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Ex-UK Special Forces Veterans Claim SAS Committed War Crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan
- Former UK Special Forces members revealed alleged war crimes committed by colleagues during Iraq and Afghanistan operations.
- These disclosures stem from eyewitness testimonies and reports suggesting higher command awareness and possible report falsification.
- The testimonies describe patterns of unlawful killings, including executions of unarmed individuals and weapon planting to justify them.
- A veteran recounted that a young boy was restrained with handcuffs before being shot, while another recalled seeing a medic's patient killed at close range, illustrating that such acts were commonplace.
- An ongoing investigation overseen by Lord Justice Haddon-Cave is addressing issues of accountability, with additional sessions scheduled in the near future.
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Ex-UK Special Forces break silence on 'war crimes' by colleagues
Former members of UK Special Forces have broken years of silence to give BBC Panorama eyewitness accounts of alleged war crimes committed by colleagues in Iraq and Afghanistan. Giving their accounts publicly for the first time, the veterans described seeing members of the SAS murder unarmed people in their sleep and execute handcuffed detainees, including children. One veteran who served with the SAS in Afghanistan, recalled: "They handcuffed a …
British special forces routinely killed wounded and civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan. Some even speak of psychopaths in the military.
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Total News Sources55
Leaning Left13Leaning Right13Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution41% Left, 40% Right
Bias Distribution
- 41% of the sources lean Left, 40% of the sources lean Right
41% Left
L 41%
C 19%
R 40%
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