2953 x 2059 px | 25 x 17,4 cm | 9,8 x 6,9 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
3. Dezember 2004
Ort:
Mosul, northern Iraq.
Weitere Informationen:
This is an M1126 "Stryker" Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV) on the streets of Mosul during an operation to root out insurgents, The Stryker is an eight-wheeled armoured personnel carrier, fitted with slat armour designed as protection against RPGs. Operated by the 1st Battalion 24th Infantry Regiment (1-24), nicknamed "Deuce Four", this Stryker is armed with an RWS (Remote Weapon Station) M151 Protector fitted with an M2 Browning .50 calibre machine-gun. This was during the aftermath of the Battle of Mosul (8 - 16 November 2004) when insurgents took control of most of the city. The first Stryker brigades were deployed to Iraq in October 2003. The 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (SBCT) "Lightning" (a Stryker brigade), and served in Iraq from October 2004 to October 2005. Following the US-led invasion in March 2003, the Americans went on to occupy Iraq for eight years as part of a multi-national force, their troops finally departing in 2011.
