# War

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# Syria

Omran Daqneesh's brother Ali has died in Aleppo, reports say

It’s reported he died from internal bleeding and organ damage after the 17 August bombing.

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Aug 21st 2016, 9:14 AM

# manbij

Civilians celebrate in the streets as Islamic State is pushed out of Syrian city

Some men were seen clipping their beards with scissors while women were able to uncover their faces.

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Aug 13th 2016, 5:11 PM

# Syria

Journalist's family says she was 'deliberately targeted and killed' by a barrage of rockets

Marie Colvin’s family are taking a lawsuit against some top Syrian officials.

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Jul 10th 2016, 3:59 PM

# chilcot

'I will be with you, whatever': Conversations between Blair and Bush on the Iraq War

Memos the British Prime Minister sent to the US President before and during the war show the close relationship between them.

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Jul 6th 2016, 6:00 PM

# Chilcot Inquiry

Tony Blair did a solo run on deciding to go to war

He also planned to back a rebellion in Iraq.

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Jul 6th 2016, 2:20 PM

# France

President Higgins to join William and Kate at Battle of the Somme memorial

The battle began on 1 July 1916.

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Jun 30th 2016, 10:49 AM

# whoops

Facebook apologises for accidentally declaring the Philippines at war

A message designed to promote Independence Day showed an upside-down flag, a sign that the country is at war.

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Jun 13th 2016, 4:20 PM

# Turkish border

Dozens reported killed as airstrike hits Syrian refugee camp

Images posted on social media showed tents burned to the ground and injured people being loaded onto a truck.

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May 5th 2016, 7:20 PM

# international outrage

200 civilians killed in a week of bombing in Syria during ceasefire

US Secretary of State John Kerry expressed “outrage” over an attack by government forces on a hospital.

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Apr 29th 2016, 2:55 PM

# Yemen

Born in the middle of a war, this baby starved to death after just five months of life

“He didn’t cry and there were no tears, just stiff”.

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Apr 2nd 2016, 11:15 AM

# Destroyed by ISIS

The ancient city of Palmyra could be restored in 5 years

“We could have completely lost Palmyra… The joy I feel is indescribable.”

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Mar 28th 2016, 12:12 PM

# War

The wish of a 12-year-old boy: 'I want to see the last bullet fired even if it's into my body'

An incredibly powerful rap video from eight Syrian children about their plight – and wishes for the future.

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Mar 20th 2016, 8:30 PM

# Refugee Olympic Athletes

'Sometimes we couldn't train because of the war. Sometimes there were bombs in the pool'

Yusra Mardini is one of 43 refugee athletes hoping for her dreams to come true in Rio this summer.

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Mar 19th 2016, 7:00 AM

# Jumpei Yasuda

Video of journalist missing in Syria emerges as kidnappers look for ransom

He has asked his government in Japan to help secure his release from an al-Qaeda linked rebel group.

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Mar 17th 2016, 7:49 AM

# Morgan's long journey

An elephant has set foot in war-torn Somalia for the first time in 20 years

The elephant’s journey suggests that the Kenya-Somalia border area is becoming less dangerous.

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Mar 10th 2016, 6:04 AM

# FARC guerillas

The rebels sleeping with weapons and falling in love in Colombia's jungle

Peace looms for this generation of Farc fighters, with a ceasefire appearing closer than ever.

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Mar 6th 2016, 11:15 AM

# War

'Friendly' Argentina derby turns into brutal no-holds-barred brawl

Nobody does schemozzles like Argentina do schemozzles.

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Feb 1st 2016, 11:13 AM

# Coming Home

Britain to return 1916 banner seized as war trophy from Countess Markievicz's home

The Na Fianna Éireann banner has been in a collection at the British Imperial War Museum since 1936.

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Jan 14th 2016, 7:47 PM

# the uk wants you

Check out this fascinating World War I recruitment poster targeting Irish men

“Is Germany going to treat Ireland differently from Poland?”

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Jan 1st 2016, 9:15 AM

# The cost of war

This chart shows the cost of fighting Islamic State compared to wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

The Iraqi war has cost the US in the region of $1.64 billion.

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Dec 27th 2015, 6:10 AM

Voices

'I never truly understood what it was like to go without, but I do now'

Lorraine Courtney has just returned from Lebanon’s Syrian refugees where she saw firsthand Concern’s great work.

Dec 25th 2015, 8:00 AM

# peace plan

The UN Security Council has backed a US-Russian plan for peace in Syria

The US and Moscow are ‘agreeing to disagree’ on the fate of Bashar al-Assad.

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Dec 18th 2015, 10:54 PM

# War

The UK began bombing Isis in Syria just hours after last night's vote

Six targets were the focus of RAF Tornado jets.

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Dec 3rd 2015, 7:22 AM

# women and war

'Prostitution happens a lot, but what can you do? You have to eat'

A new report identifies that women and girls with disabilities are “a particularly at risk group for sexual violence” during humanitarian crises.

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Dec 3rd 2015, 6:00 AM

Voices

To reduce the threat of terrorism, stop bombing and close Shannon Airport to the US military

There are a number of steps that should be taken to address the threat posed by terrorists, writes Julien Mercille.

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Nov 22nd 2015, 8:00 AM

Voices

Irish neutrality won’t be respected by the likes of ISIS, so why hold so dear to it?

Ireland will be neutral until the day, unlikely and all that it is, that we require someone else’s military assistance, writes Aaron McKenna.

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Nov 21st 2015, 8:00 AM

# papa humbug

Pope Francis: War and hatred mean Christmas lights and parties are "all a charade"

He’s absolutely dreading it this year, apparently.

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Nov 19th 2015, 9:01 PM

# paris attacks

"France is at war" - Francois Hollande

Hollande and Barack Obama have both given addresses in short order this afternoon.

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Nov 16th 2015, 4:18 PM

# legion d'honeur

Irish World War II veteran awarded France's highest military honour

The 98 year old dedicated the award to all the Irish soldiers who fought in the war, saying they remain in his memory to this day.

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Nov 10th 2015, 9:52 AM

Voices

'I am a child of refugees. Had others not taken us in we all would have been killed'

Looking at the current crisis, I see myself and my parents at the time when we struggled, writes Thamil Ananthavinayagan.

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Oct 29th 2015, 6:00 PM

# Trains

These are the incredible armoured trains of World War I and World War II

Forgotten war machines.

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Oct 25th 2015, 6:00 PM

Voices

'I hear the sound of helicopters overhead and the piercing sound of police sirens. The violence has been appalling'

The second week of October saw the highest number of Palestinian deaths and injuries in the West Bank and Israel recorded in a single week since 2005.

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Oct 25th 2015, 12:00 PM

# Edith Cavell

Why are people talking about the execution of a nurse 100 years ago?

Edith Cavell’s death sparked outrage.

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Oct 12th 2015, 3:30 PM

# Neutrality

More than 1,000 airplanes carrying weapons allowed into Ireland since 2014

One TD says Ireland is helping weapons fall into the hands of ISIS.

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Sep 23rd 2015, 10:57 PM

# give peace a chance

WATCH: Japanese politicians get into massive brawl... over pacifism

The government took a surprise vote on a law that would allow Japan’s military to fight overseas.

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Sep 17th 2015, 8:58 PM

# drone warfare

Meet the pregnant F-16 fighter flying drones in the Las Vegas desert

She’s the main character in one-woman show Grounded, in the Tiger Fringe this month.

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Sep 5th 2015, 9:45 AM

# hermit state

Here's the damage North Korea could do if it went to war

Tensions between North and South Korea have escalated recently.

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Aug 29th 2015, 10:00 PM

# Yemen

Abandoned dead bodies are a horrible but very real problem of war

Look at Yemen today.

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Aug 22nd 2015, 9:45 AM

# World War II

Italian woman who had baby with German soldier reunited with daughter after 71 years

“I never imagined that I would one day be able to hug her”.

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Aug 10th 2015, 7:16 PM

# hidden history

The true tale of the Irish rugby players killed in World War I

Pals – The Irish at Gallipoli tells their story.

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Aug 2nd 2015, 5:30 PM