A Qatari tank company holds outside the border city of Khafji for the order to move into the battle against an unexpected Iraqi incursion January 30, 1991 outside Khafji City, Saudi Arabia. The Battle of Khafji was the first major ground engagement of the Gulf War using American airpower and Qatari tank and Saudi Arabian National Guard battalions on the ground.

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A Qatari tank company holds outside the border city of Khafji for the order to move into the battle against an unexpected Iraqi incursion January 30, 1991 outside Khafji City, Saudi Arabia. The Battle of Khafji was the first major ground engagement of the Gulf War using American airpower and Qatari tank and Saudi Arabian National Guard battalions on the ground.

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Size: 5497px × 3475px
Location: outside Khafji City, Saudi Arabia
Photo credit: © Richard Ellis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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