Battle of the Bridges

Battle of the Bridges
Part of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
Date2 August 1990
Location
West of Al Jahra
29°20′23″N 47°36′54″E / 29.33972°N 47.61500°E / 29.33972; 47.61500
Result Iraqi victory
Belligerents
 Iraq  Kuwait
Commanders and leaders
Brig. Gen. Ra'ad al-Hamdani Col. Salem Masoud Al-Sorour [ar]
Cpt. Khaled Hassan (POW)
Kuwait Yazeed Al-Waleed Executed
Units involved
Elements of the 1st Republican Guard Corps
Elements of the 1st "Hammurabi" Armored Division
Elements of the 2nd "al-Medinah al-Munawera" Armored Division
Elements of the 35th Brigade
7th Tank Bn, 3 Coy
(26 Chieftains)
8th Tank Bn, 3rd Coy
(10 Chieftains)
57th Mech Inf Bn, 1 Coy
(5 BMP-2s & several M113s)
51st Art Bn, 1 Bty (7 M109A2s)
Antitank Coy (M901 ITVs)
Strength
Unknown 36 tanks
5 infantry fighting vehicles
7 self propelled guns
Casualties and losses
No casualties (Iraqi claim)[1]
30 tanks destroyed (Kuwaiti claim)
1 self-propelled gun destroyed
All of Kuwaiti 35th Brigade elements destroyed or captured[2]

The Battle of the Bridges (Arabic: معركة الجسور) was a battle that took place on 2 August 1990 in Kuwait, following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.

  1. ^ الفريق رعد الحمداني.. إحتلال الكويت و حرب الخليج [Brig. Gen. Ra'ad al-Hamdani – Occupation of Kuwait and the Gulf War] (YouTube) (in Arabic). RT Arabic. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
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