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British Prime Minister Theresa May, pictured preparing her speech, Reuters

Protecting Veterans from Legal ‘Witch Hunt’, UK Military Might be Leaving ECHR

by Najlaa Habriri | Oct 5, 2016 | World

London- It has been an intimidating witch hunt– not just to British veterans but it has been intimidating to soldiers who worry that they too might find themselves being investigated 10 years from now- said Britain’s Secretary of State for Defense Sir Michael Fallon...

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Retired British Army Major-Generals Roddy Porter (C) and Tim Cross (R) speak to Asharq Al-Awsat. (Asharq Al-Awsat/James Hanna)

UK Major-Generals on Iraq lessons for Syria

by Ben Leakey | Sep 17, 2013 | Interviews

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Hardly anybody was surprised when US president Barack Obama raised the possibility of a military strike on Syria following a chemical attack on August 21 in a Damascus suburb that killed hundreds of people, which the UN confirmed took place in...

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File photo of General Sir David Richards, chief of the UK defence staff. (Ahmad Masood/Reuters)

UK defense chief: No-fly zones in Syria ‘insufficient’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 18, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The creation of no-fly zones in Syria would have little impact on the conflict, the outgoing head of the British military said yesterday, warning that attacks on ground targets would risk triggering a wider war. General Sir David Richards, who...