Title:OPERATION TALISMAN, 27 JULY 2005 (ORIGINAL) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFV 221
Other titles:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: British and Iraqi troops/police take part in one phase of Operation Talisman, a series of detention and search operations carried out by Task Force Maysan (targeted operations against insurgents).
Description: Warrior armoured vehicles are prepared and set off from base (Camp Abu Naji ?). Views on road to destination as roadside check is made and Warriors move up. Later, vehicles (Land Rovers and armour) muster at their destination (Al-Amarah) - British and Iraqi soldiers gather on foot. Soldiers patrol the streets. Line of small units (garages?) - one has pictures of the Al-Sadr family on the exterior. Vehicles (Warrior and Iraqi Police pick-up) drive past, with mosque in background; further vehicle movements (Iraqi police pick-ups are also seen). British and Iraqi personnel discuss tactics. Soldiers wait by roadside, others walk up the street (dogs are barking madly). British soldiers discuss the operation on the street. [Abrupt end.]
Alternative Title:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:
Object_Number:BFV 221
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:2005-07-27
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Royal Navy Combat Camera Team) (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army (regiment/service)
Iraqi Army (regiment/service)
Iraqi Police Service (regiment/service)
Keywords: Al-Amarah, 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: 16 mins
