Other titles:THE ROYAL NAVY IN THE GULF, 1990-1991 [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Iraqi soldiers leave Northern Iraq.
Description: I. Iraqi troops get into lorries. Some are interviewed in very broken English: they are heading for Mosul. They appear relaxed and are still armed; one soldier allows a Marine to inspect his handgun. Lengthy scenes showing the convoy of lorries on the move, transporting over 1000 Iraqi troops out of the north, supervised by US troops and Royal Marines. A6 Intruder aircraft flies overhead.
II. Brigade headquarters at airfield in Sirsenk, shot from a distance.
III. Royal Marines pay an informal visit to Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, drinking tea and sharing pitta bread which the Peshmerga are cooking. Inspection of weapons including captured Iraqi grenade launcher. Interview with Lieutenant Mike Nesbitt, attached to the Air Defence troops. Marines talk with two Peshmerga sentries.
Alternative Title:THE ROYAL NAVY IN THE GULF, 1990-1991 [Allocated Series Title]