Tomorrow is the anniversary of the 1990 Kuwait Invasion, and every year on the anniversary, I like to share some links related to the war. This year though I noticed two of my favorite websites related to the invasion are no longer up and running, Free Kuwait and The Evidence.
Both those website contained a large archive of photos related to the invasion and I’m pretty upset that they’re both no longer working. I’ve already emailed the people behind those two websites to see what the issue is, hopefully, it’s just a technical hiccup but in any case, below are the rest of the links.
Free Kuwait
This is a website that focuses on the campaign that was led by Kuwaitis in exile and is loaded with photos and information.
Kuwait Invasion – The Evidence
This is a website that contains over 1,200 pictures taken right after the 1990 invasion as photographic evidence to all the destruction caused by Iraq.
Short movie: Hearts of Palm
Hearts of Palm is a short movie set in August 2nd 1990 and deals with Kuwaiti students living in Miami Florida during the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait.
The Class of 1990
This is a short documentary about reuniting class mates years after the 1990 Iraqi invasion.
Homemade video from the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
Video clips taken by a Kuwaiti family during the Iraqi invasion
Desert Storm Photos
Photos taken by soldiers during Desert Storm.
Short Animation: Sandarah
A captivating story based on true events that took place during the 1990 Iraqi invasion.
First Account of Iraq’s Invasion of Kuwait
Interviews with various Kuwaitis that were in Kuwait during the 1990 invasion.
Iraqi Invasion Pictures
Photos of the Gulf War aftermath.
Politics of Wor
A tumblr account with some not so commonly seen photos from the Gulf War. (Warning some are graphic)
Magnum Photos
A gallery of images taken during the Gulf War by some great photographers. (Warning some are graphic)
BBC Documentary: The Last Flight to Kuwait
A series of documentaries on Iraq begins with a look at the fate of British Airways flight BA149 to the Far East in 1990. As the plane landed in Kuwait, Saddam Hussein invaded, capturing its crew and passengers.
Photos in this post are by Bruno Barbey
Update: I just bought a hard copy of the books The Evidence and Evidence II which is what the website The Evidence is based off. Now looking for “A Testimony from London” which the Free Kuwait website is based on. If you know where I can find it let me know.
9 replies on “The Kuwait Invasion Anniversary”
It might be worth adding this documentary to your list
https://youtu.be/FS0fM5cuzGk
I will thanks!
Great collection as usual, thank you
Thank you, America!!!!
This is much appreciated.
Thank you.
Ps- could you please suggest to the owners of the websites that are down to consider a crowd-funding initiative to keep the websites available?
The owner isn’t financially strapped which is why I’m hoping it’s just a technical issue and not down permanently.
I had The Evidence linked as well, I showed the pictures to my kids so they know what happened to the country, I am so sad to see it’s gone. My sister gave me her copy of John Levins “Days of Fear” – the inside story of the Iraqi Invasion and occupation of Kuwait.
Wonder what life would be like in Kuwait had the invasion not happened ?