死亡公路

死亡公路
	海湾战争的一部分
	; 1991年4月，80号公路沿线的废弃车辆
日期	1991年2月25日-27日
地点	科威特至伊拉克的80号公路29°23′03″N 47°39′06″E / 29.3842°N 47.6518°E坐标：29°23′03″N 47°39′06″E / 29.3842°N 47.6518°E
参战方
美國; 英国; 加拿大; 法國;	伊拉克
指挥官与领导者
诺曼·施瓦茨科夫	未知
伤亡与损失
無	200–1,000+ 死亡; 2,000 被捕; 1,800–2,700辆汽车被毁或被遗弃;

死亡公路（阿拉伯语：طريق الموت‎) 是指科威特至伊拉克的一條六车道公路，它的正式名称为80号公路。它起點位於科威特城，終點位於巴士拉。1990年，伊拉克装甲师入侵科威特時走的就是這條路。

1991年2月26日至27日夜间，從科威特撤退的伊拉克軍隊途徑80號公路時遭到美国、加拿大、英国和法国的飞机和地面部队攻擊，导致数百人死亡。位於杰赫拉以北的80号公路路段當中，至少有1,400到2,000辆汽车被炸毀或被遗弃。

海湾战争結束後該條道路重建。伊拉克战争時美国和英国军队的武裝車輛進攻伊拉克時也走過這條道路。 ^[5]

参考文献[编辑]

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 Holsti, Ole R. Prelude: The United States and Iraq before the Iraq War. American Public Opinion on the Iraq War. University of Michigan Press（英语：University of Michigan Press）. 2011: 20 [2023-04-03]. ISBN 978-0-472-03480-2. JSTOR 10.3998/mpub.1039750.6. doi:10.3998/mpub.1039750. （原始内容存档于2023-04-03）. Air attacks inflicted heavy casualties on retreating forces along what became known as 'the highway of death.' American, British, and French units pursued the Iraqis to within 150 miles of Baghdad.
^ Taylor, Scott. Among the Others: Encounters with the Forgotten Turkmen of Iraq. Esprit de Corps Books. 2004: 92. ISBN 978-1-895896-26-8. Canadian McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet（英语：McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet） fighters based in Qatar were only equipped with air-to-air missiles, as their role was to provide rear area combat air patrols. However, upon hearing from allied pilots that there was a massive 'turkey shoot' taking place in Kuwait, unofficial arrangements were made to equip the Canadians with U.S. bombs.
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[Holsti2011-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Holsti, Ole R. Prelude: The United States and Iraq before the Iraq War. American Public Opinion on the Iraq War. University of Michigan Press（英语：University of Michigan Press）. 2011: 20 [2023-04-03]. ISBN 978-0-472-03480-2. JSTOR 10.3998/mpub.1039750.6. doi:10.3998/mpub.1039750. （原始内容存档于2023-04-03）. Air attacks inflicted heavy casualties on retreating forces along what became known as 'the highway of death.' American, British, and French units pursued the Iraqis to within 150 miles of Baghdad.

[Taylor2004-2] Taylor, Scott. Among the Others: Encounters with the Forgotten Turkmen of Iraq. Esprit de Corps Books. 2004: 92. ISBN 978-1-895896-26-8. Canadian McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet（英语：McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet） fighters based in Qatar were only equipped with air-to-air missiles, as their role was to provide rear area combat air patrols. However, upon hearing from allied pilots that there was a massive 'turkey shoot' taking place in Kuwait, unofficial arrangements were made to equip the Canadians with U.S. bombs.

[Giordono-3] Giordono, Joseph. U.S. troops revisit scene of deadly Gulf War barrage. 星條旗報. February 23, 2003 [2009-07-27]. （原始内容存档于2011-01-16）.

[4] Tucker, Spencer C. (编). The Encyclopedia of Middle East Wars: The United States in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Conflicts: The United States in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Conflicts. Gale Virtual Reference Library I. ABC-CLIO. 2010: 710 [2023-04-03]. ISBN 978-1-85109-948-1. （原始内容存档于2023-04-03）.

[5] Thompson, Mark. Highway (of Death) Robbery. 時代雜誌. 3 May 2012 [19 December 2014]. （原始内容存档于2023-04-03）.

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