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One of the most famous faces during the Iraq War was that of Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf, aka ‘Comical Ali’. He was the Information Minister for Saddam Hussein’s regime, and specialized in saying outlandishly confident things that weren’t just untrue but could actually be demonstrably disproven by viewers with their own eyes. His nadir came when … Read more
A barrage of rockets has hit an Iraqi military base housing US-led coalition troops for the second time this week, security officials said. Three coalition service personnel – a British woman and two Americans – were killed in the first attack on Camp Taji on Wednesday. It was the deadliest attack on coalition troops in … Read more
Distraught friends and relatives of the British soldier killed in Iraq hailed her as ‘a true hero’ and an ‘incredible force of nature’. Lance Corporal Brodie Gillon died when Iranian-backed gunmen fired missiles on a military base on Wednesday. She was the first British soldier to be killed in combat during the current fight against … Read more
The defence secretary has warned there will be a ‘strong response’ after a missile attack on Camp Taji, Iraq killed a British servicewoman. Lance Corporal Brodie Gillon, 26, along with two American troops, was killed when 15 small rockets hit the military camp to the north of capital Baghdad on Wednesday. A further dozen people were wounded … Read more
The U.S. launched airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed Shia militia members in Iraq Thursday in retaliation for a deadly attack in which two American troops were killed, American officials said. The airstrike targeted militia members believed responsible for the rocket attack that killed and wounded American and British troops at Camp Taji, a base north of Baghdad, … Read more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has today labelled an attack on an Iraqi military base that killed one British soldier as ‘deplorable’. One British soldier and two American troops were killed, and about a dozen people were wounded when 15 small rockets hit Iraq’s Taji military camp north of Baghdad on Wednesday. The Ministry of Defence said … Read more
Two American troops and one from Britain were killed, and about a dozen people were wounded when 15 small rockets hit Iraq’s Taji military camp north of Baghdad on Wednesday, said U.S. officials. The number of U.S. troops injured has not been confirmed. The officials said it was too early to assign blame, but any … Read more
Ayub Nurhussein, 29, pictured, is charged with entering into a funding arrangement totalling £2,699.19 for the purposes of terrorism, which he denies A terrorist who admits hoarding pro-Islamic State propaganda helped raise thousands of pounds for ‘fighter brothers’ in the Middle East, a court heard. Ayub Nurhussein, 29, is charged with entering into a funding … Read more
Two U.S. soldiers were killed as they accompanied and advised Iraqi security forces during a fierce raid of an ISIS stronghold, drawing criticism from former U.S. special envoy Brett McGurk over the length of time that it took to reclaim the dead. The deaths of both soldiers prompted the military’s top brass to order a review of … Read more
When New Labour came to power in 1997, it trumpeted what it grandly called an ‘ethical foreign policy’. Its most vocal champion was the foreign secretary, Robin Cook. Mr Cook asserted that he ‘would make Britain a force for good in the world’ and promised that New Labour’s foreign policy would have ‘an ethical dimension’ … Read more