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COL. Michael Beach, commander, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry and COL. Mohammad Wasif, commander, 5th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, raise the 5th Brigade flag during the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Honor Transfer of Authority Ceremony on 31 January 2006. This ceremony is part of the overall transfer of Iraq back to the control of Iraqi security forces as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Credit U.S. Army photo: SFC David D. Isakson (RELEASED)
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Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM
Base: International Zone
State: Baghdad
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Major Command Shown: 5TH BRIGADE
Scene Camera Operator: SFC David D. Isakson
Release Status: Released to Public
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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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