Word: amara
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...foreigners do not become Saddam's pawns, life in occupied Kuwait is unpleasant enough. According to refugees who managed to escape, the invaders have gone on a rampage of pillage and rape. A Turkish man saw Iraqi troops carry off every piece of gold in every store along Amara Street, Kuwait's jewelry row. Other witnesses said soldiers broke into automobile showrooms, seized Mercedes and drove them back to Iraq. The marauders raided private homes and even emptied supermarket shelves. "It was more like a big robbery than an invasion," said Ali Awsar, a Turk who had been working...