Update on air strikes on Iraq

Title

Update on air strikes on Iraq

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:01:58

Description

Report following coalition air strikes on military targets in southern Iraq. Includes Alkutz? newspaper correspondent arguing Saddam Hussein will only gain in Arab and Iraqi popularity from the military action; Air Chief Vice Marshall Sir John Thomson confirming the Tornado mission encountered little Iraqi defensive action; Audrey Elliott on her fears for her cousin Michael Wainwright, one of two Britons gaoled in Iraq. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

John Thomson; Audrey Elliott

Keywords

Military aircraft; UN; Aerial bombardment; Military operations; Prisoners; Arabs; Iraq; Saddam Hussein; Michael Wainwright

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