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2003 war on Iraq was based on “flawed intelligence”: Chilcot

Wednesday, 06 July 2016 8:47 PM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 06 July 2016 8:48 PM ]

Iraq Inquiry chairman Sir John Chilcot speaks as he comments on the findings of his report, inside the QEII Centre in London on July 6, 2016. AFP

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The long-delayed inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war says the 2003 invasion was based on “flawed intelligence”. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair defends his decision to invade Iraq.
The UK Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, says the Iraq War was an “act of military aggression” and the “colonial style occupation” that followed, fuelled and spread terrorism.
Anti-regime protesters in Bahrain hold Eid al-Fitr prayers outside the home of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim in the town of Diraz.
The Syrian government declares a nation-wide 72-hour truce as the country observes Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.
A shocking new video of police killing a black man in the U-S State of Louisiana sparks protests and outrage.

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