British Forces in Iraq

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PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo

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G6AE19

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2048 x 1536 px | 34.7 x 26 cm | 13.7 x 10.2 inches | 150dpi

Date taken:

14 April 2003

Location:

Basra Iraq

Photographer:

ALLENV VANESSA ALLEN

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This image could have imperfections as it’s either historical or reportage.

Soldiers from Egypt Squadron of the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment, attached to the Black Watch, relax around their chess and Monopoly-style games board in the shade of a Challenger 2 tank after being among the first British forces into Basra, southern Iraq.

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