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===Abuse of Coalition POWs=== During the conflict, coalition aircrew shot down over Iraq were displayed as prisoners of war on TV, most with visible signs of abuse. Amongst several testimonies to poor treatment,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/war/ |title=Frontline: War Stories |publisher=Pbs.org |access-date=1 February 2011}}</ref> USAF Captain Richard Storr was allegedly tortured by Iraqis during the Persian Gulf War. Iraqi secret police broke his nose, dislocated his shoulder and punctured his eardrum.<ref>Patrice O'Shaughness. "Gulf War POW denounces abuse of Iraqi detainees". ''New York Daily News''. 12 May 2004.</ref> Royal Air Force [[Panavia Tornado|Tornado]] crew [[John Nichol (RAF officer)|John Nichol]] and [[John Peters (RAF)|John Peters]] have both alleged that they were tortured during this time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.johnnichol.com/The%20Beginning.htm |title=The Flight That Changed My Life |publisher=Johnnichol.com |access-date=1 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429013825/http://www.johnnichol.com/The%20Beginning.htm |archive-date=29 April 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/war/4.html |title=War Story:John Peters |publisher=Pbs.org |access-date=1 February 2011}}</ref> Nichol and Peters were forced to make statements against the war on television. Members of British Special Air Service Bravo Two Zero were captured while providing information about an Iraqi supply line of Scud missiles to coalition forces. Only one, Chris Ryan, evaded capture while the group's other surviving members were violently tortured.<ref>''The One that Got Away'' by Chris Ryan & ''Bravo Two Zero'' by Andy McNab</ref> Flight surgeon (later General) [[Rhonda Cornum]] was sexually assaulted by one of her captors<ref name=Time>{{cite news |url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,438760,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030404061056/http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,438760,00.html |archive-date=4 April 2003 |title=A Woman's Burden |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=28 March 2003}}</ref> after the [[Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk|Black Hawk helicopter]] in which she was riding was shot down while searching for a downed [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]] pilot.{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}
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