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Defence in the Media: 31 May 2016

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In today's items of interest for Defence, commemorations of the Battle of Jutland are taking place and the latest on the Iraqi army in Fallujah. 

Jutland

Multiple newspaper and broadcast outlets report on the commemoration of the centenary of the Battle of Jutland, with events held on Orkney to mark 100 years since the battle began. The Telegraph runs the opinion piece by the First Sea Lord saying that the battle is a reminder of the importance of sea power.

Read more about First World War commemoration here.

Fallujah

There is reporting on the BBC and in the Daily Mirror that the Iraqi army is facing resistance and counter-attacks as it attempts to storm Fallujah. The army's dawn offensive came a week after it began efforts to retake the city, just 30 miles (50km) west of Baghdad and held by IS since 2014. An estimated 50,000 civilians are trapped inside, with only a few hundred families escaping so far. 

Elsewhere Sky reports from an Alex Rossi embed with an elite Zerevani unit of the Peshmerga, where a commander said that Daesh is suffering considerable setbacks on multiple fronts and can be defeated before the end of the year if there is a concerted military push across Iraq and Syria.

You can read more about what the UK is doing to support the fight against Daesh here.

HMS Kent sails for the Firth of Forth before departing for Scapa Flow, where she will provide a 21 Gun Salute for the national commemorative events, watched by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and senior British and German dignitaries.
HMS Kent sails for the Firth of Forth before departing for Scapa Flow, where she will provide a 21 Gun Salute for the national commemorative events, watched by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and senior British and German dignitaries. Crown Copyright.

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