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Kuwait celebrates National Day

Kuwait marked its 55th Independence Day and the 25th anniversary of the end of the Gulf war with the liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi occupation, in Kuwait City on February 26, 2016.

A Kuwaiti man flashes the sign for victory from a car bearing their national flag during celebrations marking the Gulf state's 55th Independence Day and the 25th anniversary of the end of the Gulf war with the liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi occupation, in Kuwait City on February 26, 2016. (AFP/Getty Images)

Kuwaitis take part in celebrations to mark the Gulf state’s 55th Independence Day and the 25th anniversary of the end of the Gulf war with the liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi occupation, in Kuwait City on February 26, 2016. (AFP/Getty Images)

Kuwaiti women flash the sign for victory and wave their national flag during celebrations marking the Gulf state’s 55th Independence Day and the 25th anniversary of the end of the Gulf war with the liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi occupation, in Kuwait City on February 26, 2016. (AFP/Getty Images)

A Kuwaiti girl waves a red flag bearing the name of the Gulf emirate during celebrations marking the Gulf state’s 55th Independence Day and the 25th anniversary of the end of the Gulf war with the liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi occupation, in Kuwait City on February 26, 2016. (AFP/Getty Images)

Kuwaiti paragliders decorated with a Kuwaiti, Qatari, UAE and the GCC union flags, fly during celebrations marking the Gulf state’s 55th Independence Day and the 25th anniversary of the end of the Gulf war with the liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi occupation, in Kuwait City, on February 25, 2016. (AFP/Getty Images)

Kuwaiti paragliders decorated with a Kuwaiti (C), Qatari (R), UAE and the GCC union flags, fly during celebrations marking the Gulf state’s 55th Independence Day and the 25th anniversary of the end of the Gulf war with the liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi occupation, in Kuwait City, on February 25, 2016. (AFP/Getty Images)

Kuwaiti paragliders decorated with a Kuwaiti, Qatari, UAE and the GCC union flags, fly during celebrations marking the Gulf state’s 55th Independence Day and the 25th anniversary of the end of the Gulf war with the liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi occupation, in Kuwait City, on February 25, 2016. (AFP/Getty Images)

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