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.
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I’d rather face enemy fire again than relive trial that branded me a war criminal, says Iraq hero Brian Wood
Rod McPhee
Updated: 8:31 ET, May 4 2021
BRIAN WOOD didn’t hesitate to charge into a hail of bullets and grenades to save his Army comrades in the Iraqi desert yet for doing so, he was branded a war criminal.
During a terrifying three hours, the bloody Battle of Danny Boy saw the 23-year-old Lance Corporal and his men overcome an enemy that had them outgunned and outnumbered.
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Brian Wood s story is told in new one-off BBC2 drama Danny BoyCredit: BBC