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A soldier from the UK's 2nd Royal Tank Regiment has been killed in Basra, southern Iraq.A soldier from the UK's 2nd Royal Tank Regiment has been killed in Basra, southern Iraq.
The soldier died as a result of injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device attack, the Ministry of Defence said. The soldier, whose family have been informed, died after being injured by an improvised explosive device, the Ministry of Defence said.
The attack targeted a Warrior vehicle patrol carrying out routine duties in the Mustashfa district of Basra City on Tuesday night. He had been with a Warrior vehicle patrol carrying out routine duties in the Mustashfa district of Basra City on Tuesday night.
The ministry said next of kin had been informed of the death. His death takes to 164 the number of UK soldiers killed in operations in Iraq.
It brings to 164 the number of UK military personnel killed during operations in Iraq since the invasion in March 2003. Of those killed since the 2003 invasion, 128 have died in combat.