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Islamic State: the end of the beginning?

28/05/2016 GMT

IS: the end of the beginning?

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Troops advance on Fallujah in Iraq and the IS capital, Raqqa, in Syria.

This could be a pivotal moment in the war between so-called Islamic State and much of the rest of the world. The Iraqi government began a military campaign to seize back Fallujah.  And over the border in Syria, an alliance of Kurds and Arabs is trying to capture territory north of the IS capital, Raqqa.  Also in this programme/podcast: Greece dodges another crisis -- and gets a promise of debt relief; why Chinese women have a tougher time than their sisters in Taiwan; and the insurance giant AXA starts pulling out of the tobacco business -- will others follow?
Photo: Smoke billows as Iraqi government forces advance near al-Sejar village north-east of Fallujah.
Credit: AFP/Getty

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