Kuwaitis killed during Iraq invasion repatriated and buried after 31 years - in pictures


  • Kuwaiti security forces carry coffins containing the bodies of 10 Kuwaitis detained during the 1990 Iraqi invasion.
    Kuwaiti security forces carry coffins containing the bodies of 10 Kuwaitis detained during the 1990 Iraqi invasion.
  • Mourners carry the coffins of the 10 Kuwaiti prisoners of war during a funeral procession in Kuwait City.
    Mourners carry the coffins of the 10 Kuwaiti prisoners of war during a funeral procession in Kuwait City.
  • The coffins of the prisoners of war are lowered into the ground. Their remains were found in a mass grave in Iraq and identified following DNA tests. They had been arrested during the Iraqi invasion of the Gulf emirate in 1990.
    The coffins of the prisoners of war are lowered into the ground. Their remains were found in a mass grave in Iraq and identified following DNA tests. They had been arrested during the Iraqi invasion of the Gulf emirate in 1990.
  • Security forces hold a funeral procession for the 10 prisoners of war at a cemetery in Kuwait City.
    Security forces hold a funeral procession for the 10 prisoners of war at a cemetery in Kuwait City.
  • The prisoners were arrested during the Iraqi invasion in 1990, when Saddam Hussein sent his military into Kuwait to seize what he called "Iraq's 19th province".
    The prisoners were arrested during the Iraqi invasion in 1990, when Saddam Hussein sent his military into Kuwait to seize what he called "Iraq's 19th province".
  • The remains were found in a mass grave in Iraq and identified following DNA tests.
    The remains were found in a mass grave in Iraq and identified following DNA tests.
  • The funeral was held at Sulaibakhat cemetery in Kuwait City.
    The funeral was held at Sulaibakhat cemetery in Kuwait City.