THE ROYAL MILITARY POLICE PROVIDE TRAFFIC CONTROL TRAINING FOR THE IRAQI POLICE SERVICE, AZ ZUBAYR [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: THE ROYAL MILITARY POLICE PROVIDE TRAFFIC CONTROL TRAINING FOR THE IRAQI POLICE SERVICE, AZ ZUBAYR [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 182
  • Other titles: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Members of the Iraqi Police Service (IPS), assisted by British Military Police (MP) on the streets of Az Zubayr, also training at the Regional Police Training Academy in Basra, Camp Chindit, Az Zubayr.
  • Description: START 00:00:00 Bars. 00:00:46 Street scenes with soldiers on patrol: top cover on stationary vehicle, IPS member walking past, guard outside building. Local men outside cafe watch. Tractor drives past. 00:02:14 Brief soundbite with member of the Royal Military Police (in full camouflage gear and helmet). 00:02:37 Exterior of Iraqi Police Station. Inside, Colonel Hashim, Iraqi Police chief is interviewed (in Arabic, translated). 00:08:31 British female MP arrives at the police station and greets members of the IPS, including Major Farhad, discussing the possibility of the camera team going on patrol with the IPS. Close-up of "IP" armband. 00:09:16 IPS member and MP (nametag "O'Connor") talk on the street. Exterior of police station, and shots inside the grounds. Group of soldiers and police enter one of the buildings, then out again (shaky camerawork - camera is placed on the ground and only boots are visible). 00:13:20 Camera is picked up and (shakily) carried through the police station (very poor - not intended for use). 00:14:37 Arrival of senior police officer in an IPS car: he is greeted and enters the building. Close-up of Iraqi cap badge. Police talk with woman (army) photographer. 00:15:49 IPS and MP talk together. IPS officers direct the chaotic traffic on the streets, using their whistles. 00:19:02 British MP keeps watch. Shot of Iraqi woman through the window of a cafe. Local men walk past. British Redcap keeps watch; she smiles at the camera. 00:19:50 Two local men talk to Royal Marine Commando photographer. 00:20:14 TIMECODE RESET. 00:00:00 Training in car and personal search techniques at the Regional Police Academy, Camp Chindit, Az Zubayr. 00:08:05 TIMECODE RESET. 00:00:00 Further training at Camp Chindit; close-ups of trainees and MPs. 00:01:00 Trainees march off. 00:01:14 Interview with IPS trainee, sat in a police car (in Arabic, translated); he has, in fact, been a policeman for five years. 00:04:19 Classroom lesson about search techniques. 00:06:42 Outdoor practical exercise, a search for IEDs (improvised explosive devices). 00:10:29 IPS pose for group photograph; in the background is the base of 48/143 Battery (Tomb's Troop) Royal Artillery. Close-up of the battery sign on the gate. END 00:11:30
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFV 182
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM
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  • Production Date: 2005-05-03
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Royal Navy Combat Camera Team) (Production company) Rose (POA [Phot]) (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Corps of Royal Military Police (regiment/service) Iraqi Police Service (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Regional Police Training Academy in Basra, Camp Chindit, Az Zubayr, 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: 39 mins
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