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.
Iraqi pilots mistakenly give ammunition to IS militants
An investigation has begun after Iraqi pilots accidentally dropped food, water and ammunition into an area controlled by Islamic State militants.
The supplies had been intended for Iraqi forces besieged in the Saglawyah area in the west of the country.
Hakim Al-Zamili, a member of the Iraqi parliament said: “Some pilots, instead of dropping these supplies over the area of the Iraqi army, threw it over the area that is controlled by ISIS fighters.”
The incident was confirmed by an official in Iraq's Defence Ministry, who told NBC News who said some of the Iraqi pilots “do not have enough experience … they are all young and new”.
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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
A "small specialist team" of British soldiers is training Kurdish forces near the town of Erbil in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence said.
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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.