No casualties reported in attacks on Shuwaikh port and Mubarak Al Kabeer PortAuthorities in Kuwait have reported multiple attacks on the nation’s port infrastructure by drones and missiles.Shuwaikh port, the main commercial port in Kuwait, reported a drone attack in the early hours of 27 March, causing infrastructure damage without human casualties.Kuwait Ports Authority (KPA) said the Shuwaikh port was targeted by enemy drones at dawn, and that it had immediately activated emergency response measures.Kuwait’s Ministry of Public Works reported a drone and missile attack on Mubarak Al Kabeer Port on Bubiyan Island; preliminary investigations showed “material damage” and no casualties, it said.
The source of the attacks on both ports was not mentioned, although the strikes took place during a period of heightened tensions in the Middle East as Iran attacks energy and infrastructure targets in neighbouring nations in retaliation for US and Israeli attacks on Iran.Shuwaikh Port is located to the west of Kuwait City, while Mubarak Al Kabeer Port is to the north close to Kuwait’s boarder with Iraq.