The 15 January deadline — Gulf War, 1991
Iraq and Kuwait | Arabic | Gulf War, 1991
A man points to a January calendar and warns an Iraqi soldier that time is running out before 15 January. From the papers of a U.S. service member.
Exhibited in Office of War Information (O.W.I.), Pioneer Works, New York, 2026.
Historical context
UN Security Council Resolution 678 gave Iraq until 15 January 1991 to withdraw from Kuwait. Coalition leaflets used the approaching deadline to pressure Iraqi troops before the air campaign began. The calendar here refers to that ultimatum.
Sources: United Nations Yearbook 1991: Iraq and Kuwait; Herbert A. Friedman, Gulf War leaflet reproductions and catalogue.
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