UK Team Completes First Phase Training Of Lebanese Troops
The British soldiers from 16 Air Assault Brigade have trained 48 officers and soldiers from four land border regiments.
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Middle East US and Iranian ships involved in 'unsafe' encounter
US Navy footage shows what it said was a ship cutting in front of the USCGC Monomoy, causing the American vessel to stop quickly.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan War: Timeline Of UK Forces In The Country
British forces have been in Afghanistan since 2001 and ended combat operations more than six years ago.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: Australia To Follow US And NATO In Withdrawing Troops
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the move "represents a significant milestone in Australia’s military history".
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Navy Gulf: £100,000 Of Damage After Navy Ships Collision
The Ministry of Defence has said the incident, which involved HMS Chiddingfold and HMS Penzance, is "under investigation".
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Syria COMMENT: Blowing Up Schools And Hospitals Is The 'New Normal' In International Relations
The decline of UK foreign policy and the destruction of a future generation in Syria and the Middle East and North Africa.
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News RAF Leeming To Host New UK-Qatar Hawk Training Squadron
The arrival of the new joint squadron means the North Yorkshire base will receive a Hawk jet training simulator.
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Navy Royal Navy Warships Hone Gulf Security Skills Off Oman
Three British ships took part in the exercise, which also included personnel from the US, Oman and France.
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Afghanistan New Study Examines Mental Health Impact Of Afghanistan Injuries
The work has been carried out by the King's Centre for Military Health Research.
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Syria Syria: 90% Of Children Need Urgent Help, UNICEF Says
It represents an increase of 20% in the last year, according to the charity.
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Syria Syria: Research Shows Human Cost After Decade Of Conflict
Almost half of the young people interviewed have lost a close relative or friend in the conflict.
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Politics Former International Development Secretary: Yemen Aid Cuts Are A 'Terrible Mistake'
Andrew Mitchell, who served as International Development Secretary in 2010-12, spoke to BFBS Sitrep.
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Middle East British Personnel In UAE Remember WW2 RAF Airman
Sergeant William Donnelly is the only British serviceman to die during World War Two that is buried in the UAE.
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Gulf War 'I wouldn't wish it on anybody': Former RAF pilot recalls time as Gulf War prisoner
"If I close my eyes I can still smell what it was like being a prisoner of war. It never leaves you."
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History Gulf War: Everything You Need To Know About The Conflict 30 Years On
The British operation name given was 'Operation GRANBY' – which took its name from John Manners, Marquess of Granby.
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USA US Air Strike Targets Iranian-Backed Militia In Syria
The strike was the first military action undertaken by President Joe Biden's administration.