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Now playing Next Iraq Iraqi soldiers and Shi'ite militia celebrate victory in Tikrit The Iraqi interior minister says most of Tikrit is now under the control of government forces 01/04/2015
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Now playing Next Tunisia Surveillance footage shows gunmen at Tunis museum Surveillance footage has been released, showing two gunmen at the Bardo museum in Tunis ahead of a shooting spree which left 20 foreign tourists 22/03/2015
Now playing Next World Tunisia and international tourists suffer ISIL terrorism Terrorism struck Tunisia this week — a massacre at the capital’s national museum, claiming 23 victims, all but one of them foreign tourists. Swiss 20/03/2015
Now playing Next Tunisia Nine arrested over Tunis museum attack, as security is boosted Tunisia’s army is being deployed to boost security in major cities, after 20 foreign tourists were shot dead at the Bardo museum in Tunis. Officials 19/03/2015
Now playing Next Iran ISIL suspected of genocide against Yazidis in Iraq, says UN report The so-called Islamic State are suspected of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during attacks on ethnic and religious groups in Iraq. 19/03/2015
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