Lee Woodward, 39, never recovered after he was attacked by Gregory Twigg, 32, and died in hospital 10 months later.

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.

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.

Gregory Twigg, 32, denies intending to cause Lee Woodward, 39, serious injuries when he punched him three times in Stoke-on-Trent, on June 24 2022.

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 ...

The former head head of the British army has launched a scathing attack on the Blair government, saying the military is overstreteched in Iraq and Afghanistan. Sir Michael Jackson says the ...

Twenty years ago four Islamist extremist attackers set off suicide bombs that ripped through central London ending and ...

Downing Street has confirmed that 850 British soldiers from the Black Watch regiment will be moved from southern Iraq to the Babil province, south of Baghdad. [1] The redeployment follows a ...

Horrifying allegations of torture and killings carried out by the British Army in southern Iraq emerged on January 31. Based on witness statements, death certificates and video evidence, lawyers ...

A man accused of murdering an Iraq War veteran who died after he punched him three times said he did not intend to cause him serious harm. Gregory Twigg, 32, told a jury he "just wanted to give him a ...

With British troops withdrawing from Iraq and violence at its lowest levels since the start of the war, what is the mission ...