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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - 12 OCTOBER 2012: An unidentified Afghan Trader waits for trade at a military base on October 12, 2012 in Kabul.
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MAZAR - I - SHARIF, BALKH PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN - 10 MARCH 2013
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, BALKH PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN - 10 MARCH 2013: An unidentified woman walks across the courtyard in front of the Blue Mosque on March 10, 2013 in Mazar-i-Sharif
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LASHKAR GAH, HELMAND PROVINCE - 24 MARCH 2013: An Augusta Westland Merlin HC3 from 78 Squadron RAF flares for landing at a Forward Operating Base on March 24, 2013 in Lashkar Gah. The threat of roadside Improvised Explosive Devices in Afghanistan is high and often the only safe way to move between locations was by using Support Helicopters of the British and US Military.
G4S Risk Management provided Individual Body Guards to Stabilisation Advisers working in the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Afghanistan between … dates and dates. G4S enabled this reconstruction work to take place.2013MerlinLandingHelmandAfghanistanAirborneAircraftArmyBRITMILHelicopter Task ForceLKGLashkar GahMOBMerline HelicopterRAFRoyal Air ForceSecurityShort FinalsTask Force Helmandafghanairbattlecargocombatflightflyingforceshelicoptermilitarynatopilotrotorserviceskysoldiertfhtrainingtransporttransportationukwarweapon
Training Bodyguards
Battle Exercises during a bodyguard training course for the staff of senior Afghan Officials
'NO FRIENDS BUT THE MOUNTAINS'
SULAYMANIYAH, IRAQI KURDISTAN, 29th NOVEMBER 2014.
I had arrived in Sulay' to visit a minefield clearance project on the border with Iran near Haji Omran, one of the largest minefields in the world.
We had a villa in Sulaymaniyah. It's an unusual town. Quite conservative, not the bars and clubs of Erbil, but I was told it was very friendly.
I woke up early in the morning and decided to go for a walk around town. Our villa was in a good neighborhood, next to the Provincial Governors compound, which sits on a small rise. The murals are painted on the retaining wall for his compound, which sits at the top of the photo.
The Kurds have a keen sence of history and of culture. These murals represent both.3939AccomodationFightersMuralsPeshmergaSulaymaniyahThose who choose death.
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BASRA, IRAQ - 10th NOVEMBER 2017. Gav' and his team prepare to take clients out on task from Iraq Energy City.
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Boy riding bike in Al Maedan, West Mosul, Iraq
21 November 2018 Al Maedan, West Mosul, Iraq The boy was riding a bike with a group of friends in the Al Maedan area of West Mosul, Iraq. Al Maedan was the area of the last ISIS stronghold.
As part of the Mosul reconstruction, G4S were supporting UN Mine Action Services efforts to clear explosive remnants of war in Al Maedan district. G4S successfully completed the clearance of the Syrian, Armenian and Christian Churches in the area.
G4S Tier 2 Medic at the Syrian Coptic Church, Al Maedan, West Mosul, Iraq
21 Nov 2018, Mosul, Iraq Established in 4th century AD, and believed to be the oldest Christian Church outside of Palestine, this location was used by Islamic State(IS) as a holding prison for men awaiting trial.
G4S Tier 2 Medic James Jewel stands at the rear door of the church securing the area during a visit by members of the G4S Senior Management Team. In the courtyard beyond are piles of satellite dishes confiscated by IS to isolate and control the flow of information to residents within the territory they had seized.
G4S were operating in Mosul on behalf of the UN Mine Action Services, clearing explosive remnants of war, a necessary task ahead of reconstruction.
Armenian Orthodox Church, Al Maedan District, West Mosul, Iraq
21 Nov 2018, Mosul, Iraq The Armenian Church was used by the ISIS for summary judgement of men and women. A part of the church was also used as Womens prison and to store confiscated satellite dishes.
As part of the Mosul reconstruction, G4S were supporting UN Mine Action Services efforts to clear explosive remnants of war in Al Maedan district. G4S successfully completed the clearance of the Syrian, Armenian and Christian Churches in the area.
After the Battle: Security Contractors, Al Maedan, West Mosul, Iraq
21 November 2018 Al Maedan, West Mosul, Iraq. Two G4S Static security guards guarding the Al Maedan area, while G4S Ordnance Management teams operate in the area to clear the place of explosive remnants of war.
As part of the Mosul reconstruction, G4S were supporting UN Mine Action Services efforts to clear explosive remnants of war in Al Maedan district. G4S completed the clearance of the Syrian, Armenian and other Churches in the area.
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Hash Hameed, 16th Jun 2019, Sinjar, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq.
Hash Hameed, 16th Jun 2019, Sinjar, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. Hash was my Dubai based marketing lady, but spent more time in Iraq than any of the London or Dubai based management team. She loved working with our business, and the business adored her in return.
In 2014 Islamic State came to Sinjar, and so began the genocide of the Yazidi. The most awful atrocities were committed here. We won work with UNMAS clearing explosive remnants of war from the area, employing mainly Yazidi girls, women deeply afflicted by conflict. I was humbled by their resilience.
Hash became and remains a great friend. An invaluable part of a great team, doing meaningful work, who were together much more than the sum of their parts.
Until next time...
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Tea Seller
Tea stop on the bridge over the Great Zab River, between Dohuk and Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan, late afternoon on the 3rd of December. Tea is made in a kettle, heated over a wooden fire, giving a distinctive taste and smell to the experience. The road to this point had been very good, but soon afterwards deteriotated to become deeply rutted. The tea seller refused to accept any money for his tea, quite typical of the hospitality here. I have seen my driver in the past argue with waiters to take money from him.
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