In the war in Afghanistan and the war in Iraq.
2007-02-21 23:28:04 · 8 answers · asked by Kieran 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
if they are officially reporting 20 dead UK soldiers from the yanks, you must multiply that by 3 to get a closer number. same as the yankee war dead count, official numbers are usually a third of the real numbers. despite what the western media says, if you watch news from other countries they don't hold back, and you will see dead yanks in uniform in Iraq. To be safe yank war dead should be about 9000-10 000. it would be odd if this was the first war in yanks war history that they actually told the truth about casualties, the world knows how often the yanks tell the truth, its not exactly a stellar record
2007-02-21 23:56:40 · answer #1 · answered by lat0ria 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it really is not any longer that straightforward. If a soldier of an allied military is killed by pleasant fireplace, there is an study. If it became an coincidence, there's a evaluation of ideas. If the death(s) were led to by negligence, then the to blame will be punished and both despatched to penal complicated, or stripped of administration, pay, and different reward, or kicked out of regardless of branch of the provider they're in. The, "Sorry, notwithstanding it became pleasant fireplace." isn't said gently or jokingly. actually everyone looks commonplace with it really is a severe count number and it will be investigated.
2016-12-04 19:07:56 · answer #2 · answered by klosterman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know that it is just the opposite. Because US airmen patrol the skies in Iraq, Afghanistan and provide air support to ground forces, deadly "friendly-fire" casualties are the other way around - Brits and other nationals are accidentally shot at and killed which is most unfortunate - this is one of the saddest aspects of the wars involving the US (US troops were also killed in Vietnam by 'friendly fire').
2007-02-21 23:46:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Way too many.
After we defeated Al Sadr in the battle of Najif in 2004 he went to Basra - where the British tolerated his actions as long as his troops attacked Americans.
2007-02-22 01:21:10 · answer #4 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
there's no way to positively determine how many soldiers in general were killed by friendly fire. Its war, friendly fire happens.
We've accidentally killed theirs, they've accidentally killed ours. Its a risk they all take. It sucks, but it happens. It is never on purpose. People need to get that through their skulls.
2007-02-21 23:32:57 · answer #5 · answered by Chrissy 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't know, here's three of their own the Brits have killed with their own "friendly fire."
"The BBC's Nick Witchell, at coalition military headquartes in Qatar, said their vehicle was hit by a shell from another British tank that either missed its intended target or rebounded off it."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/28867...
UK soldiers killed by 'friendly fire'
A 'friendly fire' incident has claimed the lives of two UK soldiers during fierce fighting outside the southern Iraqi city of Basra.
The pair, serving with the Queen's Royal Lancers, were killed when their Challenger II tank came under fire early on Tuesday morning. Two others were seriously injured.
The BBC's Nick Witchell, at coalition military headquartes in Qatar, said their vehicle was hit by a shell from another British tank that either missed its intended target or rebounded off it.
The two men were named by the Ministry of Defence as Corporal Stephen John Allbutt, 35, from Stoke-on-Trent, and Trooper David Jeffrey Clarke, 19, from Littleworth, Stafford.
Although the tanks are fitted with identification systems, Witchell said for the moment a technology failure was not being blamed and the deaths were being viewed as "one of the realities of war".
The families of those killed and injured have been informed.
Here's another....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/43263...
Police probe tank commander death
The death of a UK tank commander in Iraq, killed by "friendly fire" after having to give up his body armour, is being investigated by police.
Sgt Steven Roberts, 33, of Shipley, West Yorkshire, died in Basra in March 2003 when a colleague shot dead an Iraqi civilian and hit him.
2007-02-22 00:36:23 · answer #6 · answered by Yak Rider 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Why would anyone want to know, other than to cause dissent amongst friends?
2007-02-21 23:33:08 · answer #7 · answered by sjsosullivan 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not even one because the British aren't trigger happy and they know who to shoot at...not allies.
2007-02-21 23:32:52 · answer #8 · answered by HHH 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋