As Britain has pulled hundreds of troops out of Iraq, doctors are treating not only their physical wounds, but also the mental ones.
More than four years of conflict in Iraq, and six years of fighting in Afghanistan, have taken a toll on the armed forces, both in terms of the number killed as well as [...]

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British forces have withdrawn from a base in Basra they shared with Iraqi police – the first step in a plan to move out all troops based in the city.
Another 500 troops will now pull back from Saddam Hussein’s former palace, their only remaining base in the city.
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Two British soldiers were killed by a bomb blast in Iraq on Thursday, the Ministry of Defence said.
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Five Britons are reported to have been kidnapped from the Iraqi finance ministry in Baghdad.
They included four bodyguards and a finance expert.
Earlier reports said the expert was German.
Witnesses and sources told the BBC that the kidnappers wore police uniforms and arrived in up to 40 police vehicles.
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Iran’s efforts to produce highly enriched uranium, the material used to make nuclear bombs, are in chaos and the country is still years from mastering the required technology.
Iran’s uranium enrichment programme has been plagued by constant technical problems, lack of access to outside technology and knowhow, and a failure to master the complex production-engineering processes [...]

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A BRITISH soldier died after sustaining “very serious injuries” in an attack while on patrol in southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence said today.
The soldier was serving with 2nd Battalion The Rifles – formerly 1st Battalion Royal Green Jackets – when he came under fire in the Al Maqil district of Basra yesterday morning. [...]

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Set against the 3,000 plus American dead in Iraq, reported British casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan appear remarkably ‘light’ – to all except the families and comrades of the fallen.
But anyone tempted to think that we can afford to carry on with Blair’s pathetic no-win, do-it-on-the-cheap, ‘wars’ must consider three rarely understood points:
1) Given that [...]

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A new study published by The Lancet estimates that 655,000 Iraqis, the vast majority of them innocent civilians, have been killed as a result of the bombing and occupation of Iraq. Was this a human price worth paying for the supposed liberation of an oppressed people? How does freedom in Iraq under Bush’s mandate [...]

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A roadside bomb has killed two British soldiers in southern Iraq.
The Ministry of Defence said two members of the Queen’s Dragoon Guards were killed in Basra at 1830 BST on Sunday, and two others were injured.
The attack comes a day after British forces seized what they described as their largest cache of weapons yet. [...]

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[America and UK have always said they would bring the West to Iraq. Bribes and election fraud are rife in Iraq. Media control (by a few multi millionnaires) over the masses is the main focus of any Western democracy-ed]
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The top U.S. military officer called Thursday for a formal Pentagon [...]

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One British and two Canadian peace activists held hostage in Iraq for almost four months have been freed in an operation by multinational forces.
Norman Kember, 74, of north-west London, James Loney, 41, and Harmeet Singh Sooden, 32, were three of four men seized in Baghdad in November.
Mr Kember is said to be in [...]

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[Surely this is illegal under islamic law (ringing porno lines)-ed]
It certainly was not part of Britain’s plans to win the hearts and minds of the people of Iraq. But the Foreign Office has been apparently paying for an adult sex chatline in a Baghdad street for 17 months without knowing it.
The Foreign Office has had [...]

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[What about all them Muslims who say God supports them?-ed]

Anti-war campaigners have criticised Tony Blair after he suggested his decision to go to war in Iraq would ultimately be judged by God.
The prime minister told ITV1’s Parkinson chat show: “If you believe in God (the judgement) is made by God.”
Reg Keys, whose [...]

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TWO Iraqi rioters filmed being beaten by British troops will be charged with attempted murder.
The men were among four taken captive after hurling home-made grenades at a British base in al-Amarah in 2004.
A Whitehall source said Iraqi police knew who they were. He added: “The police chief assured us they will be prosecuted.” [...]

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[What a load of rubbish. The chances of the Iraqi's managing to kidnap one of the 15 Jews of the British army would be like 10 million to one-ed]
LONDON – The British Army has allowed its Jewish soldiers involved in the war in Iraq to erase mention of their religion on their dog-tags, [...]

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[It is easy for some paper to publish this and scream 'abuse' without even being anywhere near a battle zone-ed]

The Ministry of Defence has launched an investigation into video images which appeared to show UK soldiers brutally beating a group of Iraqi teenagers.
The News of the World has published pictures from a video [...]

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A British soldier has died in a blast in southern Iraq – the 100th UK forces fatality since the 2003 invasion.
The soldier, from the 7th Armoured Brigade, was killed in Umm Qasr, the Ministry of Defence said.
It follows the death of L/Cpl Allan Douglas, 22, who was shot and killed in Maysan province [...]

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A British soldier has been killed in Iraq after coming under small arms fire, the Ministry of Defence said.
The incident happened in Maysan Province at 0840 GMT on Monday, the ministry said.
The soldier was from the 7th Armoured Brigade, serving with the 1st Battalion The Highlanders.
The death brings the number of British [...]

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A man has been jailed for six years for plotting to “hunt down” and kill a British soldier.
London’s Southwark Crown Court heard that British-born Abu Mansha had planned to kill or harm the soldier in revenge for his success in Iraq.
Cpl Mark Byles, 34, was awarded the Military Cross after leading an [...]

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[Iran is full of Shia's so it is understandable. Most of the insurgents are Sunni's and there is twice as many Shia's in Iraq than Sunni's, So it is logical that Shia insurgents' would be twice as deadly and UK troops will be in firing line no matter if UK is involved in [...]

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