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British military stories: 32 news summaries

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Iraqi Troops Seize
Sadr Stronghold

Fighting in Baghad kills 12, wounds 130

Apr 19, 08 9:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a major new clash, Iraqi troops backed by American and British firepower today captured a stronghold of fighters loyal to Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in Basra, said Iraqi officials. In a show of force, American planes and British artillery attacked a deserted area outside the Sadr-controlled section of Hayaniya... More »

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Sadr City • Baghdad • Basra • US military • British military • Iraq Army • Muqtada al-Sadr • Iraq war

Brits Will Pay $4M to Iraqi
Boy Paralyzed by Bullet

Record compensation for teen shot by dropped rifle

Apr 15, 08 5:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britain's Ministry of Defense has agreed to pay $4 million in compensation to an Iraqi boy accidentally shot by a British soldier, the Guardian reports. The boy, now 17, is paralyzed from severe spinal injuries inflicted when the soldier dropped his rifle at a Basra base in 2003. He is... More »

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Iraq • Basra • British Army • British military • Ministry of Defence • negligence • compensation

McCain Cozies Up
to UK's Brown 

GOP candidate talks Iraq, global warming, with British PM

Mar 20, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain began his visit to Europe in London today, where he met with PM Gordon Brown and praised him as a "very strong leader," the Guardian reports. McCain and Brown discussed Iraq, the global economy, and climate change, but when asked about British plans to withdraw troops... More »

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Afghanistan • John McCain • diplomacy • London • United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • David Cameron • British military

Brown Upbraids UK Public for Taunting Troops

PM irked that some personnel advised not to wear uniform off base

Mar 7, 08 5:34 PM CST
(Newser) - After reports that officers in Britain's Royal Air Force advised members against wearing uniforms in public, Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged troops to show their colors, the Telegraph reports—and chastised citizens for the verbal abuse that prompted the guidelines. Brown said troops should “have the respect and gratitude... More »

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uniforms • United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • England • abuse • harassment • British military • Royal Air Force • Britain • Armed Forces

Media Leak Ends Harry's Afghan Mission

Army planning emergency exit
for soldier prince

Feb 29, 08 5:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Britain's defense ministry is setting up emergency plans to withdraw Prince Harry from his battalion in Afghanistan after yesterday's news leak that he had been stationed there. He has completed 10 weeks of what was supposed to be a four-month tour of duty in Helmand Province, reports the Times of... More »

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Afghanistan • media • Prince Harry • Drudge Report • British military • British royals • Helmand province

UK Military Wives Freezing Husbands' Sperm

More women planning for kids should husbands die in combat

Feb 17, 08 7:35 PM CST
(Newser) - More UK military wives are freezing their husbands' sperm before the men serve in the Middle East. One London fertility clinic expected interest from soldiers but was surprised by the "wives and girlfriends who want to have children should anything happen," a spokesman said. But servicemen must give... More »

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fertility • sperm • United Kingdom • embryo • soldier • British military • fertility clinic • War Widows Association of Great Britain

Afghan Deputy Governor, 5 Others Killed in Mosque Attack

Bombing comes amid  'failed state' warnings

Jan 31, 08 8:04 AM CST
(Newser) - A suicide bomber in Afghanistan killed six people, including the deputy governor of the dangerous Helmand province, in an attack inside a mosque today. At least 11 others were injured in the explosion in the provincial capital of Lashkar Gah, a focus of reconstruction programs led by the British army,... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • suicide bomber • Kabul • bombing • opium • British military • drug trade • poppies • Pir Mohammad • failed state • Helmand province

After 5 Years, Brits Hand Over Basra to Iraqis

Strategic, unstable region to test strength of Baghdad government

Dec 16, 07 6:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Ending five years of British control in southern Iraq, the UK today handed over authority for the wealthy, populous Basra region to the Iraqi government. Residents greeted the handover with jubilation, but the responsibility for Basra—strategically located, an oil export hub and home of Iraq's only port—will prove... More »

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Iraq • Iraq pullout • Basra • British troops • British military • Iraq violence

UK Wants to Talk to Taliban

Brown to announce major revision of Afghan strategy, rankling Washington

Dec 12, 07 8:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Just back from Kabul, Gordon Brown is poised to announce a major strategic revision in Afghanistan that will involve dialogue with the Taliban. Senior British officials believe that treating the loose-knit organization as a unified terrorist actor is counterproductive, the Independent reports, and they want to move from fighting militants... More »

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Afghanistan • Bush administration • Taliban • London • White House • Gordon Brown • Hamid Karzai • Kabul • terrorist • British military

NATO, Brits Accuse Iran of Arming Taliban

Shipment of roadside bombs intercepted at border fuels suspicions

Oct 4, 07 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - NATO and the British military claim Iran is supplying Afghanistan's Taliban with the same equipment for explosive devices that it provides to Iraqi insurgents, the Telegraph writes. US Gen. Dan McNeill, the NATO commander in Afghanistan, said his forces discovered 50 roadside bombs and timers crossing the Iran-Afghanistan border in... More »

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Afghanistan • Iran • NATO • Taliban • British military • Iraq war

British Troops Pull Out Of Basra

UK ready to hand over city to Iraq army

Sep 3, 07 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - British troops yesterday began pulling out of the center of Basra as they prepared to hand over control of the southern port city to the Iraqi army. A small UK force of about 500, which had been headquartered in Saddam Hussein's former palace, moved to Basra's airport, reports the Guardian.... More »

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Iraq • Donald Rumsfeld • Gordon Brown • Basra • troop withdrawal • British military • Ministry of Defence • Liam Fox • Mike Jackson • Tim Cross

After Uproar, Britain Reviews Asylum Policy

Iraqi interpreters left for dead may win refugee status

Aug 8, 07 6:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - A row over the fate of 91 Iraqi interpreters working for the British military took a new turn today, with the government promising to reexamine its refusal to grant them asylum. The Times of London, which broke the story on Tuesday, now reports that Gordon Brown has ordered a review... More »

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Iraq • torture • Gordon Brown • kidnapping • asylum • interpreters • British military • Des Browne

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