European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 5, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday september 5,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 3 crisis in the Gulf woman a touch added to kuwaiti struggle Khanji saudi Arabia apr women in Kuwait Are playing an increasingly Active role in the resistance against iraqi occupation forces kuwaiti exiles and saudi officials say. A we find that women Are quite heroic in their actions a said Hamad Abdul Aziz an exile working in Dhah ran about 180 Miles from this Border town. The resistance movements Day to Day operations Are being run from a heavily guarded building that also houses the kuwaiti government in exiles Oil ministry. A senior saudi official said sunday that the resistance is a growing in strength and stepping up attacks on the iraqi occupation army. Some 70,000 kuwaitis Are living in saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Guerrilla leaders said the resistance now num Bers thousands of personnel. A every Day we hear of 70 iraqi soldiers being killed by the resistance. This is not an exaggeration a said Anwar Al Dubij head of a group that helps Kuwait refugees in Khobiar about 180 Miles from the Border. There was no Way to independently confirm the kuwaitis claims. The resistance reports to the government in exile headed by Kuwait a Emir Sheik Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sabah and based in the resort town of taif in Southwest saudi Arabia. The resistance Headquarters near Khanji coordinates operations inside Kuwait As Well As smuggling ammunition and communications equipment into the occupied country the exiles said. It also runs a radio and television station. A kuwaiti guerrilla Leader who spoke on condition that he not be identified described a recent action that involved a woman who crossed the Border in a truck with a Man both disguised As bedouins. A saudi official confirmed that kuwaiti women Are involved in the resistance. Kuwaiti women like their saudi counterparts Are usually confined to the Home under islamic Law. For the most part they Lead sheltered lives wearing head to toe Black Robes to cover themselves in Public. In another operation Abdul Aziz said a woman in her 20s whose last name was Al Oraibi threw a hand grenade at a group of iraqi soldiers killing several before she too was slain. Other kuwaiti exiles said women staged a demonstration against the iraqis shortly after the aug. 2 invasion. Women have also provided intelligence information gleaned from trips around town to help fighters exiles said. The Well financed resistance does not need Money from the United states according to saudi and kuwaiti officials. A what we need is weapons a the guerrilla Leader said. Last week . Television networks reported that the Cia and army special forces troops were helping the resistance organize hit and run attacks on the iraqis who Are estimated to have 120,000 troops and 1,250 tanks in Kuwait. Some reports put the figure at around 200,000. No americans were involved in the fighting but kuwaiti fighters based near the Border were reported to be getting intelligence weapons radios advice on target selection and instruction from . Advisers the networks  Gulf states open their doors to . Warplanes Washington apr several smaller persian Gulf states Are shedding a traditional reluctance for close military links with the United states and letting . Combat planes use their bases Pentagon sources say. A a it a very important to the United states that our aircraft be Able to operate out of these nations in the persian Gulf a one source said monday. This official said defense Secretary Dick Cheney was Able to negotiate a a variety of agreements with the nations on the arabian Peninsula during his trip there last month. Asked to comment on the report during an appearance on abcs a Good morning America a Cheney said tuesday he would not go a country by country in detailing the nations involved and what . Forces they had accepted. But he said All a Are participating to one degree or another. The exact degree  Cheney said that some of the countries Are sensitive about acknowledging the presence of . Forces but that it was fair to say a there is More cooperation than there has Ever been  asked whether the presence of . Forces amounted to an implicit commitment to also defend those countries Cheney said a i think it  the threat posed by iraqi forces after Saddam Hussein a invasion of Kuwait a month ago prompted saudi Arabia the United Arab emirates and Qatar to allow . Warplanes to operate on their soil. Cheney was Able to extend those relationships to other persian Gulf states such As Bahrain and Oman said the sources who spoke on condition of anonymity. They did not have specifics on the aircraft deployment. Some nations have granted refuelling rights others have allowed cargo operations and still others have sanctioned the stationing of aircraft. Bahrain has agreed to accept Marine Fa-18 attack planes a-6 attack bombers av-8 harrier warplanes and ea-6 electronic jamming planes the new York times reported tuesday. In addition the United states deployed a a sizable number of f-16 fighters in the United Arab emirates and has Al 5s based in Oman the times reported. The United states already has acknowledged stationing a Squadron off a 6s in Qatar. Cheney met with saudi arabians King fahd just Days after iraqis invasion of Kuwait and reached agreement on the stationing of . Troops on saudi soil. Cheney returned to the persian Gulf two weeks after the invasion to help fortify Arab support against Iraq in discussions with the leaders of Bahrain Oman Qatar the United Arab emirates Egypt and saudi Arabia. Those countries warmed toward military cooperation with the United states during the eight year War Between Iran and Iraq when . Warships protected kuwaiti tankers from iranian attack in the persian Gulf. A a. A. A Aramco employee Richard Glaab lines up his Golf Ball on a Square of artificial turf at the Dhahran course. Saudi is a golfer s Nightmare with world s biggest Sand trap Dhahran saudi Arabia apr Mark Tucker a tee shot on the Dogleg Par-4 third Hole plopped Down right where he wanted it a in the Sand. The next shot was a Tough one a there was Little room behind the Green and a shot too Long would land out of Bounds. But Tucker again was near perfect dropping the Ball just to the left of the Green a in the Sand. Welcome to Golf desert style where every shot a or at least every Good shot a lands in the Sand. Even the greens a the locals Call them Browns a Are Sand packed hard by rollers and made into a Claylie substance by spraying them with the areas most abundant substance next to Sand a Oil. A sign at the first Hole warns golfers a no spiked shoes allowed on  you can to play this course with clubs and balls alone. Every player carries a Small Square of plastic grass placing it under the Ball before every shot to provide a not so Lush Green surface to hit off. Tucker played a round of Golf monday with a reporter who had spotted the course while flying Over it in a helicopter. Most Golf courses Are tucked into the Woods or alongside a Lake this one is Between a huge military air base and rows of Oil storage tanks. The rolling Hills country club is one of the Many recreation facilities offered to employees of saudi Aramco the huge Oil company in the North East saudi desert. A it is something else Isnit it a Tucker said during a nine Hole round monday. The Complex has 27 holes split Between the East West and South courses. These courses were built in the 1970s but there has been Golf at Aramco since not Long after the company was established 50 years ago. There a a driving Range too and a club where golfers can grab a Burger and non alcoholic Beer after a round. The wind on the Aramco course is fierce drives that begin straight can get carried 20 Yards or More off target. And in a game in which concentration is said to be the key to Success a screaming f-l5 Takeoff at the air base Down the Hill can be More than a bit unnerving. A you get used to it a said Tucker. About the Only elements of this Golf course that recall other courses of the world Are the Sand traps. But even they Are a bit different. When Tucker dropped a shot into a trap Short of the Green he did no to reach for a wedge. The Sand traps Here Are circled with Asphalt providing a hardened ram like lip. So Tucker used his Putter slapping the Ball into the slope and up onto the Green. The shot was unconventional but effective. A a that a one of our Only in Dhahran shots a Tucker said with a Grin. A they take