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A former British soldier, Robert James Purkiss, has been arrested in the UK and is facing extradition to Kenya for the alleged murder of 21-year-old Agnes Wanjiru in 2012, a case that has long involved calls for justice and investigations into misconduct by British soldiers in Kenya.
A Belfast court acquitted a British soldier, known as 'Soldier F', of murder and attempted murder charges related to the 1972 Bloody Sunday killings of 13 unarmed civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland.
Daniel Khalife, a former British soldier, has been convicted of spying for Iran after escaping from a London prison last year. Despite his claims of acting as a double agent for British security, prosecutors described his actions as a "cynical game." Khalife contacted an Iranian middle-man, offering to remain undercover in the British Army, and passed on both fake and genuine documents, including sensitive information about special forces soldiers. He received payments for his espionage activities and attempted to contact his handlers while on the run. Khalife will be sentenced next year.
A British man, identified as 22-year-old James Scott Rhys Anderson, has been captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine in the Kursk region, according to Russian state media. Anderson, a former British soldier, reportedly traveled to Ukraine to join the fight against Russia. The British Foreign Office is supporting his family following reports of his detention. The incident comes amid heightened tensions, with Ukraine having launched an incursion into the Kursk region in August to create a buffer zone against potential Russian attacks.
A former British soldier, identified as Soldier F, will stand trial for the murder of two civil rights protesters during the 1972 "Bloody Sunday" killings in Northern Ireland. The soldier is charged with murder in the deaths of James Wray and William McKinney, as well as attempted murder of five others. An inquiry in 2010 concluded that British soldiers had unjustifiably opened fire on unarmed civilians and then lied about it. The case was initially halted but was ruled to proceed last year.
A former British soldier, identified as Soldier F, will stand trial for the murder of two civil rights protesters and attempted murder of five others during the Bloody Sunday killings in Northern Ireland in 1972. The initial investigation falsely labeled the victims as IRA bombers and gunmen, but a 12-year inquiry concluded in 2010 that British soldiers had unjustifiably opened fire on unarmed civilians. The case against Soldier F was initially halted but has now been ruled to proceed by a court.