 
    Iraq Veterans Share Wartime Letters Sent To Family 10 Years Ago
The veterans said the letters and notes kept them going through the war and ever since.
 
    The veterans said the letters and notes kept them going through the war and ever since.
 
    Former Royal Marine Maj Gen (Ret'd) Andy Salmon has been recalling his time protecting Kurdish refugees in Iraq during Operation Haven.
 
    Air Commodore Simon Strasdin, UK Air Component Commander to the Middle East, has spoken exclusively to Forces News about the operation.
 
    Brian Wood was one of those falsely accused of war crimes, following a specific engagement in 2004.
 
    Fawaz Gerges, Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics, has warned that IS "has not been defeated".
 
    A 10-day RAF mission was recently carried out against so-called Islamic State in northern Iraq, supported by Iraqi Security Forces.
 
    In 2006, the Duke of Edinburgh made a surprise visit to Basra to meet British Army troops deployed there.
 
    The Royal Air Force supported Iraqi Security Forces during an operation against Daesh targets in northern Iraq.
 
    The aircraft struck several cave systems occupied by so-called Islamic State terrorists, using Storm Shadow missiles for the first time.
 
    A small number of British personnel are based at Al Asad airbase and are understood to be safe and well following the incident.
 
    Mal Craghill and Martin Wintermeyer completed their final rides on the anniversary of the end of the war.
 
    Three decades ago, the then-Brigadier Patrick Cordingley commanded 7th Armoured Brigade during the First Gulf War.
 
    Thirty years after the conflict, Forces News spoke to Commander Nobby Hall, who served on RFA Argus.
 
    Lieutenant Colonel Tim Purbrick was a 27-year-old Captain in the 17th/21st Royal Lancers when he was deployed to the Gulf.
 
    "That's what happens when the Special Forces make mistakes, usually the cost of life is very high."
 
    The war was to be one of the first major tests for Sir John Major, who had only just become Prime Minister.