Chilcot report faults Blair Iraq invasion planning and influence
Britain joined the 2003 U.S. led invasion of Iraq amid flawed intelligence and inadequate planning. The Chilcot inquiry found decisions were not last-resort and that UK influence over the United States was limited after the war. Blair defended his choice while families seek accountability and Iraqi violence continues.
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Tony Blair
Britain
Iraq
U.K
United States
Blair
U.S
George W. Bush
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
Islamic State Group
John Chilcot
Chilcot
Peter Goldsmith
U.N. Security Council
Goldsmith
International Criminal Court
Matthew Jury
Sarah O'Connor
Raq
Gordon Brown
U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee
al-Qaida
Bush
Baghdad
Ali al-Saraji
France locks up seven Paris attacker brother in jihadist case
A Paris court convicted seven Alsace defectors aged 24 to 27 for joining Islamic State in Syria during 2013-14 and for training and other activities. Karim Mohamed Aggad, brother of one Bataclan attacker, received a nine year term while Foued Aggad died in the November 2015 strikes.
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Syria
Islamic State Group
Karim Mohamed Aggad
Bataclan
Kalashnikov
Foued
Karim Mohamed-Aggad
France
Mohamed-Aggad
Francoise Cotta
Bourg
North Africa
Laathae Gallha Soni
Radoug Ane
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