| 5 Jun 07 | The new UK Brigade Commander in southern Iraq, Brigadier James Bashall, delivered a powerful message to the Iraqi people aimed at reassuring them that he has their best interests at heart. |
| 4 Jun 07 | Six hundred soldiers from the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment have returned home from a tough and challenging operational tour of duty in Iraq. |
| 1 Jun 07 | At the end of a challenging tour of duty in southern Iraq, the personnel of 19 Light Brigade have received high praise from their Commander, Brigadier Tim Evans MBE.
Soldiers from 4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment have been helping to test a new translation device which could help British soldiers deployed on operations to communicate with local people, potentially saving lives in the process. |
| 21 May 07 | Soldiers from the 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (1 RHA) struck a major blow against rogue militias during one of their first patrols since arriving in southern Iraq. |
| 21 May 07 | It is with deep sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Corporal Jeremy Brookes from 4th Battalion The Rifles has died as a result of wounds sustained in Basra City. |
| 18 May 07 | Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, has been meeting UK military personnel during a short visit to Basra, southern Iraq this week. |
| 17 May 07 | In an upbeat assessment General Ali Hamadi, Head of the Basrah Emergency Security Committee, has voiced his growing confidence in the Province's security situation and the capability of the Iraqi Security Forces as they assume greater security responsibility and moves towards Provincial Iraqi Control.
An RAF Tornado GR4 crew have saved the life of an Iraqi Police Commander by "scaring the all living grace of god" out of rogue militias who had ambushed him. |
| 16 May 07 | Chief of the General Staff General Sir Richard Dannatt has decided that HRH Prince Harry should not currently deploy to Iraq, on the basis of his constant review of the specific risks. |
| 12 May 07 | British troops in southern Iraq have scored a double success during a series of weekend raids in and around Basra which brought the discovery of a significant number of weapons and bomb-making equipment. |
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