▁Ira qi ▁occupation . ▁The ▁families ▁of ▁those ▁mart y rs ▁received ▁material ▁benefits ▁from ▁the ▁K uw ait i ▁government ▁such ▁as ▁cars , ▁homes , ▁and ▁fund ing ▁for ▁tri ps ▁to ▁Me cca ▁for ▁the ▁ha j j . ▁Since ▁most ▁accounts ▁of ▁the ▁liber ation ▁of ▁K uw ait ▁focus ▁on ▁U . S .- led ▁coal ition ▁forces , ▁part ▁of ▁K uw ait ’ s ▁goal ▁in ▁mem orial izing ▁the ▁resistance ▁is ▁to ▁emphas ize ▁K uw ait i ▁citizens ’ ▁role ▁in ▁liber ating ▁their ▁own ▁country . ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁victory , ▁S add am ▁Hus sein ▁installed ▁A la a ▁Hus sein ▁Ali ▁as ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁" Pro vis ional ▁Government ▁of ▁Free ▁K uw ait " ▁and ▁Ali ▁Hass an ▁al - M aj id ▁as ▁the ▁de ▁fact o ▁governor ▁of ▁K uw ait . ▁The ▁ex iled ▁K uw ait i ▁royal ▁family ▁and ▁other ▁former ▁government ▁officials ▁began ▁an ▁international ▁campaign ▁to ▁persu ade ▁other ▁countries ▁to ▁pressure ▁Ira q ▁to ▁vac ate ▁K uw ait . ▁The ▁UN ▁Security ▁Council ▁passed ▁ 1 2 ▁resolution s ▁demand ing ▁immediate ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁Ira qi ▁forces ▁from ▁K uw ait , ▁but ▁to ▁no ▁avail . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁Ira q – K uw ait ▁war , ▁about ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁K uw ait i ▁population , ▁including ▁ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁K uw