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Bubiyan

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Bubiyan

Uninhabited island off Kuwait, occupied by Iraq in 1990; area about 1,000 sq km/380 sq mi. On 28 February 1991, following Allied success in the Gulf War, Iraqi troops were withdrawn.



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Peter Hunt and his BN participated in the Battle of Bubiyan, which saw the destruction of several Iraqi navy PT boats and eliminated that enemy arm as a threat.
Angles of Attack: An A-6 Intruder Pilot's War by Mersky, Peter B. / Naval Aviation News
The 1991 Gulf war against Iraq saw a full-scale coalition amphibious landing on the islands of Failaka and Bubiyan.
Reconnaissance in anti-amphibious operations by Nikolaichiuk, A.V. / Military Thought
By including the islands of Warba and Bubiyan as Kuwaiti, the settlement was based on terms very favorable to Kuwait.
War in the Gulf, 1990-1991: The Iraqi-Kuwait Conflict and It's ... by Al-Qazzaz, Ayad / Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
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