Ras al-Khafji (Arabic: رأس الخفجي Raʾs al-Ḫafğī) or Khafji (الخفجي) is a town on the border between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. It lies in what was before 1970 the Saudi Arabian–Kuwaiti neutral zone.

The Battle of Khafji was the first major ground engagement of the Gulf War. It took place in and around the Saudi Arabian city of Khafji, from 29 January to 1 February 1991.

1998年2月1日 · Forces from Iraq’s 5th Mechanized Division and 3d Armored Division were moving south to cross the border near a deserted Saudi town named Khafji. Iraq was trying to …

The Battle of al-Khafji by Paul W. Westermeyer n August 1990, Iraqi mili-tary forces invaded the neighboring nation of Kuwait. The invasion was part of an expansionist for-

objective study. From a military perspective, the Battle of Khafji provides an opportunity to study Iraqi Army offensive tactics, techniques and procedures. Politically, the Battle of Khafji …

Known collectively as the Battle of Khafji, the series of engagements between Iraqi forces and the US-led anti-Iraq coalition represented the first significant ground action of the Gulf War.

The three-day ground conflict in and around Al Khafji involved some of the costliest firefights for American soldiers since the killing fields of Vietnam. Saudi and Qatari troops also suffered …

Al Khafji, a Persian Gulf port city on the border between southern Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, gave its name to what may have been the defining engagement of Desert Storm. The battle of Al …