死亡公路
| 死亡公路 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 海灣戰爭的一部分 | |||||
 1991年4月，80號公路沿線的廢棄車輛 | |||||
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| 參戰方 | |||||
 伊拉克 | |||||
| 指揮官與領導者 | |||||
 諾曼·施瓦茨科夫[3] | 未知 | ||||
| 傷亡與損失 | |||||
| 無 |
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死亡公路（阿拉伯語：طريق الموت) 是指科威特至伊拉克的一條六車道公路，它的正式名稱為80號公路。它起點位於科威特城，終點位於巴斯拉。1990年，伊拉克裝甲師入侵科威特時走的就是這條路。
1991年2月26日至27日夜間，從科威特撤退的伊拉克軍隊途徑80號公路時遭到美國、加拿大、英國和法國的飛機和地面部隊攻擊，導致數百人死亡。位於傑赫拉以北的80號公路路段當中，至少有1,400到2,000輛汽車被炸毀或被遺棄。
海灣戰爭結束後該條道路重建。伊拉克戰爭時美國和英國軍隊的武裝車輛進攻伊拉克時也走過這條道路。 [5]
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