British army hero’s 17 years in witch-hunt hell after being accused of drowning an Iraqi teenager

Seventeen years ago, freshly commissioned British officer Robert Campbell dived into the sort of stinking, polluted river you wouldn’t let your dog swim in, to try to save an Iraqi teenager. But far from being lauded for his selfless, though futile, rescue attempt, this highly decorated former major in the Royal Engineers has been subjected … Read more

Jailed – the people smuggler who was tracked by drone: Iraqi, 36, was filmed by ‘eye in the sky’

The first people smuggler convicted using evidence from surveillance drones over the Channel was jailed yesterday. Rebwar Ahmed, 36, was filmed by an ‘eye in the sky’ unmanned aircraft at the helm of a rigid-hulled inflatable boat crossing from France. The Iraqi’s conviction came as the Daily Mail was granted exclusive access to the nerve … Read more

Jailed – the people smuggler who was tracked by drone: Iraqi, 36, was filmed by ‘eye in the sky’

The first people smuggler convicted using evidence from surveillance drones over the Channel was jailed yesterday. Rebwar Ahmed, 36, was filmed by an ‘eye in the sky’ unmanned aircraft at the helm of a rigid-hulled inflatable boat crossing from France. The Iraqi’s conviction came as the Daily Mail was granted exclusive access to the nerve … Read more

Devout Shiite Muslims mark day of Ashura in Iraqi holy city of Najaf

Devout Shiite pilgrims were left covered in blood as they struck themselves with swords and chains during the mourning procession to mark the day of Ashura in the holy city of Najaf.  Ashura, on the 10th day of the mourning month of Muharram, commemorates the killing of the Prophet Mohammed’s grandson Hussein at the Battle … Read more

‘Islamist’ Iraqi causes multiple crashes on Berlin motorway, injuring six

Six people have been injured, three of them severely, after a suspected Islamist terror attack on a motorway in Berlin overnight. A 30-year-old Iraqi man, named by German media as Samrad A., is thought to have deliberately crashed into several motorbikes on the A100 motorway in the city’s south, starting around 6.30pm on Tuesday. After causing … Read more

‘Islamist’ Iraqi causes multiple crashes on Berlin motorway, injuring six

Six people have been injured, three of them severely, after a suspected Islamist terror attack on a motorway in Berlin overnight. A 30-year-old Iraqi man driving a black Opel Astra is thought to have deliberately crashed into several motorbikes and scooters while shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ around 6.30pm on Tuesday. He then got out of the … Read more

Iraqi jihadism expert Hisham al-Hashemi killed

A prominent jihadism expert was shot dead in a ‘hail of bullets’ in Baghdad last night after receiving threats from Iran-backed militias.  Footage showed a gunman firing through the window of Hisham al-Hashemi’s car after pulling up on a motorcycle and ambushing him outside his home.   No-one has claimed responsibility for the killing, but Hashemi … Read more

Iraqi woman, 20, ‘is burned to death by her abusive husband’

Iraqi woman, 20, is pictured writhing in pain on her hospital bed ‘after being set alight by her abusive husband’ before dying of her injuries Malak Haider al-Zubaidi, 20, died in Iraqi hospital on Saturday from severe burns  She was allegedly beaten and set alight by her husband, an Iraqi policeman  Her family say she … Read more