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| MoD names six fallen UK soldiers | MoD names six fallen UK soldiers |
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| Six soldiers killed in Afghanistan on Friday have been named, as ministers came out to defend UK policy after losing 15 men in just 10 days. | Six soldiers killed in Afghanistan on Friday have been named, as ministers came out to defend UK policy after losing 15 men in just 10 days. |
| Five members of the County Down-based 2nd Battalion The Rifles died in two explosions near Sangin, Helmand. | Five members of the County Down-based 2nd Battalion The Rifles died in two explosions near Sangin, Helmand. |
| They were: Cpl Jonathan Horne, and Riflemen Joseph Murphy, Daniel Simpson, William Aldridge and James Backhouse. | They were: Cpl Jonathan Horne, and Riflemen Joseph Murphy, Daniel Simpson, William Aldridge and James Backhouse. |
| A 2nd Royal Tank Regiment corporal killed in an explosion near Nad Ali was named as Lee Scott, 26, from Norfolk. | |
| Prime Minister Gordon Brown has insisted the mission is showing "signs of success", as the government rebuffs claims troops have been left ill-equipped and short of manpower. | Prime Minister Gordon Brown has insisted the mission is showing "signs of success", as the government rebuffs claims troops have been left ill-equipped and short of manpower. |
| Former Tory defence secretary Lord King had suggested there was a "critical shortage" of helicopters in Helmand. | Former Tory defence secretary Lord King had suggested there was a "critical shortage" of helicopters in Helmand. |
| 'Grim day' | |
| Lt Col Robert Thomson, commanding officer of 2 Rifles, said it had been a "grim day" in Sangin as they honoured their dead. | Lt Col Robert Thomson, commanding officer of 2 Rifles, said it had been a "grim day" in Sangin as they honoured their dead. |
| "We all knew that each one of those Riflemen would have wanted us to 'crack on'. | "We all knew that each one of those Riflemen would have wanted us to 'crack on'. |
| "And that is what we shall do - there will be no turning; the work is too important. | "And that is what we shall do - there will be no turning; the work is too important. |
| "They lived and fought alongside us and tonight our lives are much worse for them not being here. But we can celebrate what they were and what they achieved. We are so very proud of them." | "They lived and fought alongside us and tonight our lives are much worse for them not being here. But we can celebrate what they were and what they achieved. We are so very proud of them." |
| Governor of Helmand Province Gulab Managal offered condolences to the soldiers' families on behalf of the people of Helmand. | |
| He said: "Your sorrow is our sorrow. | |
| "We are profoundly grateful for the sacrifices your brave soldiers make for us because we know that they fight to give us, and our children, a future free of tyranny and fear. | |
| "They did not die in vain. It is a debt we will never forget." |