What was the 2009 Al-Sweady Inquiry?
Clara Gaspar
Updated: May 12 2021, 14:26 ET
IN 2009, a controversial inquiry was ordered in response to damning accusations about British soldiers in Iraq.
The costly Al-Sweady Inquiry investigated what turned out to be false allegations of unlawful killing and ill treatment of Iraqi nationals by British soldiers.
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What was the 2009 Al-Sweady Inquiry?
The Al-Sweady inquiry was set up in 2009 under a former high court judge, Sir Thayne Forbes.
It concerned questions surrounding one of the fiercest battles of the Iraq war, the Battle of Danny Boy in 2004.
The battle saw members of the Prince of Wales Regiment attempt to rescue a patrol of Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders who had been ambushed by around 100 Iraqi insurgents.