British troops to start training Kurdish , Iraqi forces in Iraq in January , official says . Telegraph shot down military helicopter in southern Samarra , Iraqi military officer says . The United Kingdom will deploy hundreds of troops to Iraq in the coming year to train Iraqi and Kurdish forces -- the country 's latest contribution to the fight against ISIS -- British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon told The Telegraph newspaper . Attack came January after suicide truck bombing killed two people in Samarra .
British troops to start training Kurdish , Iraqi forces in Iraq in January , official says . Telegraph shot down military helicopter in southern Samarra , Iraqi military officer says . Attack came January after suicide truck bombing killed two people in Samarra .