The Specials

Hoon could face inquiry on Iraq jail abuse

The former Defence Secretary may have to give public evidence into illegal techniques used by British forces in Iraq

Abuse video shown at Iraq troops inquiry

British soldier is shown screaming at detainees as one Iraqi claims that he was forced to 'dance like Michael Jackson' by troops

David Miliband defends Britain's presence in Afghanistan

Foreign secretary speaks out after public anger as military casualties overtake the numbers of troops killed in Iraq

Soldier's mother wins Snatch Land Rover review

Susan Smith, whose son was killed in a Snatch Land Rover in Iraq, wins a judicial review over decision not to hold an inquiry

British Iraq hostages died from multiple gunshots

The bodies of Jason Swindlehurst and Jason Creswell were delivered in caskets to police station in Baghdad, inquest heard

US releases five Iranian detainees in Iraq

In an act of renewed diplomacy, five officials held for two years in Iraq on insurgency claims are freed

Inquiry into claim troops executed Iraqi prisoners

Bob Ainsworth, the Defence Secretary, ordered investigation into allegations British forces killed 20 detainees in 2004

Taliban war pushes tanks into storage

British tanks have been parked up for the next three years to save money and allow their crews to be deployed to Afghanistan

Saddam 'lied about WMD to scare Iran'

In FBI interviews Saddam Hussein desribed Osama bin Laden as a 'zealot' and said he was scared of Iran's 'fanatics'

Iraq's tentative steps back to sovereignty

The latest 'day of national victory' was the most convincing moment of transition, with most US forces out of Iraqi cities

Iraqi soldier among nine killed in bombing

Attacks in Baghdad and other cities after Prime Minister warns that militant groups are likely to exploit US withdrawal

Iraq celebrates day of triumph mixed with fear

Concerts in parks, police and army parades marked US departure from cities, but day tarnished as bombing kills 30

Car bomb ends party mood in Iraq

An explosion kills at least 27 in northern Iraq hours after American forces officially pull out of the country's cities