Persian Gulf War - Assault on Kuwait City

DATE: 10/11/2022

TIME (GMT): 19:00

ERA: Modern

MAP(S): Zargabad

TYPE: COOP

GAME: Arma 3

EVENT: Official

AUTHOR(S): Jarvis for Brothers in Arms

SLOTS: 91 / 96

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RATING: (31)

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At 4am on the 24th of February 1991, forces from the Arab states and the United States advanced into Kuwait from the east and headed toward Kuwait City. They encountered trenches, barbed wire, and minefields. However, these positions were poorly defended, and were overrun in the first few hours. The general pattern was that Coalition troops would encounter Iraqi soldiers who would put up a brief fight before deciding to surrender.

In a political decision which aimed to boost morale among Kuwaiti forces, soldiers from Kuwait and fellow Arab States would be the first into Kuwait City; Saudi Arabian Task Force 'Abu Bakr' would join the rest of Joint Forces Command East in the push towards Kuwait City. While this was happening, sparked by a fear that Saddam Hussein's Republican Guard would escape from Kuwait before its liberation, forces from the 101st Airborne Division have been inserted East of Highway 8 to cut off supply to the city and to prevent the escape of Iraq's Republican Guard Divisions.

It is 6am on the 24th of February 1991, after crossing the border of Kuwait during the night, elements of Joint Forces Command East, including Saudi Arabian Task Force 'Abu Bakr', begin their advance on Kuwait City with the intention of liberating Kuwait from Iraqi occupation. At the same time elements of the 101st Airborne Division are travelling to the outskirts of Kuwait City to cut off Iraqi Forces from supply and to prevent Iraq's Republican Guard Divisions from withdrawing.