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Two Iraqi T-54/55 tanks lie abandoned near Kuwait City on February 26, 1991 Defense Intelligence Agency estimated that upwards of 70,000 to 80,000 troops from defeated divisions in Kuwait might have fled into Basra, evading capture. Many Iraqi forces successfully escaped across the Euphrates river, and the U.S. Bush's decision to declare a cessation of hostilities the next day. The scenes of devastation on the road are some of the most recognizable images of the war, and it has been suggested that they were a factor in President George H. Between 1,400 and 2,000 vehicles were hit or abandoned on the main Highway 80 north of Al Jahra. ĭuring the American-led coalition offensive in the Persian Gulf War, American, Canadian, British and French aircraft and ground forces attacked retreating Iraqi military personnel attempting to leave Kuwait on the night of February 26–27, 1991, resulting in the destruction of hundreds of vehicles and the deaths of many of their occupants. and British forces in the initial stages of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. It was repaired after the Gulf War and used by U.S. The road was used by Iraqi armored divisions for the 1990 invasion of Kuwait. It runs from Kuwait City to the border town of Safwan in Iraq and then on to the Iraqi city of Basra. Pre-order it here.The Highway of Death ( Arabic: طريق الموت‎ ṭarīq al-mawt) is a six-lane highway between Kuwait and Iraq, officially known as Highway 80. The Atlas Underground Fire is out on October 15. “This seemed like an outrageous idea but it lead to a freedom in creativity in that I could not overthink any of the guitar parts and just had to trust my instincts.”Ĭontinuing, Morello said, “This record was a life raft in a difficult time that allowed me to find new ways of creating new global artistic connections that helped transform a time of fear and anxiety into one of musical expression and rocking jams.”

“During lockdown, I had no access to an engineer so I had to record all of the guitar parts on the voice memo of my phone,” Morello said. The album, for which Morello recorded guitar parts on his phone, was made remotely. The new Atlas Underground album will also feature Chris Stapleton, Damian Marley, Bring Me The Horizon, and Phantogram.