British soldier shot dead in Iraq

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A British soldier has been killed in Iraq after coming under small arms fire, the Ministry of Defence said. The incident happened in Maysan Province at 0840 GMT on Monday, the ministry said.
The soldier was from the 7th Armoured Brigade, serving with the 1st Battalion The Highlanders.
The death brings the number of British service personnel to have died in Iraq to 99, with about 230 troops injured by enemy action.
The soldier, whose name had not yet been released, was part of a multi-national patrol.
"It is with very deep regret that we can confirm that one UK soldier from the 7th Armoured Brigade serving with the first Battalion, the Highlanders, subsequently died of his injuries," the ministry said.
"There were no other injuries to UK service personnel."
His family had been informed.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the family at this very difficult time," the ministry added.
The 1st Battalion The Highlanders was deployed to Iraq in October 2005 and is due to stay until May.







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RIP mate


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[sp2c]

rest in piece

[moughoun]

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam

[Jaeger07]

Sorry to hear...


Britts are doing a great job there btw


R.I.P.

[mack pl]

Rip



:-( :-(

[MrScruff]

Oh snap, RIP. Rolling close to 100 now :(

[Resurrection]

Terrible, Rest in peace.

[Lupin]

Rest in Peace...

[szr]

Rest In Peace.

[PeterG]

RIP. Condolences to family and friends. :-(

[Fee Fi Fo Fum]

RIP mate...

[csqnsas]

R.I.P.

The W.I.A is a lie though.

The UK Prime minister has made a point of not admitting the true WIA or allowing the MOD to do so. He has not even bothered to visit them.

The true figure is not known but is over 400 at LEAST.

Remember when the “SAS” were captured and then the Warriors broke into the compound to free them. ?

We saw the Warriors getting hit with Petrol bombs and saw some of the crew escape.

We never saw the one who was stuck inside.

The MOD and Blair only stated that

“Some service pers were burnt but all had been treated and were OK.

Turns out the poor man inside was treated, then flown to the UK, he is still in hospital and has over 45% burns, including to the face and hands.

Just because its on the BBC or in fact if it is on the BBC do not believe it is true.

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[DeltaWhisky58]

R.I.P. A sad loss, especially for The Highlanders. My thuoghts are with his family in their time of loss.

Alba gu brath
Cuimhnichibh na suinn nach maireann. Mairidh an cliu beo gu brath.

[East Scout]

Sorry to hear..To many good men and woman lost.

[Argyll]

Actually the numbers of WIA/Casualties were released last month,and I'm pretty sure that they were a lot higher than 400,all injuries are around the 2000 mark.

[Hydro]

Rest in Peace fella.

[ZaakM433]

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[Laworkerbee]

Rest in Peace fella.

X2 and peace to all the rest

[Holycrusader]

was he wearing a beret or a helmet?

RIP.

I would call that question disrespect and directly flamebait.

RIP

[joshfox0]

RIP. a death is always a sad thing when it is of a Warrior even more so.