An Irish Guards sniper provides
cover during an assault to clear
regime forces from a complex at Basrah
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A foot patrol from the Black Watch
and Irish Guards enters Az Zubayr
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An Irish Guards NCO keeps watch
from a street corner
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The patrol was welcomed,
however, by local children
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Royal Engineer divers check a
bridge near Basrah for structural
safety and to ensure demolition
charges have not been laid
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The bridge was found to be safe
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An armed Land Rover of 1 Para
relieves a Scimitar of the Household
Cavalry on patrol in southern Iraq
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A piece of Iraqi artillery is prepared for destruction by a member of 23 Engineer Regiment
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A mortar position of 1st Battalion
The Parachute Regiment on
the outskirts of Basrah
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The headquarters of 16 Air Assault
Brigade moves up through the oilfields
of southern Iraq
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A pair of Royal Signals dispatch
riders at full tilt
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An RAF Puma arrives at a
medical station manned by 16
Close Support Medical Regiment
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A ward at 34 Field Hospital,
caring for the sick or wounded
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The view from the top of an armed
Land Rover used by sappers of 16
Air Assault Brigade for engineer
reconnaissance
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A soldier from 3 Para allows
a fascinated Iraqi child to look
through his rifle's optical sight
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The reconnaissance platoon
of 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish
Regiment, crosses a canal
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A Challenger 2 of the Royal
Scots Dragoon Guards provides
support to 3 Commando Brigade
in southern Basrah
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42 Commando Royal Marines
advance into Basrah
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Royal Marines patrol the area around
a Presidential palace captured in Basrah
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A Royal Marine prepares a
meal from compo rations
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A heavy machine-gun team keeps
watch over an area of the city
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An Iraqi T-55, knocked out during
the British offensive
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Children sit happily next to a
Scimitar of the Queen's Dragoon Guards
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The road into Basrah, littered with
destroyed Iraqi armour
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A Royal Marine inspects an
arms cache found in Basrah
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Soldiers from 3 Para on patrol
on the streets of Basrah
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A chat with local people
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Another consignment of letters from
families and friends, en route in the
care of 88 Postal & Courier Squadron
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A Challenger 2 from the Queen's Royal Lancers in Basrah
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Boats of 539 Assault Squadron,
Royal Marines, moored outside
a Presidential palace in Basrah
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A member of the Royal Regiment of
Fusiliers guards a Styx anti-ship missile
found in the Maqal area of Basrah
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Royal Marines enter a building
during a search operation
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Royal and US Marines advance
in Basrah
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Royal Marines pass under
a monumental gateway
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CVR(T) reconnaissance vehicles
conduct a night patrol in Basrah
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A British Challenger 2 main
battle tank stands guard
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A Royal Marine Gazelle helicopter
of 847 Naval Air Squadron takes
off for an aerial patrol
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A Challenger 2 and a USMC Cobra
helicopter ready to provide fire support
if needed as Basrah is cleared of the
last pockets of resistance
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Hovercraft are also in use with
3 Commando Brigade for patrols
along Basrah's waterways
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Royal Marines on patrol
in Basrah
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The Joint NBC Regiment decontaminates
a Royal Engineer diver after an investigation of flooded cellars where
chemicals were reported to be stored. Analysis of samples gave an all-clear later
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A Lynx anti-tank helicopter
passes over on patrol
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A Royal Marine hovercraft demonstrates
its amphibious capability, equally at
home on the water or the shore
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