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US Army (USA) 3rd Infantry Division Soldiers stand atop their armored vehicle while deployed at a gas station near Baghdad, Iraq, in order to monitor and patrol the area, in an effort to deter looting during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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US Army (USA) 3rd Infantry Division Soldiers stand atop their armored vehicle while deployed at a gas station near Baghdad, Iraq, in order to monitor and patrol the area, in an effort to deter looting during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM

Base: Baghdad

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF

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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22/05/2003
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