A plane crash in southern Afghanistan has killed four members of the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force. The identities of the four have not been released and it is not clear whether they were military personnel or civilians. Read the rest of this entry »

A soldier who single-handedly battled insurgents in Afghanistan, two members of the RAF who defended Camp Bastion from an attack, and a female Army medic are among those recognised in the latest round of military honours. Some 118 members of the British Armed Forces are included in the latest Operational Honours list, published in the London Gazette. Read the rest of this entry »

Murder charges against two Royal Marines accused of killing a captured Afghan national have been dropped. The pair, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, were among five marines facing court martial charged with murder. Three other commandos are due to enter pleas against the charge next month at the Military Court Centre in Bulford, Wiltshire. Read the rest of this entry »

British military advisers are to carry out infantry and artillery training for the Malian armed forces fighting Islamist extremists in the west African state, it was announced today. Defence Secretary Philip Hammond confirmed that the UK would contribute 40 personnel to a European Union training mission due to start in the spring. Read the rest of this entry »

British troops in Iraq killed civilians including women, the elderly and children and committed “terrifying acts of brutality”, the High Court heard today. The Ministry of Defence has already settled 227 claims with a total value of £15.1 million but lawyers representing nearly 200 Iraqis are seeking a public inquiry. Read the rest of this entry »

British forces are to be given a new standard issue handgun for the first time in more than 40 years. The Ministry of Defence has signed a £9m contract to provide the Armed Forces with more than 25,000 new side-arms and holsters from Austria's Glock. Read the rest of this entry »

A soldier who was shot dead in Afghanistan in the latest suspected "green on blue" attack was named as combat engineer Richard Walker. The 23-year-old father-of-one was killed by a rogue member of the Afghan National Army while serving his first tour of Afghanistan with 28 Engineer Regiment. Read the rest of this entry »

A British soldier has been shot dead by a suspected rogue member of the Afghan National Army, defence officials say. The soldier, from 28 Engineer Regiment, attached to 21 Engineer Regiment, died on Monday at Patrol Base Hazrat, in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand. The gunman, who the Taliban claim was acting for them, first opened fire on Afghan troops and then British soldiers, before being killed. Read the rest of this entry »