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| UK soldier dies in Iraq shooting | UK soldier dies in Iraq shooting |
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| A British soldier has died after a shooting in the Iraqi town of Al-Qurna, north of Basra, the Ministry of Defence has said. | A British soldier has died after a shooting in the Iraqi town of Al-Qurna, north of Basra, the Ministry of Defence has said. |
| The incident happened on Tuesday, but the soldier, whose name has not been released, died on Thursday. | The incident happened on Tuesday, but the soldier, whose name has not been released, died on Thursday. |
| He served in 58 Battery, 12 Regiment Royal Artillery - the same unit that lost two soldiers on Monday. | He served in 58 Battery, 12 Regiment Royal Artillery - the same unit that lost two soldiers on Monday. |
| The ministry said added that no further details would be released until the family's wishes had been established. | The ministry said added that no further details would be released until the family's wishes had been established. |
| "His injuries were so serious that, despite the best treatment available, the medical team involved were unable to save him," the ministry said in a statement. | "His injuries were so serious that, despite the best treatment available, the medical team involved were unable to save him," the ministry said in a statement. |
| The soldier was the 118th member of the British armed forces to die while serving in Iraq since the conflict began in March 2003. | |
| He had been taken to Germany for treatment, where his regiment is normally based. | |
| It is part of the Danish-led Basra rural north battle group. | |
| Two of his colleagues were killed by a roadside bomb on Monday. | Two of his colleagues were killed by a roadside bomb on Monday. |
| Gunner Stephen Wright and Gunner Samuela Vanua, both members of 12 Regiment Royal Artillery, were killed in an explosion near Ad Dayr, north of Basra, on 4 September. | Gunner Stephen Wright and Gunner Samuela Vanua, both members of 12 Regiment Royal Artillery, were killed in an explosion near Ad Dayr, north of Basra, on 4 September. |
| A total of 22 members of the British armed forces have died in Iraq and Afghanistan since the beginning of September; 19 in the latter and three in the former. |