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Date International U.S. PoliticailDiplomatic Military
Dec 20 More than 1,000 Soviets have President is concerned about Nearly 127,300 reservists
opted to stay in Iraq rather the effect of Soviet Foreign and National Guard
than face the bleak winter Minister Eduard personnel have been
projected for the Soviet Shevardnadde's resignation mobilized in support of
Union. will have on Soviet policy in Operation Desert Shield
the Persian Gulf. including 17,375 Marine
Reservists and 7,314 Naval
Reservists.
DoD releaees eighteenth list
of approximately 289 Naval
Reservists ordered to active
.1 _____ duty.
Dec 21 Thouaands of Iraqi's from SBCDEF says that the
Baghdad are transported to likelihood of talks with
remote areas outside the city Saddam Hussein is dimming
as Iraq stages a one day and that the U.S. may be
evacuation drill to show the closer to war.
its population could
Dec 22 Iraq has managed to buy Nineteen U.S. sailors die
much of the hardware and when a ferry carrying them
acquire the skill that could back to the USS
produce atomic weapons SARATOGA from liberty in
within the decade Haifa, Israel capsizes and
sinks. That brings the total
of servicemen killed in
Operation Desert Shield to
70.
Dec 23 DoD has been paying high
prices to book space aboard
regularly scheduled
freighters. DoD is currently
operating 173 vessels for the
sealift effort.
Guard and reserve unit
personnel activated to
support Operation Desert
Shield as of 23 December
total 122,131.
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