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unusual facts about Highway of Death


Safwan

Safwan is located in the south of Iraq at Iraqi Kuwaiti border, along the infamous Highway of Death from the Gulf War of 1991.


511th Tactical Fighter Squadron

Aircraft contributed significantly to destruction of hundreds of enemy vehicles and many of their occupants on Highway 80, 26–27 February 1991, directly leading to President George H. W. Bush's decision to declare a cessation of hostilities on the next day.


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