Original U.S. Psychological Operations Leaflet Operation Desert Storm, Iraq, 1991
Original double-sided U.S. psychological operations leaflet produced during Operation Desert Storm. Printed in Arabic, the leaflet warns Iraqi soldiers of coalition air power and presents surrender to Joint Forces as the safer alternative.
Leaflet Number: N/A
Operation: Operation Desert Storm
Conflict / War: Gulf War
Year: 1991
Country / Theater: Iraq / Kuwait
Language(s): Arabic
Format: Original printed leaflet, double-sided
Provenance: Airdropped leaflet acquired from the family of a U.S. military commander.
Translation:
Front: “My Iraqi soldier brother, have you thought about the power of the Joint Forces?”
Back: No direct text. Joint Forces emblem with coalition flags.
Imagery:
The front shows multiple coalition aircraft dropping bombs over a battlefield, with explosions rising from the ground below. The reverse shows the Joint Forces emblem surrounded by flags of coalition member states, presenting the coalition as organized, multinational, and militarily overwhelming.
Objective:
To intimidate Iraqi soldiers by emphasizing coalition air superiority and the inevitability of bombardment, while using the Joint Forces emblem and coalition flags to reinforce the scale, legitimacy, and multinational strength of the opposing force.
Featured in American War Propaganda Leaflets, 1990–2022, Khajistan Press.
Exhibited in Khajistan: Office of War Information (O.W.I.) at Pioneer Works, New York, May 08 – Aug 09, 2026.
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