▁communication ▁with ▁the ▁ex iled ▁K uw ait i ▁government ▁in ▁Ta if , ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia . ▁K uw ait is ▁also ▁printed ▁inform ational ▁pam ph lets ▁and ▁distributed ▁them ▁to ▁other ▁citizens . ▁This ▁was ▁especially ▁important ▁because ▁the ▁flow ▁of ▁information ▁was ▁sever ely ▁restricted ▁in ▁K uw ait ▁during ▁the ▁occupation ; ▁radio ▁channels ▁played ▁transm issions ▁from ▁Bag hd ad ▁and ▁many ▁K uw ait i ▁TV ▁channels ▁were ▁shut ▁down . ▁A ▁resistance ▁newspaper ▁titled ▁Sum oud ▁al - S ha ' ab ▁( Ste ad fast ness ▁of ▁the ▁People ) ▁was ▁printed ▁and ▁circul ated ▁in ▁secret . ▁Inform ational ▁pam ph lets ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁only ▁sources ▁of ▁news ▁from ▁the ▁outside ▁world . ▁Foreign ers ▁and ▁K uw ait is ▁of ▁different ▁g enders ▁and ▁classes ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁resistance , ▁breaking ▁down ▁K uw ait ’ s ▁traditional ▁social ▁bar riers . ▁Ah med ▁ar - R ah mi , ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁in ▁the ▁K uw ait i ▁army , ▁stated , ▁" In ▁K uw ait , ▁everyone ▁from ▁children ▁to ▁old ▁men ▁resist ed . ▁There ▁were ▁no ▁K uw ait i ▁pu ppets ▁which ▁Ira q ▁could ▁use ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁Government ." ▁ ▁Ira qi ▁response ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Ira qi ▁officials ▁crack ed ▁down ▁on ▁the ▁resistance ▁by ▁executing ▁hundreds ▁of ▁people ▁it ▁sus pected ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁movement ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁conduct ing ▁ra ids