Exclusive: Inside British Army's mission in Iraq helping to defeat IS

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The 1st Battalion, The Royal Yorkshire Regiment – to use their new and proper title – are a proud bunch of soldiers.

Their cap badge is associated with more than 330 years of history, the latest chapter of which is being written by personnel from Burma Company, who are currently deployed on operations in northern Iraq.

Some might be surprised to learn that the British Army is active on the ground in Iraq 20 years on from the start of Operation Telic.

But the situation today is different. This operation is called Shader, and UK troops – alongside dozens of other nations – are in the region at the strict invitation of the Kurdish-Iraqi government.

But why is the British Army there, and what exactly is it doing?

Forces News was granted exclusive access to embed with the soldiers of 1 Royal Yorks as they conducted operations in the region around Erbil, the capital of the region known as Kurdistan.

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Those infantry lads had some good skills on rifle to pistol transition. It shows just how far the average soldiers' training and skills have come. Top notch.

exmoorfarmer
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The British Soldiers are the absolute last group I'd ever want to have to fight, true professionals, and tough AF

jamie_d___
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I have fond memories of being a U.S. Marine in Basra (a British AO at that time) in 2008. That was quite an experience.

strawdawgs
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Thanks for your service guys! Stay safe out there. ❤🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇪🇪❤

americanminotaur
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Miss your old DPM pattern camo. It was unique to UK and very sexy.

Good to see the Estonians still there. Rolled with them a few times back in 2004. Super solid guys.

Mis-AdventureCH
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You forget how young some of the soldiers are. Great to see this generation just as good as the ones gone by.

fastfreddy
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It’s a shame that we gonna be reduced to about 75, 000 in about 5 years time! Shocking really as we are the best trained and disciplined troops in the world!
Everyone comes to us for our training .

KB-
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Good to see the reporter had the good grace to have a shave, comb his hair and dress smartly.

paulquine
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So they're effectively working as bodyguards ?

fToo
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My brothers on here, the one behind at 7:27, love you Kieran ❤️

swiift
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1:54
The Officer has an old school full cover pistol holster. Man that dude has been in the Army for a time.

Crackshotsteph
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British army still the best in the world

dasReAlvloc
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The civilian farmers of this region have had enough of foreign troops kicking down their doors for Israel.

ÆthelwulfOfNordHymbraLand
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As a US Soldier, I thinks it's bout time we leave Iraq now, we've been there too long.

mauricebeyjr
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What are they still doing in Iraq after 20 years?

maneshipocrates
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I do hope the 6.31 piece was using a fixed tripod camera and not someone standing there holding the camera...

tomonions
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Great work, but what about the enemy within?

darrenbairstow
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Know a kurdish . Came here was harrased, treated like a terrorist. Recieved training and weapons from uk, us etc .

christopherbell
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Beware .Al Sadr can turn against them at any moment.

anazv
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The British army should be protecting their own borders with thousands of illegal Immigrants coming into Britain every month they have been turned into the salvation army helping foreign countries

alexblue