Dr. Ala'din A.S. Alwan the Minister of Education in Iraq (IRQ), introduces the US Ambassador to Iraq (IRQ), Paul Bremer for a current situation and new perspectives speech in Baghdad. This event is in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Baghdad
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Major Command Shown: STRATCOM
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Quinton Russ, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Iraq War aka Operation IRAQI FREEDOM was the 2003 invasion of Iraq, led by U.S. Army General Tommy Franks, under the code-name "Operation Iraqi Freedom". 248,000 soldiers from the United States, 45,000 British soldiers, 2,000 Australian soldiers and 194 Polish soldiers from Special Forces unit GROM sent to Kuwait for the invasion. The invasion force was also supported by Iraqi Kurdish militia troops, estimated to number upwards of 70,000.
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Date
03/04/2004
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