Terrorism in Kuwait

Kuwait has experienced various terror attacks, including those carried out by ISIS, Al-Qaeda, and other acts of Islamic terrorism.

Various terror attacks in Kuwait were associated with the Iran-Iraq War, Gulf War, and the subsequent American military support in Kuwait.

Kuwait currently has the largest US military presence in the entire Middle East region.

[1] There are over 14,000 US military personnel stationed in the country.

[1] Several terror attacks associated with the Gulf War and an assassination attempt on actor Abdulhussain Abdulredha for an anti-Iraq theatrical play.

Smoke from burning Kuwait oil fields after Saddam Hussein set fire to during Gulf war.