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Prime Minister Tony Blair speaking with troops in Basra Palace during his visit to Iraq, May 2003

Photograph by Graham Thomas, Operation Telic, Iraq (2003-2011), 2003.

Tony Blair visited British troops in Iraq on 29 May following their capture of Basra. His trip was billed as a chance to give the prime minister's and the nation's thanks to the British forces there. As well as meeting soldiers in Saddam Hussein's former palace, he held discussions with American and Iraqi administrators and visited several reconstruction projects.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 2009-11-3-23

Copyright/Ownership

Crown Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2009-11-3-23