The British army is much smaller now, but the percentage of soldiers on active duty is more than in the Second World War. Their deployments include Northern Ireland, the Balkans and Iraq.

In 2003, the year the United States military switched its attention from Afghanistan to lead the invasion of Iraq, Simon Akam joined the British Army.

Britain’s top army commander said the presence of British troops in Iraq was exacerbating security problems on the ground and they should be withdrawn soon. In an interview with the Daily Mail ...

LONDON – Britain's new army chief called for a withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, warning that the military's presence there only exacerbates security problems, according to an interview ...

Voices Analysing the past actions of the British army is key to understanding its future. A new book which has sparked some controversy offers valuable insight into operations in Iraq and Afghanistan ...

Despite huge personal risk, locals in Iraq worked as translators for the British army. But after their identities were leaked to militias, they say their lives are under threat – and they have ...

Britain risked being dragged into an all-out war in the Middle East as the government made clear it was prepared to defend ...

LONDON — The British military admitted Thursday that some of its troops violated the human rights of nine detained Iraqi men, one of whom died in custody. The nine suspected insurgents were held ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ordering his first military strike, President Bush sent U.S. warplanes Friday to bomb five Iraqi military sites around Baghdad that the Pentagon said had posed an increasing ...