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| British soldier shot dead in Iraq | British soldier shot dead in Iraq |
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| A British soldier has been killed in southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. | A British soldier has been killed in southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. |
| The soldier was from A Company, 4th Battalion The Rifles. | The soldier was from A Company, 4th Battalion The Rifles. |
| He was part of a patrol conducting a search and detention operation in the Al Atiyah district, north west of Basra City on Thursday. | He was part of a patrol conducting a search and detention operation in the Al Atiyah district, north west of Basra City on Thursday. |
| He was shot by small arms fire and evacuated by helicopter to the field hospital at the British base in Basra Air Station but died from his injuries. | He was shot by small arms fire and evacuated by helicopter to the field hospital at the British base in Basra Air Station but died from his injuries. |
| Three other coalition troops were injured as a result of the battle, which took place at 0220 local time (1120 BST), but their condition is not thought to be life-threatening. | |
| The latest death means the total number of UK troops killed in operations in Iraq has risen to 150. | |
| The previous British soldier to be killed in Iraq was Corporal Jeremy Brookes, also of 4th Battalion The Rifles. | |
| He died of his injuries after the convoy he was travelling in came under attack in southern Iraq on 21 May. | |
| The soldier had been commanding a vehicle escorting a re-supply convoy in the Al Tuwaysa district of the city. |