Remembrance Sunday on
9 November was observed in
Basrah with a service at the
Commonwealth War Graves
Cemetery at Shaibah. The
Commanding Officer of 168
Pioneer Regiment lays a wreath
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The 1st Battalion, The Royal
Regiment of Wales, relieved the
Queen's Lancashire Regiment
in Basrah in early November.
A Welsh soldier is seen on
patrol, complete with
Remembrance poppy
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At the conclusion of their tour
of duty in Iraq, the Queen's
Lancashire Regiment marked the
completion of refurbishment under
their supervision of a Basrah school
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A plaque was unveiled at the
school commemorating Captain
Dai Jones, the project officer for its
refurbishment, who was killed by
a bomb attack on 14 August
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A helicopter crew of the
Army Air Corps' 654 Squadron,
based at Basrah Airport,
plan a patrol mission
in southern Iraq
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An Army Air Corps pilot of
654 Squadron conducts
pre-flight checks on his Lynx
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The Prime Minister of New Zealand,
the Rt Hon Helen Clark, is welcomed
to Basrah by Major-General Lamb
and officers from the New Zealand
contingent serving with MND(SE)
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The Prime Minister
is briefed on the work of
the New Zealand detachment
of Engineers in the area
around Basrah
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British soldiers deliver to an Umm
Qasr hospital vital ancillary
equipment bought following a
charity karaoke contest amongst
the UK forces based there
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Dutch troops check weapons
seized in a successful operation
conducted in As Samawah
on 21 October
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Geoff Hoon, the Secretary of
State for Defence, visited UK
personnel in Basrah on 20-21
October, including these soldiers
from 1st Battalion,
The King's Regiment
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Mr Hoon also met with local
Iraqi officials, including the
Deputy Governor of Basrah
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Soldiers of Corunna Company,
Queen's Lancashire Regiment,
with weapons captured in an
operation against a bomb-making
team in the Basrah area
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Iraqi youths help members of
26 Squadron RAF Regiment
unload boxes of gifts for the
population of Iman Anas,
near Basrah
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The lorry-load of donated items
included clothing, stationery,
and, for the village children, toys.
The mayor will oversee the
distribution to those most
in need in the community
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The gifts were most
warmly received
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A Royal Signals officer reads
to children at one of the eleven
Basrah schools, the renovation
of which she has supervised with
the aid of a grant of $660,000 from
the Department for International
Development
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A consignment of furniture
arrives at a school in Maysan
province as part of urgent work
to refurnish facilities before
the start of the new term
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A soldier from D Company,
1st Battalion The King's Regiment
keeps the peace between two
opposing groups of Arab tribesmen
during a confrontation outside Basrah
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Major General Graeme Lamb
discusses the situation in
south east Iraq with local Sheikhs
at a traditional Arab lunch
on 23 September, including the
progress made to date in restoring
key utilities and infrastructure
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Lieutenant General Ricardo
Sanchez, commander of
Coalition Joint Task Force 7,
leading coalition forces in
Iraq, also attended the lunch
at the headquarters of Multi-National
Division (South East)
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A Romanian armoured
vehicle provides security
on election day at Khamet
Bani Said on 18 September
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A Romanian soldier
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The elections at Khamet
Bani Said, a Marsh Arab
community, were the first in
35 years
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An RAF NCO of the Joint Force
EOD prepares abandoned
Iraqi munitions for safe disposal
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Demolition charges are
placed on a group of
artillery shells
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The ammunition is
detonated from a safe
distance
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A pilot of 654 Squadron Army
Air Corps alongside his Lynx
helicopter, extensively used for
desert patrol work
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Some of the men and women
of the Joint Helicopter Force
detachment at Basrah airport
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A sergeant of 1st Battalion
The Royal Green Jackets
briefs his men
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Soldiers of the Royal Green
Jackets, newly arrived in
Iraq, are briefed on first aid
and medical issues as
part of a comprehensive
acclimatisation training programme
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The new roll-on roll-off support
ship Anvil Point arrives at Umm
Qasr to deliver Army equipment
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