European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday february >22, 1991 War in the Gulf i i . Military officials on thursday reported several cases of civil unrest in Iraq possibly directed at Saddam Hussein s ruling Arab baath socialist party or at the iraqi Leader himself. The officials said one was in Diw Aniyah but did not give details on the other  stars and stripes b Page 3 Durdan Gulf War summary reported thursday 2,400 Allied sorties. Since Start of War Allied sorties 68,000 missions flown reported by allies 38 killed in action including 19 americans and 19 saudis. 30 americans listed As non combat death Quot an additional 105 americans _ listed As non combat deaths in operation desert shield before War. 51 missing in action including 30 americans 10 British one italian and 10. Saudis. 13 prisoners of War including nine americans two British one italian and one kuwaiti. 42 Allied planes lost 33 in combat including 24 american six British one kuwaiti one to tartan one saudi. Non combat losses nine planes including seven american one British and one saudi. Eight american helicopters to non hostile causes. More than 1,780 iraqis taken prisoner 135 iraqi planes destroyed plus six helicopters. The us. Command said thursday two americans were killed in the crash of an army.oh-58 scout helicopter overnight while returning from combat operations along the Border. Saudi Arabia Allied pilots flying missions Over Kuwait reported thursday continued steady Success knocking out iraqi Armor. Kuwait is a burning cratered Battlefield they said. Two scud missiles were fired in the direction of Riyadh saudi Arabia on thursday in a rare Daylight attack the . Military command said. Riyadh terms of the soviet proposal were not disclosed but the Washington Post said thursday that president Bush asked Moscow for additional terms. These include iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait four Days from the time it agrees to do so disclosure of minefields and release of All . Troops Ponder iraqi threats by Edwin Chen the los Angeles times Eastern saudi Arabia As they wait for the order to Start a massive ground assault . Troops throughout the persian Gulf Region have plenty of time on their hands to Ponder and prepare for the Many remaining iraqi threats facing them. Among those Are mines attack helicopters and heavy artillery fire possibly laced with chemical weapons. If the final diplomatic efforts of the soviet Union fail Allied troops May quickly find themselves in Battle. A the scenarios Range from a Quick easy Victory a which is what everybody Hopes for a to a Long drawn out slug est a which is what everyone is concerned about a said Vlaj. Pete Peterson a 1st a Marine div officer. A. A a key to How lung Victory will take will be the Speed with Winch Allied forces especially the marines and the air Force can Des Lyciy the dug in iraqi artillery. The iraqis have an almost 5-to-l. Edge in artillery pieces Over the allies and some of those weapons have longer Range and possibly greater accuracy than . Equipment Allied officials say thus it will be up to . Planes to locate and destroy iraqi artillery. A a we la be under artillery big time a Marine pfc. Charles Helmik said. A we know there Are going to be casualties we just Hope it Isnit too  v added Lance Chi. Thomas Martin a you have to prepare yourself for the worst. Then it can Only get better.�?�. A the hard part is the artillery a said maj. Bob. Weimann executive officer of a mechanized battalion of the 2nd Marine div that will Lead the Way through the iraqi defenses., a but in a confident we can do  the combination of artillery and land mines May pose the most difficult Obsta cles for Allied forces. The iraqis Are believed to have Laid Down minefields up to a mile across in such a Way As  columns of Allied troops into a killing zones where iraqi artillery can Zero in on them. A turn around and Clear Dif Forejtt paths for troops and vehicles returning to the rear with the wounded. It will be up to army engineers to Clear paths in the minefields Lor the tanks. Later the same engineers will have to a these Guys Are Well trained a Brig. Gen. Charles Krulak a Marine commander said of his engineers. A we have rehearsed what we have to do both expected and unexpected. They know what they be got to do.�?�. As the engineers navigate their Way through the web of mines berms and trenches that May be filled with burning Oil their task could be further complicated by chemical attack. Senior Central come officials include ing Gen. 11. Norman Schwarzkopf have said publicly that they expect the iraqis to use their stockpiles of chemical weapons. A we feel very strongly obviously that he has that capability a Marine Brig. Gen. Richard Neal told reporters in Riyadh saudi Arabia on wednesday. A the most dangerous  Wor Rich about is Mustard Gas a said i t. Col. Virgil East Deputy commander for administration of the army a 12th Lva Cua Tion Hospital in Northern saudi Arabia. A it does no to present itself sometimes for hours or perhaps Days after it is on the  a single patient he said can contaminate an entire Hospital threatening the Hospital staff As Well. Last but not least is the threat of iraqis remaining Fleet of Abouk-200 attack helicopters. A they can pop up out of anywhere. They re hard to track a said capt. Jenks Reid commander of one of the army a 24ih div air defense batteries. The key defense against iraqi helicopters will be the Vulcan 20mni Cannon which is capable of firing 3,000 rounds a minute. ,. The 24th dives air defense Crews believe the iraqi helicopters will not operate independently As . Helicopters do. Rather iraqis helicopters Are More Likely to work in conjunction with specific ground units they said. --t1ri Finy cease2hd Ltd Dah b Rester per dieted. A a they re going to be coming out of the woodwork.�?�. This article was compiled from information gathered by Pentagon Media Pool reporters a