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US sees signs of Iraqi move for land attack
*** UNITED NATIONS, Aug 31: The 200 United Nations personnel in Iraq have been placed on a state of maximum alert following a series of harassment Incidents and threats against them, s UN spokesman said here Monday, Francois Giuliani said the warning was made following acts of harassment on Monday. Including threatening phone calle at night and broken windows on the vehicles of UN personnel, reports Reuter ***
WASHINGTON. .Aug 31: A* allied warplanes patrol ll>e skies over southern Iraq to protect Shi ite Muslim rebels, tlx- United States has detected signs that Iraq Is preparing a ground offensive tn the region. President George I Bush s National Security Adviser said Sunday report* AFP
The official. Brent Seo wcrofl *ald tn an Interview on NBC television that the United States had detected sign* of preparation for a ground off enaive against guerilla* oper atlng tn the vast marsh regions of southern Iraq near the
border with Iran.
lie said the Shi ites period leally attacked Iraqi troops, emerging from the marshes to stage hit and-run attacks.
There are a couple of (Iraqi) divisions in the south that have moved out of their garrisons, and there have been signs of preparation for an-otlicr ground offensive for several weeks now . he said.
Scowcroft declined to say how lhe United States and Its allies might respond to such an offensive but he appeared tn suggest that Bush might order an attac k from the air. "I don’t
want to speculate, but were flying over there for a reason”. Scowcroft said.
AP adds. President Saddam Hussein has told Iraqis to prepare to resist the US-led air embargo protecting Shi'ite Muslim rebels because west em powers plan to sunder his nation and setzs Its oil
The leadership Is deter mined to reject the bold aggression and confront It with all means available and on all levels'. Saddam said Sunday In his first statement about the flight ban Imposed Thursday to protect Shi’ite Muslims In the
southern marshes from Iraqi warplanes.
Their aim Is to partition the regioh Into weak statelets and seize control over their oil wealth.” Saddam said, warning other Arab nations and neighbouring Iran they would suffer the consequences of cooperat ing with the no-fly’ zone.
Meanwhile, a UN nuclear Inspection team arrived In the Iraqi capital Monday, the first to visit stnee the allied 'no-fly' zone went into effect last week over southern Iraq.
Italian learn leader Maurizio Zlflerero described the weapons u-am visit as routine and added. Tf this visit Is quiet and fruitful it will be a suecess "
“Our policy is not to be the cause of provocation.' Zlflerero scad
Inspections will begin Tuesday in Baghdad and In other cities as warranted, he said . declining to say exactly where inspections are planned.
In another development an official at Kuwait s Interior Ministry said Monday that a Kuwaiti policeman died of wounds suffered tn an ex change of gunfire Sunday with Iraqis along the disputed Iron
A second policemen was In Jurtd said the official who spoke on condition of anon ymtty
The official said the Inci dent began when Kuwaiti bor der patrols discovered a red truck with Iraqi license plates trying to cross the unmarked desert frontier in the UN pa trolled demilitarized zone '
The demthtorized zone extends 10 kilometers (6 miles) into southern Iraq and 5 kifo meters 13 mites ) into Kuwait It to patrolled by the UN Iraq Kuwait Observer Mtsston and
drove Iraqi soldiers out of Kuwait after their August, 1990 invasion and seven month oe rupaoan.