5th March 1991 Part of an Iraqi convoy of about two dozen military vehicles that were attacked with cluster bombs by the USAF a week before, north of Kuwait City.

5th March 1991 Part of an Iraqi convoy of about two dozen military vehicles that were attacked with cluster bombs by the USAF a week before, north of Kuwait City. Stock Photo

RMID:2WGCD17

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Johnny Saunderson / Alamy Stock Photo

Image ID:

2WGCD17

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79.3 MB (3.3 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

6400 x 4332 px | 54.2 x 36.7 cm | 21.3 x 14.4 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

5 March 1991

Location:

Route 801, north of Kuwait City, Kuwait.

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This image could have imperfections as it’s either historical or reportage.

This was a common sight along the roads, north of Kuwait City, where the fleeing Iraqi Army was attacked by the USAF on the night of February 26th. This is on Route 801, the road to Um Qasr. Wrecked and burned-out military vehicles littered the roads and desert and the bodies of the dead remained unburied for several weeks. After Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in August 1990, coalition forces were quick to send their armies to both defend Saudi Arabia and to successfully oust the Iraqi forces by the end of February 1991.

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