IS frees hundreds of 'human shields' | kuwaittimes

Women in the Kurdish-controlled city of Qamishly on August 13, 2016, mourn over a coffin during the funeral of several fighters from an Arab-Kurdish alliance, who were killed during battles with the Islamic State group (IS) in the northern Syrian city of Manbij. The last remaining IS fighters abandoned Manbij near the Turkish border the previous day and released hundreds of civilians they used as human shields while fleeing the crumbling stronghold. n n / AFP / DELIL SOULEIMAN

IS frees hundreds of 'human shields'

By Kuwait Times

August 13, 2016 | 11:47 p.m EDT

PARIS: Kuwait has bestowed upon a group of French Gulf War veterans an honorary order in recognition of their contributions towards liberation from Iraqi invasion, its embassy in Paris said on Sunday.

Amid a lavish ceremony in France’s northernmost region of Hauts-de-France, Kuwaiti Ambassador to Paris Mohammad Al-Judai attached an emblem of Kuwait’s “Liberation Order” to the group’s flag in a gesture of appreciation for France’s “immense role” in liberating Kuwait, the statement underlined.

Kuwaiti Ambassador to France Mohammad Al-Judai.

The move is also emblematic of the “depth of bilateral relations,” added the statement, in addition to France’s unflinching support for Kuwaiti liberation and independence, it said. —KUNA

August 13, 2016 11:47 PM

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