A daily fight for survival in Helmand's Hell on Earth
Sunday People|May 30, 2021
BY the time the Rifles arrived in Basra in November 2006 for the start of a six-month tour of duty, British troops were coming under fire almost daily.
A daily fight for survival in Helmand's Hell on Earth

Iraqi insurgents, backed by Iran, were carrying out rocket attacks against British bases.

IEDs were used to target vehicle convoys and troops on foot patrols.

This story is from the May 30, 2021 edition of Sunday People.

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