Battle of Failaka

Battle of Failaka
	Part of the Gulf War
Date	3 August 1990
Location	Failaka Island, Kuwait29°23′12.96″N 47°59′50.57″E / 29.3869333°N 47.9973806°E
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. 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.