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ARMY: BEHIND THE NEW FRONTLINES, 9PM, BBC2

THE Army is under pressure. Budgets are being squeezed, troop numbers have shrunk and, after the campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, there is opposition both public and political to putting boots on the ground overseas. But in today’s deeply unstable world, the Army has to find a new role to play. Filmed over 18 months, this riveting three-part documentary series takes us into the heart of the Army to see the challenges it faces. This first episode meets the British soldiers behind the frontlines of the battle for Mosul, Iraq.