カテゴリー: Military
MoD conducts review but stands accused of conflict of interest while public inquiry investigates conduct of SAS in AfghanistanElite Afghan commandos who fought alongside the British military have had their applications to relocate blocked by UK special…
Memo by military police chief said there was ‘no shortage of detractors’ in Whitehall of elite unit’s conductSenior figures in Downing Street were calling in 2016 for the SAS to have its “wings clipped” as it emerged that a growing number of suspected …
Public inquiry into alleged actions of SAS units to begin amid victims’ families pleas for truth to be uncoveredA public inquiry into allegations that 80 Afghans were summarily killed by members of three different British SAS units begins on Monday ami…
MoD acknowledged at preliminary hearing that ‘UK special forces’ were present in AfghanistanA partial admission by the defence secretary that UK special forces were present in Afghanistan risks discrediting a public inquiry investigating allegations of…
Lawyers for bereaved families allege British soldiers carried out policy of terminating all fighting-age menEighty Afghans may have been victim of summary killings by three separate British SAS units operating in the country between 2010 and 2013, lawy…
Military personnel speak frankly of the chaotic, terrifying evacuation, in moving new documentary series from Channel 4Just occasionally a documentary series makes you stop and rethink what you know of the world. Evacuation, three unforgettable films a…
Search of vessel registered in Fuzhou, China, reveals cannon shell suspected to date from second world warMalaysia’s maritime agency has said it found a cannon shell believed to be from the second world war on a Chinese-registered vessel and was invest…
Rambahadur Limbu awarded Britain’s highest military honour in 1966 for an act of gallantryThe last remaining Gurkha recipient of Britain’s Victoria Cross has died in Nepal at the age of 83.Rambahadur Limbu was awarded Britain’s highest military decorat…
Lord Justice Haddon-Cave issues call for evidence, saying it is critical law-breakers be referred to authoritiesA judge investigating allegations of more than 50 summary killings by SAS soldiers in Afghanistan has issued a call for anyone with evidence…
Deal is designed to counter perceived threat from Beijing but analysts in China say it could push region closer to conflictWhen the UK, the US and Australia announced the details of their multibillion-dollar deal to provide Australia with nuclear-power…
The four-phase plan has made nuclear arms control experts nervous … here’s whyAukus: nuclear submarines deal will cost Australia up to $368bnIn a tripartite deal with the US and the UK, Australia has unveiled a plan to acquire a fleet of up to eight nu…
First of new vessels expected to be seaworthy by the end of 2030s, with Australia receiving theirs in early 2040sThe UK’s nuclear-powered submarine fleet could double in size as plans were revealed for the new “Aukus” vessels to be based on a British d…
Hari Budha Magar, a former Gurkha, hopes to be first ever double above-the-knee amputee to scale mountainA former Gurkha who lost both of his legs serving with the British army in Afghanistan hopes to become the first double above-the-knee (DAK) ampute…
Damning report by MPs urges government to ensure safe passage for interpreters and contractors at risk from TalibanSeveral thousand Afghans who helped British forces before the withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 remain stranded and at risk from the Ta…
The prince’s comments about Afghan war deaths have caused a furore, but he was a decent officer, I’m told, and much of what he says is trueAs a former soldier, I’ve followed Prince Harry’s career with a mix of ironic and genuine interest. We served at …