Kabal

A Kabal (Arabic: fortress) in modern usage means a one square mile patch of desert, with 10-foot (3.0 m)-tall berms bulldozed to form the perimeter earthworks. Kabals are located less than 50 miles (80 km) from the Iraqi border. The Kuwaiti government has cordoned off the northern part of its country, an area of more than 1,600 square miles (4,100 km2) out of 6,900 square miles (18,000 km2), where American military and coalition forces are based and are conducting training. Soldiers assigned to these remote sites must maintain 24-hour operations as units are close to the Iraqi border.