SBS Faylakah

The silent set-up

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SBS Faylakah; Faylakah was the Kuwait island 10 miles off the coast of Kuwait; it was heavily fortified. Saddam's plan was to thwart any possible attack by the Allies; that might arrive from the sea to regain Kuwait.

The Iraqi troops had stacked out the island with giant anti-aircraft guns; and they had hastily built a thick concrete surround to protect them.

It was perceived by the Allies that Saddam assumed an attack from the sea would be the most like approach because of their expertise in amphibious landings.

The Iraqi's had emptied all of Kuwait's crude oil from their storage tanks; and they had poured it into the Persian Gulf.

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Crude oil was floating on the sea

They had also set fire to all of the working oil wells; the daylight was blighted with the thick blackness of the oily smoke turning day into night.

Crude oil was floating on top of the sea; it was about one foot deep. The situation couldn't get any worse.

The Allies had to keep the impression strong in the Iraqi's minds. To do this the Speacial Boats Squadron and the United States Navy Seals were handed the task.

They started by going ashore at night time and taking-out the Iraqi sentries. The guards were either garrotted or had their throats slit with one-piece fighting knives or sharp daggers.

It had to appear

Like a reconnaissance mission

To make it appear like a reconnaissance mission for a proposed landing; each time they went ashore; they would leave a clue that a wet-suit raider had come from the sea.

To convince the Iraq's that an attack from the sea would be the most likely way for the Allies troops to get ashore; the island of Faylakah had to be put out of commission.

A team of six the Special Boats Squadron approached the island by an American made mini submarine at night time.

The submarine went in as close as it dared dropped off the SBS and waited for their return.

The floating crude oil was thinner around the islands southern shore but it was still sticky and gooey.

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Green haze of their night glasses

Each member swam ashore carrying approximately 30 kilos of equipment. Once ashore they slipped out of their protective plastic covers and buried them.

Scanning through the green haze of their night glasses they could make out the concrete surround of the Iraqi defences. They crept up closer to check where the guards were positioned.

They planted the heavy detector beacon that would guide the planes directly to their target. Luckily the concrete surround should protect the beacon for other bombing runs to use.

The first attack were Jaguar bombers with 1,000lb Doomsday bombs. They explode 200 feet above the ground sending killer shockwaves that kill all human beings.

The next waves of bombers blew the giant anti-aircraft guns to smithereens.

The landing troops had no opposition. The capture of Faylakah was completed the island was back in the Allies hands.

President Bush had ordered his commanders to use every tool in the cupboard.

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