▁and ▁searches ▁of ▁individual ▁households . ▁After ▁the ▁crack down , ▁the ▁resistance ▁began ▁to ▁target ▁Ira qi ▁military ▁bases ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁reduce ▁ret ali ation ▁against ▁K uw ait i ▁civ ili ans . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁government ▁opened ▁the ▁borders ▁of ▁K uw ait ▁and ▁allowed ▁anyone ▁to ▁exit . ▁This ▁resulted ▁in ▁an ▁ex od us ▁of ▁both ▁K uw ait is ▁and ▁foreign ers , ▁which ▁weak ened ▁the ▁resistance ▁movement . ▁ ▁Another ▁crack down ▁occurred ▁in ▁January ▁and ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁Ira qi ▁forces ▁public ly ▁executed ▁sus pected ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁K uw ait i ▁resistance . ▁K uw ait is ▁were ▁kid n apped , ▁their ▁corps es ▁later ▁depos ited ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁their ▁family ▁homes . ▁The ▁bodies ▁of ▁executed ▁K uw ait i ▁resistance ▁members ▁showed ▁evidence ▁of ▁different ▁kinds ▁of ▁tort ure , ▁including ▁be ating , ▁elect rical ▁shock ing , ▁and ▁f ing ern ail ▁removal . ▁Some ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁Palest ini ans ▁living ▁in ▁K uw ait ▁were ▁arrested ▁for ▁their ▁activities ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁resistance , ▁and ▁Palest in ian ▁support ▁was ▁enough ▁to ▁cause ▁Ira qi ▁officials ▁to ▁threaten ▁Palest in ian ▁leaders . ▁Some ▁Palest ini ans , ▁however , ▁supported ▁S add am ’ s ▁regime ▁because ▁of ▁sympath ies ▁with ▁the ▁Ba ’ ath ▁party ’ s ▁p ug na cious ▁anti - Is rael