A Kuwaiti soldier questions Iraqi refugees under suspicion of being soldiers wearing civilian clothing at a temporary refugee camp following the liberation of Kuwait and the defeat of Iraqi forces March 8, 1991 in Safwan, Iraq. Hundreds of fleeing Iraqi soldiers changed uniforms into civilian clothing hoping to escape detention.

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A Kuwaiti soldier questions Iraqi refugees under suspicion of being soldiers wearing civilian clothing at a temporary refugee camp following the liberation of Kuwait and the defeat of Iraqi forces March 8, 1991 in Safwan, Iraq. Hundreds of fleeing Iraqi soldiers changed uniforms into civilian clothing hoping to escape detention.

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Size: 3635px × 5609px
Location: Safwan, Iraq
Photo credit: © Richard Ellis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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