In May 1961, the 1st Battalion The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, as part of 24 Infantry Brigade, deployed to Kuwait from Kenya to oppose a possible invasion by Iraqi dictator General Kassim. On arrival in Kuwait, the Battalion concentrated at the Kuwait Technical College before deploying to the Mutla Ridge to relieve a Royal Marine Commando. The Inniskillings’ deployment was as the right forward battalion with 1 Kings on their left.