RAID ON THE NEW OMS (OFFICE OF THE MARTYR SADR) BUILDING, BASRA, 15 SEPTEMBER 2004 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: RAID ON THE NEW OMS (OFFICE OF THE MARTYR SADR) BUILDING, BASRA, 15 SEPTEMBER 2004 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 34
  • Other titles: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Members of the Cheshire Regiment and a Company from the London Regiment (TA), alongside elements of MND SE Force Protection and Weapons Intelligence Section and the Iraqi Police's Tactical Support Unit (TSU), raid a building owned by Office of the Martyr Sadr in Basra.
  • Description: Street scenes near the target building; Warrior armoured vehicles move up in support. Out-of-focus shot of street. Soldiers wait on street; Snatch Land Rovers parked nearby. Long, static shot of the street and Land Rovers. Eventually, two more Land Rovers drive up and park. Soldiers gather and take up defensive positions. Further extended shot with occasional small sounds but not much activity.
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: BFV 34
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM
  • Featured Period:
  • Production Date: 2004-09-15
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Royal Navy Combat Camera Team) (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires), 1st Battalion (regiment/service) Organisation of the Martyr Sadr (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Basra, Iraq (geography) Operation Telic, Iraq War 2003-2009 (event) British Army post-2000 (theme) Iraq post-2003 (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: DVCam Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 40; Running time: 18 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    BFV 34

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFV 33 (RAID ON THE NEW OMS (OFFICE OF THE MARTYR SADR) BUILDING, BASRA, 15 SEPTEMBER 2004 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]) BFV 86 (RAID ON THE NEW OMS (ORGANISATION OF THE MARTYR SADR) BUILDING, BASRA, 15 SEPTEMBER 2004 (EDIT) [Allocated Title])
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