28 Dec 06 | It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence has confirmed the death of Sergeant Graham Hesketh, from 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. |
28 Dec 06 | Reports in the media quote Major General Richard Shirreff, the commander of British troops in southern Iraq, as saying during an interview with the BBC that UK armed forces personnel deserve wholehearted support from the nation. |
25 Dec 06 | British Forces in Basrah have carried out a major operation in Basrah to curtail the activities of a rogue police unit, known as the Serious Crimes Unit (SCU). |
20 Dec 06 | Defence Secretary Des Browne has welcomed the handover of An-Najaf province in Iraq. |
19 Dec 06 | The role of Civil- Military Co-ordination is playing a quiet, but key role in bringing about the success of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
17 Dec 06 | Prime Minister Tony Blair paid a flying visit to Basrah to meet and thank British troops stationed there. |
13 Dec 06 | Defence Secretary Des Browne has praised the families of RAF personnel serving in Afghanistan and Iraq during a visit to the home of the Chinook and the Joint Helicopter Force (JHF). |
11 Dec 06 | Defence Minister Derek Twigg has thanked servicemen and women from 20 Armoured Brigade in Sennelager, Germany, recently, for their excellent work on a recent tour in Iraq. |
8 Dec 06 | A thousand multinational soldiers launched a number of bold 'strike' operations across the north of Basrah city. |
29 Nov 06 | Soldiers from the Queen's Royal Lancers (QRL) Battlegroup have been patrolling the Iranian border after taking over as the resident Battlegroup in Maysaan province, southern Iraq. |
24 Nov 06 | It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Sergeant Jonathan Hollingsworth, from the Parachute Regiment. |
19 Nov 06 | A joint operation, led by the Iraqi Police Service (IPS) and supported and facilitated by British forces has uncovered a sizeable arms cache in countryside to the south of Basra. |