Battle of Failaka

Date3 August 1990

Location

Failaka Island, Kuwait

29°23′12.96″N 47°59′50.57″E / 29.3869333°N 47.9973806°E / 29.3869333; 47.9973806

Result

Iraqi victory

• Expulsion of Failaka's population to the mainland

Battle of Failaka
Part of the Gulf War
Date 3 August 1990 Location Failaka Island, Kuwait 29°23′12.96″N 47°59′50.57″E / 29.3869333°N 47.9973806°E / 29.3869333; 47.9973806 Result Iraqi victory Expulsion of Failaka's population to the mainland
Belligerents
Iraq	Kuwait
Commanders and leaders
Ra'ad al-Hamdani	Saif Al-Anezi † Ghazi Ahmed †
Units involved
Iraqi Special Forces Battalion Marine Battalion Helicopter Support	Infantry Company Company of Border Guards

The Battle of Failaka broke out between the Kuwaiti garrison of Failaka Island and attacking Iraqi forces during the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait, on 2 August 1990.^{[citation needed]} The Kuwaiti garrison consisted of an infantry company and a company of border guards, in addition to air defense company armed with Hawk SAMs. Iraqi forces consisted of a special forces battalion transported by helicopters reinforced with a battalion of marines.