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UK Troops Recreating 'D-Day' Airdrop In France Asked To Show Passports
Over 300 British, Belgian and US paratroopers jumped from three A400M transport aircraft over Normandy in France yesterday, recreating the 'D-Day' landings on its 80th Anniversary.
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UK Minister Says He Was Wrong About Afghan Veterans Taking Their Own Life
A British junior defence minister said on Monday that he was wrong when he said that some former British soldiers had taken their own lives due to anger over the US-led withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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UK Unveils Troop Cut In Defence Modernisation Plans
The UK government on Monday unveiled its much-anticipated military modernisation plans, bolstering the country's navy, special forces and global focus while cutting the size of the army.
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UK Troops Use Bollywood Music As New Weapon Against ISIS
British special forces are blasting Bollywood music as a new psychological warfare weapon against Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists in Libya on the advice of a Pakistani-born intelligence officer, it emerged today.
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Britain to pull nearly 4,000 troops from Afghanistan
Britain will slash its military force in Afghanistan next year, withdrawing nearly 4,000 troops as local security forces become increasingly capable, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday.
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UK offers troops, EU seeks answers for snow chaos
The snow was melting off London's streets, but Heathrow Airport told infuriated passengers it won't restore full service until Thursday -- five days after a five-inch (12-centimeter) snowfall turned hundreds of thousands of holiday plans into a nightmare of canceled flights and painful nights sleeping on terminal floors.Traveller's anger boiled ove...
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Britain announces severe military cutbacks
In a bid to streamline its armed forces and help reduce its daunting levels of national debt, the British government on Tuesday announced plans to cut its military personnel by 10 percent, scrap 40 percent of the army's artillery and tanks, withdraw all of its troops from Germany within 10 years, and cut 25,000 civilian jobs in its Defence Ministry...
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Schwarzenegger calls UK troops 'true action heroes'
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger hailed British troops as "true action heroes" on Thursday. The movie star turned-politician was in London to meet British Prime Minister David Cameron and to visit the capital's tourist sites.The Governor watched the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace and travelled to Wellington Barracks in London t...
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UK troops handover control of Basra to US
The British military transferred the command of the oil-rich southern province of Basra to the United States on Tuesday. It was the latest step toward the full withdrawal of the remaining 4,000 British troops
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UK Troops Recreating 'D-Day' Airdrop In France Asked To Show Passports
Over 300 British, Belgian and US paratroopers jumped from three A400M transport aircraft over Normandy in France yesterday, recreating the 'D-Day' landings on its 80th Anniversary.
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UK Minister Says He Was Wrong About Afghan Veterans Taking Their Own Life
A British junior defence minister said on Monday that he was wrong when he said that some former British soldiers had taken their own lives due to anger over the US-led withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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UK Unveils Troop Cut In Defence Modernisation Plans
The UK government on Monday unveiled its much-anticipated military modernisation plans, bolstering the country's navy, special forces and global focus while cutting the size of the army.
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UK Troops Use Bollywood Music As New Weapon Against ISIS
British special forces are blasting Bollywood music as a new psychological warfare weapon against Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists in Libya on the advice of a Pakistani-born intelligence officer, it emerged today.
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Britain to pull nearly 4,000 troops from Afghanistan
Britain will slash its military force in Afghanistan next year, withdrawing nearly 4,000 troops as local security forces become increasingly capable, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday.
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UK offers troops, EU seeks answers for snow chaos
The snow was melting off London's streets, but Heathrow Airport told infuriated passengers it won't restore full service until Thursday -- five days after a five-inch (12-centimeter) snowfall turned hundreds of thousands of holiday plans into a nightmare of canceled flights and painful nights sleeping on terminal floors.Traveller's anger boiled ove...
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Britain announces severe military cutbacks
In a bid to streamline its armed forces and help reduce its daunting levels of national debt, the British government on Tuesday announced plans to cut its military personnel by 10 percent, scrap 40 percent of the army's artillery and tanks, withdraw all of its troops from Germany within 10 years, and cut 25,000 civilian jobs in its Defence Ministry...
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Schwarzenegger calls UK troops 'true action heroes'
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger hailed British troops as "true action heroes" on Thursday. The movie star turned-politician was in London to meet British Prime Minister David Cameron and to visit the capital's tourist sites.The Governor watched the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace and travelled to Wellington Barracks in London t...
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UK troops handover control of Basra to US
The British military transferred the command of the oil-rich southern province of Basra to the United States on Tuesday. It was the latest step toward the full withdrawal of the remaining 4,000 British troops
