Spot News, 2nd prize
Eric Bouvet
Odyssey
Odyssey
01 February, 1991
Hands up in the air and waving white flags, hungry and demoralized Iraqi soldiers are eager to join their enemies even in the face of Saddam's bombs. Thousands of them surrendered to the allies during the ground war.
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