Operation TELIC: Multi-National Division (South-East)'s Press Information Centre details

Major Joe Carnegie, Spokesman for MND(SE) (Click here for hi-res version)

Major David Gibb, Arabic Language Spokesman (Click here for hi-res version)

Multi-National Division (South-East) has a Press Information Centre (PIC) at Basrah.

Journalists can contact the PIC by telephone on 00 964 78010 96097 or by email at picbasrah@defencemediaops.co.uk. (Please note that press notices issued before 29 February 2004 show the old telephone numbers.)

Press releases issued by the PIC will be posted here in PDF format. Hit the Refresh or Reload button on your browser to ensure you are seeing the most up-to-date version of the page.

Links to national contingent websites can be found here

Advice to journalists visiting MND(SE) can be found here (PDF format, updated 4 May 2005)

Press Notices and Weekly Updates:

Weekly Update - English version (22 March 2005) Arabic version

Weekly Update - English version (16 March 2005) Arabic version

Weekly Update - English version (1 March 2005)

845 Naval Air Squadron returns to Iraq (30 January 2005) (Photo can be found in this gallery)

Weekly Update - English version (4 January 2005) Arabic version

New maternity ward at Basrah hospital (3 January 2005) (Photo can be found in this gallery)

Lorry-load of weapons arrested (5 December 2004) (Photo can be found in this gallery)

TA Signaller with the Black Watch (3 December 2004) (Photo can be found in this gallery)

Naval Reservist with the Black Watch (28 November 2004) (Photo can be found in this gallery)

Support to Prosthetic Limbs Centre (25 November 2004) (Photos can be found in this gallery)

TA officer supporting the Black Watch (24 November 2004) (Photo can be found in this gallery)

(Press notices during the period August 2003-June 2004 are archived here)