European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 14, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday february 14, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 3 Turkey in Ciurlik a War in the Gulf Jordan Amman Gulf War summary since Start of War reported by allies More than 67,000 sorties flown 31 killed in action including 12 americans and 19 saudis. 25 americans non combat deaths. An additional 105 americans listed As non combat deaths in operation desert shield before War. 46-Missirtg in action including 28 a americans eight British one italian and nine saudis. 12 prisoners of War including eight americans two British. One italian and one kuwaiti. It 29 Allied planes Tost 22 in combat including 15 american five British one kuwaiti and one italian. Non combat losses seven planes including five american one British and one saudi. Six american helicopters to non hostile causes. More than 1 04q iraqis taken prisoner 139 iraqi planes and four helicopters destroyed. A it 147 planes flown to Iran. Reported by Iraq More than 180 Allied Craft downed. More than 20 Allied prisoners held. 1,147 civilians and 90 soldiers killed. 750 civilians wounded. Allied pilots Are carving Kuwait and Southern Iraq into Quot killing boxes Quot rectangles of several Square Miles each. Missiles slammed into a Baghdad shelter Early wednesday. Witnesses said about 500 people were killed. The allies claim the site was an iraqi military command Post. Saudi Arabia pits of burning Oil spewing smoke in Kuwait Are complicating the allies air Campaign. Most of the 50 Oil Fields on fire were intentionally set by . Security a ,. A a a a. A. A. A. The White House Council met for v responded coolly to. The first time an overture from Iraq since the War that it might be willing started. To talk peace. . Military officials said Iraq has managed to Rig makeshift military communications and Supply links despite Allied bombing collected for possible War crimes trials by the Washington Post Basra along with a group of saudi prison Dhahran saudi Arabia the ers a Pentagon official said. . Central come is collecting details on . Officials said they were unable to alleged iraqi abuses of civilians and Mal confirm the iraqis account in part by treatment of . Prisoners of War for use cause Iraq has refused to comply with Inin possible War crimes trials of iraqi Lead Tyrna Tinnil Law no visions Remi Brinn a ers after the persian Gulf War is Over according to the chief . Military lawyer in saudi Arabia staff lawyers Are also exploring the possibility of trying iraqis leaders for the dumping of millions of barrels of Oil into the persian Gulf on the a grounds that deliberate <3amage to the environment could be found a a crime against humanity a the lawyer said. The Prospect of Art Quot International War crimes tribunal was raised anew this week following press reports that Iraq had moved two american pos a a Man and a woman a to Basra a military Corn Mand Center and key port City that has been the site of heavy Allied bombing. An iraqi pow said he had recently taken the two americans a one of them apparently army spec. Melissa , 20, the Only female american pow a to Ter National Law provisions requiring nations holding pos to give details about their status to the International red Cross. The report of the movement of americans to Basra highlights a the total disregard by the iraqi government to follow the Geneva convention rules a Marine Brig. Gen. Richard Neal said in Riyadh saudi Arabia. A acting under orders from the joint chiefs of staff army col. Raymond rup pert the . Staff judge advocate said he has formed a a War crimes documentation team to collect information on possible iraqi violations of the Geneva conventions of 1949 and other International treaties. T a we Are looking at reported events to try to determine if War crimes have been committed a Ruppert said in an interview. A at this Point nobody has made a decision to do anything. What we re trying to do is establish a data based that could help investigators if Allied forces enter Kuwait and begin vie viewing potential witnesses. The team has opened up about 100 files a he said including allegations of kuwaiti civilians being murdered by iraqi soldiers rapes removal of patients and medical equipment from kuwaiti hospitals and abuse of . Airmen captured during bombing missions Over Iraq. Much of the information comes from Public sources but the team also is receiving some classified details from . Intelligence agencies according to sources Here. A the idea of an International War crimes tribunal was suggested last August Quot by Margaret Thatcher then Britain a prime minister and a . Security Council Resolution passed last october authorized member states to collect information on potential iraqi breaches of International Law. A but the prosecution of alleged iraqi hold such a trial . Officials say. Testifying before the Senate foreign relations committee last week Secretary of state James Baker said in response to questions about a War crimes trial a i really done to think its appropriate Tor me at this stage to speculate what we might or might not decide to do with respect to iraqi War crimes. That a after All something that will have to be decided in consultation with our coalition nevertheless Ruppert confirmed that starting late last year Nis Small office based in Riyadh was told to begin the groundwork. Although the Hague convention of 1907 Laid out general a rules of War a and prohibited the attack of defenceless non military targets the Geneva conventions of 1949 Are the main body of International Law that would govern a trial of iraqi leaders Ruppert said. These four pacts spell out detailed rules for the conduct of warfare and the treatment of pos and civilians. A the pacts apply with the outset of War War crimes faces numerous Legal and to and Ruppert said that aug. 2, the Date Lotical hurdles in part because there is no Iraq invaded Kuwait could be considered established International authority to the starting Date. _. A
