Kuwaiti divers proudly wave the Kuwaiti flag and a photo of His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah The fiftheenth Amir of the State of Kuwait, Jan. 24, during a reenactment of events which took place 20 years earlier. Qaruh Island was the first piece of land liberated by Kuwait and U.S. Forces and was the first action of Operation Desert Storm. The reenactment of Qaruh Island kicks off a month of festivities, culminating in a parade which will mark 50 years of Kuwait’s independence and 20 years of Kuwait’s liberation from Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi forces, Feb 26.
Date Taken: | 01.25.2011 |
Date Posted: | 02.19.2011 09:38 |
Photo ID: | 368906 |
VIRIN: | 110125-A-8133M-006 |
Resolution: | 299x450 |
Size: | 22.58 KB |
Location: | QARUH ISLAND, KW |
Web Views: | 58 |
Downloads: | 4 |
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