Government risked mental health of troops, Chilcot report reveals

Iraq war inquiry exposes how MoD and ministers ignored strict controls on frequency of operational tours of duty

Government risked mental health of troops, Chilcot report reveals

A British Royal Marine fires a missile at an Iraqi position on the al-Faw peninsula in 2003. Photograph: Jon Mills/AP     The government risked the mental health of thousands of troops by breaching strict guidelines designed to protect military personnel from excessive deployment and overstretch, the Chilcot report reveals. As families of those who […]