European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 01, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday. February 1, 1991 in the Gulf the St Fis and stripes a a k k Pago 7 iraqi trained groups of terrorists based globally officials say by Saul Friedman and knit Royce a r a a a new Day. A a a a a a a a Washington Iraq has dispersed around the Globe More than 1,it00 iraqi an i palestinian terrorists who received extensive training at four Camps around Baghdad last year according to Intelli Genee sources. Although there s been a suite Jpn terror activity since Jan. 16 a More than 60 Ines dents by a state department count a they appear to Hayes edit largely the work of indigenous groups or amateurs supporting Iraq and the damage has been relatively Mihor. T Bush administration officials and Conn Tei terrorism specialists say it Wili be extremely difficult for the newly deployed terrorists from Iraq to conduct significant operations six parts say the iraqi Pierrr prints Lack the experience and organizational in. Fraser Leturc of traditional terrorist groups notably the Abu Nidal organization. In addition tie intelligence1 services of several countries especially those who form the military Alliance against Iraq closely monitored the surveillance activities of iraqi agents since the aug.�?~2 inva Sion of Kuwait. Since the Start of 1991, dozens of these agents who were working under diplomatic cover a have been exp hed. Affus in an Appa a prevent Core hero worshippers pakistani volunteers from a religious group called Khazar Tehorik Wear photos of Ira dictator Saddam Hussein As they take Basic military training at a Camp near Lahore Pakistan. The men said they were willing to join Iraq s fight against the coalition in the persian Gulf War. A it latently successful Effort or eve n t cd re d e me 1i1 s of t a d i t to h a 1 terrorist organizations from linking up with the newly trained cadres from Iraq the United states and the soviet Union have pressed the countries sponsoring these organizations a especially Syria Libya and Iran a to restrain them. A despite tie Early positive signs a state department oleic Ial warned that danger remains these Are deadly groups and. Its not Clear that anyone a. Can control their v More than 1,000 palestinian is and iraqis completed several months of training at four Camps outside Baghdad late last year intelligence sources said and have since been dispatched throughout live world they acc lived training in assassination techniques hijacking car and air plane bombing and shooting from a speeding Moore Cycle the sources said. The targets of preference they said appear to be . Military and other government installations abroad. Many of the terrorists have gone to b a Angkok til a Iland w lie re a i Tho cities Are rounding up suspects. Bangkok is described As a logistics Center for planned iraqi terror i attacks in of the close monitoring of iraqi embassies after aug. 2, More than 100 iraqi agents have been expelled from countries other thai Britain. Britain alone has to Date arrested deported expelled or detained fio iraqis. The United Stales did not expel specific iraqi ditto a Mats but direct go its embassy Here to reduce its staff from 14-to four. Quot the iraqis Aren t going to be any Damn Good if Thev Are operationally iraqi run said David Long a state Ixo part Mene terrorism expert Quot a to far More seated of Abu Nidal. Who s got a track record Damn Good a said that training in terrorism Camps is in itself in sullivent. Quot they can teach you electronics explosives surveil Lance the tactical stuff. But to put it All to Geilier is really Ive said. It or How Well the iraqi trained cadres have been Able to the a m u p w i t i so me in e pliers of Trad i fit in 11 terrorist groups. Some of them including the Abu Nidal organization opened offices in bag Hal and Early last be a a so u Recs said St ate depart Ninf officials said that the United states with help from the soviet Union has won help from syrian president Hafez Assad in keeping a lid on a Kivilius of terrorists headquartered in Damascus including Ahmed Jibril a main suspect in the bombing of pan am flight 103 Over Lockerbie Scotland israelis itching to ferret out Iraq s Mobile scuds by Daniel Williams r the los Angeles times Jerusalem a israeli commandos guided by a bedouin tracker sneak across the Western iraqi desert in search of camouflaged bunkers hiding scud missile launchers. They approach a launcher from a Safe Dis Uince and l silently Plant a Honing Devoke of Harriit direct Jet bomb Iii i strikes on the position and eliminate at least one threat to Tel Aviv from the erratic rockets. Their work accomplished the commandos hike out of the desert to Turkey for the secret return Home us the planes leave on a scud raid. A seemingly the stuff of . Joe comics this is one of the scripts designed by israeli military experts to show howler add a armed forces might put an end to the scuds More efficiently than operating out of saudi Arabia. Hand Over tote n i Battna i is re Fra l�rr.,r----., hitting Iraq As Long As it is convinced that the allies Are working against the. Scuds and if the damage to Israel remains tolerably Light. But that attitude has been tested in recent Days by escalating rhetoric from iraqi Hussein who has threatened to unload not Only explosive warheads on Israel but also chemical biological and nuclear weapons. Earlier this week. Defense minister Moshe Arens said Israel has practice Means of destroying the missiles. A a there Are plans a he added while his government press d the United states for approval to strike _ there is a groundswell of military opinion that Israel should go after the scuds israeli officials said Confidence that Israel can succeed seems from its experience in Middle East Battle and the desire to enter the fight derives in part from israelis tradition of Independent action and disco Ort at dependence on the United states. Am of the plans floated publicly and in private suffer from difficult problems. Israel is not fighting an enemy on its Border and would have to Cross hostile territory and Long distances to engage the iraqis. American reluctance to involve Israel is also a hindrance almost any plan would need . Approval if not open cooperation in any Case israeli suggestions for taking out the missiles fall mainly into three categories. The United states and its allies could put any of them into operation if they were willing to devote resources to the Job. Otherwise Israel claims it has the resources to do it Fifthe United states is willing to cooperate. Ten Tolu t i o is Quot her it m e s i g n a t Estby test Rit balances to trademark israeli solutions to past crises South. Lebanon Entebbe and Suez. The South Lebanon solution refers to the raids that. Israel undertakes a a against guerrilla bases in Lebanon when its North Border is attacked. Applied to Iraq it simply Means that Israel would launch its powerful air Force against the scuds. _. Entebbe refers to the legendary 1976 Rescue in Uganda of israeli Jet passengers who were taken hostage by palestinian terrorists. Applied to Iraq it is merely a catch All name for a daring undercover raid. He most a a. Quot a com Monty heard proposal is for trackers to sneak into Iraq and pinpoint targets finally there is the Suez solution which refers to the crossing of the Suez canal to Gay israeli troops during the 1973 Middle East War. The goal was partly to silence egyptian artillery with the alarming physical presence i the army. Applied to Iraq it refers to the occupation of the Western desert to destroy Mobile launchers. This suggestion is most commonly directed toward the United Stales which has troops and attack Heli Eop ters in neighbouring saudi Arabia. Israeli troops would have to be carried a Long distance and if they were using their own helicopters the logistics would again require passage through Syria Jordan or Turkey. It a a maybe Israel could improve its Security but is it Worth it to break up the co Anion Quot asked Joseph Al Pher editor of the Jaffe centers annual Survey of the military balance in the Middle East. Alphur contends that none of the plans is guaranteed to put an end to the scud threat and that the danger of a wider Middle East War and damage to the . Coalition outstrips the benefits however the aggressive mood in Israel has been eased somewhat by iraqis lessened ability to attack Israel. . Officials have reported Success in knocking out fixed launchers. Israeli officials were also heartened when some Long Range iraqi bombers fled to iran..-supplied Patriot anti missile batteries have Given Israel a measure of Confidence because of their Good performance in taking out most incoming scuds. A
