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“The report leaves me in no doubt that serious mistakes and failings by officers and soldiers on that terrible day led to the deaths of 13 civilians who did nothing that could have justified their shooting”
“It said he was wrong to do so because he disobeyed the orders given by his superior, Brigadier Pat McClellan, and also because his soldiers, whose job it was to arrest rioters, would have no or virtually no means of distinguishing them fro…”
“1 Para was a force with a reputation for using excessive physical violence, which thus ran the risk of exacerbating the tensions between the army and nationalists in Londonderry.”
“Speaking on Tuesday in the House of Commons, Mr Cameron said: No warning had been given to any civilians before the soldiers opened fire”
“None of the soldiers fired in response to attacks by petrol bombers or stone throwers”
“Many of the soldiers lied about their actions”
“Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, Sinn Fein, was present at the time of the violence and 'probably armed with a sub-machine gun' but did not engage in 'any activity that provided any of the soldiers with any justi…”
“Thirteen people were shot dead by the Army on 30 January 1972”
“651 British soldiers lost their lives and more than 6,000 were wounded during the Troubles”
“Thirty-three serving and retired Turkish military officers have gone on trial on charges of plotting against the elected government.”
“Turkey's military has overthrown or forced the resignation of four governments since 1960, most recently in 1997.”
“Almost 300 UK soldiers have died in Afghanistan since operations began”
“Two UK soldiers from 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment have been shot dead in separate incidents in Afghanistan”
“Their deaths bring the total number of UK troops killed in Afghanistan since 2001 to 298”
“The consultation, being held by the UK government's Department of Culture, Media and Sport and the Ministry of Defence, puts forward three options; manage the site with no excavation, limited excavation and management of the site and full …”
“There aren't many first-rate Royal Navy flagships that were lost, in fact this is the only one and when we lose this it's game over there's nothing left.”
“The day before it all began, the Kyrgyz escorted their women and children away. Towards the evening, cars with no number plates were driving around and shooting at Uzbeks. The following day the military came, and they also started shooting…”
“Officials said several people, including seven soldiers, were still missing.”
“which killed 46 sailors”
“which they said showed their warship was sunk by a North Korean torpedo”
“In February 2009, then Northern Ireland Secretary Shaun Woodward revealed the inquiry's lead QC Christopher Clarke had been paid £4.5m and Edwin Glasgow QC, representing the army, had received £4m.”
“In February 2009, then Northern Ireland Secretary Shaun Woodward revealed the inquiry's lead QC Christopher Clarke had been paid £4.5m and Edwin Glasgow QC, representing the army, had received £4m. About a dozen other individual lawyers re…”
“Gerald Donaghy was photographed at an Army post with four nail bombs in his pockets”
“At least 23,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence in Mexico since December 2006, when President Calderon ordered the army and federal police to combat the cartels.”
“The ship was returning to its base in Hampshire following a seven-month deployment across the Atlantic and South Pacific for counter-narcotics training.”
“The ship had been deployed on a counter-narcotics training mission before its return to the UK in August.”
“The arrest of several army officers in Guinea is not linked to elections due in two weeks' time, the army chief has said.”
“The army has promised to step down after the poll on 27 June.”
“The three-man panel will be led by former Israeli Supreme Court judge Yaakov Tirkel. The other members are Amos Horev, a retired major-general in the Israeli military and a former president of the Israel Institute of Technology, and Shabta…”
“The two foreign experts on the inquiry will be former Northern Ireland first minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner David Trimble and retired Canadian military prosecutor Ken Watkin.”
“Rifleman Andrew Fentiman, 23, of 7th Battalion The Rifles, from the Territorial Army, died on 15 November.”
“Alan Hepper, principal engineer for the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, said the new armour would have made 'no difference'.”
“A joint team from the Pentagon, US Geological Service and USAID has calculated Afghanistan's mineral deposits are worth at least $900bn.”
“Afghanistan could become 'the Saudi Arabia of lithium'.”
“There are already plans to exploit mineral wealth in Afghanistan with Chinese backing for a copper mine at Aynak in Logar province. It sounds like welcome news for a country which desperately needs development, our correspondent says. But …”
“It is believed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) are still holding 19 members of the security forces whom they want to swap for some 500 jailed guerrillas.”
“Former Defence Minister Juan Manuel Santos, who was credited with masterminding that operation, is favourite to win the 20 June second round of the presidential election when he will face Green Party candidate Antanas Mockus.”
“He said they would be released 'slowly, slowly and when the time is ripe'.”
“The battalion recently returned from a six-month tour of Afghanistan”
“The regiment lost five soldiers while deployed in Afghanistan”
“at least 150 paratroopers to protect its military facilities in the north of Kyrgyzstan.”
“although it has sent at least 150 paratroopers to protect its military facilities in the north of Kyrgyzstan.”
“The last fatal attack on an Israeli in the West Bank was in February when a Palestinian policeman stabbed to death a soldier in the central West Bank, the Reuters news agency reported.”
“He said this year - including the 18-month military surge - was 'the vital year' - and the international forces must 'redouble our efforts to drive progress'.”
“Dr Fox said: 'Resources are tight for the country as a whole and defence is no exception. This review must be anchored in the art of the possible. We cannot insure against every imaginable risk and so we need to decide which risks we are w…”
“Results of consultations on the Strategic Defence Review, overseen by the National Security Council, would be published in a White Paper by the end of the year, he said.”
“Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock, the head of the armed forces, is to step down in the autumn after the review, before his term ends while top MoD civil servant Sir Bill Jeffrey will also go.”
“Sir Jock's early departure was announced at the weekend by Dr Fox, who denied he had been sacked.”
“She also asked for assurances on the upcoming strategic defence review 'that the frontline will not be weakened'”
“When the Saville Inquiry into the army killings of 13 civilians on Bloody Sunday closed in 2004, the report was scheduled for publication in the spring of the following year.”
“Thirteen people were killed when soldiers from the Parachute Regiment opened fire on marchers during a civil rights march in Derry on 30th January, 1972.”
“Thirteen people were killed after members of the British Army's Parachute Regiment opened fire on a civil rights march in the Bogside area of Derry on 30 January 1972.”
“The first shots the soldiers fired injured Damien Donaghy and John Johnston, who died later.”
“Having spent almost £200m of public money on it they should not compound the issue by pursuing those who told the inquiry what they saw and did at the time - the soldiers - while overlooking completely the actions at the same time of those…”
“On 30 January, 1972, Michael was killed when the British army opened fire on a civil rights march, one of the youngest victims of Bloody Sunday.”
“L/Cpl Andrew Breeze, 31, of the 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment”
“A total of 295 UK military personnel have died in Afghanistan since 2001.”
“And Defence Secretary Liam Fox said: "I was saddened to learn of the death of L/Cpl Andrew Breeze, who had earned his place as a highly valued member of The Mercian Regiment during 14 years of dedicated service to the armed forces."”
“The inquiry was set up to re-examine the deaths of 13 people killed when British soldiers opened fire on a civil rights march in Londonderry in 1972.”
“However, Russia sent a battalion of paratroopers - at least 150 soldiers - to protect a Russian air base in the north of Kyrgyzstan.”
“Kyrgyzstan was then part of the Soviet Union, which sent in troops to quell the unrest. Interim government (in Kyrgyz and Russian) ... The south of Kyrgyzstan, an ex-Soviet Central Asian state of 5.5 million people, is home to an ethnic Uz…”
“Defence Secretary Robert Gates made comments in London that suggested Turkey was turning away from the West.”
“Colombian security forces have rescued two senior police officers and a soldier taken hostage by Marxist rebels nearly 12 years ago.”
“the rescued hostages, who are due in the capital, Bogota, later on Monday, were being protected by 300 soldiers.”
“It is believed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) are still holding 19 members of the security forces”
“President Uribe told reporters a soldier had died in the operation.”
“a soldier had died in the operation.”
“Nine people were killed when Israeli troops boarded an aid flotilla in May.”
“Calling for the release of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier who was captured by Hamas in June 2006, he said...”
“Dr Fox told BBC One's The Politics Show that it was "very unlikely that any of the services will look exactly the same" after this year's strategic defence and security review.”
“What we need in the defence review is a step change. We need to say goodbye to the Cold War, he said.”
“Some 295 British service personnel have died in Afghanistan since military operations there began in 2001 in the wake of the 9/11 attacks in the US.”
“Some 32 Nato troops, including three Britons, have been killed since last Sunday.”
“Permanent under secretary Sir Bill Jeffrey has been in his post since 2005.”
“It has been announced that chief of the defence staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, will quit in the autumn after the review, before his term ends.”
“Sir Jock has been chief of the defence staff since 2006”
“The Royal Air Force Squadronaires went up to number seven from nine in the album chart with In The Mood: A Glenn Miller Celebration. The chart position is the highest for a military band, it was claimed by record company Decca.”
“The names of two soldiers who died while serving in Afghanistan have been added to a war memorial in Leicestershire.”
“Corporal Mogg was killed by a sniper while on British Army mobile patrol in Belfast.”
“the strategic defence and security review - the first since 1998”
“Sir Jock Stirrup has been chief of the defence staff since 2006”
“Nine people were killed when Israeli troops boarded an aid flotilla trying to break the blockade on 31 May.”
“The firm, whose staff are mainly recruited from a military background with experience gained in Afghanistan, Iraq, the Balkans and Northern Ireland, will learn next month if it has won the award.”
“has been chief of the defence staff since 2006”
“last sort of 12 years or so”
“last three years”
“Some 295 British service personnel have died in Afghanistan since military operations there began in 2001”
“Some 32 Nato troops, including three Britons, have been killed since last Sunday”
“Britain's most senior military officer will quit in the autumn, before the end of his term in April 2011, Defence Secretary Liam Fox has said.”
“Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup has been chief of the defence staff since 2006 and was asked to extend his term by the previous government.”
“Permanent Under Secretary Sir Bill Jeffrey has been in his post since 2005.”
“Last week was one of the worst for Nato forces in Afghanistan since the start of the war. Some 32 Nato troops, including three Britons, have been killed since last Sunday.”
“But we can't ignore the role of the professional heads in the form of the CDS (chief of defence staff) and the PUS (permanent under-secretary), who advise our ministers on what the armed forces should look like and what they do. He said it…”
“The LSE report comes at the end of one of the deadliest weeks for Nato troops in Afghanistan, with more than 30 soldiers killed.”
“Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, one of the founders of Hamas's military wing, was found dead in a Dubai hotel on 20 January.”
“initial deployment of around 3,300 troops to Helmand - a figure which has since increased to about 10,000.”
“Washington uses the base about 300km (190 miles) from Osh for US operations in Afghanistan”
“Two years ago the audio-book scheme was also 'adopted' by the army, navy and RAF to help keep parents in touch with their families when they are away on active service.”
“the controversial investigation into the deaths of four young soldiers at Deepcut Barracks.”
“On 12 June 1940, about 10,000 men of the division were captured at St Valery-en-Caux along with thousands of French soldiers.”
