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Border crossing from Iraq to Jordan

Title
Border crossing from Iraq to Jordan
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
10 Aug 1990
Year of production
1990
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Duration
00:01:33
Description
James Mathews reports on how westerners have been stopped crossing the Iraq-Jordan border, how Iraqi troops are stealing food and other supplies in Kuwait, how two convoys of Britons were held at gunpoint and sent back to Baghdad, and how a busload of Britons has gone missing. Includes an interview with a woman (Ms Osman?) who fled Kuwait.
Contributors
James Matthews
Keywords
Jordan; Evacuation; Wars (events); Civilians; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991)

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