AP-APTN-0930: IRAQ SANDSTORM Tuesday, 22 May 2012 STORY:IRAQ SANDSTORM- HEAVY SANDSTORM CHOKES BAGHDAD, CLOSES AIRPORT LENGTH: 01:04 FIRST RUN: 0830 RESTRICTIONS: AP CLIENTS ONLY TYPE: Natsound SOURCE: AP TELEVISION STORY NUMBER: 742199 DATELINE: BAGHDAD, 22 MAY 2012 LENGTH: 01:04 AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of Baghdad skyline blanketed with sand from sandstorm 2. Various of cars driving through sandstorm in central Baghdad 3. Mid of two policemen, one of them holding gun, with masks on the mouth 4. Mid of man selling masks 5. Mid of traffic in sandstorm 6. Wide exterior of Ibn al-Nafis Teaching Hospital 7. Close up of sign reading (Arabic) "Ibn al-Nafis Teaching Hospital" 8. Wide of hospital ward 9. Mid of women wearing respiratory masks on hospital beds 10. Close up of woman wearing respiratory mask on hospital bed 11. Another woman wearing respiratory mask 12. Mid of women wearing respiratory mask being treated by a medic 13. Wide of hospital corridor STORYLINE: A heavy sandstorm choked Baghdad on Tuesday, sending dozens of people to hospital with respiratory problems and closing Baghdad airport. Some shops in the city were closed and few cars were seen on the city's streets. Visibility was reduced to only a few metres and most of those braving the streets wore surgical masks or protected their faces with masks. Doctors at the city's hospitals said people were coming in complaining about shortness of breath and other respiratory problems. Sandstorms are a regular occurrence in Baghdad, which is shielded from the desert by a thin strip of arable land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: infoaparchive.com (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. APTN (Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) AP-NY-05-22-12 0547EDT

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An Iraqi police officer helps direct traffic during a fierce sandstorm. Iraqi citizens attempt to shield themselves from the unrelenting storm.

NEWSFEED: 3/25/03 #1, LS ARAB CITY STREET CORNER, IRAQ SANDSTORM, AIR TO AIR NIGHT VISION, MISSILE LAUNCH, PAMPHLETS, SOLDIERS FIGHTING ; NX EXT: LS over arab city street corner some cars drive no action, T/H journalist, War in Iraq sandstorm ; NX EXT: Air to Air Night vision, cruise missile launch, pamphlets graphic, Sadam Hussein, soldiers fighting, tank exploding, oil fields ; NX EXT: T/H journalist, rest of tape is feed screen ;

IMAGES OF THE 75TH RANGER REGIMENT AS PART OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM.

4th May 2005 MONTAGE Dust storm aftermath, tent tassels blowing in wind, living area, dust covered water bottles / FOB Speicher, Iraq / AUDIO

TAPE: EF03/0270 IN_TIME: 01:41:49 DURATION: 4:38 SOURCES: APTN/POOL/ABC RESTRICTIONS: DATELINE: Iraq/Kuwait/Qatar - 25 March 2003 SHOTLIST: APTN 1. Mid shot of Marines loading howitzer during heavy sandstorm 2. Wide shot of Royal firing howitzer in reduced visibility because of sandstorm 3. Marines around howitzer 4. Side shot howitzer firing 5. Marines carrying shell and loading howitzer 6. Various of marines loading and firing shells in sandstorm ABC Unknown Location, Near Nasiriyah, Iraq - 32rd Army air missile defense division 7. Wide shot of US military camp engulfed in sandstorm 8. Wide shot of soldier walking through sandstorm 9. Mid shot of two soldiers working on equipment 10. Wide shot of camp 11. Various of soldier sleeping on cot 12. Mid shot of soldier working around camp 13. UPSOUND: (English) Unidentified soldier: "Another beautiful day in Iraq, ain't it?" 14. Wide shot of artillery units in sandstorm 15. Various shots of camp, soldiers attempting to sleep 16. Mid shot of tent between trucks 17. Wide shot of soldiers walking 18. Mid shot of soldiers loading boxes onto truck 19. Wide shot of soldiers walking away in storm POOL Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar 20. Cutaway of press 21. SOUNDBITE (English) Victor Renuart, Air Force Major General: (Soundbite ends on picture of press) "It's a little bit ugly out there today. Weather has had an impact on the battlefield with high winds, with some rain, with some thunder storms and that's occurred really throughout the country so it's been not a terrible comfortable day on the battlefield, whoever that hasn't stopped us. Our precision all weather weapons systems and an aggressive integrated operations plan by our air and land components have allowed coalition forces to maintain an increased pressure on the regime on all fronts, even in the bad weather." ABC Unknown Location, Kuwait - Camp of 101st Infantry 22. Wide shot of soldiers walking between tents 23. Wide shot of people walking in front of camera 24. Various of soldier putting on face cloth to keep out dust 25. Mid shot of three soldiers 26. Mid shot of camp through barbed wire APTN 27. Wide shot of cityscape showing sky clouded by sandstorm STORYLINE United States (U.S.) forces were "on track" in the drive toward Baghdad despite sandstorms that enveloped troops on the battlefield on Tuesday, said Air Force Major General, Victor Renuart, at a press briefing at Camp As Sayliyah in Qatar. U.S. forces were "maintaining and increasing pressure on all fronts, even in the bad weather," Renuart said. Renuart said coalition aircraft would fly more than 1400 combat and combat support missions over Iraq on Tuesday, despite the weather. Heavy sandstorms swept across Iraq and Kuwait hampering the progress of coalition forces. In the southern Iraqi desert troops of the 5th batallion of the 11th Marines fired at Iraqi troops. The unit believed they were engaging members of Saddam Hussein's elite Republican guard, not regular army troops. Because of reduced visibility and howling winds, the unit could not call in air support, but they were able to deploy artillery and direct it by spotters in the field. Combat missions from two aircraft carriers were called back because of bad weather - and at least a dozen planes returned without reaching Iraq. Near Nasiriyah in Iraq those troops who could, took the chance to catch up on much needed rest. However, getting comfortable was no easy feat while being blasted with dust and grit. Reports from Baghdad suggested it was not only the invading troops that were suffering. The capital city was blanketed in yellow forcing many of its residents to hunker down and wait out the storm. AccuWeather said Iraq often sees sandstorms in the spring, but Tuesday's conditions were exceptional for the region, bringing dust and sand from as far away as Egypt and Libya.

Crews aboard Navy aircraft carriers USS Kittyhawk and USS Truman prepare for a potential conflict with Iraq. Crew wash the decks and fighter jets after a sand storm, followed by Navy meteorologists at work and helicopters delivering supplies to the ships. PLEASE NOTE News anchor and reporter image and audio, along with any commercial production excerpts, are for reference purposes only and are not clearable and cannot be used within your project.

NEWSFEED: 3/03, IRAQ, GENERAL VINCENT BROOKS, GW BUSH SPEECH TO MARINES, GW BUSH TAKES PICTURE W/ CHILD, NX BAGHDAD STREET; INT General Vincent Brooks takes questions from reporters NO SOUND; INT Group of reporters mile around and talk among themselves; DX Very hazy Baghdad Skyline Might be due to a sandstorm - Scene gradually gets darker; DX Marine officer stands at podium w/ Marines and President GW Bush behind him NO SOUND; DX President GW Bush goes to podium Z-OUT to see large group of Marines and cheering crowd NO SOUND; DX Marines give GW Bush standing ovation, GW Bush shakes Marines' hands... waves and gives crowd thumbs up; DX Gw and Laura Bush wave at crowd, GW Bush swims through crowd and reporters followed by Secret Service guys; DX President GW Bush takes picture w/little girl then continues through thick crowd; DX White female reporter stands on Air Force runway Waiting for report to begin; NX Very dark Baghdad street Cars drive by ocassionally Could be generic NX street;

MUTHANHA, IRAQ - APRIL 26: The Lake Sawa in Iraq's Muthanna province is dying due to climate change and harmful agricultural policies. The lake, which has no inlet or oulet, was an important habitat for over 31 species of birds before it was completely dried up. Located near the city of Samawa the lake has now left its place to cracked soil and dried lake bed. A drone shot on Tuesday, Apr. 26, shows abandoned facilities around the completely dried up lake due to years of drought. Water scarcity, high salt concentration and sandstorms due to climate change cause the destruction of important ancient structures, cultural and natural heritage of world heritage in Iraq. (Footage by Arshad Mohammed /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

NAME: IRQ SANDSTORM 080805N TAPE: EF05/0701 IN_TIME: 11:11:57:09 DURATION: 00:02:51:17 SOURCES: APTN DATELINE: Baghdad, 8 Aug 2005 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST 1. Various of traffic driving down road amid sandstorm 2. People wearing masks 3. Man covering his face 4. Man walking along road covering his mouth 5. Various of people walking along wearing masks or covering faces 6. Policeman coughing 7. Truck driving along road 8. Wide high view over square obscured by sand 9. Sign reading: ''al-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital'' 10. Woman in wheelchair covering her mouth 11. Various of people in wheelchairs covering mouths 12. Patients being wheeled in hospital 13. Sign reading: ''Emergency ward'' 14. Various people on ventilators being treated 15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. Dhia Mohammed, al-Yamouk hospital: "We received many patients, there are about 100, or more than that, received today. They suffered from acute respiratory attacks, especially some have allergic condition." 16. People waiting by pharmacy 17. Man giving out masks STORYLINE A sandstorm swept into many parts of Iraq on Monday and in the capital visibility was reduced to just two or three metres. The streets of Baghdad were largely deserted because of the bad weather and local hospitals were crowded with patients, many suffering from asthma. Dr. Dhia Mohammed, at al-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital said that his hospital received more than one hundred . President Jalal Talabani's office announced on Monday that the sandstorm postponed a meeting scheduled by Iraqi political leaders to discuss issues blocking agreement on a new constitution. With only a week until the deadline for a new constitution, Iraqi political leaders had launched marathon negotiations on Sunday at Talabani's home. A second meeting was originally scheduled for Monday evening but the storm reduced visibility to nearly zero, making it dangerous to move about the city.

NAJAF, IRAQ - APRIL 20: Sandstorm in Iraq's Najaf city affected daily life negatively on Wednesday. Increasing its effect during the day sandstorm caused traffic problems. In the first week of April, Four people have been killed due to a heavy sandstorm in Iraq, 90 people suffered from shortness of breath and momentary suffocation. (Footage by Karar Essa /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

NEWSFEED: 7/18-28/05 ARIZONA MONSOONS, BUSH/INDIAN PRIME MINISTER AT WHITE HOUSE, FIRES, FLOODS, RAIN, WEATHER, MANDELA'S BDAY ;NX-EXT: IRAQ, MORTAR SHELL HITS CAR, burning vehicle, truck looking, flames sirens, EMS on scene, firemen dose flames, EMS lights ;DX-INT: IRAN, PRES. elect greets Iraqi, prime minister, formal meeting, flags in bg, no discernible audio, cabinet members ;DX-EXT: AZ, 1st monsoon of season, wind, rain, flag blowing, wind trees, palms blowing, traffic, planes landing airport ;NX-EXT: AZ, exploding wildfires and power lines flaming sparking from weather ;DX/NX-EXT: TAIWAN, huge wave crashes over sea wall, downed motorcycles in rain, palms blowing in breeze, destruction from storm ;NX-EXT: China sandstorm, CCTV logo in corner, Chinese telecast, sand blowing, trees, people etc...logo all the way thru ;NX-EXT: SPAIN FOREST FIRE, flames in trees, fire trucks, and EMS, 14 dead, smoke over city, burned out trees, vegetation ;DX-EXT: BOMB suspicious package on train closes it down USA, police, bomb squad, helicopter in sky, t/h, more bomb squad at work ;DX-EXT: FL Valujet crash memorial defaced, vandalized, workers clean up site of vandals work, powerwashers at work ;DX-EXT: aerial shots, big rig plows into bldg, aftermath traffic, fire trucks, ext. of small restaurant with aftermath; news wrap on Evra Ortho, birth control information, don't use DX-EXT: Movie premiere Stealth Jamie Foxx, red carpet interviews ;DX-INT: Olympic Bomber, Eric Rudolph, actual bombing at abortion clinic, aftermath, Olympic bombing footage; DX-INT: Eric Rudolph, Olympic Bomber, in shackles being loaded into vehicle; DX-INT: aerial Hurricane Emily, telestar, aerial stills, good for weather backgrounds, generic ;DX-EXT: AZ, Monsoon rains, storm trees blowing some repeats, traffic, plane landing wobbles, NX traffic, power lines explode; DX-EXT: NJ, reactions from flooding victims, t/h, cars flooded, streets, people sweep water, streets flooded ;DX-EXT: TAIWAN, repeat of large flood images; DX-EXT: China, sandstorms ;NX-EXT: HARRY POTTER, sales frenzy, record sales, confetti, books sold with much fanfare, Harry Potter fans made up, crowds in store ;DX-EXT: White house, Laura Bush, India, GW Bush to podium, White House ceremony, band color guard big ceremony, speech ;DX-EXT: White House, Indian Prime Minister, gives speech, wears blue turban, GW Bush stands at his side for speech ;DX-EXT: MANDELA, birthday, band plays, Mandela with Wife listen to music, clap, Nelson Mandela, boards helicopter, fireworks ;DX-EXT: RUSSIA, increased Metro security, check id and bags of young men, traffic, sign Metro in Russian ;DX-INT: CHINA, BEIJING, talks, diplomats, MBZ pull up and exit on roadway ;DX-INT: ITALY, BEACH BEHAVIOR, very crowded masses of people, on beach, towels hanging from umbrellas, lotion, use cell phones ;DX-INT: KANSAS, CHINA DELEGATION, paparazzi, officials talk to lady delegate from Kansas ; NX-EXT: INDIANA, toddler in river, huge police presence, rescue workers in blankets, damaged car, police lights, accident aftermath ;DX-EXT: NY, storm damage, tree across road, traffic, rain, driving in rain, stuck street lights ;DX-EXT: PA, smoke and fire on industrial bldg, firemen with hoses, fire aftermath, smoke/flames from chimney ;DX-INT: MAKEUP A NEGATIVE FOR MEN, t/h men, women applying makeup, English accident, cu on women applying same ;DX-EXT: WAITER STREET CROSSING SIGN, Italy lots of waiters cross the street with orders, sign features waiter ;

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - APRIL 20: Sandstorm in the Iraqi capital Baghdad affected daily life negatively on Wednesday. Increasing its effect during the day sandstorm caused traffic problems. In the first week of April, Four people have been killed due to a heavy sandstorm in Iraq, 90 people suffered from shortness of breath and momentary suffocation. (Footage by Wisam Zeyad Mohammed/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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AP-APTN-0930: Iraq Sandstorm Sunday, 18 March 2012 STORY:Iraq Sandstorm- Sanstorm chokes capital for 2nd day, people treated for respiratory problems LENGTH: 02:04 FIRST RUN: 0730 RESTRICTIONS: AP Clients Only TYPE: English/Natsound SOURCE: AP TELEVISION STORY NUMBER: 732797 DATELINE: Baghdad - 18 Mar 2012 LENGTH: 02:04 AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of of Baghdad skyline blanketed with sandstorm 2. Various of cars driving through sandstorm in central Baghdad, road sweeper with scarf across his mouth 3. Mid of road sweeper 4. Wide of man beside road spraying water to clean pavement 5. Mid of traffic in sandstorm 6. Wide of Ibn al-Nafis Teaching Hospital, policemen with face masks at entrance 7. Close of sign reading (Arabic) "Ibn al-Nafis Teaching Hospital" 8. Woman with breathing difficulties being assisted by relatives 9. Various of elderly man on hospital bed being treated by medic 10. Wide of hospital ward 11. Various of man wearing respiratory mask on hospital bed 12. Various of woman being treated for respiratory problems 13. Wide of Dr Hussein al-Ka'abi, Director General of Ibn al-Nafis Hospital, in his office 14. SOUNDBITE (English) Doctor Hussein al-Ka'abi, Director General of Ibn al-Nafis Hospital: "We received 112 cases and those patients take full management and improve. Not any death." 15. Various of people being treated for respiratory problems 16. Wide of hospital ward, patients STORYLINE: A heavy sandstorm choked Baghdad for the second consecutive day on Sunday, sending dozens of people to hospital with respiratory problems. Some shops in the city were closed and few cars were seen on the city's streets. Visibility was reduced to only a few metres and most of those braving the streets wore surgical masks or protected their faces with scarves. Doctors at the city's hospitals said people were coming in complaining about shortness of breath and other respiratory problems. Doctor Hussein al-Ka'abi, Director General of Ibn al-Nafis hospital said that so far medical staff had received 112 sandstorm related cases and most conditions improved after treatment. Sandstorms are a regular occurrence in Baghdad, which is shielded from the desert by a thin strip of arable land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: infoaparchive.com (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. APTN APEX 03-18-12 0546EDT

02:01:59:03 MS Dr, Sanjay Gupta, via videophone, "reporting sand storm"/ MS tanks driving through a sandstorm"/ CU solders gathering around in a sand storm"/ GX map of Iraq back to ...

MOSUL, IRAQ - APRIL 7: The sandstorm hit the Iraqi city of Mosul on Thursday (Apr. 7) while visibility was reduced due to the storm. The fine windblown dust turned the skies of the city burnt orange. Anadolu Agency Video News (AAVN) camera captured eerie scenes of the streets in the city in northern Iraq lit up in an illuminated orange color. (Footage by Ismael Adnan Yaqoob/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

COVER FTG OF US TROOPS CAUGHT IN A SANDSTORM DURING OPERATION DESERT SHIELD. 00:00:20:00 INTV/W US COLONEL PUROOM ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF LEADERSHIP. 00:08:29:00 VS OF BARBED WIRE AND SOLDIERS HIDDEN BY BLOWING SAND DURING A SANDSTORM. VS OF A SOLDIER TRYING TO STABILIZE HIS NETTED TENT DURING THE STORM. MS OF CAMOUFLAGE NETTING BLOWING IN THE WIND. 00:19:31:00 MS OF A SOLDIER STANDING IN A TRENCH. CU OF A SOLDIER TYING A SCARF OVER HIS MOUTH AND FACE. INTV/W LIEUTENANT COLONEL CHESLEY. WS OF A TRUCK CONVOY UNDERWAY. SU. 00:30:52:00 A BRITISH MILITARY COMMANDER SPEAKS AT A BRIEFING ABOUT THE IRAQI OFFER TO WITHDRAW FROM KUWAIT. COMPLETION OF BRIEFING. CUTAWAYS. CI: MILITARY: OPERATIONS, SAUDI ARABIA. WAR: US / IRAQ.

T19030301 KUWAIT: EXT British armoured vehicles on manoeuvres in desert sandstorm, during the build up to the Iraq war GROUND TO AIR Chinook helicopter landing WIPE TO...