IRAQ AIRSTRIKES DECEMBER 1998

RECENT NEWS ABOUT U.S. AND BRITISH AIRSTRIKES ON IRAQ FEATURED ON NEWSROLL

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U.S. says American planes bomb Iraqi radar Iraq says air defences "probably hit Western plane" U.S. planes continue to bomb Iraqi radar sites Six injured reported in US, British air strikes on Iraq Iraq rejects British draft resolution to suspend sanctions Iraqi civilian "injured in U.S. air raids" U.K. MAY CONSIDER END TO SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAQ Britain to propose new resolution to UN Security Council; United States surprises by supporting UK proposal Iraq claims to have hit enemy plane Iraq says two dead in latest raids by British, US warplanes U.S. and British warplanes bomb Iraqi cites, 24 reported injured US warplanes bomb north Iraq US, BRITISH SPLIT DEVELOPS ON PLAN FOR NEW VERSION OF UNSCOM TO INSPECT IRAQ Iraq says two killed, nine injured in strikes American warplanes fire on missile site in southern Iraq Iraq Rejects UN Panels' Proposals on Weapons and Sanctions U.S., British Jets Attack Iraqi Sites Saudi Arabia Releases Seized Iraqi Haj Plane Draft of the concluding statement for the Arab foreign ministers meeting ArabicNews.com Exclusive: Arab states taking a clear stance asking US & Britain not to use force against Iraq in no-fly zones and considering the shelling as an internationally illegal aggressive action U.S., British Warplanes Bomb Iraqi Targets SADDAM HUSSEIN: IRAQI INVASION OF KUWAIT WAS A MISTAKE • Baghdad ready to approve final accord with Kurds • Kuwaiti official warns of civil war in Iraq if Saddam Hussein is toppled CHIRAC CALLS FOR ADOPTING FRENCH IDEAS TO SETTLE 'IRAQI CRISIS' Jordanian King Calls for Lifting Sanctions on Iraq USA denies plan to partition Iraq Iraq: Saudia, Kuwait Lower Oil Prices for US U.S., British Warplanes Continue Air Raids Iraq: Military sites and civilian facilities in northern Iraq hit REPORT: U.S. DEFENSE SECRETARY SEEKS PLAN TO PARTITION IRAQ U.S. Jets Bomb Iraqi Anti-aircraft Sites in North One Wounded in Attacks on Southern Iraq U.S. defence secretary to American troops in Saudi Arabia: Be ready to "take on" Saddam Hussein Several Iraqis wounded in U.S.-led strikes, Baghdad says Iraq resumes pumping oil into Turkey Report Says Iraqi Opposition Attack Government Officies in Southern Iraq Saudi Arabia opposes intervention in Iraqi affairs UN humanitarian operations in Iraq restricted by US, British air raids Iraq-Turkey Oil Pipeline Repaired After Raids U.S. drops over 30 laser-guided bombs on Iraqi communications sites, radio relay sites and anti-aircraft guns IRAQ: U.S. BOMBED OIL PIPELINE UNITED STATES: "UNSURE" IF PLANES HIT PIPELINE IRAQ SIGNALS COOPERATION WITH U.N. Iraq Foreign Minister Al-Sahaf accuses Washington of preparing land attack on Iraqi territory Iraq confronts hostile planes near Baghdad Iraq: Civilians Killed in U.S.Attacks on Southern Baghdad Opposition groups claim Saddam Hussein "dodged coup" Former UNSCOM chief Ritter: CIA spies were among inspectors since 1992 US missiles dropped near Baghdad US planes again bomb Iraqi military facilities Reports claim fighting in Iraqi cities, 300 dead in last 3 days SCIRI opposition group says uproar is reaction to assassination of Shi'ite Muslim cleric Opposition: Iraqi forces strike residential areas, "loses control" of city U.S., British Planes Attack Iraqi Military Targets The Independent; Exposed: Britain and America's merciless secret blitz on Iraq British Foreign Office: No confirmation of Russian arms sales to Iraq U.S. Warplanes Continue Attacks on Iraqi Sites 5 Iraqi Civilians Killed in U.S.-British Missile Attacks Foreign Minister Denies Russia Supplied 'Air Defense Systems' to Iraq U.N. Names Members of Three Panels on Iraq U.S. Jet Bombs Iraqi Site in Third Day of Clashes Iraq: Civilian Killed in U.S. Missile Attack American and UK air raid 'kills two Iraqis' UAE newspaper reports Saddam Hussein injured in assassination attempt but opposition group denies story Iraqi Missile Site Attacked by Allied Warplanes U.S. Denies Report that Plane Shot Down by Iraq Iraq may attack American base in Turkey if air strikes continue Seventeen Iraqis killed and 100 wounded by US missiles on 25 January Most American, British Relief Workers Leave Baghdad: U.N. IRAQ SAYS SAUDI PILOTS PARTICIPATE IN U.S. ATTACK ON IRAQ Riyadh denies Iraqi claim of Saudi participation in air strikeU.S. jets hit Iraq anti-ship missiles British RAF planes attack Iraqi radar site Iraq Accuses U.S., Britain of Obstructing Health Contracts Iraq's Saddam Hussein "to give 14,000 dollars for every downed plane" Second straight day of strikes on Iraq Iraq rejects new UN initiative American warplane fires missile at Iraqi radar French legislator denounces US strikes on Iraq Security Council Decides to Establish 3 Panels on Iraq UN approves "modified Canadian proposal" US jets fire on six Iraqi sites Iran, Turkey Underline Respect to Iraqi Territorial Integrity US bombing of Basra killed 25 civilians, new reports say Report claims "Iraq fired missile", US and British military base in Turkey put on alert American jets attack Iraqi site Canada Submits New Proposal on Iraq FIVE MORE U.S. ATTACKS ON IRAQ MISSILE LANDS IN IRAN Another mistake by US planes over Iraq?
U.S. Planes Hit 3 Targets in Northern Iraq American missile hits "densely populated" area in Southern Iraq British MI6 officers worked in Iraq as UN inspectors AP has reported that the KDP has refused to receive aid from the United States to overthrow Saddam Hussein. Earlier in the month, SCIRI, another group selected by the US, rejected help. US fighter bombs Iraqi installation again Iraqi military buildup on border with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait Kuwait Rejects Iraq's Offer of Mutual Apologies U.S. warplanes bomb missile sites in southern Iraq US Appoints Special Representative for "Iraqi Transition" U.S designates seven Iraqi opposition groups for aid INA, INC, KDP, PUK, SCIRI, the Constitutional Monarchy Movement and the Islamic Movement of Iraqi Kurdistan to share US$97 million SCIRI rejects US help Senior British official calls for lifting the U.N. sanctions on Iraq United States Defense Department orders former U.N. weapons chief Scott Ritter to turn over advance copies of his book Germany regrets disagreements among UN Security Council members China favours French proposal for Iraq Malaysian PM Criticizes Foreign Attacks on Iraq REPORT: IRAQI GOVERNMENT AND SEVERAL OPPOSITION PARTIES RATIFY "HISTORICAL" AGREEMENT

Reports say US preparing month-long bombing campaign of Iraq after Ramadan

Itar-Tass and UPI cite American officials "who requested anonymity" U.S. Defense Secretary Denies Plans To Bomb Northern Iraq NO FLY-ZONE SKIRMISHES CONTINUE U.S. Warplanes Attack Iraqi Radar Sites UK "ready to back lifting iraq oil embargo" Saddam Hussein: End Double-Standard Approach U.N. DEBATES LIFTING SANCTIONS ON IRAQ Kofi Annan, Russia support new French proprosal British Foreign Secretary: Western countries are ready for dialogue with Iraq Butler must go from UNSCOM - Russian diplomat IRAQ SAYS U.S. JET DAMAGED AS PLANES AGAIN ATTACK RADAR SITES Report: Iraqi consul in Prague fled to a western country Turkish PM Ecevit Says U.S. Has No Iraq Policy US attacks Iraqi site for third time in two days Saddam Hussein hints at talks option Pope John Paul II: Wars do not solve crises, Iraq situation France to present proposal for new control system to replace UNSCOM Russia says it knew UNSCOM spy role for U.S. Anti-American plot to overthrow Kuwaiti government discovered Egypt Warns of Instability in Middle East Iraqi leaders issue second call for urgent meeting with foreign opposition leaders U.S. Fires On Iraqi Radar Sites Again U.S. to send more fighter planes to southern Iraq Russian Commander: Desert Fox Strikes "Efficiency Stood at Only 50 Percent" Iraq calls for scrapping of UN resolution demarcating the border with Kuwait Arab League Regrets Iraq's Statement on Kuwait Annan on Ties Between UNSCOM and US Saudi Arabia: Ease Iraq Sanctions KOFI ANNAN TRYING TO SACK UNSCOM CHIEF Former UN inspector Scott Ritter: how US muscled in on the secrets of Saddam Ritter: The United States, not Saddam Hussein, killed the credibility of Unscom Kurdish meeting on Northern Iraq

Report reveals US plan for another bombing campaign

News agency says US administration poised to unleash a 3 week bombing campaign on Iraq Saddam Meets Commanders of Air Force, Air Defense US Claims: Raids Killed Key Iraqi Officials, Large Military Death Toll German FM favours altering Western policy towards Iraq Were US & British Air Strikes on Iraq a Cover for an Opposition Coup? UNICEF, WFP REPORT ON BOMBING DAMAGE TO IRAQI CIVILIAN SITES Some Iraq inspectors were US spies UN leak proves Iraq's claims; UN teams said to have installed a "black box" eavesdropping system in Iraq last year Unscom head may quit over spy crisis UNSCOM linked to U.S. espionage Butler: "Have we facilitated spying? Are we spies? Absolutely not." Kofi Annan denies spy claims UNSCOM chief denies spying on Iraq for the US Russia Says It Cannot Trust Butler Any Longer

UNITED STATES COULD STAGE ANOTHER SURPRISE STRIKE ON IRAQ

U.S. Warns Iraq Against Challenging No-Fly Zones US jet bombs radar site in fourth confrontation over Iraq Iraqi aircraft crashes after skirmish with US plane ATTACKS IN NO-FLY-ZONE Mubarak: Iraqi government wasted Iraq's future Jordan-Iraq relations "very tense" Iraqi radio: people ready to "rip apart" UN teams IRAQ DESCRIBES KUWAITI POSITION AS TREACHEROUS UK government warned BBC: no pro-Iraqi coverage please UK fears loss of Kuwait bases for future iraq strikes France Suggests New Continuous Arms Control System on Iraq Divided UN looks again to Kofi Annan after airstrikes on Iraq UK: Archbishop of Canterbury supports use of force Ukraine to Provide Iraq With Humanitarian Aid Iraqi News Agency: Child Killed by Mine Dropped by British, US planes Iraq to maintain new diplomatic activities Iraq: "Stray Missile" Launched by U.S., Brit Planes Today Pope Still Hopes to Visit Iraq to Mark Millenium 68 Civilian Deaths and 75 Injuries Reported Iraq says 62 military personnel were killed and 180 wounded United Nations aid workers return to Iraq SECOND STRAY MISSILE FOUND IN IRAN WHO: More Time Needed to Obtain Evidence on War-Cancer Connection in Iraq Italy Urges to Re-Examine EU Diplomatic, Security Policies "Britain has not considered its relations with the EU members as it participated in the attack..." Iraq Hails Jordanian Parliament's Pro-Iraq Stance Iraq casualties "in the thousands": UN envoy "Desert Fox" Action Dismissed By Chinese Military Experts China Hopes for Political Solution of Iraqi Crisis Sweden, France Discuss Ways to Solve Iraq Crisis Saddam Claims Victory Over U.S. Military Strikes Argentinean Forces Placed on Alert Security Beefed Up at US Consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan U.S., British Embassies in Lusaka, Zambia Closed United States admits, regrets stray missile landing in Khorramshahr Iraq Monitoring Flights To Resume Iraq Severs Ties With UN Inspectors Primakov: End of missile strikes on Iraq "only temporary" Blair: Iraq still in the firing line UK, US bombed Saddam bunker to encourage coup German Foreign Minister Calls for Lifting Sanctions on Iraq Syrian Students Attack US Embassy in Damascus Jordan anti-US protests continue Russia, India denounce US-British aggression against Iraq U.S.-led Air Raids on Iraq Condemned in Auckland Tony Blair defends air strikes in The Mirror 113 Countries of Non-Aligned Movement Deplores U.S. Air Strikes Aziz: U.S. and Britain committing "criminal aggression" against Iraq RAF: Tornado plane had mechanical problem, not hit by Iraqi fire Iraq claims anti-air units shot down 77 missiles UK to Be Heavily Involved in Air Strikes: Cook Iraq: Airstrikes hit water pipelines, presidential positions etc. Former chief U.N. inspector Scott Ritter says U.S. officials "provoked crisis to justify bombing" RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO U.S. RECALLED Russian Ambassador to Britain Leaves London Unconfirmed reports say U.S. and British forces entered Iraqi territory from Saudi Arabia The Iranian news agency IRNA reports US and British forces have advanced 5 km into Iraqi territory Iraq Hoped to Confront U.S.-British Forces Face-to-Face, Says Vice President
Some media outlets reopen after being closed over Iraq material Russia, China, France, Lebanon, Pakistan, Indonesia, Croatia, North Korea, Ghana, Bulgaria, Venezuela, Iran, Cuba, India, Turkey, Algeria, Nepal, Italy, Syria, Slovenia,Vatican, Sweden,Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Yemen, Ukraine, PLO, Afghani Taliban, Tunisia and Greece opposed strikes
Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Germany and Canada wanted strikes to end quickly
New Zealand, Australia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, South Korea, Japan, Austria, Spain, Netherlands and Poland fully supported strikes
Iraq says rice silo for UN oil-for-food program has been hit

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