4th March 1991 The bodies of an Iraqi soldiers lie close to a burnt-out Caterpillar wheel loader in the desert on Route 801, the road to Um Qasr, north of Kuwait City. They were part of an Iraqi military convoy, fleeing to Iraq, that was attacked about a week before by the USAF.

4th March 1991 The bodies of an Iraqi soldiers lie close to a burnt-out Caterpillar wheel loader in the desert on Route 801, the road to Um Qasr, north of Kuwait City. They were part of an Iraqi military convoy, fleeing to Iraq, that was attacked about a week before by the USAF. Stock Photo

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Johnny Saunderson / Alamy Stock Photo

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5070 x 6800 px | 42.9 x 57.6 cm | 16.9 x 22.7 inches | 300dpi

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4 March 1991

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Route 801, north of Kuwait City, Kuwait.

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

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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