The Maysan Battle Group conducting counter-smuggling operations in Maysan Province, Iraq, 13 September 2006

Photograph by Corporal Anthony Boocock Royal Logistic Corps, 20th Armoured Brigade Media Ops, Operation TELIC (2003-2011), 2006.

The Maysan Battle Group, led by The Queen's Royal Hussars, developed a new role conducting counter-smuggling operations in the desert and marsh areas of north-eastern Maysaan Province, seeking to shore up security in the area and gain intelligence from the locals about illegal activity. As well as visiting border forts in their stripped-down Weapons Mounted Installation Kit (WMIK) Land Rovers, the troops conducted 'Hearts and Minds' operations in the border villages.

One of 47 digital images relating to 20th Armoured Brigade's deployment in Iraq, 2006.