SAS 'hunted and killed Iran-backed gang members who executed British troops'

Two members of the gang that killed six British military policemen in Iraq were secretly hunted down and eliminated by the SAS, a new book has claimed.The June 2003 murders of the Red Caps, just weeks after the fall of Saddam Hussein, was the single greatest loss of British military life to hostile action during the entire Iraq conflict.For over two decades, it was widely believed the killers had escaped across the Iranian border.But in "Blades", by Mark Nicol, SAS sources say they found and killed two of the Iran-backed gang members responsible. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Senior military figures are said to have blocked further operations, fearing retaliation against British troops in the predominantly-Shia southern Iraq.John...

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