Operation Desert Shield - Gulf War Documentary | Iraq's Devastating Defeat

Added: 2026-06-03

[00:00:00]The Iraqi army had been cut off from its main source of supplies across the Euphrates River.

[00:00:05]Bridges had been bombed and truck traffic had been halted by the air campaign.

[00:00:10]Iraqi divisions had been starved of food and water.

[00:00:14]A large number of their tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery had been smashed by air attack.

[00:00:20]Morale was low and desertion rates were high. The capture of prisoners at Khafji from a good quality unit, the 5th Mechanized Division, gave senior American officers good insight into their opponents.