January 26, 2007

Counter Smuggling Operation carried out by Iraqi and UK Forces


Defence News - UK

Iraqi and UK Forces have conducted an anti-smuggling operation at a boatyard on the banks of the Shatt Al Arab waterway in Basra, southern Iraq.

The joint operation involved the Iraqi Army, the Iraqi Coastguard, 539 Assault Squadron Royal Marines and soldiers from A Company 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment. They were looking for weapons and ammunition smuggled in support of the militant elements operating in the area.

The Iraqi Forces led the operation with the UK personnel acting in a monitoring and mentoring role.
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(Photo: Iraqi and UK Forces search a boatyard on the Shatt Al Arab waterway in Basra in an anti-smuggling operation [Picture: Cpl Ian Forsyth RLC])

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