▁are ▁stored ▁in ▁files ▁maintained ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross . ▁Seven ▁of ▁those ▁missing ▁K uw ait is ▁are ▁women ▁and ▁nearly ▁ 2 4 ▁are ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 6 . ▁Ira q ▁has ▁made ▁little ▁effort ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁hundreds ▁of ▁missing ▁K uw ait is , ▁despite ▁trying ▁to ▁m end ▁diplom atic ▁relations ▁with ▁K uw ait ▁in ▁other ▁ways . ▁ ▁The ▁resistance ▁was ▁a ▁grass ▁roots ▁movement ▁and ▁leadership ▁was ▁organized ▁hor izont ally , ▁although ▁She ik ▁S alem ▁Sab ah ▁was ▁c ited ▁as ▁the ▁" nom inal ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁resistance ▁movement ." ▁ ▁Historical ▁perspective ▁ ▁Y ah ya ▁F . ▁Al - Sum ait , ▁K uw ait ’ s ▁housing ▁minister , ▁said ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁that ▁the ▁resistance ▁movement ▁helped ▁und erm ine ▁the ▁occupation ’ s ▁legit im acy ▁and ▁disp el ▁the ▁idea ▁that ▁Ira q ▁inv aded ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁assist ▁with ▁a ▁popular ▁u pr ising ▁against ▁the ▁K uw ait i ▁government . ▁The ▁movement ▁also ▁protected ▁Americans , ▁British ▁and ▁other ▁foreign ers ▁tra pped ▁in ▁K uw ait ▁during ▁the ▁occupation . ▁Some ▁have ▁c ited ▁the ▁resistance ▁movement ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁foundation ▁for ▁a ▁more ▁robust ▁civil ▁society ▁in ▁K uw ait ▁after ▁the ▁occupation . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Al ▁Q ur ain ▁Mart y rs ▁Museum , ▁K uw ait ▁rem embers ▁its ▁citizens ▁s lain ▁during ▁the ▁resistance ▁to