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Saturday, February 03, 2007

UK "Inadvertantly" Sent 15 Underage Troops To Iraq War Zones

Associated Press February 3, 2007 09:09 PM

Defense Minister Adam Ingram, who gave the figure in a written statement to lawmakers, said the "vast majority" of the young troops had been within a week of turning 18 when they were deployed, or had been removed from the war zone less than a week after arriving.

"Fewer than five" were women, and none was under 17, he said.

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