Iraq
The UK military’s secrecy problem
by RICHARD NORTON-TAYLOR | 26 March 2021
TAGGED: Afghanistan, Books, Iraq
A new book, revealing abuses by the British army in its wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, illustrates how the Ministry of Defence and the military establishment try to censor, bully and threaten publishers and journalists, often successfully.
Trump’s illegal drone strike on Iranian general led to award for British troops
by PHIL MILLER | 18 March 2021
TAGGED: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq
Seven members of Britain’s armed forces won an award for their ‘vital operational’ work supporting the US military after it killed Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in a drone strike last year, Declassified has found.
Exclusive: British army sent unqualified investigators to Iraq where troops ‘got away with murder’, veterans say
by MICHAEL SELBY-GREEN | 23 June 2020
TAGGED: Iraq
The British army’s choice of unqualified junior officers to lead its police investigations unit during and after the 2003 invasion of Iraq contributed to soldiers escaping accountability for abuses, former members of the unit have told Declassified UK.
Labour Party officials secretly blacklisted Britain’s anti-war activists
by PHIL MILLER | 15 April 2020
TAGGED: Iraq
A leaked report appears to show evidence that some of the most highly-paid Labour Party staffers wanted their party to lose the UK general election in 2017, and that they actively campaigned against anti-war activists within the party.
Britain’s secret state and the need for whistle-blowing
by KATHARINE GUN | 5 March 2020
TAGGED: GCHQ, Iraq
Britain’s seven covert wars: An Explainer
by MARK CURTIS | 16 September 2019
TAGGED: Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, Yemen
The United Kingdom is fighting at least seven covert wars