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British troops return home

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The final battalion of British combat troops in Iraq have returned from Iraq.

The six year mission cost the lives of 179 British soldiers.

The rearguard includes personnel from the RAF Regiment and the Royal Tank Regiment.

They have been reunited with families at their base at RAF Honington in Suffolk.

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