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| Four British troops killed in a bomb attack on their patrol boat in Basra are expected to be named by the Ministry of Defence. | Four British troops killed in a bomb attack on their patrol boat in Basra are expected to be named by the Ministry of Defence. |
| One of those killed in the Remembrance Sunday attacks was a woman serving with the Army's Intelligence Corps. | One of those killed in the Remembrance Sunday attacks was a woman serving with the Army's Intelligence Corps. |
| She is the second British woman killed in action in Iraq since war began. | |
| Two Royal Marine commandos from 539 Assault Squadron and an Army signaller also died in the improvised bomb attack at the Shatt al-Arab waterway. | Two Royal Marine commandos from 539 Assault Squadron and an Army signaller also died in the improvised bomb attack at the Shatt al-Arab waterway. |
| A total of 125 British troops have now died in Iraq since the war started in 2003, 95 from hostile action. Another three service personnel were injured in Sunday's attack. | |
| The condition of one of those injured in that attack has improved significantly but the two others hurt remain in a very serious condition. | The condition of one of those injured in that attack has improved significantly but the two others hurt remain in a very serious condition. |
| It is slightly unusual in that this time it was targeting a boat Capt Tane Dunlop Q&A: Basra boat attack | It is slightly unusual in that this time it was targeting a boat Capt Tane Dunlop Q&A: Basra boat attack |
| Weapons experts have said they are analysing the attack in "minute detail". | Weapons experts have said they are analysing the attack in "minute detail". |
| One of the marines who died was from 539 Assault Squadron - based near Plymouth in Devon - and was attached from 45 Commando. | One of the marines who died was from 539 Assault Squadron - based near Plymouth in Devon - and was attached from 45 Commando. |
| Some of the families of those killed asked for a period of 24 hours before names were released. | Some of the families of those killed asked for a period of 24 hours before names were released. |
| The only other woman to die in action in Iraq since the present campaign began was Sarah-Jayne Mulvihill, 32, whose helicopter was shot down over Basra in May. | The only other woman to die in action in Iraq since the present campaign began was Sarah-Jayne Mulvihill, 32, whose helicopter was shot down over Basra in May. |
| Captain Tane Dunlop has said an inquiry into Sunday's attack would try to find out how insurgents were able to target the boat. | Captain Tane Dunlop has said an inquiry into Sunday's attack would try to find out how insurgents were able to target the boat. |
| The attack is thought to be the first such one on a patrol boat carrying British personnel who have been patrolling the waterway, which borders Iran, since 2003. | The attack is thought to be the first such one on a patrol boat carrying British personnel who have been patrolling the waterway, which borders Iran, since 2003. |
| That had been thought to be a safer way to travel between bases than going by road. | That had been thought to be a safer way to travel between bases than going by road. |
| The deaths came on the same weekend that troops in Basra and elsewhere in Iraq paid their respects to lost colleagues, to mark Remembrance Day. | The deaths came on the same weekend that troops in Basra and elsewhere in Iraq paid their respects to lost colleagues, to mark Remembrance Day. |