Today marks the 30th anniversary of the 1990 Kuwait Invasion, and every year on the anniversary, I like to share some links related to the war. Here they are:
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 on 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 classmates 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 War
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
9 replies on “The Kuwait Invasion Anniversary”
Werner Herzog’s fine film should be on your list too. Titled ‘Lessons of Darkness’ it is a powerful and moving film.
Three Kings should be on this list too.
Thank you for always marking this occasion and for putting up this list.
Wouldn’t “The Kuwait Invasion Memorial” be a more fitting title? Anniversary seems more like something we need to celebrate about like “The Kuwait Liberation Anniversary” 🙂
August 2nd is the anniversary of the invasion, you can’t change that
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/anniversary
I graduated in 1991 (in the USA) – my senior yearbook was completed with many collage pages, and has 3 different pictures of Saddam (one is a caricature) in the collages, as well as other news headlines and pics related to the invasion. Kinda I never thought about it for years, until I was helping make a school yearbook here and the kids wanted to see mine.
Wow 30 years already since i fought to free Kuwait while most ran away to Europe to party ? Time flies i feel old now
A time in my life I will never forget. Thanks for putting everything on one platform. 30 years gone so fast!
30 years ..how time flies