Invasion of Kuwait main air bases of Kuwaiti Air Force, whose aircraft consisted mainly of Mirage F1s and Douglas (T)A-4KU Skyhawks. Meanwhile, certain targets in the capital of Kuwait City were bombed by Iraqi aircraft. Despite months of Iraqi sabre-rattling, Kuwait did not have its forces on alert and was caught unaware. The first indication of the Iraqi ground advance was from a radar-equipped aerostat that detected an Iraqi armour column moving south. Kuwaiti air, ground, and naval forces resisted, but were vastly outnumbered. In central Kuwait, the 35th Armoured Brigade deployed approximately a battalion of Chieftain tanks, BMPs, and an artillery battery
Surra, Kuwait roads, and also "Tariq Bin Ziyād Road" which leads to "Damascus Street." Surra, Kuwait Surra is a residential area located in Capital Governorate (Kuwait) in Kuwait. It is located west of Jabriya and east of Qurtuba. It has six residential blocks and is considered home to about 35,366 persons. The word "Surra" is an Arabic word meaning belly button. This name was chosen for the area because of its central location within Kuwait's urbanized land mass. Surra is considered a middle to upper-class residential area. There are three major roads in Surra. The main road, "as-Surra Road," and "Ali 'ibn