Oil Trenches and Environmental Destruction in Kuwait : One of Iraq's Crimes of Aggression

This book deals with the oil trenches which were dug by the Iraqi regime on Kuwait's land & along its southern borders during its occupation of Kuwait, which began on Aug. 2, 1990. The Iraqis dug trenches & filled them with oil & explosives to ignite them & create a wall of fire which would forestall the coalition forces. Shows the extent of this action & its dangerous environmental implications which covered sea & land, affected humans, animals & plants, & caused environmental & economic damage which will have a long term impact. It will be very expensive to rehabilitate Kuwait's soil & environmental components to their pre-invasion level. Color photos, maps, & tables.Al-Ajmi, Dhari is the author of 'Oil Trenches and Environmental Destruction in Kuwait : One of Iraq's Crimes of Aggression', published 2003 under ISBN 9780756735906 and ISBN 0756735904.