▁hours ▁of ▁heavy ▁fighting . ▁ ▁The ▁Em ir ▁of ▁K uw ait , ▁J ab er ▁Al - A hm ad ▁Al - J ab er ▁Al - S ab ah ▁had ▁already ▁fled ▁into ▁the ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ian ▁desert . ▁His ▁younger ▁half ▁brother , ▁She ikh ▁F ah ad ▁Al - Ah med ▁Al - J ab er ▁Al - S ab ah , ▁was ▁shot ▁and ▁killed ▁by ▁inv ading ▁Ira qi ▁forces ▁as ▁he ▁attempted ▁to ▁defend ▁Das man ▁Palace ▁after ▁which ▁his ▁body ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁tank ▁and ▁run ▁over , ▁according ▁to ▁an ▁Ira qi ▁soldier ▁who ▁was ▁present ▁and ▁desert ed ▁after ▁the ▁assault . ▁ ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁invasion , ▁only ▁po ckets ▁of ▁resistance ▁were ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁By ▁ 3 ▁August , ▁the ▁last ▁military ▁units ▁were ▁des per ately ▁fighting ▁delay ing ▁actions ▁at ▁cho ke ▁points ▁and ▁other ▁def ens ible ▁positions ▁throughout ▁the ▁country ▁until ▁out ▁of ▁am mun ition ▁or ▁over run ▁by ▁Ira qi ▁forces . ▁Ali ▁al - S alem ▁Air ▁Base ▁of ▁the ▁K uw ait i ▁Air ▁Force ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁base ▁still ▁un occup ied ▁on ▁ 3 ▁August , ▁and ▁K uw ait i ▁aircraft ▁fle w ▁res upp ly ▁miss ions ▁from ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁throughout ▁the ▁day ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁mount ▁a ▁defense . ▁However , ▁by ▁night fall , ▁Ali ▁al - S alem