Defence in the Media: 27 April 2016

...Star, The Times and New Day report that more than £140,000 has been raised in memory of the Afghanistan veteran following his death during the London Marathon, and that the...
...Star, The Times and New Day report that more than £140,000 has been raised in memory of the Afghanistan veteran following his death during the London Marathon, and that the...
...While the MOD cannot comment on asylum cases, our position on Afghan interpreters is below. We recognise the vital role local staff, including interpreters, played in operations in Afghanistan. That...
MOD News Team, 31 July 2016 – defence in the media. In today’s defence news there is coverage of legal claims from British troops wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq, an...
...troops, amid allegations Iraqi civilians were paid bribes to bring abuse claims. Afghanistan Today’s papers report on an attack on a convoy carrying 12 foreign tourists, including eight British tourists,...
...against the extremist group. Separately, The Wall Street Journal Europe (p3) reports that Hafiz Saeed Khan, Daesh’s leader in Afghanistan, was killed by a drone strike in a part of...
...sector. Afghanistan incident The Sunday Telegraph looks at a ‘Green on Blue’ incident from Afghanistan set to be examined in court. A Ministry of Defence spokesperson said: All compensation claims...
...the Prince of Wales presented 150 soldiers from 2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles with Operational medals for their service in Afghanistan. Sergeant Alexander Blackman It is widely reported that...
...5 Rifles, who points out that Britain and Estonia have a long history of serving together, including in Afghanistan. Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon said: In the face of an...
...the world. Operation Northmoor The Sunday Times reports on Op Northmoor, the Royal Military Police Investigation into allegations of criminal behaviour by the Armed Forces during the war in Afghanistan....
...has incorrectly reported that Operation Northmoor, the investigation into British Forces in Afghanistan, has shut down. Operation Northmoor is an independent Royal Military Police investigation and will continue until all...