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| British airman is killed in Iraq | British airman is killed in Iraq |
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| A British airman was killed in a small arms fire attack in Basra in southern Iraq on Tuesday night, the Ministry of Defence has said. | |
| The airman, from 1 Squadron, RAF Regiment, has not been named yet but next of kin have been informed. | The airman, from 1 Squadron, RAF Regiment, has not been named yet but next of kin have been informed. |
| Meanwhile, a British soldier, also killed in a small arms attack in Basra, has been named as Private Craig Barber. | |
| Pte Barber, 20, from Ogmore Vale in Wales, died on Monday in an operation in the Al Fursi district of the city. | |
| He was from the 2nd Battalion the Royal Welsh. | He was from the 2nd Battalion the Royal Welsh. |
| The latest death brings the total number of British personnel killed in Iraq to 166. | The latest death brings the total number of British personnel killed in Iraq to 166. |