Battle of the Bridges

Battle of the Bridge
	Part of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
Date	2 August 1990
Location	West of Al Jahra29°20′23″N 47°36′54″E / 29.33972°N 47.61500°E
Result	Iraqi victory
Belligerents
Iraq	Kuwait
Commanders and leaders
Brig. Gen. Ra'ad al-Hamdani	Col. Salem Masoud Al-Sorour
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; 7 self propelled guns
Casualties and losses
No casualties (Iraqi claim); 30 tanks destroyed (Kuwaiti claim); 1 self-propelled gun destroyed	All of Kuwaiti 35th Brigade elements destroyed or captured

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.

^ 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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