The following table shows the number of UK Service personnel deployed on operations by location at 6 July 2008. The number of personnel in theatre will naturally fluctuate on a daily basis for a variety of reasons, including leave (rest and recuperation), temporary absence for training, evacuation for medical reasons, the roulement of forces and other factors.
Location Number Total 14,910 of which: Afghanistan2 7,700 Iraq2 4,300 At sea 1,170 Kosovo 440 Qatar 410 Cyprus 280 Oman 280 Kuwait 200 Bahrain 70 Yemen 20 Bosnia 10 Other 30 1 Countries with 10 or more personnel are shown separately. Other countries with fewer than 10 personnel per country include Georgia, Nepal, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia. 2 Figures for Iraq and Afghanistan have been rounded to the nearest 100 for operational security reasons. Other figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. Due to rounding methods used, the total may not equal the sum of the individual locations.