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A British soldier on patrol in the area of Ahmed Al Ahamadi near Camp Dogwood, Iraq, in 2004
ANTI-WAR campaigners said today that justice has been denied after the government confirmed that armed forces police have closed all investigations into alleged war crimes by British military personnel in Iraq.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced on Tuesday that the Service Police Legacy Investigations (SPLI) has “officially closed its doors,” having brought no prosecutions despite investigating 1,291 cases.
The minister said that he wanted to “draw a line under the legacy of our operations in Iraq,” after offering a brief apology that certain investigations in Iraq had failed to collect the required evidence.
The Met Police's refusal to act against British nationals accused of war crimes in Gaza is a green light for Israel's genocide, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
ANSELM ELDERGILL looks at the legality of the wars in the Middle East and the means used to fight them. It is said that truth is the first casualty of war, so what is the truth with regard to the legality of America’s and Israel’s wars in Iran, Palestine and Lebanon?
Washington and its Western allies decry human rights abuses while arming and shielding Israel, turning contradiction into policy, argues RAMZY BAROUD
