In Pictures
Iraqi soldiers search the boot of a car at a Vehicle Check Point (VCP) [Picture: Captain Ric Cole]
The Iraqi Army search a vehicle at a Vehicle Check Point (VCP) [Picture: Captain Ric Cole]
A British officer briefs his commanders before deploying forward with their Iraqi Teams [Picture: Captain Ric Cole]
Members of Iraqi security forces and the British Army are briefed on the operation using a map model [Picture: Captain Ric Cole]
Members of the Iraqi and British armies insert themselves into the Area Of Operations [Picture: Captain Ric Cole]
A British sniper awaits orders [Picture: Captain Ric Cole]
A member of British Forces dons his camouflage prior to moving forward into the ambush position [Picture: Captain Ric Cole]
Iraqi Army soldiers patrol through the marshlands of the Al-Faw peninsula [Picture: Captain Ric Cole]
An Iraqi soldier watches over the waterways of the Shatt al-Arab [Picture: Captain Ric Cole]
Iraqi soldiers look for arms and ammunitions caches amongst debris left over from the Iran/Iraq war [Picture: Captain Ric Cole]
Iraqi soldiers search for caches of arms and ammunition amongst debris left over from the Iran/Iraq war [Picture: Captain Ric Cole]