US operations around Husaybah

US operations around Husaybah; IRAQ: Nr Husaybah: EXT Convoy of US military vehicles along thru desert TRACK FORWARD (2 SHOTS) Armoured truck stopped in desert US marines investigating anti-tank mines (2 SHOTS) Smoke rising from exploded mine ZOOM IN INT VEHICLE Lance Corporal Lin Nguyen (US Marines) sitting in vehicle Nguyen driving armoured vehicle along (2 SHOTS) CMS Hilsum wearing helmet, goggles and scarf Sand covering bags PAN EXT TRACKING SEQ Military convoy along thru desert (2 SHOTS) i/c (wearing helmet) US Marines firing mortar from roadside position SOT Mortar exploding in Husaybah on horizon ZOOM IN BVs Marines looking at target area from sandbag base (4 SHOTS) Marine PULL OUT mortar fired SOT US helicopter gunship flying along as firing on town SOT Sign Hilsum along with marines captain US Marines along on patrol Unidentified captain interviewed as along SOT - Talks about increasing opposition from Iraqi insurgents TGVs Town of Husaybah (3 SHOTS) Marine looking thru binoculars Marine looking thru rifle sights Marine speaking on telephone as looking thru telescope Captain Richard Pitchford (Lima Company) interviewed SOT - When the time comes we'll be able to completely rid the city of them / And the important thing there will be building a relationship with the population afterwards, making sure that they can't come back, that they don't have an easy nest or home to come back to BV Marine adjusting poisition on sandbags as manning machine gun Lieutenant William Oren (Lima Company) interviewed SOT - Usually after an engagement they retreat back if they can / If there's any left alive, and they'll come back to fight another day Marines dropping drill section onto ground as unloading water borehole rig Marines unloading borehole rig from truck GV Camp Gannon PAN LS Armoured vehicle along near border with Syria Mural of late President Hafez al Assad of Syria on wall across border Marines along next border wall 'Welcome to Syria' sign ...