British Armed Forces

UK says British forces aiding regional defense but not striking Iran

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said UK forces and aircraft are taking part in coordinated defensive efforts in the region but are not involved in US and Israeli strikes on Iran.

|ByREUTERS
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer looks on during a meeting with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, To Lam, at Downing Street in London, Britain October 29, 2025.
Israeli army soldier holding a mounted machine gun in front of destroyed buildings in the vicinity of the Jordanian Field Hospital in Gaza City.

Gaza reveals future of urban combat western armies aren't prepared for - opinion

The war in Gaza was modern urban war, not genocide, writes Andrew Fox in his latest research paper for the Henry Jackson Society

|ByANDREW FOX
THE GRAVE of Pvt. Sam Greyman in the British military cemetery in Jerusalem. Pvt. Greyman was shot by a Turkish sniper as he tried to protect the British camp near Umm esh Shert Ford on September 8, 1918, at 27 years old.

'Post' writer rediscovers grave of fallen British World War I hero in Jerusalem

HISTORICAL AFFAIRS: Private Sam Greyman's journey took him from Russia to Leeds to Jerusalem.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
In Israel, even as more women take on combat roles, their uniforms – and their equipment – remain very much designed for men, despite obvious differences in height, weight, and build.

As women join IDF combat units, military kit must be redesigned to fit them - opinion

For most of modern history, military uniforms have been built around the male body, as more women join combat units, it’s time for a redesign.

|ByANDREW FOX

Comment: Balfour’s real victory came at Beersheba

Historians have recorded how General Allenby had given each of his soldiers a Bible, and he was often found on his knees looking for direction from above.

OCTOBER 30, 2017ByBENJAMIN GLATT
Descendants of soldiers from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC), ride horses along the trail that their ancestors took as troops when they made their way to Beersheba.

Britain to proscribe two more neo-Nazi groups as terrorist organizations

British Home Secretary Amber Rudd emphasized the importance of the ban in ensuring public safety and preventing radicalization.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017ByEYTAN HALON
Far-right demonstrators clash with police officers during a march in Leicester, central England, October 9, 2010.

Arrest of suspected neo-Nazi British soldiers indicates larger security issue

Four soldiers were arrested under British anti-terror legislation on suspicion of being members of a proscribed terrorist organization.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017ByEYTAN HALON
British Army soldiers from 11 Light Brigade march to Parliament in central London June 7, 2010.