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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Nadeem Badshah

General Sir Mike Jackson, former head of the British army, dies at 80

General Sir Mike Jackson in 2005
General Sir Mike Jackson in 2005. He did several tours of Northern Ireland in the 1970s in the Parachute Regiment and was present on Bloody Sunday in 1972 in Derry. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/AFP/Getty Images

General Sir Mike Jackson, the former head of the British army who commanded troops in the 2003 Iraq war, has died aged 80.

The former chief of the general staff died on Tuesday surrounded by his family.

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