Defence in the Media: 16 April 2016

...moments later Joe Hasledine beat Mr Fields to death. Mr Fields, who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan, was taken to hospital in a coma but died nine days later....
...moments later Joe Hasledine beat Mr Fields to death. Mr Fields, who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan, was taken to hospital in a coma but died nine days later....
...complex in Iraq. Captain David Seath Tributes have been paid to an Afghanistan war hero who collapsed and died during the London Marathon on Sunday. The Sun, Telegraph, Independent, Mail...
...crippling leg injuries from an Improvised Explosives Device (IED) while on patrol in Afghanistan. Serving Army corporal Ian Taylor who won a bronze said that sport had also changed his...
...Government’s policy on ‘drone’ strikes. AFGHAN INTERPRETERS The Times, Daily Mail and Sun report that two former interpreters who worked for British forces in Afghanistan have lost their High Court...
...129 - 48 gold, 45 silver and 36 bronze. UK rugby captain Stuart Robinson, served in the RAF, was involved in an IED incident in Afghanistan in 2013, which resulted...
...great pride in what has been achieved in Afghanistan – the terrorist threat has been reduced, helping to make the region more stable and the streets of Britain safer. Ship...
...hit a vehicle in which Mansour was travelling in Pakistan, near the border with Afghanistan. It is being reported this morning by the BBC and Sky that Mansour’s death has...
...actions. The Ministry of Defence can confirm that an investigation is ongoing into the circumstances surrounding the award of a gallantry medal relating to an incident in Afghanistan. As the...
...Veterans The Sun reports that 9,000 men and women who are now homeless after years of heroic service in Iraq and Afghanistan, using Gulf war veteran Private Toby Southgate a...
...for intense combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. We review the qualifying locations every six months as standard but Ministers have no plans to change the eligibility rules for the...