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Date International U.S. PoliticaliDiplomatic Military

Jan25 Iraq complains to the U.N. The U.S. accused Iraq of Iraq fifes seven Scuds at Tel
that U.S. caused oil slick by releasing millions of gallons Aviv and Haifa, all are
bombing two tankers in the of Kuwaiti crude oil into the intercepted by Patriot
Gulf. Persian Gulf. oil slick is missiles. One person is
Unidentified Soviet Defense nine miles long. President killed and 42 wounded by
Ministry officials were quoted calls the spilling of crude oil falling shrpnel. Two Scuds
as saying President Saddam a `sick~ act of desperation by are fleed at Riyadh, Saudi
Hussein had his top air force Iraq and orders the Pentagon Arabia one penetrates
and air defense commanders to move to stop the spill. defenses and lands in the
shot after heavy losses in the Pentagon spokesmen call the center of Riyadh; one killed,
Persian Gulf war. spill an act of `environmental six wounded. The Pentagon
Germany has contributed $3 terrorism.' Pan American authoriees the use, under
billion to the allied effort, but World Airways refii~ to specified circurnstances, of
critics complain that because carry Iraqi nationals on all non-lethal riot gaees against
of its wealth, it should be domestic and international Iraqi ground forces and pri-
giving more. U.N. Security flights. soners of war.
Council meets to discuss a Senior British officials say
cease-fire proposed by five the allied air carnpaign
North African countries. against Iraq will continue for
Iran restates its neutrality, but two to three more weeks
urges that negotiations before ground forces go into
between the warring parties action. Britain has sent
) be encouraged immediately. 35,000 service members to
the Gulf. Five Tornados
have been lost to Iraq anti
aircraft fire, one to an
accident.
Japan begins preparation for
its first operational use of
military equipment in a war
zone since World War II.
The mission is to use
Japanese military transport
planes to evacuate refugees
from Amman, Jordan to
Egypt.

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