| Conflict: | Battle of Failaka |
| Partof: | the Gulf War |
| Date: | 3 August 1990 |
| Place: | Failaka Island, Kuwait |
| Coordinates: | 29.3869°N 47.9974°W |
| Result: | Iraqi victory
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| Combatant2: |  Kuwait |
| Commander1: | Ra'ad al-Hamdani |
| Commander2: | Saif Al-Anezi Ghazi Ahmed |
| Units1: | Iraqi Special Forces Battalion Marine Battalion Helicopter Support |
| Units2: | Infantry Company Company of Border Guards |
The Battle of Failaka broke out between the Kuwaiti garrison of Failaka Island and attacking Iraqi forces during the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait, on 2 August 1990. The Kuwaiti garrison consisted of an infantry company and a company of border guards, in addition to air defense company armed with Hawk SAMs. Iraqi forces consisted of a special forces battalion transported by helicopters reinforced with a battalion of marines.
After the successful takeover by the Iraqi army, the island of Failaka was depopulated, with its 2,000 residents expelled to the mainland.[1] The island was retaken by US forces in 1991, using tools of psychological warfare, making the Iraqi contingent of 1,400 surrender without a single shot.[2]