| 4 Apr 07 | UK troops working with Multi-National Forces in southern Iraq have been helping with a project that has seen 200 wheelchairs donated to needy families in Basra. |
| 2 Apr 07 | It is with deep sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Rifleman Aaron Lincoln, of the 2nd Battalion, The Rifles in Basra City, Iraq. |
| 1 Apr 07 | It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Kingsman Danny John Wilson, of the 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, in Iraq. |
| 29 Mar 07 | Troops from 1st Battalion The Staffordshire Regiment have been taking time out of their busy schedules to raise money for charity by putting themselves through a series of gruelling physical tests. |
| 28 Mar 07 | The Ministry of Defence has presented evidence which shows that the fifteen personnel detained by Iranian authorities on Friday 23 March 2007 were operating in Iraqi waters when they were seized. |
| 26 Mar 07 | Thousands of Iraqi's in Basra will soon be getting access to water at the turn of the tap for the first time in 25 years, thanks in part to a Territorial Army soldier. |
| 25 Mar 07 | Prime Minister Tony Blair has expressed very serious concerns over the detention of fifteen Royal Navy personnel by Iranian Authorities in a statement. |
| 23 Mar 07 | 15 British naval personnel were seized by Iranian naval vessels at approximately 1030 Iraqi time. The British Personnel, eight personnel from the Royal Navy, and seven from the Royal Marines, were engaged in routine boarding operations of merchant shipping in Iraqi territorial waters in support of UNSCR 1723 and the government of Iraq.
British and Danish troops successfully detained a number of suspected rogue militants in Al Qurnah, 70 km north of Basra, Iraq. |
| 22 Mar 07 | Soldiers from 1 Mechanised Brigade have just finished several weeks of intensive training on Salisbury Plain in preparation for their deployment to Iraq in May 2007. |
| 21 Mar 07 | The Chancellor £400m for the Treasury's Special Reserve in 2007-08 as an allowance against continuing international commitments in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere
Private Michelle Norris has become the first ever woman to be presented with a Military Cross, one of the highest awards for exemplary gallantry against the enemy on land. |
| 20 Mar 07 | The first coalition forces base, the Old State Building in Basra City, was handed over to the Iraqi Army. |
| 18 Mar 07 | A substantial cache of bomb-making equipment and other weapons has been seized by British troops during a daring raid in Basra City, Iraq. |
| 17 Mar 07 | The only break the Irish Guards took from training for their upcoming deployment to Iraq was to celebrate St Patrick's Day with a few pints of Guinness and a visit from the Princess Royal. Otherwise, the training goes on. Report by Danny Chapman. |
| 16 Mar 07 | A verdict of unlawful killing has been delivered by the Coroner in the inquest into the death of Lance Corporal of Horse Matty Hull.
The Irish Guards are deploying to Iraq in May 2007 with all the personal kit they need and double the firepower they had there in 2003. Report by Danny Chapman. |
| 13 Mar 07 | It's hot in the Middle East, so hot it seems that some brave UK military men and women have bared all to make a calendar and raise money for Comic Relief. |
| 12 Mar 07 | The Iraqi Army has begun moving into their new barracks at the Shatt-Al-Arab Hotel, currently home to the 1st Battalion the Staffordshire Regiment.
HMS Cornwall has taken up station to defend Iraq's oil industry in the North Arabian Gulf, forming part of the Royal Navy's on-going commitment to the area. |
| 8 Mar 07 | In a visit to the UK forces in Basra, Defence Minister Lord Drayson was shown the MASTIFF, the newest armoured vehicle to have been delivered to the front line. |
| 7 Mar 07 | Her Majesty the Queen presented Mrs Lorena Budd, the widow of Corporal Bryan Budd of the 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA), with the Victoria Cross, he had been posthumously awarded at Buckingham Palace |
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