European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 3, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Germany svs in it % i vol. 50, no. 81 wednesday july 3,1991 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces 35c d 8693 a96 army units to leave by Chuck Vinch and Rosemary Sawyer staff writers Heidelberg Germany a about 35,000 soldiers from nearly 100 units will leave Germany in october november and december As the military tries to catch up with withdrawal plans delayed by the persian Gulf War army officials in Europe said tuesday. The list of 96 units marked to depart during these first three months of fiscal 1992 was released tuesday see charts on Page 10 in conjunction with the announcement of the defense departments adjusted Force reduction goals. All the units Are in Germany. Last fall Pentagon officials announced that about 30,000 army and 10,000 air Force troops would leave Europe by sept. 30, the end of fiscal 1991, but the schedule was interrupted when Many Europe based units were mobilized for operation desert storm a Pentagon spokesman said. The interruption caused the air Force and army in Europe to fall-15,400 Short of the mandated goal for this fiscal year. Now these troops will leave along with the 58,000 to 62,000 personnel scheduled to depart in fiscal 1992, Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams said at a news briefing. A what we re saying is that we re simply not going to make that original goal because so Many forces in Europe participated in desert shield and desert storm a Williams said. A a we re abandoning the �?T91 ceiling and saying forget�?T91. Well never get  the combined army and air Force Force reduction goal in Europe for fiscal years 1991 and 1992 has now been set at Between 82,600 and 86,600 personnel Williams said. At the end of fiscal 1992, the . European come Force level authorizations will be about 152,000 for the see units on Page 10 troop strength ceilings i item \ fy1990 goal fy1991 goal fy1992 f the combined army and air Force reduction goal in Europe for fiscal 1991 and fiscal 1992 has been set Between 82,600 and 86,600. 219,800 a amps Susan Harris fighting shatters fragile peace in Slovenia Oto Cec Yugoslavia a the Federal army battled slovenian militias tuesday with tanks and artillery breaking Yugoslavia a precarious truce in fierce clashes in the renegade Republic. Fighting also broke out on Slovenia a frontiers with Italy and Austria and Federal troops opened fire on civilians during an angry confrontation in Zagreb capital of neighbouring Croatia. Late in the Day army chief of staff Gen. Blagoje Adzic said his troops would wage War in Slovenia until the Republic is brought under control. The Federal army has deployed less than 5 percent of its 180,000 troops and 2,000-plus tanks in Slovenia against lightly equipped slovenian militias trained in guerrilla warfare. In a Surprise appearance on Belgrade television Adzic indicated Federal authorities were causing problems by insisting on negotiations. A we had to accept a War that was imposed on us for the defense of our country a the serbian general said. A we will make sure that the War that has been forced upon us be As Brief  the army said at least seven troops were killed and 13 wounded in tuesdays fighting in Slovenia. Slovenia a information ministry reported militia members and Federal soldiers were killed but gave no figures. Slovenian radio said there were a Many  associated press reporter John Dan Iszewski said at least two army soldiers were killed and three were wounded when a Federal armoured column tried to burst through a blockade to free another unit pinned Down by slovenian fire. The fighting took place near Oto Cec in the Krakovski Forest a not far from the croatian Frontier. The combat began when a unit of 12 armoured vehicles tried to move through a ring of slovenian forces before Dawn and the two sides began trading fire Dan a Soldier in the yugoslav army stands by a smoking armoured vehicle after a firelight with members of the slovenian defense forces. Iszewski reported. A we were just going Back to our Barracks when they suddenly attacked us a said Sasa Pantic commander of the army unit. He added that one armoured vehicle received a direct hit from an anti tank missile. One charred body was seated inside the vehicle. The injured were covered with blood. One of the wounded soldiers cloaked in a Blanket was bundled into a reporters car and driven to a Hospital. A my Friend died in my arms a said one Federal Soldier Bahrudin Kalitovic. The slovenian militia fighters flew when another Federal armoured unit arrived. The slovenians littered the Forest with rocket launchers food and bottles of Beer and Brandy. Two slovenians were captured. Elsewhere the Federal army said slovenian militia members attacked a Post on the italian Border held by yugoslav soldiers. Police and Media in Austria also reported combat at three posts inside Slovenia near the austrian Frontier. An associated press photographer saw a Federal tank trading fire with slovenians at the Goronja Ragona crossing into Austria. Austrian police reported shooting at the Sentill Border Post and the austrian press association said yugoslav planes bombed slovenian militiamen near the Drav Grad Post. Reports on casualties at International Borders were not available. In Zagreb Federal tanks leaving a Barracks were set upon by a crowd of about 1,000 people some hurling stones and Molotov cocktails. One fire bomb hit a tank setting it afire and the soldiers opened fire on the crowd with machine guns