2nd April 1991 Near the ancient city of Ur in southern Iraq, a US soldier grabs some sleep in a wrecked Iraqi Army truck.

• Contributor: Johnny Saunderson / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: ERA79G
• File size: 18 MB (1.1 MB Compressed download)
• Releases: Model - no | Property - no
• Dimensions: 3425 x 1834 px | 29 x 15.5 cm | 11.4 x 6.1 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 19 July 1999
• Location: Ur, Nasiriyah, Iraq.

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The truck is a Soviet-built ZiL-130. 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.