Soldier dies at Basra Palace on 6 July 2007
7 Jul 07
It is with deep sorrow that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death yesterday, 6 July 2007, of a soldier of 4th Battalion The Rifles at the Basra Palace base in Basra city centre, Southern Iraq.
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British Soldier from 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh killed on operations in Iraq on 7 July 2007
7 Jul 07
It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that a British soldier from 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh has been killed during a large scale operation in the early hours of this morning, Saturday 7 July 2007.
Ministry of Defence
The soldier was killed when an Improvised Explosive Device detonated just after midnight local time, against a Warrior patrol in the Tuninah district in the north of Basra. Read It Here RIP
The soldiers seem to want a little empire consisting of their own designated staff and facilities, a fiefdom,"lynne Jones Labour MP.
© Mack (RG) The thoughts of a Falklands War Veteran.
This was in The Liverpool Echo Saturday 7Th July. Read it and weep
ReplyDeleteDevelopers to create muslim neighbourhood
Jul 7 2007 by Nick Coligan, Liverpool Echo
PLANS were today unveiled to transform derelict houses near a Liverpool mosque into a thriving Muslim neighbourhood.
The scheme would see residents and community leaders take over rundown homes in Hatherley Street, Granby.
Local property developers would then refurbish them to modern standards, before they are put up for sale or shared ownership.
Project leaders believe the unique idea has an excellent chance of success because the Hatherley Street area is popular with Liverpool’s Muslim community.
Although the scheme would be open to residents of any faith and culture, they expect Muslim families will queue up to move in and live near the Al-Rahma mosque and Pakistan Centre.
Up to 5,000 people currently attend the mosque’s Friday prayer sessions, and there are plans to expand and increase its capacity.
A team of architects has now been brought in to draw up a feasibility study.
Dr Abdul Hamid, vice chairman of Hatherley Street residents co-operative, said the road has steadily declined for 15 years.
He said: “ There are properties worth £250,000 in Princes Road, while Hatherley Street has been left to decay.
“We are campaigning as a multi-faith, multi-cultural partnership, and everyone is keen to get the area looking good for 2008.
“We want to keep residents who have been here for 40 or 50 years.
“The possibility of obtaining grants is very slim, but people in the community want to invest their money and live in the properties themselves. Many people have approached us already.”
But city council housing officials are currently working on a plan which would see them demolished and replaced with a new development.
A spokesman said: “Two properties are structurally unsound, and the remainder are in a poor condition.
“It would need £100,000 per property to meet the decent homes standard.”
However Cllr Steve Radford, Liberal member of the housing committee, said: “Clearly the council is so focused on demolition that community schemes like this are being ignored, when we should be singing about them from the rooftops.”
nick.coligan@liverpool.com
My thoughts are with the families of those brave soldiers doing a tough job, in an inhospitable enviroment where one cannot tell friend from foe.
ReplyDeleteIf there is a god, I hope that the men killed are now with him at peace.