Allied progress in Gulf war

Title

Allied progress in Gulf war

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

27 Jan 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:42

Description

Clare Martin reports on the progress of the war in Iraq after allied forces have released a summary of attacks so far and Defence Secretary Tom King has said Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s military machine must be crushed. Group Captain Niall Irving says morale of Iraqi troops is low. Dr Abdulbar Al-Gain of Saudi Arabia’s environment protection agency condemns the oil slick created by Iraq off Kuwait.

Contributors

Niall Irving; Clare Martin; Abdulbar Al-Gain

Keywords

Armed forces; Military aircraft; Refugees; Oil; Saudi Arabia; Aerial bombardment; Military operations; Water pollution; Prisoners of War; Drinking water; Wars (events); Political refugees; Oil pollution; Kuwait; Marine pollution; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Tom King; Operation Desert Storm (1991)

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