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On 28 February 1991, US President George HW Bush announced a ceasefire in the US–led war against Iraqi forces under Saddam Hussein, seven months after Iraq invaded and occupied neighbouring Kuwait. That day, ITN journalists entered Kuwait City, documenting jubilant Kuwaitis celebrating the country’s liberation amid scenes of widespread devastation. The footage presented here was recorded on the last day of fighting and during the week that followed the war’s end.
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:30 28 February 1991 - Entering Kuwait City
00:06:01 Kuwaiti militiamen search for Iraqi soldiers
00:11:48 Kuwait International Airport and remnants of British Airways flight 149
00:15:01 Interviews with first British troops to land at Kuwait Airport
00:29:33 Ruins of Old Ships Port, Kuwait City
00:30:56 Kuwaiti street celebrations
00:35:10 1 March 1991
00:38:55 Abandoned Iraqi defences on coast of Kuwait City
00:51:13 Celebrations amid the oil fires
00:57:59 2 March 1991 - Kuwaitis and British troops celebrate together
01:07:19 3 March 1991
01:09:00 The Emir's Palace - ruins and booby traps
01:16:07 4 March 1991
01:20:07 Kuwait National Assembly building (burned by fleeing Iraqis)
01:21:26 Crown Prince Sheikh Saad al-Abdullah al-Sabah returns to Kuwait from exile in Saudi Arabia
#GulfWar #GulfWar1991 #Kuwait #LiberationOfKuwait #Iraq #SaddamHussein #Saddam #CombatFootage #MilitaryHistory #OperationDesertStorm #DesertStorm #KuwaitCity #History #1991
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On 28 February 1991, US President George HW Bush announced a ceasefire in the US–led war against Iraqi forces under Saddam Hussein, seven months after Iraq invaded and occupied neighbouring Kuwait. That day, ITN journalists entered Kuwait City, documenting jubilant Kuwaitis celebrating the country’s liberation amid scenes of widespread devastation. The footage presented here was recorded on the last day of fighting and during the week that followed the war’s end.
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:30 28 February 1991 - Entering Kuwait City
00:06:01 Kuwaiti militiamen search for Iraqi soldiers
00:11:48 Kuwait International Airport and remnants of British Airways flight 149
00:15:01 Interviews with first British troops to land at Kuwait Airport
00:29:33 Ruins of Old Ships Port, Kuwait City
00:30:56 Kuwaiti street celebrations
00:35:10 1 March 1991
00:38:55 Abandoned Iraqi defences on coast of Kuwait City
00:51:13 Celebrations amid the oil fires
00:57:59 2 March 1991 - Kuwaitis and British troops celebrate together
01:07:19 3 March 1991
01:09:00 The Emir's Palace - ruins and booby traps
01:16:07 4 March 1991
01:20:07 Kuwait National Assembly building (burned by fleeing Iraqis)
01:21:26 Crown Prince Sheikh Saad al-Abdullah al-Sabah returns to Kuwait from exile in Saudi Arabia
#GulfWar #GulfWar1991 #Kuwait #LiberationOfKuwait #Iraq #SaddamHussein #Saddam #CombatFootage #MilitaryHistory #OperationDesertStorm #DesertStorm #KuwaitCity #History #1991
To license the footage featured in this clip, follow the link below:
gettyimages.co.uk/search/2/film?family=editorial&phrase=Kuwait%20ITN&sort=mostpopular&recency=daterange&begindate=1991-02-28&enddate=1991-03-05
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