Speaking of Iraqi positions, after several weeks the sandstorm finally passes in full. People everywhere are pissed off at the inescapable sand layer covering everything, everywhere. Yes, I do mean everywhere. During that time Saddam was able to mostly marshal his forces, pulling out of the southeastern area of Kuwait en masse. Difficulties with the massive storm, of course, have left a large amount of troops still there. Reserves from Iraq and reorganization has strengthened the eastern and southern lines while the western lines have just dug in further.
The Coalition presses their attack, with the eastern force sweeping south and driving a wedge between Saddam's strong central forces and what remains in the southeast. Naval bombardment and encirclement causes the Iraqi forces there to surrender. The bombing campaign continues, knocking out one of the two major highways into Kuwait. Attack jets designate ground targets, but besides on moving targets in the east they have little effect. They enforce a strategy of having planes loitering in the air at all times, with mid-air tankers for refueling. Coalition attacks on the southern and western lines begin again in full. Towards the southern tip, the attacks are more successful, but Iraqi Army reinforcements arrive almost immediately and drive off a Coalition attack before it can break through.
Saddam springs his trap. Iraqi Army elements from Iraq launch a rear assault on the Coalition heavy armor on the western front, trapping them between the entrenched Republican Guard and themselves in a hammer and anvil attack. The Iraqi air force finally takes to the air from bases in Iraq, launching attacks on the Coalition forces taking fire from two sides. Additional units armed for air-to-air engagements shoot across the desert and engage the loitering American attack jets, typically while they are refueling. SCUDs, having been hidden for the entire conflict, now reveal themselves on the eastern lines and fire directly into Kuwait City and American staging grounds, though much moreso into Kuwait City. Civilian casualties are high and civilian infrastructure are severely damaged.
Saddam seizes his chance to remove a large portion of the Coalition's heavy armor, his most serious threat. Two Republican Guard divisions push the embattled US forces in an attempt to kill as many vehicles as possible and to force them to retreat into Saudi Arabia.