The search conducted by Coalition soldiers from Britain, Denmark, and one American soldier along with the Iraqi Police Tactical Support Unit (TSU). The soldiers are in Shakarta as part of Operation GREY WOLF with the objective to find terrorists and their weapons. The Coalition soldiers deployed to Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Shakarta
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Camera Operator: SPC Kelly Burkhart, 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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Date
06/04/2005
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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