A LANCASHIRE regiment soldier has died in Iraq.
The soldier from 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, died today in the Al Ashar district of central Basra in Iraq.
He was providing top cover protection for a Warrior armoured vehicle on a routine patrol when he was killed by small arms fire, the Ministry of Defence said.
A MoD spokesman said: "It is with deep sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce the death of a British soldier from 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment.
"The soldier's next of kin have been informed and have requested a period of grace before further details are released."
The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment is made up of the former Queen's Lancashire Regiment and takes in soldiers from Lancashire, Cumbria, Merseyside and Greater Manchester.
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