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Date International U.S. PoliticailDiplomatic Military

Jan 31 Kuwait's ambassador to the The Administration is crafting U.S. has been secretly basing
U.S. Says Iraq's ambassador postwar peace plan for B-32's in Spain, and obtained
to the U.S. has requested Middle East, addressing permission to use British
political asylum in Austria. Arab-Israeli conflict, regional airfield as weil.
For first tiine in three days, secrity, arms control and Saudis and Qataris backed by
Iraqi Scud fired at Israel. economic disparities Ameri~ Marines, drive
clashes increse between underlying area's turuoil. h~qis :~m coastal town of
Israelis and P.L.O. Kha~i after 36 hour struggle.
Arab troop strength CENTiCOM announces two
committed to Desert Storm: soldiers, one female, are
Saudi Arabia: 43,000 missing. First tiine in
Egypt: 20,000 Ainerican military history
Syria: 13,000 that a woman serving as a
Kuwait: 7,000 soldier in armed forces has
Qatar: 3,000 been o.~ficially listed missing.
U.A.E.: 3,000
Ornan: 3,000 Air Force Chief of Staff says
Bahain: 3,350 that air' power alone won't
Morocco: 1,500 win war.
Israeli military pilots lack
"Identification Friend or Foe"
codes that allow their planes
to conduct raids without
being targeted by U.S. and
allied warplanes.

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