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Soldiers from Bravo Co. Civil Affairs, 448 Battalion, and Iraqi Councelmen unload a trailer full of heaters, shoes, and clothing for a Humanitarian Assistance drop at the local council hall in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 26, 2006. The supplies were given to the families of children killed from IED explosions. The 101st is currently deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Released) (US Army photo by Private First Class William Servinski II)
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Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM
Base: Camp Loyalty
State: Baghdad
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Major Command Shown: A
Scene Camera Operator: PFC William Servinski II
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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