Title:PROTEST ABOUT THE LOSS OF PENSIONS BY FORMER IRAQI SOLDIERS OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT OFFICES, BASRA [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFV 109
Other titles:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Former members of the Saddam-era Iraqi Army protest about the loss of their pensions.
Description: START 00:00:00 Black screen followed by bars.
00:00:30 High angle shot (from roof) show the protesters gathering on the road; British soldier keeps watch. In the courtyard below, behind the closed door of the government offices, members of the Iraqi Police Tactical Support Unit (TSU) wait with riot shields stand by in case of unrest. The door is opened and the TSU exit and form an orderly line to keep the crowd at bay.
00:02:23 Close-ups of the gathered crowd; they jostle with the TSU members but remain orderly.
00:03:38 Further view of the crowd from the roof.
END 00:03:50
Alternative Title:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:
Object_Number:BFV 109
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:2004-01-05
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army (regiment/service)
Iraqi Police Service, Tactical Support Unit (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: 3 mins
