REX2003040321 - IRAQ, April 3 (UPI) -- A soldier serving with Number 1 Company 1st Battalion The Irish Guards, with his mug of tea, resting after a sucessful raid on a large complex on the outskirts if Basra, Iraq, on April 3, 2003. In a dawn raid on a University / factory complex within sight of their patrol base at Bridge Four on the outskirts of Basra the Irish Guards attacked and cleared the base after comming under fire from small arms mortars and SAM Missile systems which were fired from Iraqi positions at a British Lynx Helicopter supporting the Irish Guards. rlw/Giles Penfound/REX FEATURES UPI.**EUROPE OUT**
REX2003040322 - IRAQ, April 3 (UPI) -- A soldier serving with Number 1 Company 1st Battalion The Irish Guards looks for possible Iraqi Eneny positions as Royal Engineer technicians prepare to cap one of the burning oil wells within the city of Basra, Iraq, on April 3, 2003. In a dawn raid on a University / factory complex within sight of their patrol base at Bridge Four on the outskirts of Basra the Irish Guards attacked and cleared the base after coming under fire from small arms mortars and SAM Missile systems which were fired from Iraqi positions at a British Lynx Helicopter supporting the Irish Guards. rlw/Giles Penfound/REX FEATURES UPI.**EUROPE OUT**
BAS20030405011 - BASRA, Iraq, April 5 (UPI) -- Iraqis return to their vehicle on April 5, 2003, after members of the Irish Guard, also known as the Desert Rats, search them at a checkpoint just outside Basra, Iraq. British troops have moved just outside the city of Basra and have been conducting raids on resistance groups in Iraq's second largest city. dg/cc/cc/Chris Corder UPI
BAS2003040515 - BASRA, Iraq, April 5 (UPI) - Craig Marshall, a member of the Irish Guard, monitors activities down the road from Basra, Iraq, on April 5, 2003. British troops have moved just outside the city of Basra and have been conducting raids on resistance groups in Iraq's second largest city. cc/cc/Chris Corder UPI
BAS2003040502 - BASRA, Iraq, April 5 (UPI) -- A member of the Irish Guard, also known as the Desert Rats, watches the skyline of Basra for enemy activity on April 5, 2003. British troops have moved just outside the city of Basra and have been conducting raids on resistance groups in Iraq's second largest city. dg/cc/cc/Chris Corder UPI
BAS2003040504 - BASRA, Iraq, April 5 (UPI) - An Iraqi man is searched by a member of the Irish Guard, also known as the Desert Rats, as a comrade looks on from the safety of his foxhole. British troops have moved just outside the city of Basra and have been conducting raids on resistance groups in Iraq's second largest city. dg/cc/cc/Chris Corder UPI
BAS2003040509 - BASRA, Iraq, April 5 (UPI) -- Members of the Irish Guard, also known as the Desert Rats, patrol the area just outside Basra, Iraq on April 5, 2003. British troops have moved just outside the city of Basra and have been conducting raids on resistance groups in Iraq's second largest city. dg/ cc/cc/Chris Corder UPI
BAS2003040606 - BASRA, Iraq, April 6 (UPI) -- A member of the Irish Guard looks on as a Warrior armored personel carrier from the Royal Scots Dragoon, 7th Armored Brigade, aka Desert Rats, leave a former technical school and Bath Party Headquarters they had taken control of only days previous, in route a dawn raid on Basra, Iraq on April 6, 2003. British forces faced fierce resistance inside the city of Basra but kept driving forward taking over control of most of Iraq's second largest city after days of fighting. dg/ cc/cc/Chris Corder UPI
BAS2003040613 - BASRA, Iraq, April 6 (UPI) -- The rear door of a Warrior armored personel carrier from the Royal Scots Dragoon, 7th Armored Brigade, aka Desert Rats, displays a little door art as the crew rest just outside a former technical school and Bath Party Headquarters they had taken control of only days previous, during a dawn raid on Basra, Iraq on April 6, 2003. British forces faced fierce resistance inside the city of Basra but kept driving forward taking over control of most of Iraq's second largest city after days of fighting. dg/cc/cc/Chris Corder UPI
BAS2003040614 - BASRA, Iraq, April 6 (UPI) -- Members of the Irish Guard and a Warrior armored personel carrier from the Royal Scots Dragoon, 7th Armored Brigade, aka Desert Rats, leave a former technical school and Bath Party Headquarters they had taken control of only days previous, in route a dawn raid on Basra, Iraq on April 6, 2003. British forces faced fierce resistance inside the city of Basra but kept driving forward taking over control of most of Iraq's second largest city after days of fighting. dg/cc/cc/Chris Corder UPI
BAS2003040610 - BASRA, Iraq, April 6 (UPI) -- A member of the British Media embedded with the Royal Scots Dragoon, 7th Armored Brigade, uses a war torn road sign just outside a former technical school and Bath Party Headquarters, the British had taken control of only days previous, during a dawn raid on Basra, Iraq on April 6, 2003. British forces faced fierce resistance inside the city of Basra but kept driving forward taking over control of most of Iraq's second largest city after days of fighting. dg/cc/cc/Chris Corder UPI
BAS2003040607 - BASRA, Iraq, April 6 (UPI) - A Warrior armored personnel carrier from the Royal Scots Dragoon, 7th Armored Brigade, aka Desert Rats, leave a former technical school and Bath Party Headquarters they had taken control of only days previous, in route a dawn raid on Basra, Iraq on April 6, 2003. British forces faced fierce resistance inside the city of Basra but kept driving forward taking over control of most of Iraq's second largest city after days of fighting. cc/cc/Chris Corder UPI.
BAS2003040616 - BASRA, Iraq, April 6 (UPI) - A member of the Irish Guard, aka Desert Rats, holds a group of Iraqi civilians for safety reasons at a checkpoint just outside a former technical school and Bath Party Headquarters they had taken control of only days previous, while members of the Royal Scots Brigade took part in a dawn raid on Basra, Iraq on April 6, 2003. British forces faced fierce resistance inside the city of Basra but kept driving forward taking over control of most of Iraq's second largest city after days of fighting. cc/cc/Chris Corder UPI
REX2003040822 - Basra, Iraq, April 8 (UPI) -- Children from Basra rejoice the arrival of Coalition Troops, on April 8, 2003, just before securing the city. nn/Rex Features UPI **Europe Out** .
REX2003040816 - Basra, Iraq, April 8 (UPI) -- Royal Marines from 42 CDO head out on patrol from the former palace of Saddam Hussein in Basra on April 8, 2003, shortly after securing the city. nn/Rex Features UPI **Europe Out** .
REX2003040803 - Basra, Iraq, April 8 (UPI) -- Col Messenger of the 40th Commandos Marines (left) briefs Commodore Miller Commander of Amphibious Task Group on the progress of 3 Commando Brigades into Basra, Iraq on April 8, 2003. nn/Rex Features UPI **Europe Out**
REX2003040801 - Basra, Iraq, April 8 (UPI) -- Col Messenger of the 40th Commando Royal Marines briefs Commodore Miller commander of Amphibious Task Group, Captain Johns commanding officer of HMS Ocean and Captain Massey of HMS Ark Royal (Front to rear) on the progress of 3 commando brigades into Basra, Iraq on April 8, 2003. nn/REX FEATURES UPI **Europe Out**
REX2003041012 - Iraq, April (UPI) --A member of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers guards a Styx anti ship missile found in the Maqal area of Basra, Iraq, in April, 2003. rlw/REX FEATURES UPI.**Europe Out**
REX2003040805 - Basra, Iraq, April 8 (UPI) -- A Royal Marine from the 40th Commando patrols the southern road into Basra, Iraq on April 8, 2003. nn/Rex Features UPI **Europe Out**
REX2003041002 - BASRA, Iraq, April (UPI) -- 42 Commando on the ground in Basra, Iraq, in April, 2003, for the first time since they enterd iraq 21 days ago. rlw/REX FEATURES UPI.**Europe Out**
REX2003041005 - BASRA, Iraq, April (UPI) -- 42 Commando on the ground in Basra, Iraq, in April, 2003, for the first time since they enterd iraq 21 days ago. rlw/REX FEATURES UPI.**Europe Out**
REX2003041003 - BASRA, Iraq, April (UPI) -- 42 Commando on the ground in Basra, Iraq, in April, 2003, for the first time since they enterd iraq 21 days ago. rlw/REX FEATURES UPI.**Europe Out**
REX2003041015 - Iraq, April (UPI) -- Members of Lima Company carry out river operations outside of a Basra, Iraq palace, in April, 2003. They check all fishermen and other boats travelling on the Shat Al Arib. rlw/REX FEATURES UPI.**Europe Out**
REX20030041101 - BASRA, Iraq, April (UPI) -- A Challenger 2 Tank from the Queen's Royal Lancers holds a position as a local biker rides by in Basra, Iraq, in April, 2003. rlw/REX FEATURES UPI.**Europe Out**