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- From: aaron@minster.york.ac.uk
- Newsgroups: alt.desert-storm
- Subject: Re: Raid Started
- Message-ID: <727957087.25616@minster.york.ac.uk>
- Date: 25 Jan 93 10:18:08 GMT
- References: <727731421.AA08134@csource.oz.au>
- Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of York, England
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- Alan Sawyer (Alan.Sawyer@f158.n633.z3.fidonet.org) wrote:
- : Jan 5th '93:Iraq moved several SAM's into the Southern NO FLY ZONE.
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- The SAM's were already there and had been for several months. At this
- time they were moved into a new configuration with a concentration
- of missiles. Later Iraqi planes attracted the attention of allied planes
- and then when pursued made feints towards this concentration.
-
- : Jan 10th: Iraqi workers raid a Ammo bunker in Kuwait territory. They
- : also took Four Silkworm Missiles.(And don't say they didnot know what
- : it was)
-
- At the time the territory was under the auspices of UNIKOM and was not
- part of Kuwait and did not fully become so until 15th January. However
- it was over the ceasefire border and the incursion was a violation of
- this.
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- Source - Guardian (UK newspaper) 16th January
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- Aaron Turner
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