KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT*
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United States Marine Corps Assault*
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__________Iraq Defend*
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Date: February 27, 1991*
Location: Kuwait*
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As the 2nd U.S. Marine Division drove north towards Kuwait City, the remaining Iraqi armored forces withdrew. The Iraqis had already lost large amounts of AFV's and APC's in battles around the Al Jaber airbase and Al Burqan oil fields. However, the main units of the Iraqi 3rd Armored Division were still intact and were dug in around the Kuwait International Airport. On the morning of the 27th, Task Force Papa Bear of the 1st Marine Division began its assault on the airport. 
