Medical observations of malingering in Iraqi enemy prisoners of war during Operation Desert Storm

The authors, who were at the Al Khanjar enemy prisoner of war (EPW) collection point along the Saudi Arabian-Kuwaiti frontier during Operation Desert Storm, furnish two accounts of malingering and deliberate, manipulative attempts at "conning the doctors" by Iraqi EPWs of the Republican Guard Corps. To some extent, malingering and conning of the doctors with faked illness or complaint expended time and other valuable resources that could have been directed toward EPW patient care and treatment with genuine medical bases.