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US Army (USA) Soldiers from 1ST Cavalry Division, help an Iraqi medic move an injured civilian to an ambulance after a car bomb detonated in South Baghdad during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The target was the local Iraqi police force. Of the eighteen casualties, only two were police officers

Iraqi civilians and police officers look over the remains of a car bomb detonated in South Baghdad during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The target was the local Iraqi police force. Of the eighteen casualties, only two were police officers

Iraqi firefighters extinguish the flames on the remains of cars destroyed after a car bomb explosion, in South Baghdad during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The target was the local Iraqi police force causing eighteen casualties, only two were police officers

Iraqi firefighters extinguish the flames on the remains of cars destroyed after a car bomb explosion, in South Baghdad during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The target was the local Iraqi police force causing eighteen casualties, only two were police officers

A US Army (USA) Soldier looks over the destruction caused by a car bomb detonated, in South Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The target was the local Iraqi police force causing eighteen casualties, only two were police officers

In South Baghdad, an explosion goes off from a second car bomb aimed at US and Iraqi forces arriving to inspect the first car bomb detonated an hour earlier during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The original target was the local Iraqi police force. Of the eighteen casualties, only two were police officers

In South Baghdad, an explosion goes off from a second car bomb aimed at US and Iraqi forces arriving to inspect the first car bomb detonated an hour earlier during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The original target was the local Iraqi police force. Of the eighteen casualties, only two were police officers

As Coalition Forces respond to a car bombing in South Baghdad, Iraq (IRQ), a second car bomb is detonated, targeting those responding to the initial incident. The attack, aimed at the Iraqi police force, resulted in 18 casualties, two of which were police officers, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A bomb exploded near an Iraqi Police Station in Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Iraqi medics move injured civilians to an ambulance after a car bomb detonated in South Baghdad during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The target was the local Iraqi police force. Of the eighteen casualties, only two were police officers

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Base: Baghdad

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Camera Operator: SPC Ronald Shaw Jr., USA

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Iraq War aka Operation IRAQI FREEDOM was the 2003 invasion of Iraq, led by U.S. Army General Tommy Franks, under the code-name "Operation Iraqi Freedom". 248,000 soldiers from the United States, 45,000 British soldiers, 2,000 Australian soldiers and 194 Polish soldiers from Special Forces unit GROM sent to Kuwait for the invasion. The invasion force was also supported by Iraqi Kurdish militia troops, estimated to number upwards of 70,000.

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medics move iraqi medics move civilians ambulance car bomb car bomb baghdad south baghdad operation iraqi freedom target police force iraqi police force casualties eighteen casualties officers iraq high resolution police officers spc ronald shaw us national archives