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UK soldiers killed in Iraq named UK soldiers killed in Iraq named
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Four British soldiers killed by a roadside bomb near Basra, southern Iraq, have been named by the Ministry of Defence. Tributes have been paid by families and colleagues of four British soldiers killed by a roadside bomb near Basra, southern Iraq.
Second Lieutenant Joanna Yorke Dyer, Corporal Kris O'Neill, Private Eleanor Dlugosz and Kingsman Adam James Smith all died. The blast targeted the vehicle of 2nd Lt Joanna Yorke Dyer, Cpl Kris O'Neill, Pte Eleanor Dlugosz and Kingsman Adam James Smith.
A civilian Kuwaiti translator was also killed in the blast, which targeted a patrol in a Warrior armoured vehicle. A civilian Kuwaiti translator was also killed in the blast, while a fifth soldier was "very seriously injured".
A fifth soldier was also "very seriously injured". The injured soldier is being treated in the military hospital in Basra.
Second Lt Yorke Dyer was from the Intelligence Corps attached to the 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment and Kingsman Smith was from 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment.Second Lt Yorke Dyer was from the Intelligence Corps attached to the 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment and Kingsman Smith was from 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment.
Cpl O'Neill and Pte Dlugosz were both from the Royal Army Medical Corps.Cpl O'Neill and Pte Dlugosz were both from the Royal Army Medical Corps.
Under attack
The injured soldier is being treated in the military hospital in Basra
According to the MoD, the incident happened in the early hours of Thursday as the troops returned from patrol duty.According to the MoD, the incident happened in the early hours of Thursday as the troops returned from patrol duty.
Their vehicle first came under attack near the centre of Basra and continued on its way.Their vehicle first came under attack near the centre of Basra and continued on its way.
However, on a stretch of highway in the Hayaniyah district on the north-western outskirts of Basra it was hit by a massive bomb explosion which wrecked the vehicle and left a three-foot crater.However, on a stretch of highway in the Hayaniyah district on the north-western outskirts of Basra it was hit by a massive bomb explosion which wrecked the vehicle and left a three-foot crater.
The soldiers were all inside the vehicle when they died. The soldiers were all on patrol in a Warrior armoured vehicle when they died.
This latest incident brings the total number of UK troops killed in operations in Iraq to 140.This latest incident brings the total number of UK troops killed in operations in Iraq to 140.
Four British servicewomen have now died in action in Iraq, while the death of a fifth was not thought to be combat-related.Four British servicewomen have now died in action in Iraq, while the death of a fifth was not thought to be combat-related.