European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 b the stars and stripes Friday March 22/1991 Iraq Kuwait saudi Arabia 50 Miles plane crash Kuwait City a persian \ Gulf the saudi transport plane was carrying mostly senegalese military personnel. 98 die in saudi plane crash a Dhahran saudi Arabia apr a saudi transport plane trying to land in bad weather and the smoke from burning kuwaiti Oil Fields crashed thursday killing 92 senegalese soldiers and six saudi Crew members officials said. Three senegalese soldiers survived the crash in Northern saudi Arabia officials said. All of the senegalese soldiers were part of the Allied Force deployed in the persian Gulf War. They were being flown Back to their base after making a pilgrimage to Mecca islam a holiest site officials said. A. A. A the plane crashed while trying to land because of bad weather and poor visibility resulting from the Clouds of smoke from the Oil Wells set ablaze in Southern Kuwait by the ruler of Iraq a said an official saudi statement. ,. The statement attributed by the saudi press Agency to a source at the ministry of defense said 101 people were aboard the saudi air Force c-130, 95 senegalese aboard plus the six Man saudi Crew a saudi military official who spoke on condition of anonymity said the crash occurred at 5 20 . When the c-130 was trying to land at Ras Al mishap on the coast just South of Khanji. The flight had originated in Liddah. ,. Senegal a defense minister Medo unc fall said 92 of his nations soldiers died and three survived. He said an eight Day period of National mourning was declared in Senegal. The senegalese defense ministry said the dead would not be flown Home but would be buried in saudi Arabia to be close to islam a holiest shrines. Fall said the soldiers All muslims had a fallen on the Field of the Faith thousands of Kilometres from Home where they had gone to defend peace and a a a. Senegal contributed 500 troops to the coalition that drove iraqi forces from Kuwait in a six week offensive that ended in a cease fire feb. 28. The senegalese troops were not deployed in combat areas but their base near Khanji was hit by an iraqi missile on feb. 21 and eight soldiers were debates Jordan Aid War costs Washington apr . Lawmakers thursday began working on Compromise legislation concerning Aid to Jordan and a suspension of arms sales to six . Allies that have yet to fulfil pledges to help pay for the persian Gulf War. The House and Senate have each passed different versions of two major spending Bills and they must Settle their differences before voting on a final congressional Bill. One measure would finance direct . Costy of fighting Iraq and the other contains Aid to Israel and Turkey. V / on wednesday the Senate added to the legislation a $57 million Cut in Aid to Jordan As lawmakers voiced resentment Over King Hussein a support for Iraq during the War a. A a a. A a president Bush said the Senate a move would hinder Lus ability to work toward a Mideast peace settlement even though it left intact $253 million in Aid committed to Jordan in prior years. The King himself appeared on american television thursday to object to the Senate a decision. A i believe that there has been so much misunderstanding of our stand a Hussein said on the Abc a a today show. A the stand was for peace. The stand was for the Resolution of the problem if possible by peaceful means.�?�. The Senate also forbade the sales of . Weapons to All six countries that promised to help the United states pay its War Bills. Of the $54.5 billion in Aid promised by saudi Arabia Kuwait the United Arab emirates Japan Germany and South Korea just $25.6 billion has been paid. The House did not Block Aid to Jordan and simply warned the six allies that Congress would take a appropriate action if they did not make Good on their pledges. Quota. A a. V 1 a Quot a a another difference was Over a Senate requirement that Congress approve any decision by the Bush administration to leave weapons behind in the Mideast. The provision would put a crimp in israeli Hopes of keeping Patriot missiles stationed there. I a statement from Bonn on thursday could intensify the debate in Washington. Germany said it will ask the United states How it calculated its War costs and indicated it will also ask Washington whether it needs the remainder of funds promised by Bonn. Germany says it has paid two thirds of the 8.2 billion Marks $5 billion it promised to the United states. The third payment Falls due on March 28. Dieter Vogel spokesman for Chancellor Helmut Kohl said Germany a stands by its agreed to payment obligations to the United states of America. That also holds True for the Date of the final due but he said Germany wants to discuss with . Officials a a How the american government assesses the total costs of the Gulf War and How that affects the amount to be contributed by the Page 1. About returnees such As the number of civilians and soldiers Huguenin stressed the 1,150 kuwaitis were released As part of continuing consultations with the iraqis not As a result of the talks in Riyadh which did not begin until after the releases took place. Previously Iraq had allowed at least 1,200 detained kuwaitis to return to their country. Elizabeth Dole president of the american red Cross said wednesday that Iraq was still detaining about 5,000 kuwaitis a some of the kuwaitis were rounded up during the months of iraqis occupation of the emirate and some were taken in the last few Days before Allied forces drove iraqi troops from Kuwait. The two sides have met twice in Saf Wau Iraq since the War ended in the temporary cease fire on feb. 28. The last meeting was sunday. The iraqis at thursdays talks were flown in a chartered red Cross plane from Baghdad to a military Airport in Riyadh Huguenin said. The talks began after the Muslim participants finished their if tar or evening meal which Breaks the daytime fast during the holy month of Ramadan Huguenin declined to identify the iraqis or say whether they were military officers or civilians. The red Cross and several Allied officials also refused to disclose the meeting location in Riyadh besides. The iraqis american and. Kuwaiti officials partic rated Huguenin said British sources said a British representative also would attend. The meeting thursday was originally called to discuss increasing the number of iraqi pos being repatriated to their country. The last Transfer took place tuesday when a group of 500 iraqis returned Home. That brought the number returned to Iraq since the end of hostilities last month to about 2,400, but that is Only a fraction of the estimated 60,000 iraqis in Allied hands. In other developments thursday a iraqis opposition said that helicopter gunships were dropping acid on kurdish rebels in the North arid that attacks with napalm bombs and chemical weapons in the South have killed 15,000 people. In a statement carried by the official iranian Media the supreme Assembly of the islamic revolution of Iraq said Saddam a loyalist forces a used ground to ground missiles napalm bombs and chemical weapons against the people in Najaf killing More than 15,000 rebel claims that Saddam Hussein had used unconventional weapons to crush dissent have been impossible to verify. The United states has said it had no Evi dance that such weapons have been deployed. A japanese television showed a videotape film of kurd celebrating the capture of Kirkuk the first Independent confirmation of the rebels claim to have seized iraqis Northern Oil Center. The Kurdistan democratic party had announced wednesday that rebels had wiped out the last pockets of government resistance in Kirkuk 140 Miles North of Baghdad after a intense Street a opposition forces said the worlds highest shiite authority grand Ayatollah Abul Hassan Al Khoei has been arrested in Najaf and taken to Baghdad. The shiites Are battling government forces in Southern Iraq. A a iop urn envoy reported that serious epidemics threaten Iraq and recommended food and fuel be sent Immy dial Ely to Avert a human catastrophe. A a there needs to be a major mobilization and movement of resources to Deal with All aspects of this deep crisis in the Fields of agriculture food water sanitation and health a sources quoted the report As saying. Top Pilot from Cuba lands at Navy air base key West Fla a a cuban who landed a soviet built warplane at a Navy base near Here and requested political Asylum was identified by another cuban defector As a top Pilot in Fidel Castro a air Force. The Pilot was identified As maj. Orestes Lorenzo Perez 38, by sources in Washington who spoke on condition of anonymity. Ensign Robin Perkins said the Pilot was allowed to land wednesday at Nas key West in Boca Chica six Miles Northeast of key West after Radi oing his intentions. He was turned Over to immigration authorities after being interviewed by state department and customs officials Perkins said. Brig. Gen. Rafael Del Pino Diaz who defected from Cuba in 1987 incl among 6 Riyadh saudi Arabia a amps a Vii corps Soldier was killed tuesday and another was injured when the 10-Tori truck in which they were Riding collided with a bus carrying egyptian soldiers officials said wednesday. According to a . Central come statement five egyptian soldiers were killed arid 19 others were injured. The in Marine from Page 1 chairman rep. Bill Hefner a a we re saying a we love you but we re not going to build More housing for a Small plane told Miami Spanish Lan Guage station Wadi am a i know Orestes. He was the first in his class. He a one of the Best pilots of the cuban air Force a he said. Del Pino was said to be the most signify Icaria military defector since Castro came to Power in 1959. A Navy statement initially identified Perez a plane As a Mig-27bn a a single seat single engine attack aircraft introduced in the late 1970s. But Pentagon officials were looking at the possibility it was an older less advanced $4ig-23, said cmdr. Steve Honda a Navy spokesman in Norfolk a. The Institute for strategic. Studies a private military research group says Cuba has 36 Mig-23s, which resemble the Mig-27, but has no Mig-27s.in desert Accident Jared american and egyptians were taken to the 114th and 350th medical evacuation hospitals and a saudi Hospital. A a a a a a a a a a the Vii corps soldiers were assigned to the 1404th trans co 702nd trans in 7th trans group. Their names Are being withheld until relatives can be other details were available. _ a. A Hefner said military construction taking the biggest proportional Cut in t Pentagon a attempts to trim the bldg the budget request that is under cons ration Calls for construction spending drop 12 percent in fiscal 1992 and 60 put cent in fiscal 1993, compared with t current fiscal year
