In pictures: British forces in action

1 of 9 The Royal Marines are advancing in southern Iraq with US forces in the land assault

2 of 9 The UK troops have been trained to face chemical warfare and endured some alerts

3 of 9 British troops prepare to advance further into Iraqi territory as the campaign to topple Saddam Hussein continues on Friday

4 of 9 British Marines, with respirators on, shelter in a trench after an incoming missile alert

5 of 9 British marines move through the desert after taking key oil installations at al-Faw peninsula in south-eastern Iraq

6 of 9 Tony Blair said the military campaign "appears to be going well"

7 of 9 Senior officers discuss their ongoing assault at their command post in the Kuwaiti desert

8 of 9 Many Iraqis were captured or capitulated before coalition forces attacked

9 of 9 Marines accept the surrender of Iraqi men as the British advance through southern Iraq