evidence: This was the scene during a re-enactment of events of the liberation of Kuwait’s Qaruh Island, Jan. 24. The liberation which took place 20 years earlier was the first piece of land taken back by Kuwait and U.S. forces during Operation Desert Storm. It kicks off a month of festivities marking 50 years of Kuwait’s independence and 20 years of Kuwait’s liberation from Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi forces. [...] The re-enactment on Qaruh Island, which is roughly 275 meters long by 175 meters at its widest, was bustling with journalists and television crews including a live broadcast throughout Kuwait. [...] This work, Kuwait kicks off month of 50/20 festivities at Qaruh Island, by Mark Matthews, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.