US Drawdown: Troop Numbers Reduced To 2,500 In Both Afghanistan And Iraq
The withdrawal in Afghanistan brings the number of US troops in the country to its lowest levels since 2001.
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News How The First Gulf War Is Remembered At The National Memorial Arboretum
No memorial had existed to commemorate the 47 personnel who died in the 1991 conflict, prior to 2016.
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Iran Thousands March In Baghdad To Mark Anniversary Of Soleimani Death
Iran retaliated in the aftermath of General Qassem Soleimani's death, and there are fears the anniversary could provoke further tension.
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Iraq Probe Into British Soldiers Iraqi Prisoners Abuse Claims Closed By ICC
The International Criminal Court will not open a full-scale investigation because UK authorities have investigated the allegations.
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Afghanistan Afghanistan: UK Could Reduce Troop Numbers 'At Some Stage'
Ben Wallace said the amount of British personnel in Afghanistan may be reduced if the United States goes ahead with its own drawdown.
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USA US To Cut Troop Levels In Iraq And Afghanistan
The move means there will be 2,500 troops in each country, although the US has said the move is not irreversible.
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Iraq RAF Reaper Strikes IS After Militants Attack Iraqi Forces
The strike was launched in support of Iraqi troops on the ground, after they were attacked by members of so-called Islamic State.
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News MOD Confirms August Strikes On Daesh
Two RAF Reaper Attacks came within the space of one week in Iraq last month.
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Iraq US To Withdraw Thousands Of Troops From Iraq
President Donald Trump previously promised to remove the United States from "endless wars".
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News Traumatic Brain Injuries: Questions Over Care For British Personnel
A neuroscientist has told Forces News that British personnel with traumatic brain injuries are being "managed" differently to US patients.
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Islamic State Defence Secretary: IS Remains 'Most Significant Terrorist Threat' To UK
Ben Wallace said the "hard fight" against so-called Islamic State is "by no means done".
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Iraq RAF Carries Out Further Air Strikes Against IS
The Royal Air Force carried out attacks at the end of May and throughout June in the north of Iraq.
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Army Captain Dean Sprouting: Widow To Take Legal Action Against US
Linda Sprouting is calling for an independent, UK-led investigation after the death of her husband in Iraq in 2018.
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Iraq Coalition Air Strikes Target IS Iraq Hideouts
Three camps used by so-called Islamic State were destroyed, according to Operation Inherent Resolve officials.
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Iraq More Than 1,000 War Crime Accusations Against British Troops In Iraq Dismissed
The head of the Service Prosecuting Authority said only one case is yet to be resolved.
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Iraq RAF Launches Multiple Air Strikes Against IS This Month
The attacks were conducted over northern Iraq and were all successful in hitting their targets, according to the Ministry of Defence.