▁home ▁computers ▁and ▁printer s ▁and ▁distributed ▁the ▁pam ph lets ▁to ▁neighb ors ▁and ▁friends . ▁After ▁that ▁wave ▁of ▁non vi ol ent ▁resistance , ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁military ▁turned ▁to ▁repr ession ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁maintain ▁control ▁over ▁K uw ait . ▁▁ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁K uw ait i ▁citizens ▁left ▁the ▁country ▁after ▁the ▁invasion , ▁and ▁a ▁network ▁of ▁safe ▁houses ▁was ▁established ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁remained ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁resistance . ▁Pam ph lets ▁with ▁anti - war ▁s log ans ▁were ▁printed ▁and ▁the ▁resistance ▁provided ▁hiding ▁places ▁and ▁false ▁identification ▁cards ▁for ▁K uw ait is ▁who ▁were ▁sought ▁by ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁secret ▁police . ▁Res istance ▁cells ▁held ▁secret ▁meet ings ▁at ▁mos ques . ▁K uw ait i ▁women ▁like ▁As rar ▁al - Q ab and i , ▁a ▁prominent ▁female ▁resistance ▁leader , ▁st aged ▁street ▁protest s ▁and ▁carried ▁signs ▁with ▁s log ans ▁like ▁" Free ▁K uw ait : ▁Stop ▁the ▁At roc ities ▁Now ." ▁Ira qi ▁police ▁searched ▁the ▁homes ▁of ▁those ▁sus pected ▁of ▁hiding ▁foreign ers ▁or ▁cover t ly ▁sm ugg ling ▁money ▁to ▁the ▁resistance ▁movement . ▁M oney ▁that ▁was ▁sm ugg led ▁to ▁the ▁resistance ▁was ▁often ▁used ▁to ▁b ri be ▁Ira qi ▁soldiers ▁to ▁look ▁the ▁other ▁way . ▁Res istance ▁tact ics ▁included ▁car ▁bomb s ▁and ▁sni per ▁attacks ▁that ▁caused ▁a ▁considerable ▁number ▁of ▁Ira qi ▁cas ual ties