European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Pace 10 b the i stars and sir ?e5 Friday feb rus v 1 5. 1991 . May announce bombing targets from Page 1 a a a a a / the communique re 3rd Over Baghdad a radio said the figure was not final because rescuers Stilt Ere searching , a a a a. A asked if the consider warning the. Iraqis either with leaflets or broadcast announces before in cities Neal replied a a \ a thar s one of Many options that we re exploring and be continue to explore. Obviously we re not fighting the iraqi people and any option that we can pursue t might Lessen any civilian casualties or collateral damage wet e going to pursue that very r. Iraqi officials said wednesday nights raids were con Side r a ply. Less intense than those or the previous night and targeted. Mainly the downtown Baghdad telecoms my Dicia Tiosh Center inflicting damage on nearby houses and business centers. A a a Neal said the air Force ef-111a Raven radar jamming Piane crashed in Northern saudi Arabia while returning from a combat Mission thursday morning killing both american airmen aboard. A a a Neal said the plane May have been hit by iraqi fire before crossing the /. A a a a a a. Iraq also fired two scud missiles at hair Al Batin near a major saudi military base but Neal said no Patriot mis Silas were fired in response because the City is not within a a the envelope of Patriot some damage and minor injuries we re re ported from falling debris. 1 Neal said it a appeared that the scuds broke up in flight Neal repeated Allied charges that iraqi president Saddam Hussein has knowingly put civilians at risk. He declined to comment specifically on reports that Iraq has been using the Ai Rashid hotel in Baghdad where Many foreigners Are housed As a military communications Center. a a but in Washington a government official who spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed the hotel contains a key military communications Center. The new York times reported thursday the existence of the Center. The hotel manager denied the building houses a military communications Center and he sought to Back his Case by allowing foreign reporters to conduct a search which included the basement. Reporters found was no sign of any tunnels in the basement linking the hotel to 1 underground fat any one a Neal bristled at a. Cues in about whether the had avoid Etc cab Mhz the. Ai Rashid hotel Only. Because its occupants were Aye Erners As opposed to the killed i wednesday s attack. A. A a a think we categorize civilian westerners of ,&Quot he said. A. A a a a a. In Baghdad thousands of angry iraqis marched to a a cemetery to civilians killed in the . Bombing of a Structure where they had taken shelter a a. 1 . The building said that by Sundown a wednesday 195 bodies had Bee recovered and hundreds More . Beneath piles of Concrete and twisted Metal. /. A it. He. -./, a a a a As coffins draped flags ered into a Mas grave crowds a shouted anti american slogans. -�?.Bush,.bush, you will. Payter All crimes shedding innocent blood every Day a the mourners pledged. A a a Quot a. Palestinians in a half dozen Towms. And cities in the occupied West. Bank began a three Day general strike thursday to mourn the Baghdad civilian Deatly a. A. In Jordan which has a Large palestinian population King Hussein expressed outrage at the bombing and called Foran immediate cease fire and an investigation the . Security council�/,./ a a a hundreds of people gathered outside the . Embassy in Amman Jordan on wednesday night chanting a death to America a and waving Lack flags of condemnation of the United states was not Universal however a a in a a a a Iraq should announce its withdrawal from Kuwait of avoid any bombing of military targets that could hit civil. Ians a said egyptian president Hosni Mubarak a member of the Allied coalition. A in the face of fighting some peace efforts continued. Soviet president Mikhail set Gorbachev met thursday with minister. minister was scheduled to leave thursday for the soviet Union to meet with Gorbachev. a a a and iraqis foreign minister Tariq Aziz is to visit Moscow on sunday and meet with Gorbachev in visit by such a High ranking iraqi official since the War began. The visit follows a Mission to Baghdad this week by Gorbachev a envoy Yevgeny Primakow. Saddam was reported to have told Primakow that Iraq . And saudi soldiers patrol afr Al Batin in northeastern saudi Arabia following a rare Daylight scud missile attack thursday. The two iraqi missiles fired apparently broke up in flight. Was ready to cooperate with the soviets in their efforts to reach a was no mention of relinquishing Kuwait a the principal Allied demand. The Issue of civilian casualties was expected to be raised at a closed door meeting of the . Security Council on thursday. �?oiraq1 is fighting a major Campaign to discredit the Council its resolutions and the United nations a . Ambassador Thomas Pickering said. A we must not Send signals which Iraq will misuse and mis perceive that the Council is not firm in its decisions and is not intent on seeing them iraqis information minister Latif Jassim on thursday called . Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar a a filthy and criminal conspirators for a maintaining silence toward the crimes of the americans and their along the desert front in Northern saudi Arabia Allied forces fired artillery barrages overnight and there was heavy Allied air bombardment of iraqi positions before Dawn. A a a a a. The bombing was taking its toll on the iraqi troops. Egyptian army officials said the largest group of iraqi deserters to Date a 22 a walked across the Border and surrendered Early thursday morning. In an Azacs surveillance plane High Over saudi Arabia the air Force directed dozens of air strikes and pm Bat air patrols Over Iraq and occupied Kuwait Early thursday. One Mission was by b-52 Strat fortresses that bombed a missile Assembly and repair facility near the iraqi City of Taji other targets included troops and artillery along the kuwaiti coastline the key iraqi Supply line City of Basra and depots in Kuwait. Wave after wave of air Force a Lar Navy a-6 and other aircraft went after iraqi ground a forces. a not one iraqi aircraft was detected airborne during the night.�?�,. A. A Quot a a a a a a a. There were daytime air raid alerts thursday for the first time in Riyadh and in neighbouring Bahrain in the persian Gulf. Sirens also sounded in Dhahran site of a Large Allied air base,. Cargo plane to transport missiles to Turkey for Germany Bonn Germany a the German air Force i Nur Day said a giant . Cargo plane would transport anti aircraft missiles to Turkey after the Pilot of a chartered soviet plane refused to deliver the weapons. An air Force c-5 Galaxy transport plane was expected at Cologne Bonn Airport thursday to pick up the missiles said a German air Force official. The. German government assigned 16 Roland and nine Hawk miss Fie systems to Turkey last month. The missiles Are meant to help protect Turkey which has been allowing Allied warplanes to take off from its bases for attacks on Iraq. German officials had chartered a soviet transport plane to deliver the missiles but the soviet Pilot last weekend refused to allow them to be loaded at Cologne Bonn Airport. Closing from Page 1 Down old facilities and building an underground parking garage. After the hotels close the . Army in Europe will negotiate the return of the properties to the owner the German government Connors said. In addition to the five hotels 100 other smaller buildings will be involved in the turnover. A Usa eur spokeswoman said thursday that a any decisions regarding the return of any installation and facility used by arc Europe will be made follow ing consultations with Host nation government officials a. The Alpine resorts offer a variety of recreational activities to . Identification cardholders. Chi Emsee offers such activities As sailing windsurfing canoeing scuba diving hang gilding and downhill skiing. The resort is about 42 Miles Southeast of Munich on one of Germany a largest lakes. Garmisch guests can go hiking ice skating White water rafting bicycling Mountain climbing and Cross country and downhill skiing. They can also play Golf and outdoor and indoor Tennis. Garmisch is about 57 Miles Southwest of Munich. At Berchtesgaden hotel guests can enjoy such activities As hiking downhill and Cross country skiing White water rafting Mountain climbing canoeing Snow boarding Golf and outdoor Tennis. The resort is about 12 Miles Southwest of Salzburg Austria All arc locations offer special pro Grams for children and Day trips to nearby castles and tourist attractions. Contributing to Tholf report Rosemary Sawyer in Darmstadt Germany and Chuck Vlinch in Washington
