Iraq

Kathryn Ryan talks to a Sydney-based surgeon at the forefront of osseointegration technology which has helped more than 100 amputees walk after being fitted with bionic titanium limbs. Dr Munjed Al… Audio

Matthew Vincent is a 'cyber archaeologist' working on ProjectMosul.org. He's using photos and images to recreate 3D representations of historical objects and ancient artefacts destroyed in ongoing… Video, Audio

IS militants continue to destroy ancient artefacts in Syria and Iraq, University of Pennsylvania archaeologist Katharyn Hanson has just returned from the region and discusses her observations. Audio

The New Zealand Defence Force aims to train 18-hundred Iraqi soldiers. Audio

Photographer David Jay spent three years photographing severly injured US army veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. His mission is to turn our averted eyes onto the realities of their lives. Audio, Gallery

The United States top general and its defence secretary say not enough Iraqis are willing to be trained to fight Islamic State. Audio

The United States is to send another 450 troops to Iraq. Audio

Barack Obama says the US does not yet have a "complete strategy" for helping Iraq regain territory from Islamic State. What if Iraq and Syria were left to their own devices without the West? Audio

In 2003 the lies of one man, Rafid Ahmed Alwan Al-Janabi, were used to unleash war on Iraq. Why did he do it? We ask Matthias Bittner the German filmmaker whose interview with Al-Janabi is the basis… Audio

The Defence Minister counters the claims Iraqi soldiers are cowards after a trip to the country where NZ troops are training locals. Audio

The Prime Minister, John Key says Iraqi forces being trained by New Zealand troops do want to train and are committed, despite international criticism. Audio

Journalist Jon Stephenson on the plight of the Iraqi city of Ramadi. Audio

Listening to that was Australian Defence Association executive director and former Army Officer, Neil James. Audio

New Zealand First is calling for the country's troops to be brought home from their training mission to Iraq, after its MP, Ron Mark, called Iraqi soldiers cowards. Audio

The Government is backing the continued involvement of New Zealand troops in Iraq despite the advance of IS forces to within an hour's drive of Camp Taji where New Zealand forces will be stationed. Audio

Iraq has vowed to take back the fallen city of Ramadi within days. Audio

The Prime Minister, John Key, says the Government will not follow Australia's lead and consider cancelling foreign fighters' citizenship, because it does not want to leave people stateless. Audio