European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 08, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday february 8, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 3 lamp Eliaas. Turkey i in Ciurlik a War in the Gulf a customs specialist working for a . Company was shot dead thursday outside his Home near in Ciurlik a and the leftist group Dev sol claimed the killing As an anti War protest. Israeli sources wednesday said Iraq has moved its remaining Mobile scud launchers Quot farther East which explains Why its missile attacks have been largely ineffective recently. Scale of Miles v Iran Kirkuk key Allied naval forces major water desalination Plant Oil Silks. Cikrit Baghdad o 200 saudi Arabia the United states is stocking up on particularly deadly weapons including a bomb that spreads a Mist that blows up in midair journalists reported wednesday. The giant persian Gulf Oil Slick thursday touched Shore at Saf Aniya threatening production i n the world s largest offshore Oil Field. Iraq rata i Kuwait Gity Kuwait Al War smoke was seen billowing from Al Zafra thursday bolstering a kuwaiti assertion that Iraq has begun destroying Oil Fields in the tiny emirate. Riyadh Khorran Mshar Abadan so Khanji Al mishap Jubal j to Dhahran Bahrain Qatar. A amps update Sharon Kike by egyptian riot police scuffled with inti War protesters thursday after preventing demonstrators from marching to president Hosni Mubarak s office. At least two iraqi helicopters were shot Down by american planes wednesday and one army uh-1 Huey crashed from non combat causes killing one soldier., the Wisconsin followed the Lead of its sister battleship the Missouri turning its guns on an iraqi artillery position thursday. 600 iraqi tanks destroyed israelis say by Jackson Diehl a a the Washington Post. Jerusalem official israeli sources said wednesday that . And a lied forces have destroyed about 600 iraqi tanks and that at least one division of the elite Republican guard has been badly mauled in bombing raids. According to the israeli sources Iraq has moved its remaining Mobile scud missile launchers in Western Iraq to the area of Kay am about 40 Miles Northwest of the military site where some of the missiles were originally based. A. This the officials said explains in part Why iraqi missile attacks on Israel have been largely ineffective in the last 10 Days and none has been fired since saturday a a israeli assessments also show that 40,00q_of an estimated 300,000 tons of iraqi ammunition stocks have been destroyed in Allied air raids. Official sources said the relentless bombing has caused iraqi commanders to disperse ammunition from Central storage Sites making the stockpiles More difficult for the allies to attack but also less accessible to iraqi units deployed in Kuwait and Southern Iraq. A. A. A a the latest israeli assessments on the Progress of the Allied offensive were made available in interviews at a time when israeli officials Are trying to encourage the United states to begin a ground offensive against iraqi forces in Kuwait sooner rather than later. The israelis Are concerned that if Washington delays the ground attack the Alliance it has built May Wither for political reasons or pressure Wilt build for a negotiated settlement. The israeli comments came As soviet and turkish envoys met in Tehran with Iran a foreign minister to discuss a new iranian peace plan. Jordan a King Hussein also called for a cease fire wednesday. A the sources said the israeli assess ments which Are More detailed and differ considerably from some made Public by . And Allied officials Are based on information from both . And israeli intelligence. . Military sources in Washington disputed similar israeli assessments earlier this week with one saying a i have not heard any reports that a a israelis first priority in the War is the destruction of the iraqi military machine and the removal of president Saddam Hussein from Power. In Pursuit of that interest officials in prime minister Yitzhak Shamire a government have been arguing that the defeat of iraqis army will be easier than Many in the West believe. One senior government official said wednesday that the United states maybe withholding information on damage to iraqi forces in part because the Pentagon does not want to encourage expectations that a ground offensive is possible or advisable in coming Days t a a the american timetable for the ground attack is entirely military a said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity. A the problem is that for the arabs the timetable is political and Washington Sarah allies he said Are eager to end the War As quickly As possible because of the risk that popular opposition to the War will grow out of control in their countries. Israeli sources said several Days ago that two iraqi divisions had been involved in ground actions in Southern Kuwait and saudi Arabia last week. They said 400 to 500 armoured vehicles were destroyed in what they described As a a severe defeat for on wednesday the israelis said iraqi tank losses had mounted to about 600, out of some 4,000 tanks believed to be deployed in Kuwait and Southern Iraq. The israeli officials said their reports also showed that one of the eight Republican guard divisions deployed near the iraqi kuwaiti Border had been hit hard in relentless raids by . B-52 bombers and other aircraft. By the israeli account the division lost More than half of its tanks and armoured vehicles. However official sources suggested the damage was exceptional for the Overall Republican guard Force which is reported to be Well dug in. . Officials have shot own reluctance to discuss damage to the guard saying Only that a there has been damage done a but that it is a difficult to quantify a
