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Release of Al Darbi marks the first time the Trump administration has authorised the departure of an inmate

Rezaian has spent over 170 days in prison, the longest serving for any Western journalist in Iran

Al Marri, a student, was arrested soon after he arrived in the US in 2001

Strike is first time US targets Daesh outside of Syria and Iraq

All requests have to go through the Baghdad government, US says

Libya’s internationally recognised government says military assistance needed ‘urgently’

Tikrit is first test of Al Abadi’s ability to orchestrate the recovery of a major city from Daesh

US trying to make sure Egypt ‘is well equipped to deal with genuine threats to its security and ours’

Dunford talks to around 200 Marines stationed at base southeast of Mosul