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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, February 28, 1991

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 28, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                War in the Gulf Gulf War summary since Start of War Allied sorties 100,000 missions flown. Reported by allies 109 killed in action including 62 / americans and 47 other allies. A 52 americans listed As non combat deaths. An additional 105 americans listed As non combat deaths in. Operation desert shield before War. 51 missing in action including 30. A american Soto British one italian and 10 saudis. 1-3 prisoners of War including nine americans two British one italian and one kuwaiti. A 45 Allied planes lost 36 in combat including 27 american six British one kuwaiti one italian and one saudi. Non combat losses nine plane including seven american one British and one saudi. Fourteen american helicopters to non hostile causes. More than 32,000 iraqis taken prisoner. Allied forces were cutting off fleeing divisions of Iraq s Republican guard. The allies hoped to trap them East of invading Allied units and South of the euphrates River thereby cutting off any escape route to Baghdad. More than 100,000 Allied troops were in Iraq. Euphrates River Iran Rau Khatain so Sabriya a Babiyan a Island to y Kuwait \ an american a-10 anti tank plane mistakenly fired on two British infantry vehicles killing nine British soldiers. A British official said the incident occurred tuesday in the heat of combat Al Jahirah Kuwait City s International Airport was retaken by the allies following a two Day tank Battle with iraqi troops for / Hafar Al Batin at least 590 kuwaiti Oil Wells have been set ablaze by iraqi forces and Many other facilities have been destroyed. As Saddawi saudi Arabia it it a t3 c a o Roc co. A co to q. A co 06 co key scale of Miles 0 25 us. And saudi troops or marched into the City with kuwaiti resistance fighters. . Marines combed neighbourhoods looking for iraqi troops. Kuwaiti soldiers triumphantly raised their Flag and the exiled kuwaiti Emir imposed martial Law. Allied naval forces i Oil Field Sab Khas soft ground and wadis dry River Beds two american women were among the 28 killed in the iraqi scud missile attack on a . Barracks outside Dhahran saudi. Arabia. They were the first women reported killed in the Gulf Wick president Bush and Secretary of state James Baker met wednesday with British foreign minister Douglas. Hurd to discuss the Gulf War and postwar developments. The French reported the deaths of seven american soldiers operating under French command including two  French also reported two killed the first French soldiers to die in the ground War. I k  
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