Basra, Iraq- Iraqi troops riding in Soviet-made tanks head for a pontoon bridge in an effort to cross the Karum River northeast of Khurramshahr. The...
Troops Take Control of Oil Fields and Cities in Southern Iraq- In Safwan, one of the first liberated Iraqi cities near the border with Kuwait, U.S....
Kuwait after Iraqi occupation on February 28, 1991 - Oil fields on fire on the road from Kuwait City to Basrah, US soldiers.
An Iraqi policeman stands guard as demonstrators carry pictures of Iraq?s Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari during a pro al-Jaafari rally on March 6...
Men and Women in chadors sit at tables beside railing overlooking dhows moored in the Shatt Al-Arab waterway in Basra in Southern Iraq circa 1978;
Gunner from 15 Sqn RAF Regiment - a force protection unit stationed at the Contingency Operating Base located at Basra International Airport - lets a...
Gunner from 15 Sqn RAF Regiment - a force protection unit stationed at the Contingency Operating Base located at Basra International Airport - is...
Prime Minister Tony Blair meets with British soldiers on duty in Basra on December 17, 2006 in Iraq. Blair has visited the British contingent in Iraq...
Prime Minister Tony Blair meets with British soldiers on duty in Basra on December 17, 2006 in Iraq. Blair has visited the British contingent in Iraq...
British soldiers from the Mortar Section based at the Shatt Al Arab Hotel Base fire illumination rounds on July 28, 2006 in Basra, Iraq. The...
Soldier from the Royal Anglian Battle Group, keeps watch for insurgent activity during a routine patrol of Basra City on July 30, 2006 in Basra,...
Crew of a Combat Support Boat keeps watch on Quarmat Ali Canal on July 29, 2006 in Basra, Iraq. Two Rigid Raiders were lifted this morning to be...
Seen through an infra-red passive night sight, a crew member of a Warrior Armoured Fighting Vehicle from the Light Infantry Battle Group, based in...
Soldier from the Royal Anglian Battle Group, looks on as he sits in the back of a Warrior vehicle during a routine patrol of Basra City on July 30,...
Soldier from the RAF Regiment, Force Protection Wing of Basra Air Station conducts a foot patrol with his SA-80 A2 rifle fitted with an Underslung...
Patrol Commander from the RAF Regiment, Force Protection Wing of Basra Air Station allows a young Iraqi boy to look through his rifle sight as he...
Prime Minister Tony Blair chats to British forces in the coffee bar in Basra base on May 19, 2007 in Basra, Iraq. Blair is paying a final visit to...
Prime Minister Tony Blair chats to British forces in the coffee bar in Basra base on May 19, 2007 in Basra, Iraq. Blair is paying a final visit to...
Riggers attach a Rigid Raider Assault Boat to a Merlin Helicopter to be lifted out of Quarmat Ali Canal on July 29, 2006 in Basra, Iraq. Two Rigid...
Member of the mortar platoon of the Somme company of the Duke of Wellington Regiment of the British army stands near election posters while on patrol...
Caroline Leavey a RAF pilot currently flying the new 'J' model Hercules on worldwide tasking and operation deployments. She will be stationed in...
Members of the new Royal Scots regiment stand in ranks on March 28, 2006 during a re-badgeing ceremony at the Shaibah base in Basra, Iraq. The...
British Soldier from the Theater Military Working Dog Unit holds his English Springer Spaniel as he searches an iraqi car at the British Military...
Prime Minister Tony Blair gives a speech to British soldiers on duty in Basra on May 19, 2007 in Basra, Iraq. Blair is paying a final visit to Iraq...
An Iraqi woman looks over her balcony inside her two-floor home December 18, 2002 in the ancient city of Basra, in southern Iraq. The White House...
British soldiers recover at the British Military Hospital in Shaibah September 28, 2004 in Basra, Iraq. According to Britain's defence ministry, two...
British Soldier from the Theater Military Working Dog Unit holds his English Springer Spaniel as he searches an iraqi car at the British Military...
British Army CSGT Tony Smith, Rifle Volounteer Regiment, shows his injuries as he recovers after being shot in the stomach, resulting in the loss of...
British Soldier from the Theater Military Working Dog Unit trains a German Shepherd attack dog at the British Military base on September 29, 2004 in...
Virgin Atlantic aircraft sits at a gate at the Basrah International Airport May 2, 2003 in Basrah, Iraq. The Virgin Atlantic 747-400 was the first...
Marine of the 1st Marine Division lays a security perimeter near a convoy of US Marine vehicles March 21, 2003 overlooking a burning oil refinery 35...
Virgin Atlantic aircraft sits at a gate at the Basrah International Airport May 2, 2003 in Basrah, Iraq. The Virgin Atlantic 747-400 was the first...
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown poses for a photograph with British soldiers at Basra Airbase on December 17, 2008 in Basra, Iraq. Prime Minister...
Marines of the 1st Marine Division watch Iraqi Army tanks burn from their amphibious assault vehicle March 21, 2003 25 kilometers south of Basra,...
, Smiling women greet a Royal Marine Commando near a Saddam Hussein mural on the day Basrah was liberated.
Soldier from the Royal Anglian Battle Group, assists in securing a cross road during a routine patrol of Basra City on July 30, 2006 in Basra, Iraq....
Marines of the 1st Marine Division move into position March 22, 2003 for control of Basra International Airport. A coalition led by US forces...
Ashar Creek & Coffee Shops, Basra', circa 1918-circa 1939. From an album of postcards. Artist Unknown.
The main WIMK gunner of the RAF Regiment, Force Protection Wing of Basra Air Station waves to a local Iraqi goat herder during a patrol of the...
Soldiers from the Royal Anglian Battle Group, secure a cross road taking cover behind a Warrior battle vehicle during a routine patrol of Basra City...
British soldier from C Squadron of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers patrols on December 14, 2005 through a marketplace in Az Zubayr near Basra in southern...
British soldier from C Squadron of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers walks past open sewage on December 14, 2005 in Az Zubayr near Basra in southern Iraq....
Iraqi Americans Riyadh Musa and his 13 month-old daughter Zinib of Detroit, Michigan attend a rally to celebrate the execution of former Iraqi leader...
Prince Charles speaks with British troops ouside of Saddam Hussein's former palace February 8, 2004 in Basra, Iraq. Prince Charles is the first...
Supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr wave a flag during a takeover of a government building April 5, 2004 in the southern port of Basra, Iraq....
In this handout from the British Army, soldiers from the The Royal Welch Fusiliers mount helicopter borne Eagle VCP's , July 2, 2004 around the...
In this handout from the British Army, soldiers of 6 Platoon B Company provide multiple patrols June 30 around the local Government headquarters in...
Shia Muslims begin the pilgrimage on foot en route to the Husayn Mosque in Karbala, about 500 kilometers northwest, for the Arba'een religious...
View from above of villas and residences in high end suburb of southern Iraqi city of Basra circa 1978;
Chart of the Gulf of Persia from Basra to Cape Rosalgate, A Chart of the Gulf of Persia from Basra to Cape Rosalgate from the charts and description...
Basra, Iraq, 10th May 2003: Shia followers of Ayatollah Mohammad Baqer Hakim, await his return, in front of a defaced mural of Saddam Hussein, after...
