New Delhi: The British Army seems to have finally decided to deploy Prince Harry on the war front after an apparent threat from the Royal soldier to quit army if he is not sent to Iraq.
Special forces have been rushed to Iraq to ‘protect’ the prince, giving enough indications that the Harry is all set to take his tour of duty in that country in spite of the threat perception to him as well as other British soldiers on the Iraqi soil.
The special forces have been deployed in view of possible rebel attacks on Harry.
An extra detachment of special forces has arrived in southern Iraq to monitor militia groups and reinforce the prince's protection as fears grow that insurgents will target the third in line to the throne, PTI quoted the Observer.
Meanwhile, senior politicians in Iraq are calling for Prince Harry's deployment to the country to be cancelled amid fears he would be a ‘magnet’ for insurgents.
Following much debate on whether or not the third in line to the throne should be allowed to serve in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has decided he will go with his regiment, the Blues and Royals.
The army is aware that militia groups are claiming to know when his regiment - the Blues and Royals - will arrive in the country, it said.
The Sandhurst-trained prince, is all set to head a group of men in armoured reconnaissance vehicles in Maysan, currently under the control of Iraqi forces.
Two months later, the prince will be allowed 'extraordinary' leave to organise and participate in a concert in Britain in memory of his mother, the late Princess Diana, the report said.
The move comes after claims by Sunni and Shia militias that they are keenly awaiting the prince's arrival.
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