▁Air ▁Base ▁had ▁been ▁over run ▁by ▁Ira qi ▁forces . ▁From ▁then ▁on ▁it ▁was ▁only ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁time ▁until ▁all ▁units ▁of ▁the ▁K uw ait i ▁Military ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁retre at ▁or ▁be ▁over run . ▁ ▁K uw ait i ▁resistance ▁movement ▁K uw ait is ▁founded ▁a ▁local ▁armed ▁resistance ▁movement ▁following ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁occupation ▁of ▁K uw ait . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁K uw ait is ▁who ▁were ▁arrested , ▁tort ured , ▁and ▁executed ▁during ▁the ▁occupation ▁were ▁civ ili ans . ▁The ▁K uw ait i ▁resistance ' s ▁cas ual ty ▁rate ▁far ▁exceed ed ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁coal ition ▁military ▁forces ▁and ▁Western ▁host ages . ▁The ▁resistance ▁pre domin antly ▁consisted ▁of ▁ordinary ▁citizens ▁who ▁lack ed ▁any ▁form ▁of ▁training ▁and ▁super vision . ▁ ▁At ▁first , ▁Ira qi ▁forces ▁did ▁not ▁use ▁violent ▁tact ics . ▁Ira qi ▁soldiers ▁instruct ed ▁K uw ait is ▁to ▁replace ▁their ▁K uw ait i ▁license ▁pl ates ▁with ▁Ira qi ▁ones , ▁and ▁also ▁set ▁up ▁an ▁extensive ▁system ▁of ▁security ▁check points ▁to ▁pat rol ▁the ▁K uw ait i ▁population . ▁Within ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁of ▁the ▁invasion , ▁however , ▁K uw ait is ▁began ▁particip ating ▁in ▁mass ▁actions ▁of ▁non vi ol ent ▁resistance . ▁People ▁stayed ▁home ▁from ▁work ▁and ▁school ▁en ▁mas se . ▁K uw ait is ▁also ▁began ▁printing ▁inform ational ▁pam ph lets ▁about ▁the ▁invasion ▁from ▁their