Iraqi economic sanctions

Title

Iraqi economic sanctions

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

24 Oct 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:25

Description

Phil Edwards reports from Saudi Arabia, where Air Chief Marshall Sir Patrick Hine, the supreme commander of Britain’s Gulf forces, has been visiting troops following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. He says economic sanctions against Iraq are beginning to cause serious supply shortages among President Saddam Hussein’s armed forces.

Contributors

Phil Edwards; Patrick Hine

Keywords

Armed forces; Economic sanctions; Saudi Arabia; Army; Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein

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