reports.
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Welby: Islamic State is a 'once in a millennium threat'
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has told ITV News the rise of Islamic State militants is a 'once in a millennium threat'.
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British soldiers train Kurdish forces in Iraq
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FBI in bid to ID English-speaking militant in IS video
The FBI want help to identify an English-speaking militant captured on a video released by the Islamic State last month.