uw ait ▁City ▁( see ▁Battle ▁of ▁Das man ▁Palace ), ▁while ▁the ▁other ▁divisions ▁seized ▁the ▁air ports ▁and ▁two ▁air b ases . ▁ ▁In ▁support ▁of ▁these ▁units , ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁Army ▁deployed ▁a ▁squad ron ▁of ▁Mil ▁Mi - 2 5 ▁hel ic opter ▁gun ships , ▁several ▁units ▁of ▁Mi - 8 ▁and ▁Mi - 1 7 ▁transport ▁hel ic op ters , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁squad ron ▁of ▁Bell ▁ 4 1 2 ▁hel ic op ters . ▁The ▁for em ost ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁hel ic opter ▁units ▁was ▁to ▁transport ▁and ▁support ▁Ira qi ▁command os ▁into ▁K uw ait ▁City , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁advance ▁of ▁ground ▁troops . ▁The ▁Ira qi ▁Air ▁Force ▁( I Q AF ) ▁had ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁squad rons ▁of ▁Su k ho i ▁Su - 2 2 , ▁one ▁of ▁Su - 2 5 , ▁one ▁of ▁Mira ge ▁F 1 ▁and ▁two ▁of ▁Mi G - 2 3 ▁f ighter - b om bers . ▁The ▁main ▁task ▁of ▁the ▁I Q AF ▁was ▁to ▁establish ▁air ▁superior ity ▁through ▁limited ▁air ▁strik es ▁against ▁two ▁main ▁air ▁bases ▁of ▁the ▁K uw ait i ▁Air ▁Force , ▁whose ▁aircraft ▁consisted ▁mainly ▁of ▁Mira ge ▁F 1 s ▁and ▁Douglas ▁( T ) A - 4 K U ▁Sky h aw ks . ▁Meanwhile , ▁certain ▁targets ▁in ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁K uw ait ▁City ▁were ▁bom bed ▁by ▁Ira qi ▁aircraft