An Iraqi soldier from the 2nd Ministry of Interior Commando Battalion provides security as the commandos and Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit search houses and fields along the Euphrates River in Iraq's northern Babil province Nov. 28. The mission is part of Operation Plymouth Rock, a fresh offensive by Iraqi, U.S. and British Forces to root out anti-Iraqi elements in northern Babil province. The forces have been conducting raids across a wide area south of Baghdad since Nov. 23, when Operation Plymouth Rock kicked off in the town of Jabella, about 50 miles south of the capital. More than 5,000 Iraqi, U.S. and British forces are participating in the operation, which has so far netted 195 suspected insurgents.
