Sunset over the southern Iraqi waterways
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Newly graduated officers
of the Iraq Riverine Patrol
Service (IRPS), trained
by the Royal Navy
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A Royal Navy instructor
demonstrates the capability
of the IRPS' rigid inflatable boats
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Sir Hilary Synnott, regional
coordinator for the Coalition
Provisional Authority, congratulates
an IRPS officer at the graduation
ceremony in Basrah
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Santa's Little Helpers get
their Christmas dinner in
the mess hall
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Service personnel of different
nationalities deployed
in Multinational Division
(South East)
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A Romanian officer sits
down for his Christmas
dinner at Basrah
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Midnight Mass was held at
Basrah Airport to mark the
start of the Christmas season
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An RAF officer extinguishes
the candles at the conclusion
of the Mass
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A Royal Navy officer serving
in the Gulf was reunited with
his son, deployed with the
Army in Iraq
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The Army and RAF Chaplains
ministering to the personnel
serving in Iraq this Christmas
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The seasonal decorations
go up at the British logistics
headquarters
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A soldier from 30 Signal
Regiment allows a young
Iraqi girl to try on a radio
headset at a primary school
refurbished with the help
of the Regiment
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The Staff Sergeant who led
the refurbishment project,
surrounded by the pupils
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A second phase is now
underway at the school
to increase its capacity
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Troops from 1st Battalion
The Light Infantry sort through
a huge quantity of stolen metal
recovered from an illegal smelt plant
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Over $250,000 worth of metal
was recovered during the
operation in Maysan province;
the theft of copper and aluminium
from the electrical power network
hinders the restoration of essential
community services
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The metal will be returned
to the Iraqi authorities for
use in repairing the
electrical infrastructure
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An RAF Regiment armed
Land Rover on patrol near
Basrah Airport
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A Royal Navy Training Team
has responsibility for training
the Iraqi Riverine Patrol Service
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Trainee River Policemen
practise their search techniques
on members of the Training Team
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A Royal Navy craft accompanies
a high speed river patrol
on the Shatt Al Arab
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