By Ben Quinn
Last Updated: 1:22am BST 11/06/2007
Telegraph
Almost 1,000 soldiers are absent without leave (Awol), according to figures from the Ministry of Defence.
More than 11,000 cases of soldiers going on the run have been logged since the Iraq conflict began in 2003.
...Faced with the problem at a time when its resources are being stretched to the limit, the Army is carrying out a study to identify the reasons troops are going Awol.
...figures released under the Freedom of Information Act suggest that military authorities have had limited success in locating serious deserters.
The number of soldiers who remain Awol from this year is 283, compared to 279 last year, 157 for the year before and 135 from 2004. Since 2000, the total number of Army personnel who remain Awol stands at 947...
Monday, June 11, 2007
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