British soldiers refuse to fight

by stop the war

Tue, Apr 1, 2003 6:00PM

TWO British soldiers have been sent home from Iraq for refusing to fight in the US-led war and could now face a court martial, a spokesman for their lawyer has said.

British soldiers refuse to fight
From correspondents in London
April 01, 2003

TWO British soldiers have been sent home from Iraq for refusing to fight in the US-led war and could now face a court martial, a spokesman for their lawyer has said.

The spokesman said the two soldiers had told their commanding officers they did not want to fight in a war "involving the death of innocent civilians".

The defence ministry in London would not confirm the spokesman's comments.

The lawyer did not want to be named for fear of identifying his clients.

According to reports in the British press, the two returning soldiers belong to the 16 Air Assault Brigade, currently involved in operations in southern Iraq.

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