{"id":243223,"date":"2025-05-12T21:04:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T20:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ex-uk-special-forces-break-silence-on-war-crimes-by-colleagues-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T21:04:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T20:04:57","slug":"ex-uk-special-forces-break-silence-on-war-crimes-by-colleagues-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ex-uk-special-forces-break-silence-on-war-crimes-by-colleagues-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-UK Special Forces break silence on &#8216;war crimes&#8217; by colleagues | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/2I-jS4ZlcF8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ex-UK Special Forces break silence on 'war crimes' by colleagues | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2I-jS4ZlcF8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>British veterans have told the BBC they saw civilians and children murdered by colleagues in the SAS (Special Air Service) and SBS (Special Boat Service).<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the first time former members of UK Special Forces have given eye-witness accounts of executions of unarmed, handcuffed and wounded people in Iraq and Afghanistan. <\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Defence says anyone with evidence should contact the ongoing public inquiry into British Special Forces.  <\/p>\n<p>For those in the UK, you can watch BBC Panorama&#8217;s documentary &#8216;Special Forces: I Saw War Crimes&#8217; on BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#SAS #BritishArmy #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British veterans have told the BBC they saw civilians and children murdered by colleagues in the SAS (Special Air Service) and SBS (Special Boat Service). 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