Saddam Hussein22 February 1991
Hundreds of oil wells are set alight by Iraq as it faces defeat, extinguished Nov 3
Iraq · Warfare / Gulf War, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Hundreds of oil wells are set alight by Iraq as it faces defeat, extinguished Nov 3
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