British Soldier

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  "Dropped Afghan Prisoners From Forklift For Fun": British Soldiers Accused Of Abuse In Explosive Inquiry

  The allegations came to light during the Afghanistan Inquiry, which is examining claims that UK Special Forces unlawfully killed civilians during operations in Afghanistan between 2010 and 2013.

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  British Soldiers Faint In Front Of Prince William As London Scorches

  The soldiers were wearing woollen tunics and bearskin hats in the nearly 30-degree Celsius London heat.

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  Britain To Send 250 Additional Soldiers To Iraq To Assist ISIS Fight

  Britain will send 250 additional soldiers to Iraq to help the Iraqi Army build on the recent success in combating ISIS terrorists who have occupied large swathes of land in the country.

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  British PM Wants Women Training For Front Line In 2016

  Prime Minister David Cameron told The Sunday Telegraph newspaper he wanted to see female British soldiers training to fight on the front line in 2016.

• British Prime Minister David Cameron attends funeral of soldier killed on London street

  British Prime Minister David Cameron joined thousands of mourners today at the funeral of a soldier hacked to death on a London street in a suspected Islamist attack.

• Court rules relatives can sue over British soldier deaths

  Relatives of British soldiers killed while fighting in Iraq can sue the government for negligence and claim damages under human rights law, the Supreme Court in London ruled on Wednesday.

• UK cops arrest tenth suspect in British soldier's killing

  British police arrested a tenth suspect in connection with the killing of a soldier in London, an apparent Islamic extremist attack that has horrified the country and heightened racial tensions.

• Lily Allen receives apology from British soldier

  Lily Allen has received an apology from the British soldier, who sent her a racially abusive message on Twitter.

• Three British soldiers shot dead in Afghanistan

  A man wearing Afghan police uniform shot dead three British soldiers at a checkpoint in Afghanistan on Sunday, Britain's Defence Ministry said on Monday. The soldiers were serving with an Afghan police advisory team and were killed after a meeting at the checkpoint at Nahr-e-Saraj in southern Helmand province.

• British soldier stole guitar during riots

  A 20-year-old British soldier, who was in Afghanistan in 2010, has been charged with stealing a guitar during the London riots.Paratrooper Liam Bretherton was arrested after witnesses told police a man was trying to sell a stolen guitar at a music shop in Leigh town near Manchester, The Sun reported.The musical instrument was reportedly taken from ...

• British troop chops off dead Taliban's fingers as trophies

  A probe was launched by the British defence ministry into claims that a soldier cut fingers off dead Taliban fighters to keep as souvenirs, as per BBC reports .The allegations relate to a soldier from the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, who was serving in Afghanistan.The claims centre on the battalion's last tour of duty in the country. I...

• Soldier's eyelids glued shut in initiation ceremony

  The eyelids of a British teenaged soldier were glued together in an initiation ceremony and doctors had to cut them open, leaving the soldier without eyelashes.The Sun reported that 17-year-old Scott Parker of 2 Royal Anglian Regiment screamed as he was allegedly strapped down before the glue was poured on him at the Dhekelia base in Cyprus.The tee...