7 Jul 07 | It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the deaths of Lance Corporal Ryan Francis 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh and Corporal Christopher Read, of 158 Provost Company, 3rd Regiment Royal Military Police, as a result of injuries that he sustained during a large scale operation in the early hours of the morning. |
6 Jul 07 | It is with deep sorrow that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Rifleman Edward Vakabua, aged 23, from 4th Battalion The Rifles at the Basra Palace base in Basra City, southern Iraq. |
4 Jul 07 | Doctor Peter Carter, the General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, has been praising the quality of nursing care given to injured Service personnel during a recent visit to Iraq.
Military artists who captured by hand images of conflict as well as scenes showing the communities they are protecting in Afghanistan and Iraq, gathered at the launch of a major exhibition of their work in Central London this week. |
28 Jun 07 | It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence have confirmed the deaths of Corporal Paul Joszko, 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh (The Royal Regiment of Wales), aged 28 from Mountain Ash, Wales, together with Privates Scott Kennedy, aged 20 from Oakley, Dunfermline and James (Jamie) Kerr, aged 20 from Cowdenbeath of The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland in a roadside bomb attack in Basra, southern Iraq. |
25 Jun 07 | A sailor who rescued three people from a burning oil platform off the coast of southern Iraq has received an award from the Commander-in-Chief of the Fleet in recognition of his bravery. |
26 Jun 07 | Soldiers from 4th Battalion The Rifles recently deployed to Basra as part of 1 Mechanised Brigade. The soldiers are already finding life in southern Iraq challenging but also rewarding. |
25 Jun 07 | A series of pictures taken by an Army photographer while he was deployed with British troops in southern Iraq have been given pride of place with their very own exhibition at the National Army Museum in London. |
22 Jun 07 | It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Corporal John Rigby from 4th Battalion The Rifles in Basra, southern Iraq. |
21 Jun 07 | A group of soldiers who have recently completed a six month tour of duty in Iraq have given the thumbs up to the Army's newest protected patrol vehicle, the Mastiff.
Specially made air-conditioned kennels are being used to help Britain's military dogs cope with the blistering summer heat of the Afghan desert. Report by Jason Impey. |
20 Jun 07 | It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Major Paul Harding from 4th Battalion The Rifles in Basra City on Wednesday 20 June 2007.
An Army couple who first met at salsa dancing classes held at a British Army base in southern Iraq are to marry in Wigan this weekend. |
16 Jun 07 | It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Lance Corporal James Cartwright of Badger Squadron, 2nd Royal Tank Regiment, following a vehicle accident in Southern Iraq at around 0100hrs in the morning. |
7 Jun 07 | It is with much sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Corporal Rodney Wilson from 4th Battalion The Rifles, in southern Iraq. |