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The Highway of Death (Arabic: طريق الموت ṭarīq al-mawt) is a six-lane highway between Kuwait and Iraq, officially known as Highway 80. It runs from Kuwait City to the border town of Safwan in Iraq and then on to the Iraqi city of Basra. The road was used by Iraqi armored divisions for the 1990 invasion of Kuwait.
Having swiftly wiped out Iraq’s air defenses, the U.S.-led coalition next turned its attention to Kuwait and southern Iraq. Specifically, the coalition targeted a highway — Highway 80 — that connected the two countries. That stretch of road would soon become known as the Highway of Death.
On Sunday 24, February 1991, allied forces launched a combined ground, air, and sea assault which overwhelmed the Iraqi army within 100 hours. By 26 February, Iraq had announced it was withdrawing its forces from Kuwait, but still refused to accept all the UN resolutions passed against it.
Split into two parts, Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, the combat that ensued resulted in widespread devastation, particularly along Highway 80. Better known as the “Highway of Death,” this expanse of road bore witness to one of the worst events of the war.
The Highway of Death refers to a six-lane highway between Kuwait and Iraq, officially known as Highway 80. It runs from Kuwait City to the border town of Safwan in Iraq and then on to the Iraqi city of Basra. The road had been used by Iraqi armed divisions for the 1990 Invasion of Kuwait.
The Highway of Death is a term describing the road linking Kuwait and Basra, Iraq. During the 1991 Gulf War, Coalition forces launched attacks on retreating Iraqi army units and numerous civilian vehicles along this road, resulting in their destruction.
This was an Iraqi loot convoy trying to make it out of Kuwait and back to Iraq with their stolen loot. I imaged they were really happy, driving along excited thinking about what they were all going to do with all that stolen loot and how much fun they had getting it right up until their whole world started burning.
A paved highway running from Kuwait to Basra in Iraq was dubbed the "Highway of Death" during the Persian Gulf War after U.S. aircraft bombed a retreating column of Iraqi tanks and trucks, destroying 2,700 vehicles in all.
F-111/Apache Gunship Footage - The Highway of Death refers to a six-lane highway between Kuwait and Iraq, officially known as Highway 80. It runs from Kuwait City to the border towns of Abdali...
A young Lieutenant Colonel Mattis commanded the Marines in 1/7. He received word that 70,000 Iraqi troops were retreating north on Highway 80, back to Iraq. The Marine Corps 3rd Airwing and U.S. Army's CH-64 gunships meet Saddam's troops, stretching 80 miles on the Highway of Death.