# Claim 206

CBS correspondent Bob Simon and his crew left the pool system and were captured by Iraqi forces in Kuwait.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: CBS correspondent Bob Simon and his crew left the pool system and were captured by Iraqi forces in Kuwait.
- Field: action
- Value: CBS crew captured after leaving the pool
- About: [incident 1991-gulf-war-us-military-press-pools](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1991-gulf-war-us-military-press-pools)
- Source: The Uncensored War: Press Coverage of the Gulf War. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/appendix/press.html
- Publisher: PBS Frontline
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 1996-01-09

## Quotation from the source

> Bob Simon and his CBS-TV crew broke away from the military escorts, leading to their capture by the Iraqis in Kuwait.

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