The British victim of a missile strike on a US-British base in Iraq was apparently a young woman from Ayr.
As reported by the Daily Mirror:
The 26-year-old female medic died along with two US soldiers when an Iranian-backed militia fired 30 Katyusha rockets at her base north of Baghdad.
She is the first British woman killed in Operation Shader, the UK mission to train Iraqi troops.
Colleagues of the unmarried combat medical technician from Ayr, Scotland, praised her dedication, describing her as larger than life.
Commanding officer Lt Col William Leek said: “She was hugely popular in the Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry and we are proud and humbled to have served with her.
“She was a larger-than-life soldier who was determined to deploy on operations, help others, develop herself and gain practical experience.”
L Cpl Gillon, who juggled military training with a civilian career as a self-employed sports physio, was among 400 troops taking part in Operation Shader.
Time to wonder again what the hell we are doing in Iraq, especially after ISIS has been defeated, and after the Iraqi Parliament voted in January for all foreign troops to leave the country.
Really, why are we still sending our young men and women to their deaths? Is it to back-up the US petro-dollar? Is it a favour for Zionist donors in America who have paid billions to US politicians to keep US and Western forces in the Middle East?
Really, why are we still sending our young men and women to their deaths? Is it to back-up the US petro-dollar? Is it a favour for Zionist donors in America who have paid billions to US politicians to keep US and Western forces in the Middle East?
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