UNITED KINGDOM: U.K. TROOPS STILL PLAYING A VITAL ROLE IN BASRA
July 09, 2008
July 09, 2008
LONDON, July 9 - The government of United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence issued the following news release:
UK troops have been instrumental in delivering much improved security and stability to Basra in recent months according to the UK's most senior officer in southern Iraq.
Major General Barney White-Spunner, the UK's commanding officer in the region, was speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme today, Wednesday 9 July 2008. During the inter . . .
UK troops have been instrumental in delivering much improved security and stability to Basra in recent months according to the UK's most senior officer in southern Iraq.
Major General Barney White-Spunner, the UK's commanding officer in the region, was speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme today, Wednesday 9 July 2008. During the inter . . .