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Gulf War II — in pictures
April 2, 2003

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In this image from video through a nightscope, a British Royal Marine 40 Commando fires his weapon, on early March 31, 2003, during a 15-hour overnight firefight with Iraqi forces near the southern Basra suburb of Abu al Khasib. The British named the mission "Operation James" after the fictional spy character James Bond. — AP/PTI