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YORKS NEWSLINKS
Below are listed various external links to Media and Internet sites featuring The Yorkshire Regiment. The Regiment is not responsible for any of the articles or views expressed in them, or their accuracy. If you find additional news links please email them here. 3 January 2007 - Soldier's Dash to Dying Dad - A Soldier made a frantic 3,000-mile dash from Iraq to Hull to his dying dad - and made it with 10 minutes to spare. The Mirror 3 January 2007 - Soldier's bravery honoured (2 YORKS) - A Soldier who faced an angry mob of thousands of people in Sierra Leone has been recognised for bravery. Captain Tony Viney from Gristhorpe was serving with the Green Howards at the time and has been awarded the Queen"s Commendation for Bravery in the New Year's Honours. Scarborough News. 23 December 2006 - British troops (1 YORKS) Root Out Rogue Iraqi Police - Iraqi police arrested over SAS kidnap - A senior Iraqi policeman who allegedly masterminded the abduction of two SAS soldiers last year was arrested today following a major security operation in Basra. Read the story here. The Telegraph.
15 December 2006 - Operational Honours and Awards List - Queen's Commendation for Bravery (QCB) - Captain Anthony Russell VINEY The Yorkshire Regiment (2 YORKS). View the full military list here. Defence News
11 December 2006 - British troops 'plotted to sell guns from Iraq (3 YORKS) - British soldiers in Iraq plotted to smuggle pistols out of Iraq and sell them for cash, a court martial was told yesterday. Four soldiers have pleaded guilty to charges linked to the alleged plot. The Independent.
More information (video) on this story can be found here (BBC News) and here (The Independent) and here (York Evening Press).
Read what the press said here (Halifax Telegraph and Argus) and here (Sheffield Star).
22 November 2006 - Secrecy lifted on soldiers facing gun trade charges. Judge scraps order after Press application. A judge yesterday overturned an order banning the identification of soldiers accused of smuggling guns out of Iraq to trade for drugs and cash. Yorkshire Post
20 November 2006 - Joint 1 YORKS /Iraqi search operation reveals arms cache. A joint operation, led by the Iraqi Police Service (IPS) and supported and facilitated by 1 YORKS, which took place on Sunday 19 November 2006, uncovered a sizeable arms cache in countryside to the south of Basra. Defence News
22 October 2006 - Soldiers in gun-smuggling inquiry. Nine soldiers are to be prosecuted over allegations of smuggling guns out of Iraq to trade for drugs and cash, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said. BBC News
24 September 2006 - UK Iraq soldiers in weapons probe. British soldiers in Iraq have been investigated over allegations of the "unlawful possession" of weapons, the Ministry of Defence has said. BBC News
23 September 2006 - Soldiers in Freedom of City March. More than 100 soldiers have marched through the centre of York to exercise their Freedom of the City. BBC News
8 September 2006 - Operational Honours and Awards List. Sixty three members of the UK Armed Forces and an MOD civilian have received honours and awards for services on operations in Iraq, Northern Ireland, Afghanistan, former Yugoslavia, and other operations for the period 1 October 2005 to 31 March 2006. Defence News
22 August 2006 - From Bosnia to Wales: a cycle challenge with a difference (VIDEO). Bighearted soldiers from 2nd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment are preparing to undertake a cycle ride with a difference. They will be cycling home from an operational tour in the Balkans, raising money for charity along the way. Defence News
18 July 2006 - Written Ministerial Statement. Written ministerial statement by Des Browne MP, Secretary of State for Defence, 18 July 2006. I would like to confirm the details of the force package that we currently plan to deploy to Iraq at the next routine roulement of UK forces in November 2006. Defence News
13 June 2006 - Oarsome foursome battle the Atlantic. Four Yorkshire Regiment soldiers are battling against three other boats in the first race to row 3,100 miles across the Atlantic. Defence News
10 June 2006 - Parade to Celebrate New Regiment. Territorial Army soldiers marched through the streets of York on Saturday to celebrate the formation of the new Yorkshire Regiment. BBC News
6 June 2006 - Yorkshire Regiment Makes its Debut. The Army’s new Yorkshire Regiment, officially joining together three of the region’s famous infantry battalions, is formed today, Tuesday 6 June 2006. Defense News
6 June 2006 - Yorkshire's Army Stands Proud. The Yorkshire regiment, made up of the region's proud old regiments, is formed today. William Green reports from Bosnia on how Green Howards are marking a day tinged with sadness and anticipation. Yorkshire Post
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