Thursday, June 4, 2009

Flypast marks RAF tankers' farewell to Iraq

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CREWS from 101 Squadron came home to RAF Brize Norton tonight after almost 19 years serving in the Middle East. A flypast of the squadr...

DADDY! - Elation as Iraq heroes come home - Mirror

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RAF Tornado GR4 flypast at RAF Marham yesterday before landing on home soil With arms outstretched and a beaming smile, Daddy's home. ...
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

RAF ends 19-year mission in Iraq - BBC

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The Royal Air Force will mark the end of nearly 19 years of operations in Iraq when seven aircraft fly personnel back to the UK. Their famil...

Royal Air Force Waves Farewell To Middle East - Sky

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Mark Stone, Sky News reporter The Royal Air Force today ends the longest overseas deployment in its history. Following the withdrawal of the...
Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Heroes welcome for returning Iraq battalion

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THE families of Hull soldiers gave a heroes' welcome to some of the last troops to return from a six-month tour of duty in Iraq. Waving ...

Last 20 Brigade combat soldiers back home

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The final combat troops from 20th Armoured Brigade (known as the Iron Fist) to leave Iraq arrived home in Munster, North Germany, on Saturda...
Monday, June 1, 2009

U.S. Combat Troops on Pace to Leave Iraqi Cities by June 30

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American combat troops are on pace to leave Iraqi cities by the June 30 deadline stipulated by the U.S.-Iraq security agreement, U.S. offici...
Friday, May 29, 2009

Logistic soldiers ship out equipment from Iraq

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The operation to remove all UK vehicles and equipment from Iraq continues, with this week seeing a massive haul being shipped out of Kuwait ...
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Thursday, May 28, 2009

We missed you so much daddy - The Daily Express

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SISTERS Lauren and Megan Cooke cannot contain their joy as they welcome their father Sergeant Richard Cooke home from Iraq. Sgt Cooke, from ...

You did it, dad! - The Sun

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LITTLE Thomas Berryman, four, waves as dad Chris hoists him on his shoulders as 15 Squadron RAF Regiment returns home from Iraq. Sq Ldr Chri...

Emotional return for Iraq troops - EDP

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FAMILIES gathered last night for an emotional reunion with the last of the British combat forces to arrive back from Iraq. The gunners of 15...
Wednesday, May 27, 2009

British soldiers back from Iraq - BBC

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Click here for the BBC video report http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8071017.stm The last British combat forces to leave Basra in Iraq hav...

RAF Regiment conducts the last British patrol in Basra

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24 May 2009: Soldiers of the RAF Regiment's 15 Squadron prepare for and conduct the final British patrol in Basra.

15 Sqn RAF Regiment return hom from Iraq having done last British patrol

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The Force Protection of the Contingency Operating Base, or COB, at Basra International Airport has – from the initial operation to occupy th...
Tuesday, May 26, 2009

RAF Hercules - one of the last to leave Iraq

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As the drawdown in Iraq gathers pace, RAF Hercules aircraft and their crews will be the last to fly out of the region later this year. Havin...

Bedworth soldier to end tour of duty in Iraq

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A SERVICEMAN from Bedworth who was with the first British invasion force into Iraq six years ago will now feature in the final withdrawal fr...
Monday, May 25, 2009

Turkey responds to thirsting Iraq

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Turkey will release more water from its dams along the Euphrates in order to help its neighbor Iraq, which is facing drought. An Iraqi deleg...

Hopes pinned to Iraqi police as U.S. trainers get ready to exit Basra

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The 100 men and women with the Army’s 793rd Military Police Battalion’s headquarters unit have been in Iraq so long they’ve seen units arriv...
Saturday, May 23, 2009

Soldiers receive Iraq medals

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THEY were among the last British soldiers to serve in Iraq. And now a group of Notts combat engineers – including a number from the Territor...

21 wanted men nabbed in Basra

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Police forces on Thursday arrested 21 wanted men and seized dozens of unlicensed vehicles during security operations in Basra, the Basra pol...