European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 a a the stars and stripes news Brief wednesday january 16,1991 a r a fearful lithuanians wait in soviet controlled capital Moscow up a soldiers patrolled the streets of the lithuanian capital of Vilnius tuesday and troops manned checkpoints on roads into the City but there was no new violence reported the government said. A government spokesman said lithuanians were bracing for More action by troops to reassert soviet control because the worlds attention was focused on the Jan. 15 deadline for Iraq to pull out of Kuwait. A we Are very pessimistic because this is the last Day before War May Start in Iraq a lithuanian parliament spokesman Haris Subacius said tuesday. A it has frightened us very a delegation sent by the federation Council and authorized to represent soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev continued mediating the lithuanian crisis three Days after 14 people were killed in a troop assault on the television Center. Pentagon from Page 1 to measures that we might have undertaken a he said there were now More than 415,000 . Troops in the persian Gulf Region. A fourth aircraft Carrier the America entered the red sea on tuesday bringing to six the number of carriers in the Region and within Range of Iraq. A the iraqis have More than 545,000 troops in what we Call the Kuwait theater of operations a Williams said. A a a -77/ �7 7 a a. A a a a 7 a a that a up 5,000 from our last briefing last a a a / 7 he said that with another 265,000 troops from Allied forces the number of soldiers confronting Iraq now totals 680,000. 7 Iraq continued to add to its forces stretching its defensive lines Westward from Kuwait into Southern Iraq Williams said. He said the . Forces had an estimated 4,200 tank sup 200 from last thursday 2,800 armoured personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles up 100 and 3,100 artillery pieces up 100. ? 7 y he said the increase in tanks artillery pieces and other armaments is consistent with a a Westward expansion of their defensive a there is no evidence that we can detect change in their fundamental posture. A they Are in defensive posture but Are capable of going on the offensive at Short notice a Williams added. A we done to see any evidence that they Are in any Way pulling out of Kuwait quite to the contrary. The number of tanks pieces has gone up which is not consistent with their going on at for residents of Riyadh saudi Arabia apr Gas Niass went on Sale for about $36tuesday at fire stations in this desert capital within reach of iraqi missiles but there were few outward signs that War May be imminent. A ominous a said a . Military officer when asked to describe the atmosphere in Riyadh a modern City of nearly 2 million people about 300 Miles South of the Iraq Kuwait Border. Newspapers reported a a feverish buying of bottled water canned food batteries and other essentials but business was slow at the a1 Shula shopping mall near the defense ministry. A Many people think the City is too far away to be in danger from iraqi attacks a said Abdullah Tayeb a store clerk at the mall. The City a first air raid drills starting sunday caused Little More than a Ripple and several people said they did not even hear the sirens. One Western Diplomat likened the general mood among saudis As similar to that in the United states a people facing a nothing but bad they done to want War but they feel that Saddam Hussein must be contained or it will upset the balance of Power in the Middle East a said the Diplomat who asked not to be named. V foreign communities were making their own preparations with the advice of their embassies. . Officials said Security had been increased at the american embassy but would not discuss French embassy closed its school but most other foreign schools were reportedly still functioning. Some handed out special instructions to students on How to Pace take shelter during an air raid. Most foreign families who planned to leave the East pm province a where the bulk of the .-led multinational forces Are based have already done so some within the past week. These included Many of the 2,500 american employees of Aramco the saudi owned Oil company and their families. The Aramco school which operates on a trimester system continue classes. Domestic flights out of Dhahran the Center of the Eastern province 210 Miles Northeast of Riyadh have been jammed in recent Days but the exodus apparently had More to do with a school Holiday than fear of attack american military personnel based in Riyadh were other than random terrorism the main iraqi threat to Riyadh appeared to be Long Range missiles. But . Officers said any scud missile fired at the necessary distance would have to have so Light a warhead it would cause Little damage. With the reported help of German austrian and other nations technicians the iraqis have cannibalized their scuds to produce longer Range variants known As the Al Hussein and Al Abbas. These carry smaller warheads a Down to 396 pounds a and have larger fuel tanks giving a Range up to 560 Miles 7 a a 77 7,. A 7 �/7 7 7� 7" a a a a a such a missile could carry a chemical payload but a at that Range its realty nothing More than a terror weapon a said one officer. A the Odds of hitting anything significant Are pretty a / 7 from Page 1 cide missions Are ready for the a Mother of Ai thaw a the newspaper of iraqis ruling baath party said in a front Page editorial tuesday that Kuwait is under Iraq and a will remain so in London 28 iraqi diplomats ordered to leave Britain some in the 75-member party chanted a Long live sad Damlo and other slogans As they were escorted to a flight to Amman Jordan. Allies in the 28-nation coalition arrayed against Iraq were girding for Battle. T a we Are not thirsting for War though if it comes. I believe it would be a just War a British prime minister. John major told the House of commons. Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney said Canada which has about 1,850 troops in the Gulf Region will join in any military attack against Saddam. A / at the United nations the Security Council considered a final Call for an iraqi withdrawal. The proposed statement makes a a last urgent solemn Appeal to presi a Dent Saddam Hussein. To display Wisdom and responsibility and to take the Only necessary step which is to withdraw unconditionally from if Saddam withdraws a the can still Avert War a it says. Some other nations said they were continuing diplomatic efforts. Iran a islamic Republic news Agency re ported that the Tehran government was in touch with a number of unidentified countries trying to stave off War. 7 some Pentagon and administration officials have privately predicted that Bush would wait for several Days after the deadline before making a military move. But the White House has said publicly that Iraq would be on a borrowed time from the moment the deadline expired. It has also been suggested that a night strike is likelier because of the West a More sophisticated aircraft and night vision technology. But a new Moon comes tuesday and will grow brighter each night until the end of the month., a a. 7 a. 7 -77 it 7 7 77 a a "�7 7 amid the escalating preparations for War tens of thousands of demonstrators in cities on five continents rallied for peace. 7, .��77777 777 a. A a a a a 77/. ,7 a. Church Bells pealed across the United states As the War Vigil began. In san Francisco riot Clad police made dozens of arrests after thousands of activists blockaded entrances to the Federal building. 7 7 ? in Israel which Iraq has said it will attack first in the event of War about 20,000 jews prayed at Jerusalem a Western Wall. A 7, a 7. A a. 7- 7. Across the persian Gulf Region people sealed their Homes against possible chemical attack arid flights out of the area were heavily Booke d. The state department extended a travel advisory Al ready in effect for much of the Middle East saying americans should leave Pakistan and Sudan because of Usta = ble conditions related to the Gulf crisis. Dependents of remaining . Embassy employees in Pakistan were ordered to depart. Arafat from Page 1 and tunisian police stormed the House and detained him Plo commanders said. Abdel Hamidas wife and daughter were freed unharmed. A a a a Plo communique described the gunman As a a planted agent who undertook dealings with traitorous parties a an apparent reference to Abu Nidal. It called the slayings Many palestinians however blamed Israel for the killings. A. Israeli defense minister Moshe Arens denied his county was responsible. A Uttie answer is definitely no we had nothing to do with it a he told Abc to. A i think it was probably the work of some dissident faction in the Plo. A we Here Are Busy preparing ourselves just in ease Saddam Hussein makes Good on his threats against israeli sources have acknowledged that Israel was responsible for the 1988 assassination outside Tunis of Plo Deputy commander Khalil Wazir. Government officials never confirmed that Israel was behind his murder. A t in the israeli occupied territories tuesday palestinians poured into the streets to protest the killings hurling stones at soldiers and raising Black flags of mourning. 7 7 a. Arab reports said army gunfire killed two protesters and wounded at least 60. A who else is behind the killing. But the israelis a said Al Omarie a brother Ahmed from his Home in Gaza City. A Sisr Rael chose the time As the rest of the world is Busy with the Gulf v mosques blared verses of the Koran in refugee Camps in Sidon Lebanon and schools restaurants and shops closed i mourning. Arafat ordered thousands of guerrillas in Lebanon to go on Alert to a face All military possibilities in the police in Tunis described the slayings As a settling of scores by rival palestinian factions. They arrested an unspecified number of palestinians a fall known to the Plo a tunisian radio reported. Israeli army radio reported 12 palestinians were arrested in Tunis. Plo Security sources said Abu Zid split from Abu Nidal during a Mutiny in Libya in the ranks of Abu Nidal a dissident Fatah revolutionary Council. He flew to Tunis where the Plo is headquartered six months ago and was hired As a to Dygus Ard for Abdel Hamid. Despite Abu Zids involvement with Abu Nidal Plo Security sources in Tunis and the organizations , representative m. Nasser Al Kiowa blame 1. Ings on Israel. A the israelis Are the Only ones which gain interest through such terrorist actions a Al Kiowa said. A Arafat was on his Way from Jordan to Paris for talks on the persian Gulf crisis when he was informed of the assassinations by radio the Plo commander said. The Plo Leader cancelled his visit but his whereabouts was not known Khalaf 57, also known As Abu Iyad was the flows counterintelligence chief. A native of Jaffa in what is now Israel he had topped israelis wanted list As a Mastermind behind the Black september terrorist group which killed 11 israeli athletes at the Munich olympics. During the 1956 Middle East War Wazir Arafat and Khalaf met As students in Egypt. =7 7 7 a 7.77. They later were reunited in Kuwait and in 1965 founded Fatah As an underground group dedicated to regaining the land palestinians lost to Israel. 7 Abu Nidal whose real name is Sabri Al Banna split from Fatah in 1973. He has topped International most wanted lists for terrorist attacks including the massacre at the Vienna Austria and Rome airports in 1985. Abu Nidal has vowed to kill Arafat for seeking a negotiated settlement with the israelis. Arafat has ordered that Abu Nidal be killed. 7 v
