Iraqi troops out of Khafji - John Major and George Bush

Title

Iraqi troops out of Khafji - John Major and George Bush

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:09

Description

Baghdad Radio has announced that Iraqi troops have re-established their positions in Kuwait after withdrawing from the Saudi Arabian city of Khafji. British Tornado aircraft have destroyed an Iraqi Scud missile launcher. British Prime Minister John Major, in an address to troops on the British Forces Broadcasting Service, says Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is losing the war. Comment from RAF Group Captain Niall Irving. At a Marine base in North Carolina, US President George Bush pays tribute to US marines killed in the battle of Khafji. Report by unidentified male includes the news that a Palestinian writer (Abbas ?) has been deported as a security risk.

Contributors

John Major; George H. W. Bush; Niall Irving

Keywords

USA; Deportation; Armed forces; Writers; UK; Military aircraft; Weapons; Saudi Arabia; Palestine; Air force; Missiles; Wars (events); RAF; Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein; British Forces Broadcasting Service; Khafji; US Marines; Baghdad Radio; North Carolina; Abbas ?

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