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Conference will discuss Afghanistan...five Afghan provinces should be handed over to local control by the end of next year, as part of a process which could eventually lead to British troops being brought home, Gordon Brown has said. Mr Brown announced an international... In this article: Hamid Karzai, British troops, Afghanistan, London Conference, Ban Ki-moon, London, UK, Taliban insurgents, and David Miliband |
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Guardian | 3 days ago
British troops face second inquiry into Iraqi murder claims
...two children. Photograph: Reuters A second public inquiry into allegations that Iraqis were ill-treated and unlawfully killed by British troops is to be set up under a former high court judge, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced...
In this article: Allegation, British troops, Detainee, Royal Regiment, and Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | 4 days ago
British troops in Iraq had to let attackers go free
...just ambushed them "walk away" under "constraining" and "frustrating" rules of engagement, papers leaked to The Daily Telegraph show. British soldiers take up positions as they guard outside the presidential palace during a handover ceremony...
In this article: British troops, Iraq, The Daily Telegraph, Royal Regiment, Reuters, and Muqtada al-Sadr
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Daily Mail | 5 days ago
Just five bullets for each soldier: Iraq inquiry leak reveals how British troops went in woefully unprepared
...of Sir John Chilcot's inquiry into the Iraq war, which begins on Tuesday. Shortage: Leaked Iraq inquiry documents revealed British soldiers had just five rounds of ammunition and insufficient body armour (file picture) The reports...
In this article: Tony Blair, Iraq, Iraq War, Britain, British troops, Ptarmigan, and Waste
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Independent.co.uk - UK | 7 days ago
British troops 'could withdraw from Germany' under Tories
...new Nato member states from eastern and central Europe, particularly Poland, to take over Britain's commitments in Germany and free British troops to be deployed elsewhere. A final decision will depend on negotiations with Nato allies,...
In this article: NATO, Liam Fox, British troops, Tories, Germany, Britain, Afghanistan, Europe, and 1st Armoured Division
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British troops could be withdrawn from Germany, says Tory MP Liam Fox
...AM on 21st November 2009 Tory defence spokesman Liam Fox says it's 'no longer necessary' for our troops to stay in Germany British troops could be withdrawn from Germany for good if the Tories win the next general election. Conservative...
In this article: British troops, NATO, Germany, Europe, Tories, Daily Telegraph, and Britain
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British soldier dies in Helmand gun battle
A British soldier was killed in Helmand yesterday, the Ministry of Defence said. The soldier, from The Royal Military Police, was shot during a gun battle in the Babaji area of Helmand Province. Spokesman for Task Force Helmand,...
In this article: British soldier, Royal Military Police, David Cameron, and Afghanistan
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British soldier killed in Afghanistan
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 18 November 2009 22.57 GMT A British soldier was killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said. The soldier, from The Royal Military Police, was shot dead during a gun battle in the Babaji area of Helmand...
In this article: Afghanistan, British soldier, Royal Military Police, Taliban, NATO, House of Commons, and David Cameron
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British soldier shot dead in Afghanistan
A British soldier from The Royal Military Police has been killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said. Published: 8:03PM GMT 18 Nov 2009 The soldier was shot dead during a gun battle in the Babaji area of Helmand Province this...
In this article: British soldier, Royal Military Police, and Afghanistan
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British soldier dies in Afghanistan
...near Sangin. Lieutenant Colonel David Wakefield, spokesman for Task Force Helmand, said: "It is my sad duty to inform you that this morning a British soldier from the 3 RIFLES Battle Group was shot and killed while on patrol in Helmand...
In this article: British soldier, Afghanistan, and Sangin
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Afghanistan: British troops in Helmand kill 80 Taliban in 10 days of fighting
...The Sunday Telegraph can disclose. By Sean Rayment, Defence Correspondent in Nad e'Ali, Helmand Published: 6:20PM GMT 14 Nov 2009 British troops in Helmand have killed up to 80 insurgents in 10 days of bloody fighting Photo: HEATHCLIFF...
In this article: Taliban, Grenadier Guards, Waste, The Sunday Telegraph, and Afghan National Army
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The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England and Scotland and was administered by the War Office from London. Since 1963, it has been managed by the Ministry of Defence.
The British Army consists of 109,740 regular soldiers (with 98,560 trained), plus 3,640 Gurkhas and 34,000 Territorial Army soldiers, giving it a total of around 147,000 soldiers in October 2008. The full-time element of the British Army has also been referred to as the Regular Army since the creation of the reservist Territorial Army in 1908. The British Army is deployed in many of the world's war zones as part of both Expeditionary Forces and in United Nations Peacekeeping forces. The British Army is currently deployed in Kosovo, Cyprus, Germany, Iraq, Afghanistan and many other places.
In contrast to the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Air Force, the British Army does not include "Royal" in its title. Primarily this is because historically the British Army is the Army of Parliament and not the Crown. This position was confirmed by the Bill of Rights 1689 requiring Parliamentary Authority to maintain a standing army in peacetime. Nevertheless, many of its constituent Regiments and Corps are styled Royal and have members of the Royal Family occupying senior positions within some regiments.
- Name:
- British Army
- Part of:
- Ministry of Defence
- Commander:
- Gen. Sir Richard Dannatt GCB CBE MC
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