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BBC visits US and UK military base in Iraq as ceasefire continues

www.bbc.com·www.bbc.com·about 1 month ago
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The BBC has been given access to a military base in Iraq where UK forces have been working together with their US counterparts during the conflict in the region. The US announced an extended but fragile ceasefire on the US-Israel war in Iran - but prior to the ceasefire up to 28 drones were fired at the base on a daily basis. "You hear weapons of destruction going off around you, and it's bloody difficult," an RAF air specialist at the base told the BBC's defence correspondent Jonathan Beale. British and US forces were working side by side at this military base long before the war with Iran started – in the fight against the Islamic State group. Sharp differences over the war Iran have certainly strained transatlantic relations. But on this base the two are still joined at the hip. Armed Forces Minister Al Carns said the close co-operation between the two militaries was a "message that needed to be elevated".…

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