DUP Will Fight RIRs Case In Reid Meeting
August 2005
The DUP will begin talks with the Government tomorrow on behalf of RIR home service personnel. The discussions represent the opening salvos in what looks like becoming a separate negotiation to ensure the best possible deal for those impacted by the Government decision to disband the three RIR home battalions by August 2007. A party delegation including leader Ian Paisley...
Soldiers to be tried over Iraq death
August 2005
The court martial of seven British paratroopers accused of killing an Iraqi civilian will begin on Monday, the Ministry of Defence said last night. The group, serving and former soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, are jointly charged with murder and violent disorder. The accused are Corporal Scott Evans, 32, Private Billy Nerney, 24, Private Samuel May, 25...