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British forces 　　　3　　　 Basra to Iraq. British forces will continue to help train the security forces there. The handover means half of the countries’ 18 provinces are controlled by the Iraqi government.

Turkish forces are escalating their fighting against Kurdish rabbles based in northern Iraq.　　　4　　　 near the border with Iran.

A group of students from culinary academy of Peru thought they would get festive in a differentway to mark the upcoming year of the potato. These students cooked up a Christmas exhibition made entirely of potatoes. 　　　5　　　.