Battle of Dasman Palace

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Battle of Dasman Palace
Part of the Gulf War
Date August 2–3, 1990 Location Kuwait 29°23′12.96″N 47°59′50.57″E / 29.3869333°N 47.9973806°E / 29.3869333; 47.9973806 Result Iraqi victory
Belligerents
Iraq	Kuwait
Commanders and leaders
unknown	Sheik Faud al-Ahmad al-Sabah †
Units involved
Iraqi Special Forces	Emiri Guards
Strength
250	420
Casualties and losses
25 killed	40-50 killed
4 civilians killed

The Battle of Dasman Palace, also called the Battle of Dasman, was a battle that broke out between the Kuwaiti and Iraqi forces during the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990.

Battle

On the early morning of August 2 (01:30) the Iraqi special forces infiltrators in civilian clothes and airborne units launched a surprise attack on Dasman Palace, the residence of the Emir of Kuwait, less than half an hour after the Emir had been evacuated. After the arrival of reinforcements from the Emiri Guard, the attack failed and the Emiri Guard and the Police took control of the areas in and around the palace.

At 05:00 the Iraqi Army launched a new attack on the palace which is located on the coast. Iraqi marines carried out a mechanized attack which was successful despite the absence of the occupation of the palace, but more Emiri Guard arrived quickly with reinforcements from the Kuwaiti National Guard. An hour long fire-fight occurred between both sides where dozens of Kuwaiti soldiers were killed, including Sheik Faud al-Ahmad, where an Iraqi soldier claimed his body was run over by a tank.

After several hours of fighting the Iraqi Republican Guard reached Kuwait City with tanks after crossing the international borders at 00:00 of August 3, 1990. By the end of the day the badly damaged palace had been occupied and looted. Iraqi officials claimed that 50 Kuwaiti's were killed however an Iraqi soldier claimed he had counted 25 bodies in front of the palace where the initial fighting took place.

This is one of the few instances where Kuwait put up a stiff resistance to the Iraqi invasion. The fighting went on for two days, and when this battle was over, the Kuwaiti resistance fell for the time being.

References

See also

• The Battle of the Bridges

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