North of Mijek, Western Sahara. 1992-08. Major Brett Carey, a member of the Australian contingent ...

Place Africa: Western Sahara
Accession Number P02109.012
Collection type Photograph
Object type Colour
Physical description Colour
Conflict Period 1990-1999
Copyright

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Description

North of Mijek, Western Sahara. 1992-08. Major Brett Carey, a member of the Australian contingent to MINURSO (United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara) holding an AK47 assault rifle with a folding stock. The timber and grass building in the background is the Polisario Heavy Weapons Company Headquarters. The temperature outside was 55 degrees Celsius.