Aftermath of fighting, US army patrols, some residents return
(24 Sep 2005) SHOTLIST 1. Tracking shot of US military convoy 2. US military convoy passing by parked US vehicles 3. US humvee driving 4. Various of destroyed houses in Tal Afar 5. US soldiers walking in the street 6. Woman and her children walking past the US soldiers 7. US soldier walking beside damaged house 8. Close up of damage 9. US soldiers passing by a house and Iraqi kids in front of 10. Damaged school fa�ade 11. People walking in the street and shops closed 12. Iraqi police cars driving 13. US Humvee convoy driving in the street 14. Various of damaged shops in Tal Afar 15. US soldier talking to people in the street 16. Men and young men watching 17. SOUNDBITE (Arabic - local Arabic accent) resident from Tal Afar (No name given): "We were at the refugee camp living through hard times and now coming back home to our houses which were destroyed and all house belongings were stolen, we are in very bad condition." 18. Various of US army doctors treating a child crying on stretcher, childs father helping 19. Father holding child 20. US soldier getting into Humvee and children nearby 21. Wide of Tal Afar STORYLINE A US military operation has finished in Tal Afar, a northwestern city near the Syrian border. The city was a scene of destruction and after bloody clashes between combined US-Iraqi forces and insurgents, and the majority of the residents had fled. US forces were still searching the city for insurgents on Friday, sweeping streets with their US humvees and patrolling the city on foot. Several houses and shops were destroyed. A small number of people returned to the city on Friday, but many stayed away fearing a renewal of clashes. At the same time, a US mobile military medical unit treated people suffering from injuries and illnesses. Medical US staff could be seen treating a small child suffering from an eye allergy. People who retuned to Tal Afar expressed their hardships in the refugee camp and the loss of most of their belongings in Tal Afar. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
