(3rd British) Soldier dies after Basra fighting

[Eugene]

Source: BBC News

Last Updated: Sunday, 8 July 2007, 16:31 GMT 17:31 UK

Soldier dies after Basra fighting

A British soldier who was seriously injured during
fighting in Basra has died from his wounds.

The Ministry of Defence announced his death at the
same time as it named a soldier who was killed in the
same operation on Saturday.

The soldier who died on Saturday was named as Lance
Corporal Ryan Francis of 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh.

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He was killed during a large-scale operation launched
in Basra, aimed at defeating insurgents who had been
attacking the Iraqi Provincial Joint Co-ordination
Centre in the city.

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Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/6282384.stm

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