No information indicating whether the 15th brigade of the Hammurabi Division of the Iraqi army was involved in the capture of Kuwait in 1990 was found in the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

However, a book published by the U.S. Army Center of Military History entitled The Whirlwind War states that the Hammurabi Division, as part of the 1st subcorps group of the Iraqi Republican Guard, was deployed in southern Iraq and northern Kuwait (1995).

In addition, in a thesis submitted to the School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Major Andrews stated that on 3 August 1990, Iraqi troops conducted "an overwhelming combined arms assault" on Kuwait, reaching the capital in less than five hours. Within two days, Iraq had completely overrun Kuwait (ibid.). The Hammurabi Division was involved in the fighting (ibid.).

For information on the crimes committed by Iraqi troops during the invasion of Kuwait, see the Amnesty International document entitled Iraq-occupied Kuwait: Human Rights Violations since 2 August 1990, which is available in the regional documentation centres.

This Response was prepared by the Research Directorate after researching publicly available information currently available to the Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, nor does it purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find attached a list of the other sources consulted for this Response to Information Request.

Andrews, William F. June 1995. Airpower against an Army. Challenge and Response in Centaf's Duel with the Republican Guard. (A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the School of Advanced Airpower Studies for Completion of Graduation Requirements, School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.) http://www.fas.org/man/eprint/andrews.htm [Accessed 15 Nov. 2000]

The Whirlwind War: The United States Army in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. 1995. Edited by Frank N. Schubert and Theresa L. Kraus. Washington, DC : U.S. Army Center of Military History. http://army.mil/cmh-pg/books/www/Wwindx.htm [Accessed 15 Nov. 2000]

IRB databases

LEXIS/NEXIS

Une source n'a pas répondu à une demande de renseignements de la Direction des recherches.

Deux sources n'ont pas pu répondre à une demande de renseignements de la Direction des recherches.

Internet Sites including:

Federation of American Scientists: Military Analysis Network

Desert-storm.com

Operation Desert Storm Homepage

Poli 378 - The Persian Gulf War

PBS Gulf War Special

George Bush Presidential Library

Fog of War - The Washington Post

U.S. Army Center of Military History

DoD GulfLINK

PERSIAGULFWAR

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