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
参战方
美国; 英国; 加拿大; 法国;	伊拉克
指挥官与领导者
诺曼·施瓦茨科夫	未知
伤亡与损失
无	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条六车道公路，它的正式名称为80号公路。它起点位于科威特城，终点位于巴士拉。1990年，伊拉克装甲师入侵科威特时走的就是这条路。

1991年2月26日至27日夜间，从科威特撤退的伊拉克军队途径80号公路时遭到美国、加拿大、英国和法国的飞机和地面部队攻击，导致数百人死亡。位于杰赫拉以北的80号公路路段当中，至少有1,400到2,000辆汽车被炸毁或被遗弃。

海湾战争结束后该条道路重建。伊拉克战争时美国和英国军队的武装车辆进攻伊拉克时也走过这条道路。 ^[5]

参考文献

^ ^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.
^ Giordono, Joseph. U.S. troops revisit scene of deadly Gulf War barrage. 星条旗报. February 23, 2003 [2009-07-27]. （原始内容存档于2011-01-16）.
^ 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）.
^ Thompson, Mark. Highway (of Death) Robbery. 时代杂志. 3 May 2012 [19 December 2014]. （原始内容存档于2023-04-03）.

[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. 星条旗报. 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. 时代杂志. 3 May 2012 [19 December 2014]. （原始内容存档于2023-04-03）.

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