Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit rush to a dirt mound to return fire on enemy insurgents who attacked the Marines with indirect and small-arms fire as the Marines swept through the town of Jurf as Sakhr Dec.1. The Marines are from Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines. 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 220 suspected insurgents.
Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit fire at enemy insurgents from elevated positions while conducting a cordon-and-search mission through the town of Jurf as Sakhr, Iraq, Dec.1. The Marines are from Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines. The mission is part of Operation Plymouth Rock, the latest offensive by Iraqi, U.S. and British Forces aimed at rooting out anti-Iraqi elements in northern Babil province. The forces stepped up activity across a wide area south of Baghdad Nov. 23, when the operation kicked off in the town of Jabella, about 50 miles south of the capital. More than 5,000 Iraqi, U.S. and British forces participated in the operation, which netted 204 suspected insurgents before it ended Dec. 1.
