US Army (USA) Colonel (COL) Dana J. H. Pittard (right), Commander, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1ST Infantry Division, inspects buildings and vehicles bombed by Coalition Forces during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The rebel forces attempted to build stronghold points in the local urban area. The struggle during the insurgent uprising left a death toll of approximately 15 Iraqi police officers, 2 US Soldiers, and more than 30 rebels
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Base: Ba'Qubah
State: Dilaya
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Major Command Shown: Task Force Danger
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Klaus Baesu, USA
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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