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Battle of Failaka

Battle of Failaka was a battle fought on 2 August 1990 at Kuwait. It was part of the Gulf War, which ran from 1990 to 1991. The recorded result: Iraqi victory; Expulsion of Failaka's population to the mainland.

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Fought2 August 1990
WhereKuwait29.387N, 47.997E
OutcomeIraqi victory; Expulsion of Failaka's population to the mainland
BelligerentsBa'athist IraqagainstKuwait
Part ofGulf War1990 to 1991

Where it sits in the Gulf War

Operation Friction, 1990Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, 1990Battle of Dasman Palace, 1990Operation Desert Shield, 1990Battle of the Bridges, 1990Battle of Failaka, 1990Operation Alfil, 1990Operation Desert Farewell, 19911991 Iraqi missile attacks against Israel, 1991Gulf War air campaign, 1991Iraqi rocket attacks on Saudi Arabia, 1991Attack on Ras Tanura, 1991Battle of Qurah and Umm al Maradim, 1991Battle of Khafji, 1991Battle of Bubiyan, 1991Samurra Air Battle, 1991Amiriyah shelter bombing, 1991Battle of Wadi Al-Batin, 1991Battle of 73 Easting, 1991Battle of Al Busayyah, 1991Battle of Phase Line Bullet, 1991Battle of Norfolk, 1991Battle of Medina Ridge, 1991Battle of Kuwait International Airport, 1991Battle for Jalibah Airfield, 1991Liberation of Kuwait Campaign, 1991Safwan Airfield Standoff, 1991Battle of Rumaila, 199119901991Battle of Failaka, 1990
28 placed engagements of the Gulf War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date2 August 1990
PlaceKuwait
29.387N, 47.997E
KindBattle, Cold War
Commanders
  • Ra'ad al-Hamdani
Battle of FailakaBattle of FailakaBattle of Dasman PalaceBattle of the BridgesFao LandingFirst Battle of al-FawSafwan Airfield StandoffBattle of the BridgesFao LandingFirst Battle of al-FawSafwan Airfield StandoffBasraAbadanAz AubayrAl Ahmadi100 km29.387N, 47.997E
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Elsewhere in 1990

Battle of Failaka is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 11 in present-day Kuwait.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870995, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Failaka, revision 1370440439, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.