European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 30, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes thursday. March 30,19b9 afghan rebels form committee Coo r d i n a the b a to i e s to a Techy. , Pakistan a afghan Mosleth insurgents said tuesday they had a military commit coordinate Haile strategy in the. Wake of their Malad assault on Afghani Stan s vital Eastern City of Jala Labad. A Yiu Virilla Sou Rev speaking on Condi Tion of anonymity said Jala Labad s Terri he coordination was due to he Pakistan Hansi d rebels antiquated Vid at limes non existent communications so Lern. The rebels Onowu As the Muja in dec or holy warriors arc overthrow Afghanistan s marxist government which had been backed by soviet troops. Although the soviet troops with jew last month. The Gavern Mcnol has maintained control of the country s Large ,.in eluding Galata had and the , Kabul. An afghan source void the soviet troopwiihtlrawa.1 our pressure on the backed guerrillas to capture a major City As a show of strength. Jala Labad which sits on1hc strategic Trade route Between Pakistan and Afghanistan has been the target. It ii a5 Miles West of the Border. V the Liming was perhaps. said a rebel source. The time pressure put in everybody s mind the idea of a Quick Victory he Stid the Mujahideen s strength is infighting a guerrilla War not launching a conventional attack on an Urban Center. Western diplomats who spoke on Condi Tion of anonymity on tuesday reported a Lull in the three week Battle Between rebels and communist troops at j Alata bad. Quoting guerrilla sources diplomats said the fighting has dropped off while re ahead on a negotiated surrender of govern ment troops diplomatic said. Reports on the death toll in the fight for Jala Labad have varied wildly. Official government sources put the guerrilla death count at More than 4,000, while guerrillas and Westcom sources put Trie number of dead at about 300. It is impossible to independently con firm either figure. At in peal the Jala Labad offensive launched by eur Cyrillas on March 6, was said to be the scene of the heaviest fight ing in the decade Long War Western diplomats said about 12,000 to15,000 afghan War refugees from around Jala Labad Nave fled to neighbouring fake Buls aligned with seven major resistance Stan since the fighting began. To groups in the area try to coordinate their Crage was about 1,500, they said military strategy. Additional supplies Are Western and afghan sources supp Calso being moved closer to he Oatly Viront and the rebels arc pc swing Wester said Jala la had residents Are under a 24-hour cur few to prevent a massive exodus. To fire i Jehu is i str it u Ciuti Maun woman in m i Jan a Flor she was Retto sed by Inonu no Jinx Hie or two. Guatemalan inmates Santa Catarina Plaul a Gua u Niala Al j reset licks it mates la s largest Pri in held scores of homage s monday and demanded an air plane to Clyto Cuha officials reported earlier in males were holding 626 people hostage but prison spokesman Conrado Monroy said Manj of Thoice people it re relatives of the p . Choit to remain in Side the prison farm. Monroy hostage included . A ret Cross or mfr and an undetermined number of guards. Carlos Ramos Moncada. Inspector Gen eral of prisons said 154 children 365 women and 107 men a i were inside the prison were not inmates and most had been visitors they fear that. F they leave authorities with take few rims against the rebel inmates Monroy told reporters. Many of the people were making easier visits to their relatives at the Pavon prison farm when As Many As 100 convicts Wied control sunday after raiding tin armory and obtaining rifles. At least four guards and three innit is were fatally wounded and 20 people were injured in Battles that broke out As the prisoners tried to escape. Troops were rushed to Pavon and on monday about 1,000 soldiers and police officers were reinforcing the prison s Iso guards As officials negotiated with the rebels. Officials said about 1,350 inmates Are at the prison farm a 2 v Square mile facility 15 Mil s cast of Guatemala City and 75 to 100 joined in the revolt. Ii appeared that the prisoners who did no take part remained in areas not con seize prison Tro Fidh there Bis. ,5iiid that sunday in Jill the re Bels demanded better food and reduced sentences bit Ori monday they wanted to be flown to Cuba. He did not elaborate. \ local news Lions said president i nicib.cere.it6 Haat Given Borders to avoid bloodshed. There was a "15-Minulc Exchange of gunfire monday morning but no casualties were reported. Gon Alo Mene Deir. De to Riva the Federal human rights director spent about five hours inside the prison farm monday negotiating with the inmates a and then left to can scr with Cerezo. hostages Are Fine the Maria Varella the Pavon chaplain said after emerging with Menendez de a Riva. The Good will to resolve this situation exists. Mia search team returning to Hawaii Washington a a team of , military officials was to return to Hawaii from Laos wednesday after excavating remains thought to be missing from the Vietnam War Pentagon spokesman Dan Howard said tuesday. The excavation lasted tight Days Andua conducted Al the site where an army helicopter crashed in november 196b with seven americans aboard. Howard said it was impossible at this Point to a How Many sets of remains had been found. Vtha joint .-Loo excavation in province concluded March 26," Howard said. Human remains found at the sue which May be associated with americans mitting in Laos will be Analysed Al the army s Central identification Laboratory in Honolulu he added. The team also surveyed four other potential aircraft crash Sites in Southern Laos to Aid in determining possible fun Lur Favalion Sites to the Pentagon s4s of the2,371 americans still missing from the vie Noin War Are listed As missing in Laos. News updates go killed a s. Korea Seoul. . Soldier when he was or armoured a Ersner clan arty unil Mcnol onto a press staff Mcnol the 2nd inf t Korea Apas killed monday shed Between two carriers while As loading equip in according to a Fred a heart at at won i cast i Seoul were leaving to pan in team s South korean i Jim said the Soldier was killed and second Soldier suf in the Accident. . Forces area after talking Iurii exercises with fees. 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Open s Oil quota Nicosia Cyprus w Kuwait s Oil minister told an Oil news letter published monday that be cause of prospects for increase demand the organization of Petroleum exporting countries should increase its production quota by 1.5 million barrels a Day for the second half of 1989. Sheik Ali Khalifah Al Sabah told the Middle East economic sur vey s editor Ian Seymour that the present quota of ib.5 million barrels a Day should be raised to 20 million to meet demand. Bombing attempt Moscow up a soviet court tuesday sentenced a Man lo13 years in prison a hard Tabor far planting a bomb on an Aeroflot Jet line carrying 176 people ast Augustin an attempt to murder his wife and said. The news adj Eric Taij v. Crib an Engineer arid former lieutenant colonel in the red army pleaded guilty to attempted murder in connection with tic bomb plot last aug. Is. Oesterberg no killed in motorcycle Accident Oesterberg a. Netherlands an no Assize cd to he equipment maintenance division Here was killed in a motorcycle Accident monday while rid ing Between the Basc and utrecht base officials said tuesday. The victim .36, an aircraft r survived by Hii children All in service for the 5 Juch. So Jim h. Dryver inspector Dock chief is. Parents wife and two ,1 a memorial. mass a live will be held thursday at 4 . In the base Chapel officials said. ,
