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MoD bill for Afghan and Iraq conflicts tops £13bn

The cost of Britain's military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq has reached more than £13bn, figures disclosed yesterday by the Ministry of Defence reveal. The MoD has asked the Treasury for an immediate £3.7bn this year to cover escalating expenditure, and sources said it will need...

Posted to guardian.co.uk (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-25-2008
British death toll in Afghanistan and Iraq reaches 300 after two marines die in blast

Two Royal Marines whose deaths brought the number of British servicemen and women killed in Afghanistan and Iraq to 300 were victims of an explosion that hit their new Jackal armoured vehicle, defence sources said yesterday. The marines died in a roadside bomb blast on Wednesday evening when they were...

Posted to guardian.co.uk (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-13-2008
Coroner attacks systemic failures that led to 10 deaths on Hercules downed in Iraq

A "serious systemic failure" meant that an RAF Hercules plane shot down in Iraq with the loss of 10 servicemen was not fitted with safety equipment that might have saved their lives, a coroner ruled yesterday. David Masters said it was difficult to see the logic in a decision to ignore recommendations...

Posted to guardian.co.uk (Weblog) by guardian.co.uk on 10-22-2008
RAF Hercules servicemen killed after systemic RAF failure, coroner rules

A "serious systemic failure" meant an RAF Hercules plane shot down in Iraq with the loss of 10 servicemen was not fitted with safety equipment that might have saved their lives, a coroner ruled today. David Masters said it was difficult to see the logic in a decision to ignore recommendations...

Posted to guardian.co.uk (Weblog) by guardian.co.uk on 10-22-2008
Hercules coroner blasts RAF record-keeping

Coroner criticises RAF for not recording key decisions before aircraft was shot down in Iraq in 2005, killing all ten on board

Posted to guardian.co.uk (Weblog) by guardian.co.uk on 10-22-2008
Robert Fox: John Hutton should undertake an urgent defence and security review

Robert Fox: As UK troops risk becoming sidelined in Afghanistan, John Hutton must push for an urgent defence and security review

Posted to guardian.co.uk (Weblog) by guardian.co.uk on 10-06-2008
Brown sets out plan for UK pull-out from Iraq

PM declares aim to hand Basra over to local military forces as early as next year

Posted to guardian.co.uk (Weblog) by guardian.co.uk on 07-19-2008
MoD faces legal action over abuse

Lawyers allege there are ten other Iraqi victims that suffered from beatings and assault

Posted to guardian.co.uk (Weblog) by guardian.co.uk on 07-13-2008
MoD pays £3m over abuse of Iraqis

Compensation for father of Baha Mousa, a hotel receptionist, who died in the custody of British troops

Posted to guardian.co.uk (Weblog) by guardian.co.uk on 07-10-2008
MoD agrees inquiry into Iraqi death

Pressure from courts will see independent public inquiry into death at British detention centre in Basra

Posted to guardian.co.uk (Weblog) by guardian.co.uk on 05-14-2008

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