Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

Kuwait Liberation Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait), Fifth Class
Awarded by  Kuwait
Type	Five class award
Eligibility	Military Personnel who served during the Liberation of Kuwait
Awarded for	Service
Campaign(s)	Persian Gulf War
Status	No longer awarded
Ribbon variant of the Kuwait Liberation Medal

The Wisam Al-Tahrir (Arabic: وسام التحرير‎‎) (Liberation Medal) was issued by the government of Kuwait for service during the Liberation of Kuwait campaign.

The Kuwait Liberation Medal was approved by the Kuwait Council of Ministers for award in five classes, generally according to the rank of the recipient. The medal was offered by the Chief of Staff of the Kuwait Armed Forces on July 16, 1994.

A nation of seafarers and ship builders, Kuwait chose as their coat of arms, the traditional dhow. Falconry is the sport of Kings in the Persian Gulf, and the falcon in the arms is seen as a symbol of Kuwaiti prowess. The official symbolism of the colors is that black symbolizes battlefields, white is for deeds, green is for the meadows, and red is for the blood of Kuwait's enemies.

The Australian Government has decreed that Australian personnel may accept their medals as a keepsake, but permission to wear them in uniform has so far been refused. This because the Liberation Of Kuwait Medal (Saudi Arabia) was approved to wear in uniform some time prior to the Kuwait issued medal being issued.

The Canadian Government has decreed that Canadian personnel may accept their medals as a keepsake, but permission to wear them in uniform has so far been refused.

France accepted all grades version for their personnel according to their rank at the time of Operation Desert Storm, permission to wear them in uniform has been granted.

HM Government has decreed that British personnel may accept their medals as a keepsake but permission to wear the medal or ribbon is strictly forbidden.

The US accepted only the fifth grade version for all personnel.

Criteria: Awarded to members of the Military Coalition who served in support of Operation Desert Shield or Desert Storm in one or more of the following areas between 2 August 1990 and 31 August 1993: Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden, that portion of the Arabian Sea that lies north of 10 degrees north latitude and west of 68 degrees east longitude, as well as the total land areas of Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. To be eligible, a service member must have been: