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Date: 28th February 1991
Service: CEEFAX
Region: N/A
Original Broadcast Channel: BBC1
Current Page: 104
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P104 CEEFAX 104 Thu 28 Feb 22:13/35 ALLIES CLAIM 175,000 IRAQI PoWs The Allied forces have captured 175,000 Iraqi prisoners of war, Ministry of Defence officials have said. At onj stage the British 4th Armoured Brigade was "virtually stopped in its tracks" by about 8,000 Iraqis trying to surrender, the officials said. Only the equivalent of about six Iraqi brigades escaped the Allied forces - with their equipment, they said. The MoD officials added that the Allieshad destroyed 3,500 Iraqi tanks, 2,000 artillery pieces and 2,000 armoured vjhicles. 101War headlines 130Gulf military Next News Newswatch GulfIndex Latest