Beach landings
The Marines' assault on Red Beach took places less than an hour after a massive artillery bombardment on southern Iraq.
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40 and 42 Commandos, which include hundreds of soldiers moved into the peninsula, while 539 Assault Squadron made beach landings and cleared Iraqi mines on land and at sea.
Royal Marines snipers, Brigade Reconnaissance Force and US Navy Seal teams cleared the way for the assault, attacking Iraqi positions before and during the attack.