Title:OPERATION TOMAHAWK, AUGUST 2005 (MASTER) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFV 229
Other titles:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Scenes in Al-Amarah during Operation Tomahawk.
Description: START 00:00:00 Bars.
00:00:51 British soldiers on patrol: members of the TSU (the Tactical Support Unit of the Iraqi Police Service) pass by.
00:01:36 Image intensifier shots of preparation before night searches as part of Operation Tomahawk.
00:01:58 On patrol in the streets of Al-Amarah with TSU members in ski masks. Detainees are kept under guard after house search. Army and TSU activities (keeping watch, street patrols).
00:04:10 Outside mosque in Al-Majar al-Kabir.
00:04:48 House search in Al-Majar al-Kabir, with haul of ammunition and bomb-making equipment.
00:05:26 Warrior vehicles leaving (still at night).
00:05:49 Interview with Major Mike Niblett.
END 00:06:20
Alternative Title:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:
Object_Number:BFV 229
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:2005-08-05
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Royal Navy Combat Camera Team) (Production company)
McIvor, Mac (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Niblett, Michael (person)
British Army, Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's), 1st Battalion (regiment/service)
Iraqi Police Service, Tactical Support Unit (regiment/service)
Keywords: 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: 5 mins
