{"id":124664,"date":"2025-05-13T12:02:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T09:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=124664"},"modified":"2025-05-13T12:02:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T09:02:19","slug":"uk-veterans-admit-to-barbaric-killings-in-iraq-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/united-kingdom\/124664-uk-veterans-admit-to-barbaric-killings-in-iraq-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"UK veterans admit to \u2018barbaric\u2019 killings in Iraq, Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>British special forces, specifically the Army\u2019s Special Air Service (SAS) and the Royal Navy\u2019s Special Boat Service (SBS), have been accused of committing systematic war crimes during the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, Arab News reported citing the BBC\u2019s \u201cPanorama\u201d program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These former soldiers revealed that unlawful executions, including of detainees and children, became routine. They described incidents where individuals were handcuffed and shot while asleep, with weapons planted afterward to justify the killings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-13-120100-1024x566.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-124677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-13-120100-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-13-120100-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-13-120100-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-13-120100.png 1033w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Eyewitnesses reported a \u201cmob mentality\u201d among troops, leading to \u201cbarbaric\u201d behavior and psychopathic traits. Some veterans said killing became addictive, with squads executing all men found in targeted locations without justification. The veterans also claimed that these actions were known and implicitly approved within the special forces command structure. To cover up these crimes, soldiers allegedly falsified incident reports and planted \u201cdrop weapons\u201d at execution sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The investigation highlighted that then-UK Prime Minister David Cameron was repeatedly warned about these abuses by Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Despite this, the alleged war crimes continued beyond the timeframe of the current public inquiry, which only covers a three-year period. The UK Ministry of Defence expressed full commitment to the ongoing inquiry and encouraged veterans with relevant information to come forward. This testimony sheds new light on serious allegations of misconduct by Britain\u2019s elite military units during two major conflicts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British special forces, specifically the Army\u2019s Special Air Service (SAS) and the Royal Navy\u2019s Special Boat Service (SBS), have been accused of committing systematic war crimes during the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, Arab News reported citing the BBC\u2019s \u201cPanorama\u201d program. These former soldiers revealed that unlawful executions, including of detainees and children, became routine. 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