▁ ▁N AA ▁AT - 6 ▁Harvard ▁ 5 ▁× ▁ ▁A OP - 3 / 5 ▁ 6 ▁× ▁ ▁D H - 1 0 4 ▁D ove ▁ 1 0 ▁× ▁ ▁de ▁Hav ill and ▁D HC - 1 ▁Ch ip m unk ▁ ▁K uw ait ▁– ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁When ▁K uw ait ▁declared ▁its ▁independence ▁from ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁government ▁announced ▁that ▁K uw ait ▁was ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁national ▁territ ories . ▁Following ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Operation ▁V antage , ▁the ▁Arab ▁league ▁formed ▁the ▁Arab ▁Emer gency ▁Force ▁to ▁protect ▁K uw ait ▁with ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia , ▁Egypt , ▁Sud an , ▁Jordan ▁and ▁Tun is ia . ▁The ▁Jordan ian ▁participation ▁included ▁an ▁inf antry ▁batt alion ▁rein for ced ▁by ▁an ▁anti - air craft ▁pl ato on ▁and ▁returned ▁home ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁Sam u ▁Inc ident ▁– ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁a ▁F ata h ▁land ▁mine ▁incident ▁two ▁days ▁prior , ▁Isra eli ▁forces ▁ra ided ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁village ▁of ▁Sam u ▁( in ▁the ▁Mu h af az at ▁of ▁Heb ron ) ▁with ▁an ▁inf antry ▁brig ade ▁rein for ced ▁by ▁two ▁tank ▁batt al ions ▁and ▁supported