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Defence Editor, The Times. Also cover security and diplomacy for The Sunday Times. Author of The Gardener of Lashkar Gah. Forever trying to learn Arabic.
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The Gardener of Lashkar Gah is today's
@guardianculture
Book of the day. Thank you
@JohnSimpsonNews
for this wonderful review. "Beautifully researched and deeply moving, her account brought me to tears more than once".
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Western officials confirm a third Russian major general has been killed in fighting in Ukraine
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New: President Putin is making low-level tactical decisions that would normally be decided by an officer in charge of as few as 700 Russian troops, western military sources say.
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Breaking: Ukrainian military source claiming Belorussian special ops forces are loading onto airplanes for air assault on Kyiv and Zhytomir.
"It will mean that Belarus joins Russia in its invasion sovereign Ukraine", says source
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The Ukrainian military has been using “Punisher” stealth drones that can target fuel storage, ammunition supplies and electronic warfare stations up to 30 miles behind enemy lines. They've carried out up to 60 "successful" missions since the invasion began
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Exclusive: Russian intelligence agents are attempting to recruit spies to provide information on Estonia’s border and how easy it might be to penetrate
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EXCL: China staged a huge cyberattack on Ukraine’s military and nuclear facilities in the build-up to Russia’s invasion, according to intelligence memos obtained by The Times
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NEW: British troops and tanks have began leaving Sennelager in Germany and bases in the UK and are now on their way to Estonia to reinforce Nato allies
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Estonia's defence ministry accuses Russia of "multiple border violations" by helicopters and simulating missile attacks on the country ahead of Nato's summit next week
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Excl: Ukraine is preparing to destroy the Russian navy’s Black Sea fleet with western weapons and take back Crimea, Kyiv’s deputy defence minister tells
@thetimes
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"One soldier raped me, then the other, as my son cried". If you read anything today read this.
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Britain is also planning to send Ukraine the M270B1 multiple launch rocket system, which uses a 200lb high explosive warhead to hit targets as far away as 43 miles
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"We think Putin and Gerasimov are involved in tactical decision-making at a level we would normally expect to be taken by a colonel or a brigadier”, a western military source said.
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Western sources believe that Putin’s micromanagement of the war could be contributing to the military failures in the Donbas region, where Russian troops are failing to take cities.
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Western officials claim there is internal dissent within the Russian military and security services, with some individuals harbouring "very serious doubts" about Putin's plans to invade, in today's
@thetimes
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Britain is in discussion with allies about sending warships to the Black Sea to protect freighters carrying Ukrainian grain
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Air wars: Ukrainian military says a "fierce air battle" took place last night in the Kyiv region between a pair of MiG-29 fighters and a pair of Russian Su-35s. Both Russian jets were destroyed and 1 MiG-29 survived.
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The source compared Putin's low-level tactical military decision making to the founder of Amazon delivering his own parcels. “Jeff Bezos doesn’t deliver your parcels, he makes strategy decisions,” the source said.
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A second military source said that in the Russian military, a colonel or brigadier would normally command the equivalent of two battalion tactical groups (BTGs), each comprising approximately 900 personnel. However, the source said that the Russian BTGs had been “battered”
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BREAKING: Russia is believed to have jammed the satellite signal on an RAF aircraft carrying Grant Shapps back from Poland, in a “wildly irresponsible” act of electronic warfare
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Britain's military is preparing to launch a wave of air strikes against the Iranian-backed Houthis creating chaos in the Red Sea
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"If Putin is doing the job of a brigade commander . . . he could be delving into a force that could be as small as 700 to 1,000 soldiers”, said the second military source
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Just been told another interpreter - who was told the actual date he was flying to the UK - has suddenly been told he is no longer allowed. He had been so so happy and bought dresses and shoes for his children. Absolutely devastating for his family. How can MoD get it so wrong?
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Revealed: Islamic State fanatic believed to be Sri Lankan mastermind (credit
@Imamofpeace
)
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Moving statement from Dennis Hutchings' lawyer who says Dennis had asked him to make a few matters public. Here they are:
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Delighted to say I'll be starting a new role early next year as defence editor at The Times, and will be covering diplomacy and security at the Sunday Times 1/2
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EXCLUSIVE: Manchester bomber Salman Abedi and his brother were rescued by the Royal Navy from Libya chaos
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The Ministry of Defence is paying £900,000 to design and paint the RAF Voyager in Union Jack colours for use by PM and others
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Western sources believe that on balance they have seen more reinforcements of Russian troops towards Ukraine
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Russian armoured forces are currently 50km to the north of Kyiv and are facing resistance, according to Western official.
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In today's
@thetimes
, the Home Office has blocked a three-year old Afghan toddler from joining his parents in the UK even though his father worked as a British army interpreter. His story is told in The Gardener of Lashkar Gah, out today
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Western official says Russia has still failed to control the air. "The Ukrainians have been incredibly smart about how they've dispersed their forces", the official said
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An Afghan sniper who worked alongside British special forces has been executed by the Taliban in front of his family
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Ahmadzai is happy to share this photo of his children, including the dresses they bought. All now out of Afghanistan ❤
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A Ukrainian military source fears that the evacuation of civilians could be part of a false flag operation in which Russia will hit "refugees" with a shell and blame it on Ukrainian forces.
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Ukrainian soldiers turned up in droves to receive UK training on anti-tank weapons in the days before the invasion, British troops have told
@thetimes
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Pen Farthing's flight departed Kabul today with 94 dogs, 74 cats and one human. Defence source said: "Not only did he abandon his Afghan staff but they loaded up their plane with dogs at the same time as the US were loading up their 13 dead. Everyone here is absolutely broken"
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Ukrainian armed forces said as of 8pm Russia had deployed 60 of its battalion tactical groups onto Ukrainian soil. Statement says "the enemy" has low morale
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Excl: Second Sea Lord reveals for the first time he has autism. "I have a brain that is wired differently. It doesn’t mean that I am disabled, it doesn’t mean that I am odd, it doesn’t mean that I am in any way shape or form less capable"
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The information is based on intelligence seen by security agencies including MI6. Ukrainian military source adds: “In his inner encirclement there are a lot of people who are extremely unhappy with his behaviour.”
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He added: "During the ongoing exercises, Russia is simulating missile attacks against Estonia. This is something that has become daily...This is the picture of the threat. It has never been as serious as it is now.”
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EXCLUSIVE: Ben Wallace tells the Daily Mail 'it's the right thing to do' as he and Priti Patel announce Afghan interpreters who served at least 18 months on the frontline and resigned can now come to Britain.
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Nato will increase its 40,000-strong response force to more than 300,000 in biggest overhaul of collective defence since the Cold War, says Jens Stoltenberg ahead of Madrid summit
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Veteran messages: "It is a shame the interpreters working for the Brits were not given the same VIP treatment to get to the airport as the animals."
Pen Farthing and his pets were assisted through the system at Kabul airport by the UK Armed Forces. They are currently being supported while he awaits transportation.
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Kristian Jaani, a former high-ranking police officer now Estonia's interior minister, said Russian “influence” operations had “significantly increased” in recent weeks as tensions escalated in the region with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Exclusive: Britain’s nuclear-powered submarines are to use Australia as a base so that they can have a more persistent presence in the Indo-Pacific region under plans discussed by ministers
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NEW: A Russian submarine collided with a British warship’s sonar during a cat-and-mouse game in the North Atlantic, forcing the Royal Navy to abort its mission. The incident late 2020 was filmed by Channel 5
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Up to 15,000 Russian troops are believed to be in the convoy approaching Kyiv, according to analysts. The force is being described as a "medieval siege train"
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Kusti Salm, permanent secretary at the ministry, told journalists: "This week there have been multiple border violations by helicopters... and also a lot of provocative behaviour along the border. Apparently they are trying to create some sort of context head of the summit”
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Telling these Afghans about the change is pretty special. One said he had been waiting to hear the news for almost ten years. He woke his wife up at 3.30am to tell her that because the British comrades he served with never gave up they can now look to a safe life in the UK.
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Boris creates first veterans office and puts
@JohnnyMercerUK
in charge. He's been told to end vexatious legal claims. Great news
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Targets include those crossing into Russia for cheaper fuel or into Estonia for cheese. They are then manipulated into taking photographs of border infrastructure and military sites
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Exclusive: HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark are to be mothballed under government plans to make up for a severe sailor shortage
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British sources believe Asphalt Princess has been hijacked. They are working on the assumption Iranian military or proxies have boarded vessel
#BreakingNews
Unconfirmed reports involving the vessel ASPHALT PRINCESS off Fujairah.
We know:
👉 incident reported ongoing by UKMTO location 24 59.5N 057 28.6E
👉 incident reported 1230UTC
👉 Omani Royal Air Force C-295 maritime patrol aircraft currently over reported location
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Exclusive: Navy chiefs have been forced to advertise for a rear-admiral on LinkedIn, in an unprecedented move that has exposed significant recruitment gaps in the submarine service
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Shamima Begum has now given birth in the Syrian camp. Bloody hell.
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Breaking: Russia is now believed to have 100 battalion tactical groups (BTGs) near Ukraine's border - up from 83 last week. Enough troops to mount large scale military operations.
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Angus Lapsley, a senior civil servant who left classified documents at a bus stop in Kent, has been given a top Nato job dealing with nuclear plans, in today's
@thetimes
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Ukrainian air force claiming in a statement on Telegram that a Russian drone crossed into Poland before going back into Ukraine and being shot down by air defences
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Speaking from Kyiv, where he is about to go and join the fight, Eugene Bulatsev, an engineer with the Ukrainian designer UA-Dynamics, said that the electric drones were “game-changing”
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First Afghan translator arrives in Britain with his wife and children thanks to
@GavinWilliamson
policy change following Daily Mail campaign
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Between 100 to 200 Afghans who were eligible to go to UK did not make it to airport. Jamal Barak, whose father is an ex gardener for UK forces and among them, said:“It is totally not acceptable, how come animals are somewhere safe but human beings are being left behind in hell?”
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THIS "Ukraine is the only nation in the human history which gave up the nuclear arsenal, 3rd biggest in world in 1994, with guarantees of the US, UK and Russian Federation. Where are these guarantees? Now we are bombed and killed,” Ukrainian MP Goncharenko
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An unprecedented statement is expected to be released by the UK and the US in the coming hours which will warn the Houthis to stop attacking commercial vessels or face the military might of the West.
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Exclusive: European and American generals fear the UK is no longer a top-level fighting force, with new analysis from
@thetimes
revealing the army will have fewer than 70,000 soldiers within two years
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Watch F35 vertical landing on HMS Queen Elizabeth here (sorry it was really windy...)
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If Russia is flying over Ukraine's sovereign airspace then it's a big deal. Would be breaking international laws of aviation. If aircraft was deemed a threat, Ukraine would have right to shoot it down.
A source close to
#Zelensky
has confirmed what US intel sources told
@NaveedAJamali
, that earlier today Russian military aircraft flew into Ukranian air space in what is thought to be a probing of Russian air defense systems and/or reconnaissance.
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A western official said Russian forces were "going in and... going out. We have seen reinforcement of combat and other capabilities close to the border. On balance what we have seen is further reinforcement."
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BREAK: F35s have landed on HMS Queen Elizabeth for first time off US east coast. Watch landing here:
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Security source said earlier: 'We are at a complete loss as to why this report has not gone out. The idea it has not been through the correct processes does not ring true.’
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"I'm the top target for the brutal Iranian regime. But I'm not afraid. It is the price of freedom". In today's
@thetimes
I speak to Iranian dissident Hossein Abedini who has been told he could be at risk in the UK
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Interpreter with family - young girl and boy - has tried to get to airport again this morning. They are trying all entrances. They are NOT getting through despite being told they have a space on RAF flight. Heartbreaking
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"My son has just withdrawn his application from the navy after 3 months faffing about and with no meaningful progress. A shambles." Reader's comment within 30 minutes of our story going up.
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The British army ran out of all its important ammunition within eight days of an online military exercise with the US and France in March/April. In today's
@thetimes
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A former marine who wanted to save 168 dogs and cats from Afghanistan told a government adviser he would “f***ing destroy” him if he did not arrange for them to be evacuated, a leaked audio recording reveals
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"So far, the enemy predominates in the number and quality of the aircraft and weaponry, but not the skills", says Ukraine's armed forces update
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Times reports Boris had to have oxygen treatment last night
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"The aim is to encircle Kyiv, to secure the population and effect regime change." No sign yet they are going for Lviv
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"Like a scene from Le Carré", how the submarine pact was Number 10's biggest secret.
@thetimes
reveals it was the First Sea Lord who first brought in the deal after a meeting at the Australian High Commission in March
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“Sooner or later we will have enough resources to target Russia in the Black Sea and Crimea. Crimea is Ukrainian territory, that’s why any target there is legitimate for us", says Volodymyr Havrylov
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Russian troops are using commercial radios and phones to communicate, says Western official, adding that some devices are encrypted
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More than 150 former paratroopers who served in Afghanistan are on their way to fight on the front line with Ukraine against Russia along with ex-special forces
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We have covered a lot of heartbreaking stories about the Afghans who served alongside UK troops but this one was especially hard to write.
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Boris Johnson tells Ukrainian President "he hoped Ukraine could resist" the attacks and the thoughts of everyone in the UK were with Ukraine "during this dark time", according to Downing St readout of call
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Ben Wallace is no longer going to Munich Security Conference. Am told he thinks it is important he remains in the UK where is continuing to be briefed on Ukraine.
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A ship in Russia's Black Sea Fleet destroyed one of its own military aircraft by accident, says statement from Ukraine's armed forces. Other Russian equipment destroyed today includes: 11 helis, 3 Su-30 fighters, 2 Su-25s, 1 IL-76 MD transport aircraft
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Ukrainian troops are attacking Russians using pickup trucks mounted with US-made automatic grenade launchers, emulating a tactic used by the SAS
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NEW: 350 Royal Marines from 45 Commando will be diverted from cold weather exercises in Norway to Poland to carry out "contingency planning" and exercises amid threat from Russia
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EXCLUSIVE: Home Secretary
@sajidjavid
announces new immigration rules for loyal Afghan interpreters in UK so they will no longer be kicked out. Huge fees will be waived for 1,100 Afghans and their families
@DailyMailUK
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Afghan translator wins right to stay in UK thanks to many including
@SimonLeoDiggins
(fact
@DefenceHQ
and
@ukhomeoffice
allow these cases to get this far is a disgrace)
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Britain's longest serving Afghan interpreter, Ricky, has been told he is now eligible for sanctuary in the UK
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Russian strikes in western Ukraine in the past 24 hours appeared to be aimed at preventing airfields from being used by Ukrainian forces, a senior US defence official said (Reuters)
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Ben Wallace announces in light of "increasingly threatening" behaviour from Russia, the UK will help Ukraine boost its defensive capabilities by supplying the country a light anti armour defence weapon system
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Excl: A second Afghan soldier who was told there was no room for him on one of the last RAF flights out of Kabul was murdered as he tried to flee across the border to Iran
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Confirmed no UK casualties in attack at Abbey gate near the Baron hotel
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3 out of 20 Russian major generals currently in Ukraine have now been killed, says western official
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Britain will send hundreds of anti-ship Brimstone missiles to Ukraine within weeks to bolster naval defences after the sinking of the Russian warship Moskva, by
@georgegrylls
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BREAKING: Britain, the US and Australia agree to work together on the development of hypersonic weapons and the technology to shoot them down as part of a widening of the Aukus pact.
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Under the plans the UK would join with the US and possibly another European country to unleash a salvo of missiles against pre-planned targets, either in the sea or in Yemen itself, where the militants are based.
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EXCL: Second loyal Afghan interpreter comes to the UK with his beautiful family after Daily Mail campaign.
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