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UK names soldier killed in London 
| The soldier killed in an attack in London has been named as Drummer Lee Rigby of the 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers | |
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| Wed. |
London |
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'Barbaric' slaying may be terror attack
Map of Southeastern London England| They first hit the man, thought to be a British soldier, with a car in broad daylight. Then the two attackers hacked him to death and dumped his body | |
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| May. 10 |
Virginia |
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Prince Harry visits US war cemetery
Prince Harry has begun the second day of his US visit by laying a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, ...
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| Apr. 30 |
Helmand |
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Three UK soldiers die in Afghanistan
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| Apr.9 |
London |
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UK MPs call for Afghanistan peace deal
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| Apr.7 |
London |
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UK urges calm over N Korea crisis
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| Mar.6 |
London |
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UK to send armoured cars to Syria rebels
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| Jan.29 |
London |
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UK to send troops to back France Mali force
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| Jan.21 |
London |
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Prince Harry returns from Afghan mission Britain's Prince has acknowledged that he killed Taliban insurgents on his latest tour of duty as a crew member of an Apache attack helicopter
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| Jan.5 |
London |
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Nepalese colonel faces torture charges in UK court |
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| Dec.27 |
London |
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Falklands attack surprised Thatcher |
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| Nov.6 |
London |
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UK to talk to armed Syrian rebels |
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| Oct.14 |
London |
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5 Royal Marines charged with murder in Afghanistan death |
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| Sep.7 |
Kabul |
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Prince Harry deployed to Afghanistan
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| Jul.24 |
London |
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UK deploying 1,200 extra Olympics troops |
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| Jul.11 |
London |
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British military on Olympics standby |
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| Jun.5 |
London |
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Flypast ends Jubilee celebrations
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| Mar.13 |
Washington |
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Cameron in US. Public want Afghan 'endgame'
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| Feb.24 |
London |
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British Iran missile suspect extradited to US |
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| Feb.23 |
London |
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Leaders back Somali terror fight |
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France |
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France, Britain to Syria: Cease attacks
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| Nov.10 |
London |
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Prince William to be deployed to Falkland |
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| Sep.29 |
London |
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UK Navy making first 1,000 job cuts |
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| Sep.8 |
London |
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British army abuse of Iraqi 'appalling' |
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| Aug.26 |
Libya |
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UK jets target Gaddafi bastion
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| Jul.6 |
London |
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UK dead soldiers' families 'hacked'
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| Apr.19 |
Libya |
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Libya warns UK could worsen war |
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London |
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Britain sending military team to Libya
Britain is expanding its presence in Libya with military advisers and the Eur. Union is prepared to send troops for humanitarian assistance
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| Apr.8 |
England |
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One killed in UK submarine shooting |
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| Feb.27 |
Libya |
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Rescue missions sent to Libyan desert |
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| Dec.2 |
London |
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Leaks criticise UK in Afghanistan |
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| Nov.8 |
Iraq |
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Iraqis: British troops abused us |
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| Oct.22 |
Scotland |
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Grounded nuclear sub dragged free |
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| Oct.19 |
London |
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UK slashes armed forces by 10% |
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| Oct.11 |
London |
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US troops may have killed hostage
British aid worker Linda Norgrove may have been accidentally killed by US forces during a rescue mission in Afghanistan
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| Sep.19 |
Helmand |
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UK troops leave Helmand's Sangin
Control of the area was formally handed over from UK forces to the US Marine Corps at 0630 BST
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| Aug.28 |
London |
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Britain demands Israeli soldier's release |
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| Jul.6 |
Helmand |
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UK troops 'to move out of Sangin'
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| May.9 |
Moscow |
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U.S., UK troops march through Moscow |
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| Mar.25 |
Scotland |
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UK intercepts Russian bombers
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| Mar.6 |
Helmand |
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UK's Brown visits troops in Afghanistan |
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| Nov.30 |
Gulf |
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Iranian navy detains five Britons on yacht Five Britons have been detained by the navy while sailing a Volvo 60 yacht from Bahrain to Dubai for a race
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| Nov.16 |
London |
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Brown plans Afghan handover talks |
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| Nov.14 |
London |
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No public probe into Iraq 'abuse' |
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| Nov.13 |
London |
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MoD probes new Iraq abuse claims
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| Nov.8 |
London |
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UK honors fallen as Afghan toll rises |
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| Oct.14 |
London |
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UK sends 500 more to Afghanistan |
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| Sep.22 |
London |
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Brown move to cut UK nuclear subs |
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| Aug.15 |
Afghanistan |
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Death takes UK Afghan toll to 200 |
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| Aug.1 |
London |
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UK troops 'given too many tasks' |
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| Apr.30 |
Basra |
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UK combat operations end in Iraq
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| Apr.1 |
London |
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U.S., Russia announce nuke talks
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| Mar.7 |
Northern Ireland |
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Two die in Army attack
Map of Antrim United Kingdom Two military personnel have been shot dead during a gun attack at a base in County Antrim. 2 further military personnel and 2 civilians injured
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| Feb.16 |
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British, French nuclear submarines collide
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| Dec.17 |
Baghdad |
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UK troops to leave Iraq 'by July'
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| Nov.21 |
West Pakistan |
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UK militant 'killed in Pakistan' |
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| Nov.19 |
Congo |
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UK, France push more UN troops in Congo |
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| Nov.12 |
Yemen |
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British and Russia warships repel pirates |
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| Jul.7 |
Equatorial Guinea |
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British ex-soldier sentenced for plot |
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| Jun.8 |
Afghanistan |
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British toll in Afghanistan climbs to 100 |
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| Feb.29 |
Afghanistan |
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Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan
23-year-old Prince Harry is to be withdrawn from Afghanistan after news of his secret deployment leaked out
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| Feb.28 |
Afghanistan |
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Army considers Harry deployment |
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| Dec.16 |
Basra |
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British troops return Basra to Iraqis
Map of Basra Southern Iraq British troops handed over responsibility for security in the province of Basra, a major milestone in the scaling-back of the military presence
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| Dec.12 |
London |
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Afghan battle 'being won' - Brown |
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| Dec.10 |
Afghanistan |
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Brown hails Afghan battle success |
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| Sep.3 |
London |
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UK: Basra pullout was pre-planned |
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| Sep.2 |
Basra |
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British leave Basra base
Map of Basra Southern Iraq Five-hundred British troops began withdrawing from their base in the city, which has been hit daily by mortar attacks
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| Aug.24 |
Afghanistan |
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U.S. jet 'bombs British troops'
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| May.19 |
Southern Iraq |
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Blair's tribute to troops in Iraq |
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| May.16 |
London |
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Prince Harry will not go to Iraq
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| Apr.26 |
London |
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UK prince may be kept out of Iraq |
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| Apr.6 |
London |
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UK sailors 'were in Iraqi waters'
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| Apr.5 |
Iraq |
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6 U.S., 4 British troops killed in Iraq |
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| Apr.1 |
Iran |
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Iran airs British detainees video |
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| Mar.31 |
Iran |
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Navy captives 'face legal action' |
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| Mar.30 |
Iran |
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Video shows detainee 'apology' |
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| Mar.28 |
Iran |
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Iran offers UK access to sailors |
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Iran |
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British captives shown on Iranian TV
The female British sailor detained by Iran in the Persian Gulf said her crew 'trespassed' in Iranian waters
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| Mar.27 |
Iran |
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Iran: Inquiry first, access second |
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| Mar.23 |
Iran |
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Iran accuses Britain over sailors |
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Iran |
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Iran seizes 15 British sailors
Map of Persian Gulf Iran The naval patrol seized sailors who had boarded a vessel suspected of smuggling cars off the coast of Iraq
| The Royal Marines and naval officers were have been apprehended by up to 6 ships from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy. The British government demanded the safe return of its troops and summoned Tehran's ambassador to explain the incident. Iran had asked Britain's ambassador to explain why the personnel had crossed into Iranian territory
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| Mar.16 |
London |
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Friendly fire death ruled unlawful |
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| Feb.23 |
London |
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Prince Harry to be sent to Iraq |
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| Feb.6 |
London |
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U.S. 'friendly fire' video revealed |
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| Dec.24 |
Southern Iraq |
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UK troops storm Iraqi police HQ More than 1,000 troops demolished the Jamiat police station to rescue 178 prisoners
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| Dec.13 |
London |
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UK supports Darfur no-fly zone |
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| Nov.17 |
London |
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Blair accepts 'disaster' in Iraq |
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| Oct.12 |
London |
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General seeks UK Iraq withdrawal
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| Sep.2 |
Kandahar |
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14 Britons die in NATO crash
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| May.6 |
Southern Iraq |
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UK troops attacked after copter crash Crowds of Iraqis attacked troops with rocks and Molotov cocktail after a military helicopter crashed
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| Sep.26 |
Northern Ireland |
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IRA scraps 'all arms' - monitors The Irish Republican Army has given up its entire arsenal of weapons after 3 decades of armed struggle
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| Sep.19 |
Iraq |
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British troops freed in jailbreak A British armored vehicle and a tank crashed into a detention center and rescued 2 undercover troops held by police
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| Jul.28 |
Northern Ireland |
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IRA halts its armed campaign The leading Protestant unionist party has dismissed the move to resume disarmament as a 'hollow gesture'
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| Apr.28 |
England |
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Iraq war legal advice published |
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| Feb.23 |
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Two soldiers guilty of Iraq abuse
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| Jan.30 |
Iraq |
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UK troops killed in crash |
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| Oct.27 |
Southern Iraq |
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British troops move toward Baghdad |
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| May.7 |
Basra |
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UK troops clash with Basra gunmen |
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| Apr.6 |
England |
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Chemical 'bomb plot' in foiled |
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| Mar.20 |
Italy |
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Rallies mark Iraq war anniversary
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| Feb.4 |
London |
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Blair 'unaware' of WMD threat |
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| Jan.4 |
Basra |
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Blair visits Iraq, praises troops |
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| Aug.22 |
Basra |
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3 British soldiers killed in Basra |
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| Aug.21 |
England |
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UK backs US on Iraq command |
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| Jul.18 |
England |
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Missing Iraq 'mole': Body found UK official David Kelly denied being the 'mole' in the Iraq WMD dossier row
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| Jul.9 |
London |
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Iraq weapons 'unlikely to be found' |
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| Jun.24 |
Southern Iraq |
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6 British troops killed
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| Apr.7 |
Basra |
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British taking control of Basra British forces are setting up a base inside Iraq's second-largest city. 3 British soldiers were killed
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| Apr.6 |
Iraq |
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British found body of 'Chemical Ali'
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| Mar.22 |
Iraq |
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RAF aircraft 'hit by US missile' |
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| Mar.20 |
Kuwait |
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U.S. Marine Chopper Down, 12 killed |
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| Mar.18 |
London |
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Parliament backs Iraq war |
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| Feb.15 |
European Union |
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Millions in peace protests| In London police said the turnout was 750,000, the largest demonstration ever | |
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| Jan.20 |
England |
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UK to send 26,000 troops to Gulf |
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| Sep.24 |
London |
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Blair: Iraq weapons threat growing |
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| Oct.24 |
Northern Ireland |
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UK begins pullback |
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| Oct.23 |
Northern Ireland |
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IRA put weapons beyond use| For the first time IRA has ever disposed weaponry | |
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| Oct.2 |
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Blair issues Taliban ultimatum |
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| Aug.14 |
Northern Ireland |
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IRA retracts arms offer |
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| Mar.26 |
Scotland |
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U.S. jets missing |
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| 2013 |
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| Jan.21 |
London |
Prince Harry returns from Afghan mission Britain's Prince has acknowledged that he killed Taliban insurgents on his latest tour of duty as a crew member of an Apache attack helicopter
| 2012 |
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| Sep.7 |
Kabul |
Prince Harry deployed to Afghanistan
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| Jun.5 |
London |
Flypast ends Jubilee celebrations
| 2011 |
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| Nov.10 |
London |
Prince William to be deployed to Falkland |
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| Aug.26 |
Libya |
UK jets target Gaddafi bastion
| 2010 |
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| Mar.25 |
Scotland |
UK intercepts Russian bombers
| 2006 |
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| Sep.2 |
Kandahar |
14 Britons die in NATO crash
| 2005 |
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| Jan.30 |
Iraq |
UK troops killed in crash |
| 2003 |
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| Mar.22 |
Iraq |
RAF aircraft 'hit by US missile' |
| 2001 |
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| Mar.26 |
Scotland |
U.S. jets missing |
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| 2011 |
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| Feb.27 |
Libya |
Rescue missions sent to Libyan desert |
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| 2013 |
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| Yesterday |
London |
UK names soldier killed in London 
| The soldier killed in an attack in London has been named as Drummer Lee Rigby of the 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers | |
|
| Wed. |
London |
'Barbaric' slaying may be terror attack
Map of Southeastern London England| They first hit the man, thought to be a British soldier, with a car in broad daylight. Then the two attackers hacked him to death and dumped his body | |
|
| Apr. 30 |
Helmand |
Three UK soldiers die in Afghanistan
| 2011 |
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| Jul.6 |
London |
UK dead soldiers' families 'hacked'
| 2009 |
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| Nov.8 |
London |
UK honors fallen as Afghan toll rises |
|
| Aug.15 |
Afghanistan |
Death takes UK Afghan toll to 200 |
| 2008 |
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| Jun.8 |
Afghanistan |
British toll in Afghanistan climbs to 100 |
| 2007 |
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| Aug.24 |
Afghanistan |
U.S. jet 'bombs British troops'
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| Apr.5 |
Iraq |
6 U.S., 4 British troops killed in Iraq |
| 2003 |
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| Jun.24 |
Southern Iraq |
6 British troops killed
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| 2013 |
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| Jan.29 |
London |
UK to send troops to back France Mali force
| 2011 |
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| Apr.19 |
Libya |
Libya warns UK could worsen war |
|
| Apr.19 |
London |
Britain sending military team to Libya
Britain is expanding its presence in Libya with military advisers and the Eur. Union is prepared to send troops for humanitarian assistance
| 2010 |
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| Dec.2 |
London |
Leaks criticise UK in Afghanistan |
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| Oct.19 |
London |
UK slashes armed forces by 10% |
|
| Sep.19 |
Helmand |
UK troops leave Helmand's Sangin
Control of the area was formally handed over from UK forces to the US Marine Corps at 0630 BST
|
| Jul.6 |
Helmand |
UK troops 'to move out of Sangin'
|
| Mar.6 |
Helmand |
UK's Brown visits troops in Afghanistan |
| 2009 |
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| Nov.16 |
London |
Brown plans Afghan handover talks |
|
| Oct.14 |
London |
UK sends 500 more to Afghanistan |
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| Aug.1 |
London |
UK troops 'given too many tasks' |
| 2008 |
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| Dec.17 |
Baghdad |
UK troops to leave Iraq 'by July'
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| Nov.19 |
Congo |
UK, France push more UN troops in Congo |
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| Feb.28 |
Afghanistan |
Army considers Harry deployment |
| 2007 |
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| Dec.12 |
London |
Afghan battle 'being won' - Brown |
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| Dec.10 |
Afghanistan |
Brown hails Afghan battle success |
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| Sep.3 |
London |
UK: Basra pullout was pre-planned |
|
| Sep.2 |
Basra |
British leave Basra base
Map of Basra Southern Iraq Five-hundred British troops began withdrawing from their base in the city, which has been hit daily by mortar attacks
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| May.19 |
Southern Iraq |
Blair's tribute to troops in Iraq |
|
| May.16 |
London |
Prince Harry will not go to Iraq
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| Apr.26 |
London |
UK prince may be kept out of Iraq |
| 2006 |
|
| Nov.17 |
London |
Blair accepts 'disaster' in Iraq |
|
| Oct.12 |
London |
General seeks UK Iraq withdrawal
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| 2013 |
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| Mar.6 |
London |
UK to send armoured cars to Syria rebels
| 2012 |
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| Feb.24 |
London |
British Iran missile suspect extradited to US |
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| 2012 |
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| Nov.6 |
London |
UK to talk to armed Syrian rebels |
| 2009 |
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| Mar.7 |
Northern Ireland |
Two die in Army attack
Map of Antrim United Kingdom Two military personnel have been shot dead during a gun attack at a base in County Antrim. 2 further military personnel and 2 civilians injured
| 2006 |
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| May.6 |
Southern Iraq |
UK troops attacked after copter crash Crowds of Iraqis attacked troops with rocks and Molotov cocktail after a military helicopter crashed
| 2004 |
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| May.7 |
Basra |
UK troops clash with Basra gunmen |
| 2003 |
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| Aug.22 |
Basra |
3 British soldiers killed in Basra |
| 2001 |
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| Oct.23 |
Northern Ireland |
IRA put weapons beyond use| For the first time IRA has ever disposed weaponry | |
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| 2013 |
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| Jan.5 |
London |
Nepalese colonel faces torture charges in UK court |
| 2012 |
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| Oct.14 |
London |
5 Royal Marines charged with murder in Afghanistan death |
| 2011 |
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| Sep.8 |
London |
British army abuse of Iraqi 'appalling' |
| 2010 |
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| Nov.8 |
Iraq |
Iraqis: British troops abused us |
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| Aug.28 |
London |
Britain demands Israeli soldier's release |
| 2009 |
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| Nov.14 |
London |
No public probe into Iraq 'abuse' |
|
| Nov.13 |
London |
MoD probes new Iraq abuse claims
| 2007 |
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| Mar.30 |
Iran |
Video shows detainee 'apology' |
| 2005 |
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| Feb.23 |
|
Two soldiers guilty of Iraq abuse
|
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| 2012 |
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| Jul.24 |
London |
UK deploying 1,200 extra Olympics troops |
| 2004 |
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| Jan.4 |
Basra |
Blair visits Iraq, praises troops |
| 2003 |
|
| Aug.21 |
England |
UK backs US on Iraq command |
|
| Apr.7 |
Basra |
British taking control of Basra British forces are setting up a base inside Iraq's second-largest city. 3 British soldiers were killed
|
| Mar.18 |
London |
Parliament backs Iraq war |
|
| Jan.20 |
England |
UK to send 26,000 troops to Gulf |
| 2001 |
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| Oct.24 |
Northern Ireland |
UK begins pullback |
|
| Oct.2 |
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Blair issues Taliban ultimatum |
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| 2013 |
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| Apr.9 |
London |
UK MPs call for Afghanistan peace deal
|
| Apr.7 |
London |
UK urges calm over N Korea crisis
| 2012 |
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| Mar.13 |
Washington |
Cameron in US. Public want Afghan 'endgame'
|
| Feb.23 |
London |
Leaders back Somali terror fight |
|
| Feb.23 |
France |
France, Britain to Syria: Cease attacks
| 2009 |
|
| Apr.30 |
Basra |
UK combat operations end in Iraq
|
| Apr.1 |
London |
U.S., Russia announce nuke talks
| 2007 |
|
| Dec.16 |
Basra |
British troops return Basra to Iraqis
Map of Basra Southern Iraq British troops handed over responsibility for security in the province of Basra, a major milestone in the scaling-back of the military presence
| 2006 |
|
| Dec.13 |
London |
UK supports Darfur no-fly zone |
| 2005 |
|
| Sep.26 |
Northern Ireland |
IRA scraps 'all arms' - monitors The Irish Republican Army has given up its entire arsenal of weapons after 3 decades of armed struggle
|
| Jul.28 |
Northern Ireland |
IRA halts its armed campaign The leading Protestant unionist party has dismissed the move to resume disarmament as a 'hollow gesture'
| 2004 |
|
| Mar.20 |
Italy |
Rallies mark Iraq war anniversary
| 2003 |
|
| Feb.15 |
European Union |
Millions in peace protests| In London police said the turnout was 750,000, the largest demonstration ever | |
| 2001 |
|
| Aug.14 |
Northern Ireland |
IRA retracts arms offer |
|
|
| 2011 |
|
| Sep.29 |
London |
UK Navy making first 1,000 job cuts |
|
| Apr.8 |
England |
One killed in UK submarine shooting |
| 2010 |
|
| Oct.22 |
Scotland |
Grounded nuclear sub dragged free |
| 2009 |
|
| Nov.30 |
Gulf |
Iranian navy detains five Britons on yacht Five Britons have been detained by the navy while sailing a Volvo 60 yacht from Bahrain to Dubai for a race
|
| Sep.22 |
London |
Brown move to cut UK nuclear subs |
|
| Feb.16 |
|
British, French nuclear submarines collide
| 2008 |
|
| Nov.12 |
Yemen |
British and Russia warships repel pirates |
| 2007 |
|
| Apr.6 |
London |
UK sailors 'were in Iraqi waters'
|
| Mar.31 |
Iran |
Navy captives 'face legal action' |
|
| Mar.28 |
Iran |
Iran offers UK access to sailors |
|
| Mar.23 |
Iran |
Iran accuses Britain over sailors |
|
| Mar.23 |
Iran |
Iran seizes 15 British sailors
Map of Persian Gulf Iran The naval patrol seized sailors who had boarded a vessel suspected of smuggling cars off the coast of Iraq
| The Royal Marines and naval officers were have been apprehended by up to 6 ships from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy. The British government demanded the safe return of its troops and summoned Tehran's ambassador to explain the incident. Iran had asked Britain's ambassador to explain why the personnel had crossed into Iranian territory
|
| |
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| 2008 |
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| Jul.7 |
Equatorial Guinea |
British ex-soldier sentenced for plot |
|
|
| 2003 |
|
| Mar.20 |
Kuwait |
U.S. Marine Chopper Down, 12 killed |
|
|
| 2010 |
|
| Oct.11 |
London |
US troops may have killed hostage
British aid worker Linda Norgrove may have been accidentally killed by US forces during a rescue mission in Afghanistan
| 2007 |
|
| Mar.16 |
London |
Friendly fire death ruled unlawful |
|
| Feb.6 |
London |
U.S. 'friendly fire' video revealed |
|
|
| 2010 |
|
| May.9 |
Moscow |
U.S., UK troops march through Moscow |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Apr.6 |
England |
Chemical 'bomb plot' in foiled |
|
| Feb.4 |
London |
Blair 'unaware' of WMD threat |
| 2003 |
|
| Jul.18 |
England |
Missing Iraq 'mole': Body found UK official David Kelly denied being the 'mole' in the Iraq WMD dossier row
|
| Jul.9 |
London |
Iraq weapons 'unlikely to be found' |
| 2002 |
|
| Sep.24 |
London |
Blair: Iraq weapons threat growing |