GOTTA SEE THIS-WarEndur.Freedom 03/21/03 Pt2-Umm Qasr,Al-Faw,Safwan,Az Bayer

The usual suspects and many brave photographers | 3/21/03 | The Armies of Good against the Axis of Evil

[Diogenesis]

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 03/21/03 Pt2 - Road to Baghdad,Battle at Umm Qasr, Al-Faw Peninsula,Safwan,Az Bayer,Iraqis surrender Disguised

BREAKING: Start of the Air War
BREAKING: Road to Baghdad
BREAKING: Battle at Umm Qasr
BREAKING: Al-Faw Peninsula - Iraqis surrender
BREAKING: Safwan - Iraqis surrender
BREAKING: Az Bayer.- Iraqis surrender
BREAKING: Iraqis surrender Disguised

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========= Baghdad =========

In Baghdad, Saddam's complex in central Baghdad.

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========= Kalak =========

At , Iraqi soldiers and their defense at the Great Zab river.

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========= Kuwait-Iraq border On the Road to Baghdad =========

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Heroes on a US Cobra fire at Iraqi positions.

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The1st Squadron Royal Air Force Regiment fire 51mm illumination rounds.

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Heroes of 847 squadron supporting the Royal Marine Commando assault on Iraq.

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US and Allied heroes convoy.

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Heroes of the 3rd Infantry Division enter Iraq.

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With the heroes of the British Royal Air Force (RAF).

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Heroes of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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========= Umm Qasr =========

In Umm Qasr, Heroes Marine 'Raiders' take cover and control from Iraqi fire, with British artillery rounds continuing.

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========= Al-Faw Peninsula - Iraqis surrender =========

British soldiers of 40 Commando take prisoners at the Al-Faw Peninsula.

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=========== Safwan - Iraqis surrender ===========

Near Safwan, Marine heroes take Iraqis.

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========= Az Bayer.- Iraqis surrender =========

Iraqi soldier surrender after a gunfight at the headquarters of the Iraqi 51st and 32nd mechanized infantry divisions near Az Bayer.

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========= Iraqis surrender Disguised =========

In Iraq, surrendering to the Armies of Good, Iraqi soldiers wearing civilian clothes over their uniforms.

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END OF TRANSMISSION 03/21/03 Part 2 .......... K

[Diogenesis]

Never has technology looked so good.

The USA is wonderful.

[smith288]

America is BACK!

[bucephalus]

Palace in smoky light,
Troy but a heap of smouldering boundary stones
EZRA POUND, Canto # (?)

[vastrightwc]

God I'm Proud of these guys!!!!!!!

[EternalVigilance]

The forces of good continue their march towards a free Iraq. Thanks for all you do to help give us a window into it, friend,

[Lady Jag]

God bless America.

Peace through strength, intelligence and the American way!

[LibWhacker]

The problem with surrendering ragheads is that they do not surrender their f*****-*p beliefs, but only surrender to live, and fight another day.

[syriacus]

Eye-opening, as always, Diogenesis.

Many more pictures of surrendering Iraqis than I've seen on TV. Thanks.

[veracious]

Blam.

[WhiskeyPapa]

America is BACK!

America has been doing pretty much about the same thing since the militia broke at Bladensburg.

Walt

[VOA]

In Baghdad, Saddam's complex in central Baghdad.

(legally protected parody of Randy Newman's "Political Science")

"Boom goes London Saddam and boom Par-ee!
More room for you and more room for me!
...
They don't like us
So let's suprise 'em...
Let's drop some big 'uns now!"

(I'm sure doug_from_upland has done much more justice to this old song)

[dennisw]

Fri Mar 21, 7:44 AM ET

A U.S. marine standing on his military vehicule drives past a portrait of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) in Safwan, southern Iraq (news - web sites), Friday, March 21, 2003. Allied troops were advancing through the deserts of southern Iraq Friday after launching the war's ground assault, meeting resistance from Iraqi forces in some areas and soldiers surrendering in others. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)

Fri Mar 21, 2:42 AM ET

U.S. Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit help an Iraqi soldier with water from a canteen in southern Iraq (news - web sites), on Friday, March 21, 2003. Some 200 Iraqi soldiers surrendered to the U.S. 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit just after an hour after it crossed the border into Iraq from northern Kuwait. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

 

 

[Capitalism2003]

[11B3]

EXCELLENT work Dio - please keep it up.....Thanks for the ping.

[dennisw]

Fri Mar 21, 7:09 AM ET

A U.S. B-52 bomber named Iron Butterfly taxis to the runway before take-off from Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford in Gloucestershire, March 21, 2003. The bombers took off from western England on Friday - the first to leave since the start of the war in Iraq (news - web sites). REUTERS/Peter Macdiarmid

Fri Mar 21, 6:43 AM ET

A USAF B-52 bomber takes-off Friday March 21, 2003 from RAF Fairford airbase in England. Although there are no details about its mission or destination, recent activity at the base suggest that the aircraft was heading for Iraq (news - web sites). (AP Photo/PA, David Jones)

 

Fri Mar 21, 1:56 AM ET

A B-52 bomber is seen at the British RAF Royal Air Force Fairford base in Gloucestershire, Engalnd, Thursday March 20, 2003. Allied forces missions continue as combat units rumble across the desert into Iraq (news - web sites) from the south and bombed limited targets in Baghdad. (AP Photo/Chris Young )

Wed Mar 19,10:22 AM ET

British Ghurka soldiers stand in front of a U.S. B-52 bomber at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, March 19, 2003. The activity comes as U.S.-led forces moved into the demilitarized zone on the Iraq (news - web sites)-Kuwait border. REUTERS/Peter Macdiarmid

 

Fri Mar 21, 9:39 AM ET

One of eight USAF B-52 bombers takes off from the Royal Air Force Fairford airbase, England, Friday March 21, 2003. It is the first time they had left the base since the start of the war against Iraq (news - web sites). (AP Photo/Max Nash)

[maxamillion]

Thanks for the pictures, their great...

[Reborn]

An American B-52 bomber taking off from an RAF airfield in Britain on Friday morning. Photo:AP

U.S. Troops tending to an Iraq captured during fighting in southern Iraq on Friday. Photo:Reuters

GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS!!!

[Capitalism2003]

[jae471]

The guy on the right looks like he was taken prisoner by the rest of the unit. Maybe he didn't want to fight.

The guy on the right looks like he may be unit commander -- older and well fed.