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 planes carry out fresh strikes on Islamic State
Two RAF planes have carried out fresh strikes on Islamic State militants west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
The Ministry of Defence said the Tornado fighters fired four missiles at two IS vehicles, one of which was an armed pick-up truck.
They were on an armed reconnaissance mission to examine an area suspected of being used as an IS command and control position.
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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.