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Several sources have claimed that soldiers from 22 SAS, the Army’s most elite fighting force, have applied for premature voluntary release.

The Telegraph is withholding the exact figure for security reasons, but at least two squadrons, D and G, are believed to have been affected. Several SAS sources described the losses as significant and a “threat to national security”.

Insiders say the resignations have been driven by outrage over recent war crime investigations into Afghanistan and Syria, which have been described as “witch hunts”.

The treatment of elderly Northern Ireland veterans who served in the SAS has also contributed, insiders say. They are viewed as having been hounded through the courts on vexatious claims, some of which have been described as “ludicrous” by a judge.

Among those understood to have resigned are several senior warrant officers, who are the backbone of the special forces and among the most experienced troops in the regiment. A number are understood to have applied for release “on principle” just before Christmas.

“Morale is s--- at the moment,” one insider with knowledge of the recent losses said

Green Party Leader Zack Polanski Wants To Build A Society That Doesn’t Include Anyone From The Right

“There are people who identify as right wing or even far right… Do we think we can change their minds or is it a case of building a society that doesn’t include them?”

Sounds democratic and fair 🤔

Two Dutch tourists report: “We were raped a stone’s throw from Piazza Duomo.” The suspect is a 31‑year‑old North African man with several prior convictions for street robberies.

Two Dutch tourists who had arrived in Milan three days earlier. An evening at a city center bar, then a walk to Piazza del Duomo and an encounter with two young North African men. Small talk in English; then one of the men walked away and the two women — 23 and 24 — continued walking with the other. From that point the account, given in a report to the carabinieri and now in the hands of public prosecutor Alessandro Gobbis, becomes more confused. According to the reconstruction, at one point the young man allegedly attacked them and stole their phones. Then, near Via Larga (although the account is not clear about locations and times), the man is said to have sexually assaulted the two tourists. A full assault, after which the two young women, in shock and frightened, were reportedly unable to flee and even continued walking with him for another few hundred metres. Until one of them struck the man with a punch, managing to make him go away.

At that point the two tourists reportedly managed to ask a passerby for help, who accompanied them to the station on Via della Moscova. Their account to investigators was followed by an ambulance ride to the Mangiagalli hospital’s sexual violence emergency unit. Yesterday afternoon the two tourists formally filed a complaint with the carabinieri. The account is confused, also because of their limited knowledge of the city streets. However, the two women provided investigators with important information to identify the perpetrator, whose Instagram contact they had obtained. He is reportedly a 31‑year‑old North African man with several prior convictions for street robberies. Cameras in the area are being examined.