OPERATION HAVEN, TURKEY AND NORTHERN IRAQ, 1991 (ROLL 10) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: OPERATION HAVEN, TURKEY AND NORTHERN IRAQ, 1991 (ROLL 10) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 6462
  • Other titles: THE ROYAL NAVY IN THE GULF, 1990-1991 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Scenes of Operation Haven (Turkey/Northern Iraq).
  • Description: Footage of the Royal Marines, aerial views (Lynx air-to-air shots) and casualty evacuations. Labelled "Wednesday 2".
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (ADM 6462)
  • Featured Period: 1976-2000
  • Production Date: 1991-04
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations (Navy) Film and Photographic (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: Beta-SP Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 30
  • Notes: Summary: Operation Haven (also known as Operation Safe Haven) took place in Turkey and Northern Iraq in the aftermath of the 1991 Gulf War. After Saddam Hussein crushed the Kurdish uprising in Northern Iraq, some 450,000 Kurds fled to the mountains of Turkey. The mission of the multinational force involved was to resettle the Kurdish refugees in their own towns and villages, and to offer them protection during the return. Remarks: Tape 9 is not held by IWM.
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