They faced units from the Iraqi Republican Guard. In total, the Kuwaiti 35th Brigade managed to field 36 Chieftain tanks, a company of armoured personnel carriers, another company of antitank vehicles and an artillery battery of 7 self-propelled guns. With many on leave, some new crews were assembled from personnel available. Many of the personnel were on leave as 2 August was both the Islamic equivalent of New Year and one of the hottest days of the year.
Despite the diplomatic tension and the Iraqi buildup on the border, no central orders were issued to the Kuwaiti armed forces and they were not on alert. On 2 August 1990, shortly after 00:00 local time, Iraq invaded Kuwait. Al Jahra, a town to the west of Kuwait City, sits astride the roads from the Iraq border to Kuwait City. The bridges referred to are the two bridges that cross the Sixth Ring Road at the junction with Highway 70, west of the Kuwaiti town of Al Jahra.
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