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Date International U.S. PoliticailDiplomatic Military

Feb 26 Residents of Kuwait City race Acirninistration says the Iraqi First and Second Marine
into the streets to embrace the promise is inadequate, presses Divisioiis, a U.S. armor
allies. Saddam Hussein for surrender, and orders brigade and Arab troops
makes commitment to allies to continue. enter Kuwait City, which
withdraw from Kuwait. Senators complain U.S. allies Iraqis have evacuated.
are slow to help pay for the Armor unit from the XVIII
war and warn Administration Airborne Corps reaches the
if combat ends in next few Euphrates River. Most of
days, allies might be even the XViH Corps and the VII
more reluctant to pay up. Corps move toward
Republican Guards. U.S.
armor destroys the
southerrtmost Republican
Guard division. British
Fourth and Seventh brigades
swing east into Kuwait and
defeat a division of Iraq's
armored reserve. Egyptian
troops, backed by Syrian
units, fight an Iraqi corps.
30,000 Iraqi POW have been
taken. :21 Iraqi divisions out
of action, representing
225,000 men, or half the
force defending Kuwait.
2,000+ talts destroyed.
Official says Iraqis were
authorized to use chemical
weapons in war but never got
chance because of lightning
onslaught and weather.
First feinale soldiers killed in
Operation Desert Storm
include 2 reservists.
Army punishes Louisiana
National Guard soldiers who
went AWOL earlier this
month.

Feb 27 President Bush authorizes suspension of offensive operations.

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