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113 results found for '"Baghdad"' in Keywords.
British hostages reach Baghdad (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
James Bays speaks to two friends - Toni Duncan (?) and Pamela Bowton (?) - who have escaped from Iraqi-occupied Kuwait to Baghdad. They speak about the situation in Kuwait, their men who they had to leave...
Bride of Baghdad returns home (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Lynne Wilson reports on the return to Beverley on North Humberside of Debbie Hayes, the so-called Bride of Baghdad, following her marriage to fiance Leslie Roberts in a televised ceremony organised by Iraqi...
Western hostages from Kuwait tell of atrocities (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
James Matthews reports from Baghdad where a handful of British women and children have arrived on their way home to the UK following the invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi troops. The former hostages say Iraqi...
US Air Force chief fired (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Nick Peters reports from Washington DC, where the head of the US Airforce has been fired after saying he’d bomb Baghdad and target Saddam Hussein if war broke out in the Gulf. The career of General Michael...
Kuwaiti exodus to Saudi Arabia after Iraqi invasion (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Nicky Broyd reports from Saudi Arabia on the exodus of Kuwaiti citizens from their homeland after the decision by Saddam Hussein to open the country’s border with Saudi Arabia at Khafji. Those who are...
Ted Heath to negotiate Iraq hostages release (1990)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Mark Phillips reports on mixed reaction to the news former Prime Minister Edward Heath will fly to Baghdad via Amman in Jordan to negotiate the release of sick and elderly Western hostages held by Saddam...
British wives safe to visit husbands in Iraq (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Exclusive IRN interview with the Iraqi ambassador in London, Dr Azmi Shafiq Al-Salihi, who says British women who visit their husbands in Baghdad will be perfectly safe and will be free to leave whenever...
Edward Heath leaves for Baghdad on mercy mission (1990)
- Genre
- Press conference
Former Prime Minister Edward Heath speaks to reporters at Heathrow about his trip as he prepares to leave via Jordan for negotiations with Saddam Hussein in Baghdad over sick and elderly Britons held hostage...
Edward Heath on securing release of hostages (1990)
- Genre
- Press conference
Former Prime Minister Edward Heath speaks to reporters after his return from Baghdad with 38 sick and elderly British hostages out of 200 being held since the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Responds to queries...
Iraq hostages return to the UK (1990)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Sophie Dekker reports from Gatwick Airport on the return of 38 sick and elderly British hostages from Iraq out of 200 who had been held since the invasion of Kuwait, following negotiations by former Prime...