European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 01, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday february 1,v199 Quot a the stars and stripes a a a Page 3 War in the Gulf scale of Miles Turkey Kirkuk amp Samarra Baghdad mll�0 an iraqi scud missile landed in the israeli occupied West Bank thursday evening but no injuries or damage were reported a second Oil Slick has been coming from an iraqi offshore Oil platform at Mina Al bar for several Days Allied officials said wednesday. A Karba Hilla a an Najaf about 50 Marine troops tuesday recaptured the tiny kuwaiti Island of umm Al Mara dim. Key a a i. Air bases pm or 1 a. 8 conventional weapons plants 1= chemical nuclear biological warfare facilities Quot a a a a a. T a Quot Allied naval forces a major water desalination Plant Oil Slick iraqi troops. M scud hit a Lina hair Al Batin saudi troops backed by marines. Thursday recaptured the coastal town of Khanji after More than a Day of fighting that followed an iraqi assault into saudi Arabia. Allied soldiers from saudi Arabia and Qatar and units of the 1st Marine div repelled an armoured attack that began tuesday evening and lasted until thursday afternoon. Eleven marines died in the assault and about 160 iraqis were taken prisoner. Kun Bahrain Riyadh a amps Wes goo hoi marines outside Khanji thursday said five or six iraqi divisions were reportedly massing near Al Zafra probably in preparation for a new attack. Marines Kuwait City Kuwait International. Airport second kuwaiti Island Alamid fifty troops from the 13th Marine expedition unit retook umm Al Mara dim on tuesday after which they blew up anti aircraft and artillery units. Kuwait scale of Miles 10 20 saudi Arabia Al Khirman a a by the stars and stripes umm Al Mara dim Island Kuwait the kuwaiti Flag and an explosion induced Cloud of smoke signalled the return of this tiny Island to its rightful owner. About 50 troops from the 13th Marine expeditionary unit blew up iraqi anti aircraft and artillery As it ended its assault and capture of umm Al Mara dim an Island Only about 440 Yards Long and 330 Yards wide. There were no iraqi soldiers on the Island though the marines did no to know that when some 50 of them were flown there about noon tuesday. _ l a in 29 minutes we declared the Island Safe and we set about confiscating equipment and deciding what to destroy and what to bring Back a said it. Col. George Flinn. A. _ a a a a a he led the marines onto the Island which is_12 Miles off Kuwait. It was the second Island to be reclaimed by . Forces. On Jan. 24, Sarah Island which is even smaller was taken from iraqi control. Five iraqi soldiers we killed and about 50 prisoners were taken in that action. That experience led to caution As the assault on umm Al Mara dim was planned. A we did no to know exactly what we were going to find a said col. John e. Rhodes commander of the 13th expeditionary unit. A although the marines found no soldiers it was Quot obvious that those troops who had been there must have left in a hurry. Among the abandoned items found by the invaders were a 30-Inch television set a number of plates and other eating utensils so Jmc prayer rugs stacks of military gear and cases of ammunition Flinn said. Communication towers on the Island convinced coalition intelligence that the Island was being used to warn the iraqis about Allied air attacks into Kuwait Marine officials said. The equipment was blown up about 3 15 . Tucs Day to  from being used again. The coalition is studying possible ways that the Island can be used a commander said Beto Rethe blast Mumn tasted a kuwaiti Flag atop one of the communication towers. A it looked Nice up Lohere a said  wind was blowing. It was a Clear Day and it looked like it belonged  Cpl. Larry p. Hudson who said he had the jitters before the Landing said he Felt something big was accomplished on the Small Island. A it made me very proud a he said a we took Aart of Kuwait and gave it Back to the  information for this article waa gathered by Pool reporters in the Gulf