▁During ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁occupation , ▁about ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁K uw ait i ▁civ ili ans ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁residents ▁fled ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Post - G ulf ▁War ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁S add am ▁Hus sein ▁apolog ized ▁for ▁the ▁invasion ▁shortly ▁before ▁being ▁de posed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁invasion ▁of ▁Ira q . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁leadership ▁also ▁apolog ized ▁for ▁its ▁w art ime ▁support ▁of ▁S add am . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Y emen ' s ▁president , ▁Ali ▁Abd ul lah ▁S ale h , ▁a ▁long time ▁al ly ▁of ▁S add am ▁Hus sein , ▁back ed ▁S add am ▁Hus sein ' s ▁invasion ▁of ▁K uw ait . ▁After ▁Ira q ▁lost ▁the ▁G ulf ▁War , ▁Y emen is ▁were ▁deport ed ▁en ▁mas se ▁from ▁K uw ait ▁by ▁the ▁restored ▁government . ▁ ▁The ▁US ▁military ▁continue ▁a ▁strong ▁presence ▁adding ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁troops ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁alone . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁very ▁strong ▁US ▁civil ian ▁presence ▁with ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 1 8 , 0 0 0 ▁American ▁children ▁in ▁K uw ait ▁being ▁taught ▁by ▁ 6 2 5 ▁US ▁teachers . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Operation ▁Des ert ▁Storm ▁ ▁Airl ift ▁— ▁A ▁Bol