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NewsClick
December 7, 2017
Noting that the more recent allegations against British forces in Iraq were mostly by only one source, her office has “exercised an abundance of care” in the inquires. However, the report says that there are no evidences available to show that British troops have been involved in war crimes on the battlefield:.
The Lawyer
November 15, 2017
They alleged they were unlawfully detained, injured or killed by British forces in Iraq in a 2004 incident known as the “battle of Danny Boy”. The Al-Sweady inquiry was launched in 2009 to analyse the claims, concluding five years later that the “allegations of torture and murder are untrue and that all of the ...
The Guardian
June 21, 2017
No need to apologise to British soldiers over Iraq claims, says Martyn Day. Lawyer cleared of professional misconduct charges over claims against British forces in Iraq says the case was politically motivated. Martyn Day: 'I understand why what they went through is upsetting, but I'm a lawyer. My job is to ...
Human Rights Watch
June 14, 2017
Despite the current political turmoil, it is vital that May and Fallon acknowledge this important ruling – which cleared a leading human rights law firm of professional misconduct over claims it brought against the Ministry of Defense (MoD) about alleged torture and murder by British forces in Iraq -as well as ...
The Guardian
June 9, 2017
Firm and three solicitors were prosecuted after overseeing claims of murder and torture against British forces in Iraq that turned out to be false. Anna Crowther, Martyn Day and Sapna Malik arrive at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in London. None of the allegations against, from left, Anna Crowther, ...
Center for Research on Globalization
July 11, 2016
The long-anticipated Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq War released Wednesday contains stinging indictments of Britain's role in the U.S.-led invasion, detailing failures starting with the exaggerated threat posed by Saddam Hussein through the disastrous lack of post-invasion planning. An element conspicuously ...
The Intercept
July 8, 2016
... after the ICC released its annual report on preliminary examinations, Catherine Adams, the legal director at the U.K.'s Foreign and Commonwealth Office, told a meeting of ICC member states that the British government “rejects the allegations that there was any systemic abuse by British forces in Iraq.”.
Telegraph.co.uk
February 20, 2012
The former Alaska governor reportedly made the comment during the 2008 presidential campaign as aides to John McCain, the Republican candidate, scrambled to bring his surprise-pick running mate up to speed on foreign affairs. Her confusion emerged during a coaching session with Steve Schmidt, ...
New York Times
March 31, 2009
BASRA, Iraq — After six years as America's staunchest ally in the Iraq war, Britain handed over command of Basra Province to the American military on Tuesday, marking the first step in the withdrawal of most of Britain's 4,100 remaining troops. On the same day as the transfer in Iraq's south, a suicide truck ...
World Politics Review
January 6, 2008
BASRA, Iraq -- It seemed like such a small thing. Royal Air Force security troops patrolling the outskirts of Basra air station in southern Iraq on Dec. 17 leaped out of their new Mastiff armored trucks in order to scout out a bridge before the lumbering blast-proof vehicles crossed. One of the 34 Squadron ...
The Guardian
June 21, 2017
Martyn Day: 'I understand why what they went through is upsetting, but I'm a lawyer. My job is to represent my clients.' Photograph: DavidÃÂ ...
Human Rights Watch
June 14, 2017
... brought against the Ministry of Defense (MoD) about alleged torture and murder by British forces in Iraq -as well as their own role in the case.
The Guardian
June 9, 2017
Firm and three solicitors were prosecuted after overseeing claims of murder and torture against British forces in Iraq that turned out to be false.
ITV News
April 20, 2017
Mr Farron had asked the Ministry of Defence how many IS militants had been killed by British forces in Iraq from December 2 2015 to DecemberÃÂ ...
Press TV
February 10, 2017
... the government is shutting down a contentious seven-year-old investigation into claims of abuse by British forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Center for Research on Globalization
July 11, 2016
The long-anticipated Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq War released Wednesday contains stinging indictments of Britain's role in the U.S.-ledÃÂ ...
The Intercept
July 8, 2016
... meeting of ICC member states that the British government “rejects the allegations that there was any systemic abuse by British forces in Iraq.”.
Telegraph.co.uk
February 20, 2012
The former Alaska governor reportedly made the comment during the 2008 presidential campaign as aides to John McCain, the RepublicanÃÂ ...
New York Times
March 31, 2009
BASRA, Iraq — After six years as America's staunchest ally in the Iraq war, Britain handed over command of Basra Province to the AmericanÃÂ ...
The Guardian
March 15, 2017
So too did the International Committee of the Red Cross. Meanwhile, British government ministers were repeatedly denying that anyone captured by British forces in Iraq had been subjected to extraordinary rendition; the then foreign secretary, Jack ...
Open Democracy
February 15, 2017
Rahmatullah, a Pakistani national, was captured by British forces in Iraq and transferred to US custody. From there he was rendered to Bagram in Afghanistan where he was held for a decade and severely mistreated.
TOLOnews
February 11, 2017
The UK's Defense Minister Michael Fallon says the government is shutting down a seven-year-old investigation into claims of abuse by British forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. Media reports indicated that the team, set up in 2010 to investigate claims of ...
Law Gazette
February 10, 2017
In a separate development, defence secretary Michael Fallon said this afternoon that the unit investigating claims of abuse by British forces in Iraq will close down following the striking off of campaigning lawyer Phil Shiner. The Iraq Historic ...
The Guardian
February 10, 2017
The unit investigating claims of abuse by British forces in Iraq is to close down, the government has announced, saying it will also greatly reduce similar inquiries connected to Afghanistan and Northern Ireland.
Wiltshire Times
February 1, 2017
The incident was the biggest single loss of British forces in Iraq at the time and resulted in greater safety measures on Hercules aircraft.
Wiltshire Times
January 30, 2017
The incident was the biggest single loss of British forces in Iraq at the time and resulted in greater safety measures on Hercules aircraft.
Just Security
January 26, 2017
In the second appeal, Rahmatullah v Ministry of Defence, Mr Rahmatullah was detained by British forces in Iraq in 2004 on suspicion of being a member of a proscribed organisation.
Human Rights Watch
January 26, 2017
Rahmatullah was detained by British forces in Iraq and handed over to US forces, who transferred him to Bagram detention center in Afghanistan, where he was detained without charge for 10 years, and, he alleges, abused.
UK Human Rights Blog (blog)
January 24, 2017
Mr Rahmatullah is a Pakistani national who was captured by the British forces in Iraq on 28 February 2004, transported to a United States detention facility that same day, and transferred by the US to a detention facility in Afghanistan on 29 March ...
UK Human Rights Blog (blog)
January 21, 2017
Mr Rahmatullah was detained by British forces in Iraq on 28 February 2004 on suspicion of being a member of the proscribed organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Lexology (registration)
January 17, 2017
Mr Al Waheed is an Iraqi man who was detained without charge by British Forces in Iraq from 11 February to 28 March 2007. Mr Al Waheed claims he was seriously mistreated by British soldiers and asserts that even on the MoD's own evidence he shouldÃÂ ...
The Guardian
January 16, 2017
Rahmatullah and Waheed were detained by British forces in Iraq, Mohammed was captured in Afghanistan and Belhaj was abducted in Malaysia.
The Guardian
December 8, 2016
Shiner also accused the government of pursuing a personal vendetta against him in revenge for his work gathering hundreds of cases against British forces in Iraq. In August this year Shiner's firm ceased operation after being stripped of its legal aid ...
Sri Lanka Guardian
November 28, 2016
It is said that British forces in Iraq could be investigated because Britain is a member of the ICC. I heard someone ask in The Hague "Just because they won the Second World War in 1945 how could they be permanent members of the UN Security Council?
Minneapolis Star Tribune
October 31, 2016
... conducting 10 so-called preliminary examinations - probes to establish whether to open a full investigation - in countries including Afghanistan, Ukraine and Colombia, as well as the Palestinian territories and alleged crimes by British forces in ...
New York Times
October 31, 2016
... conducting 10 so-called preliminary examinations - probes to establish whether to open a full investigation - in countries including Afghanistan, Ukraine and Colombia, as well as the Palestinian territories and alleged crimes by British forces in ...
Tribune-Review
October 31, 2016
It is conducting 10 so-called preliminary examinations - probes to establish whether to open a full investigation - in countries including Afghanistan, Ukraine and Colombia, as well as the Palestinian territories and alleged crimes by British forces ...
The Sun
October 18, 2016
Phillippa Kaufmann, the QC hired by solicitors Leigh Day, demanded a payout from the Ministry of Defence for various ailments the man suffered.
Middle East Monitor
October 4, 2016
In a statement, Secretary-General of the Arab Project in Iraq, Sheikh Khamis Al-Khanjar, said Iraqis have the right to sue the United States because the UN Security Council resolution 1483 considered the American and British forces in Iraq occupiers.
WTOP
September 25, 2016
Ten years ago: British forces in Iraq shot and killed Omar al-Farouq, a leading al-Qaida terrorist, more than a year after he embarrassed the U.S.
The Bellingham Herald
September 24, 2016
Ten years ago: British forces in Iraq shot and killed Omar al-Farouq, a leading al-Qaida terrorist, more than a year after he embarrassed the U.S.
Worcester Telegram
September 24, 2016
Ten years ago: British forces in Iraq shot and killed Omar al-Farouq, a leading al-Qaida terrorist, more than a year after he embarrassed the U.S.
The Boston Globe
September 24, 2016
Today is Sunday, Sept. 25, the 269th day of 2016. There are 97 days left in the year. Today's birthdays: Broadcast journalist Barbara Walters is 87.
Forces TV
September 22, 2016
More than 120 military police are looking into the claims as part of a unit set up by the MoD to examine the caseload which is on top of an investigation of more than 1500 allegations of abuse by British forces in Iraq. More- Cameron 'Was Overruled' On ...
Troy Record
September 21, 2016
British forces in Iraq shot and killed Omar al-Farouq, a leading al-Qaida terrorist, more than a year after he embarrassed the U.S.
Telegraph.co.uk
September 20, 2016
The report detailed 550 airstrikes since December 2015 by British forces in Iraq, where it said coalition military effort was "bearing fruit".
UK Human Rights Blog (blog)
September 20, 2016
The non-refoulement issue arose from two individuals whom had been captured by British forces in Iraq claimed they were transferred to American custody and subsequently ill-treated.
Morning Star Online
August 5, 2016
The allegations against PIL date back to the 2014 al-Sweady inquiry into alleged war crimes by British forces in Iraq 10 years before.
TheTower.org
August 1, 2016
Established militias, including many that are backed by Iran and previously fought against U.S. and British forces in Iraq, answered the call and became the core group within the PMF.
Center for Research on Globalization
July 10, 2016
The long-anticipated Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq War released Wednesday contains stinging indictments of Britain's role in the U.S.
