▁el ite ▁troops ▁, ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁combat ▁sort ies ▁were ▁flow n ▁against ▁Ira qi ▁ground ▁forces . ▁The ▁remaining ▁ 8 0 % ▁were ▁then ▁ev acu ated ▁to ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁and ▁Bah rain , ▁some ▁aircraft ▁even ▁taking ▁off ▁from ▁the ▁high ways ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁bases ▁as ▁the ▁run ways ▁were ▁over run . ▁While ▁these ▁aircraft ▁were ▁not ▁used ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁subsequent ▁G ulf ▁War , ▁the ▁" Free ▁K uw ait ▁Air ▁Force " ▁assist ed ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁in ▁pat rolling ▁the ▁southern ▁border ▁with ▁Y emen , ▁which ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁threat ▁by ▁the ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ians ▁because ▁of ▁Y emen – I ra q ▁t ies . ▁ ▁Ira qi ▁troops ▁attacked ▁Das man ▁Palace , ▁the ▁Royal ▁Res idence , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Das man ▁Palace . ▁The ▁K uw ait i ▁E mi ri ▁Guard , ▁supported ▁by ▁local ▁police ▁and ▁Ch ie ft ain ▁t anks ▁and ▁a ▁Pl ato on ▁of ▁Sal adin ▁arm oured ▁cars ▁managed ▁to ▁rep el ▁an ▁air bor ne ▁assault ▁by ▁Ira qi ▁special ▁forces , ▁but ▁the ▁Palace ▁fell ▁after ▁a ▁landing ▁by ▁Ira qi ▁mar ines ▁( D as man ▁Palace ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁coast ). ▁The ▁K uw ait i ▁National ▁Guard , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁additional ▁E mi ri ▁Gu ards ▁arrived , ▁but ▁the ▁palace ▁remained ▁occupied , ▁and ▁Republican ▁Guard ▁t anks ▁rolled ▁into ▁K uw ait ▁City ▁after ▁several