battle, Cold War
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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Record
| Date | 2 August 1990 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Kuwait 29.387N, 47.997E | |
| Part of | Gulf War (1990 to 1991) | |
| Kind | Battle, Cold War | |
| Result | Iraqi victory; Expulsion of Failaka's population to the mainland | |
| Belligerents | Ba'athist Iraq | Kuwait |
| Commanders | Ra'ad al-Hamdani | Saif Al-Anezi; Ghazi Ahmed |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Dasman Palace 1990, same recorded site
- Battle of the Bridges 1990, 37 km
- Fao Landing 1914, 75 km
- First Battle of al-Faw 1986, 80 km
- Safwan Airfield Standoff 1991, 90 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of the Bridges 2 August 1990
- After: Battle of Khafji 29 January 1991
- All 12 engagements of Gulf War
Elsewhere in 1990
- Black January Azerbaijan
- Siege of Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 1990 Hotel Delfino Siege Philippines
- Battle of Siem Reap Cambodia
Battle of Failaka is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 3 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.