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Iraqi prisoners of war are assembled
on the Al Faw peninsula. The faces of
the prisoners in the photo have been
blurred to protect their identities as
required by the Geneva Convention (Click
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A badly wounded Iraqi is carried by
Royal Marines to a first aid post;
prisoners of war receive the same
medical care as any Coalition casualties (Click
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A group of prisoners taken by the
Royal Marines are readied for a move
to a safe holding area; again, their faces
have been blurred (Click
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Infantry from 1st Royal Regiment Royal Fusiliers,
cover armoured vehicles moving
through a breach in the Iraqi field defences (Click
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British vehicles move across the desert;
although this well head had been set
alight, most of the oil infrastructure in
southern Iraq has been captured intact (Click
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