Gulf War Compensation: UN panel completes $52.4 bn payments to Kuwait for invasion by Iraq

The claims were awarded to about 1.5 million individuals, corporations, governments and international organisations, which incurred losses after the Gulf war

Payout: KPC received the largest settlement for damages as a result of retreating Iraqi troops setting fire to hundreds of oil wells in northern Kuwait — Payout: KPC received the largest settlement for damages as a result of retreating Iraqi troops setting fire to hundreds of oil wells in northern KuwaitPhoto: AP/SCANPIX

Nishant Ugal

New Delhi

Published 10 February 2022, 04:55Updated 16 February 2022, 14:52

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