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Iraq abuse inquiry scrapped

In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective as the government announces that the Iraq troop abuse inquiry will close.

A government unit set up to investigate allegations of abuse made against British troops who served in Iraq is to be shut down - having failed to bring a single successful prosecution against any veteran. We speak to former head of the army Gen Sir Mike Jackson and John Cooper, a leading human rights barrister. Also the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Trump engage in 'golf diplomacy'. In our latest report from the Philippines - why has there been so little public opposition to a drugs war that has so far cost 7000 lives? And why did the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ drop a tongue-in-cheek video previewing a six nations rugby match?

Picture: A soldier's boots
Credit: Peter Byrne/PA Wire.

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Fri 10 Feb 2017 22:00
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