Uk Troops Kill 100 Militia in Uprising; 'Softly, Softly' Approach Did Limit Reporting in August

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BRITISH troops in and around Basra and Amara killed more than 100 of Moqtada al Sadr's militiamen during the August uprising, The Herald can reveal.

Three British soldiers died - including one from the Black Watch - and an unknown number were injured in a campaign that went largely unreported because the Ministry of Defence issued orders to pursue a "softly-softly" approach on coverage to avoid inflaming the situation.

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Uk Troops Kill 100 Militia in Uprising; 'Softly, Softly' Approach Did Limit Reporting in August

Although the British Army does not issue body count figures for enemy casualties, soldiers serving there have told The Herald that they inflicted heavy losses on the guerrillas in constant skirmishes...

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