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Saddam Hussein — Address on the 10th anniversary of the 1991 Gulf War (the “Mother of All Battles”), 17 January 2001 (official Iraqi-government English translation of Arabic)
Arabic 
Iraq 2001-01-17
Politician: Saddam Hussein
Original source: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Saddam_speech_January_17,_2001
Content
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate
Great people, […] Arabs, […] Peace be with you and Allah's Mercy and Blessings!
On a day like this day in the year 1991, a marvel happened on both sides of an encounter. […] At that time […] Evil and all those who made Satan their protector lined up in one place, facing those who represented the will to defend right against falsehood and who had Allah as their Protector. They chose the sublime meanings and jihad […] as their path towards His good pleasure.
[…] It is Iraq […] the bearer of the greatest mark in honour, character, principles, faith, stand, sword and banner. It is he whom you have known for the last ten years defending the principles of faith and humanity and […] his glorious Arab nation.
[…] I will count on the side of the base act and the disgraceful stand those who represented the U.S, those who represented Britain, France, Germany, Spain, Holland, Argentina, Belgium and Australia… thirty-three states, twenty-eight armies, taking the first place in the aggression upon Iraq […] in addition to world Zionism and its freak and accursed entity?
[…] I will say that the Arab nation is our nation. We belong to it and it belongs to us. It is our pride and our strength. It is our depth and Iraq is its depth. […] It is the nation of prophets, of martyrs and of holy men, it is our nation. […]
[…] Iraq has triumphed over the enemies of the nation and over its enemies. It will triumph in all the remaining rounds with the help of Allah […].
Long live our glorious Arab nation!
Long live Palestine, free and proud from the River to the Sea!
Long live Iraq! How to cite this document
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(Hussein, 2001) Hussein, S.. (2001). Saddam Hussein — Address on the 10th anniversary of the 1991 Gulf War (the “Mother of All Battles”), 17 January 2001 (official Iraqi-government English translation of Arabic) [Original language: AR]. en.wikisource.org. Retrieved June 21, 2026, from https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Saddam_speech_January_17,_2001
Hussein, Saddam. 2001. "Saddam Hussein — Address on the 10th anniversary of the 1991 Gulf War (the “Mother of All Battles”), 17 January 2001 (official Iraqi-government English translation of Arabic)." [Original language: AR] en.wikisource.org. Accessed June 21, 2026. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Saddam_speech_January_17,_2001.
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