Brian Wood - Author Of Double Crossed - Tells All
Fear - “For me, I used it to drag me out of the vehicle and start to conduct a full-frontal assault on that enemy stronghold.”
Fear - “For me, I used it to drag me out of the vehicle and start to conduct a full-frontal assault on that enemy stronghold.”
It comes after the Iraqi parliament passed a non-binding resolution to expel foreign troops.
American officials say they have intelligence proving the Iranian was planning "significant combat operations" against US personnel.
Iranian weapons damaged equipment and infrastructure at two military bases housing UK and US troops in Iraq.
The Minister for Defence People and Veterans Johnny Mercer said he "unreservedly" apologised.
The former Chief of the General Staff commanded the 1st (UK) Armoured Division when it was deployed to Basra, Iraq in 2003.
Al Asad air base and a base in Erbil in Iraq's Kurdish region were targeted by 15 Iranian missiles on Wednesday morning.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said a war in the Middle East would only benefit so-called Islamic State and other terrorist groups.
British personnel were at two bases in Iraq attacked by Iranian ballistic missiles, with the MOD saying there are no UK casualties.
Mark Esper insists Washington is looking for diplomatic options but says Iran must de-escalate.
Lieutenant General James Bashall was in charge of British forces in Basra for part of Operation Telic.
The Defence Secretary confirmed the UK's readiness in the region is "changing" and announced some British soldiers in Iraq have been moved.
The team will help the British military contingency plan for every eventuality, including for if personnel need to evacuate the country.
A total of 35 German soldiers have been removed from Iraq.
Senior US defence officials have dismissed a draft letter appearing to suggest troop removal was underway.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the US briefed the alliance on the air strike which killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.