War on Terror
(February 12, 2010)
The Ministry of Defence has named the soldier from 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards, who was killed in Afghanistan yesterday as Lance Corporal Darren Hicks. The 29-year-old is a father-of-two, from Mousehole in Cornwall. His wife Katie paid tribute,
(February 8, 2010)
The MOD is reporting the sad news of the deaths of two soldiers from The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (1 SCOTS), part of the 3 RIFLES Battle Group, in an explosion near
(February 8, 2010)
The British government has warned the country to brace for more casualties, ahead of a major offensive against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan. Thousands of troops from Britain, the United States and Afghanistan are preparing to launch ‘Operation
(February 4, 2010)
A suicide bomber blew himself up in Kandahar city, capital of Taliban birthplace Kandahar province, Thursday night, killing four including himself and injuring 13 others, a police officer at the site said. “A suicide attacker attempted to
(February 3, 2010)
Britain’s Heathrow and Manchester airports started conducting full body scans of travellers on Monday and those who refuse the security procedure will not be allowed to board their flight. Children are also scanned, though officers operating the
(February 1, 2010)
The Ministry of Defence confirmed that two British soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (3 YORKS), were killed in Helmand province earlier today, Monday 1 February 2010. The soldiers, who were serving as part of the 1
(January 31, 2010)
Counter-terrorism police say their discovery of a film of children being encouraged to hold guns is evidence of attempts to radicalise youngsters. The Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) in North West England revealed they found the film during a
(January 30, 2010)
Two US soldiers who died in eastern Afghanistan on Friday were shot dead by an Afghan interpreter, it has emerged. A Nato official said the translator gunned down the US soldiers before other soldiers shot him dead at
(January 23, 2010)
The British government has raised the threat-level of a terrorist strike to ’severe’ over fears that the Al Qaida is planning a wave of attacks after a failed bombing attempt on a transatlantic flight. The decision Friday followed
(January 18, 2010)
It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Corporal Lee Brownson and Rifleman Luke Farmer from 3rd Battalion, the Rifles were killed in Afghanistan on 15 January 2010. The soldiers were killed as a
(January 16, 2010)
Two British soldiers have been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said. The soldiers, from 3rd Battalion The Rifles, died in the blast near Sangin in Helmand Province on Friday. Their families
(January 12, 2010)
The British government banned an Islamist group notorious for glorifying al-Qaida and tied to terror plots at home and abroad, but its Lebanon-based spiritual leader promised to reorganize under a different name. The group, Islam4UK, will be banned
(January 10, 2010)
In a Southern Afghanistan explosion, 39-year-old Rupert Hamer the defence correspondent with the Sunday Mirror has been reportedly killed. The explosion that resulted of a crude bomb at Nawa, also killed a marine of the U.S. and a
(January 5, 2010)
A radical Islamic group planning a protest march through the streets of a town that has achieved iconic status in Britain for honoring the passing hearses of British soldiers killed in Afghanistan ran into a stiff rebuff from
(January 5, 2010)
It is with great regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Private Robert Hayes of 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment who was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday 3 January 2010. Private Robert Hayes
(January 2, 2010)
It is with great regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Sapper David Watson from 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) on Thursday 31 December 2009. Sapper David Watson, born on 28 October 1986
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