The Prime Minister meets Army
chefs at a base in Basrah
during his visit on 21 December 2004
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A meal with the Duke of
Wellington's Regiment
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Mr Blair meets Iraqi officials
during the preparations for
the elections to be held
in January 2005
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HMS Marlborough, on patrol
in the northern Gulf, came
to the aid of the merchant
ship Haydara
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Haydara's crew had abandoned
ship in the early hours of 16
December after the cargo of cement
shifted and caused a dangerous list.
Marlborough rescued all 12 crew
from their liferafts during the night
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The crew received medical checks
aboard Marlborough, were fed, and
given fresh clothing. After daybreak
they were able to return to Haydara,
stabilise the cargo and regain
control of the ship
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The Defence Secretary,
Geoff Hoon, meets Royal Marines
from 40 Commando who
served with the Black Watch
Battle Group in Northern Babil
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The Defence Secretary,
Geoff Hoon, thanks the Black
Watch for their recent deployment
to Northern Babil
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Anti--tank mines are carefully
unloaded from a lorry and pick-up
captured by the Iraqi police
in Al Amarah, assisted by the
Welsh Guards and a Royal
Engineer Explosive Ordnance
team. The vehicles were laden
with mines, rockets and mortars
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Members of the newly formed
Iraqi Tactical Support Unit at
the conclusion of the successful
Operation Green Desert against
suspected insurgents in Az Zubayr,
which resulted in 36 arrests. British
and Danish troops provided support
to the Iraqi security forces
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420 runners line up for a 10km
charity fun run at Basrah Airport
to support the BBC Children in Need
appeal on 19 November
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Remembrance Sunday in Basrah
on 14 November 2004
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An Iraqi National Guard spokesman
briefs Arab media in Kuwait, an
important aspect of taking responsibility
for security within Iraq
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Scots Guards officers and Iraqi
police meet with local leaders
in an attempt to resolve tribal
feuding near Basrah
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Iraqi police training on the
ranges at the Az Zubayr academy
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A British instructor briefs
Iraqi police officers on explosive
hazards and threats at the
Az Zubayr police academy
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A Territorial Army soldier of
the Royal Irish Rangers serving
in Basrah
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The ceremony at Basrah Airport for
the repatriation of Staff Sergeant
Denise Rose after her tragic death
on 31 October
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Iraqi National Guardsmen undergo leadership training with instructors from
the 1st Battalion The Black Watch
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The five Chinese-built large patrol boats of the ICDF
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Officers of the ICDF
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A line is cheesed down
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Sailors of the Iraqi Coastal
Defence Force parade at Umm
Qasr for the ceremony marking
the ICDF assuming responsibility
for maintaining the sovereignty of
Iraqi waters
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The Iraqi ensign along with those of
the training teams that have been
working with the ICDF: US Navy,
Royal Australian Navy, Royal
Netherlands Navy and the Royal Navy
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Members of the Royal Navy
and Royal Marine training team
who have been preparing the
ICDF for the task of patrolling
Iraq's coastal waters
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