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Pope Francis leaves Iraq after successful first-ever papal visit to the country Francis and his entourage were waved off by Iraq’s president at Baghdad airport He will fly back to Rome after covering more than 900 miles on his four-day trip The 84-year-old pontiff urged Iraqis to embrace diversity and reject extremism By Tim Stickings … Read more
Pope Francis today held a historic meeting with the top Shia Islam cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on day two of his landmark visit to Iraq. The 84-year-old, who defied security fears and the pandemic to become the first pontiff to travel to the Gulf, met with the Grand Ayatollah in Najaf as his four-day trip … Read more
Defence Secretary is warned soldiers ‘could face prosecution for war crimes in Iraq’ if new ‘vital piece of legislation’ becomes law Defence sec. Ben Wallace got letter from ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda Warned soldiers could face Hague trial if the Overseas Operations Bill passes Bill puts 5-year time limit on claims against Brit soldiers … Read more
Defence Secretary is warned soldiers ‘could face prosecution for war crimes in Iraq’ if new ‘vital piece of legislation’ becomes law Defence sec. Ben Wallace got letter from ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda Warned soldiers could face Hague trial if the Overseas Operations Bill passes Bill puts 5-year time limit on claims against Brit soldiers … Read more
Decorated sergeant who served with the Welsh Guards in Iraq and Afghanistan is ‘killed in live fire training exercise’ as the British Army launch probe into circumstances surrounding his death By Jemma Carr For Mailonline Published: 20:36 GMT, 5 March 2021 | Updated: 20:50 GMT, 5 March 2021 A decorated sergeant has been accidentally shot … Read more
Decorated sergeant who served with the Welsh Guards in Iraq and Afghanistan is ‘killed in live fire training exercise’ as the British Army launch probe into circumstances surrounding his death By Jemma Carr For Mailonline Published: 20:36 GMT, 5 March 2021 | Updated: 20:56 GMT, 5 March 2021 A decorated sergeant has been accidentally shot … Read more
The Pope departs from Rome for historic first-ever visit by a pontiff to Iraq – and his most dangerous foreign journey since his election Pope Francis boarded flight at Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci airport on Friday 84-year-old will arrive in Baghdad today, for the start of a three-day visit to Iraq It marks the first … Read more
The Pope departs from Rome for historic first-ever visit by a pontiff to Iraq – and his most dangerous foreign journey since his election By Reuters and Chris Pleasance for MailOnline Published: 07:11 GMT, 5 March 2021 | Updated: 07:19 GMT, 5 March 2021 Pope Francis left Rome on Friday to start a four-day trip … Read more
At least 10 rockets slam into US airbase in Iraq days before Pope Francis visits the country By Reuters Published: 07:10 GMT, 3 March 2021 | Updated: 07:35 GMT, 3 March 2021 At least 10 rockets struck a US airbase in Iraq late Tuesday, the latest in a series of attacks on American forces in … Read more
Death of the faithful Hercules: Entire fleet of transporter plane favoured by the SAS is to be grounded – and its Airbus replacement ‘could put our troops at risk’ The ‘Super Hercules’ C-130J fleet has been used on Special Forces operations against IS in Iraq and Syria The aircraft is loved by soldiers for being … Read more