European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 b the stars and stripes Friday july 26, 1991 ., Syria reportedly meet to discuss terrorism Issue changes of command by the Washington Post Damascus Syria a a team of  Counter terrorism experts recently held talks with syrian officials in what was described As an Effort to narrow differences Between the two countries on the Issue of terrorism according to diplomatic sources. The inter Agency  Team that visited Syria for two Days in late april was led by Morris d. Busby who until recently was chief of the state departments counter terrorism office. The americans met with syrian foreign minister Farouk Char a the sources said. Tuffe talks marked the first known time that Syria has agreed to such a High level Exchange with  Counter terrorism experts and appears to be another indication of Syria s efforts to improve its ties with the United states. Those ties were boosted last week when syrian president Hafez Assad reversing a 20-year stand agreed to  Proposals for face to face talks with israeli officials at a Middle East peace conference. A we have held High level exchanges with the syrians on the subject of terrorism said an official at the  Embassy in Damascus. A we intend to continue these exchanges with a View to obtaining possible results a Char a could not be reached for comment. The discussions according to one source were aimed at trying to resolve a vexing problem in .-syrian relations syrians hosting of extremist palestinian and other groups that the United states says have engaged in terrorism. Because of this Syria is on a  List of countries deemed supportive of terrorism and thus cannot receive  Aid. It also is subject to  Trade sanctions. Syria which denies involvement in terrorism charges that  Officials use its alleged support for terrorism As a political Issue to a a Poison .-syrian relations one source said. . Ambassador Edward p. Djerejian who is scheduled to leave his Post this week to take Over As assistant Secretary of state for near Eastern and South asian affairs has often described terrorism As one of the most difficult issues in .-syrian relations. Other difficulties  Officials have said include syrians human rights record and the alleged involvement of syrian and lebanese officials in drug trafficking in Lebanon where Syria has 40,000 troops and dominant political influence. One diplomatic source in Syria said any attempt to play Down  Concern about what Washington views As syrian support for the terrorist groups would be to repeat a the fallacy of the pre August 2 policy toward  he was referring to the Bush administrations attempt to modify iraqi president Saddam Hussein a volatile and unpredictable behaviour by dealing with him in a conciliatory Way that to a degree overlooked iraqis support for terrorist groups. The sources would not disclose details of the april talks but they presumably covered the investigation into the bombing of pan am flight 103, which exploded Over Lockerbie Scotland on dec. 21, 1988, killing 270 people. A Damascus based group the popular front for the liberation of Palestine general command headed by Ahmed Jibril a former syrian army Captain has been linked by circumstantial evidence to the bombing. . Officials have urged Syria to close the facilities of the group which had been financed by Damascus. Ruined Homecoming at Orlando Montemayor and his son Gabriel return wednesday to their Village near mount Pinatubo in the Philippines to find the family hut buried by mud. The family fled to an evacuation Center with about 1,000 other villagers before heavy Rains tuesday caused the Mudflow to swamp the Village of Paban lag. Raf Chicksands England col. Wayne Mayfield assumed command june 27 of the 7274th air base group at Raf Chicksands. He succeeds col. Joseph Panza jr., 52, who moved to Maxwell fab ala., to become the commandant of the officers professional development course. Mayfield 45, was vice commander of the 40th tac support Wing at Aviano a Italy. The 7274th air base group acts As the Host unit for the communications units operating from Chicksands. Raf Lakenheath England col. William Guth took charge of the 48th tac fighter Wing on july 10, assuming command from col. Tom Lennon. Lennon 48, transferred to  European come Headquarters in Stuttgart Germany to become the executive officer to the Deputy chief of staff. Guth 46, had been vice Wing commander at Raf Ben Waters. In february the 48th tac fighter Wing will begin trading its f-111f fighter bombers for f-15e strike eagles. Raf Ben Waters England a command of the 81st tac fighter Wing was passed to col. Roger Radcliff from col. Roger Carleton on july 12. Carleton 48, has become the executive officer to the chief of staff. Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons Belgium. Radcliff 43, is the former vice commander of the 10th tac fighter Wing at Raf Alconbury. The 81st flies a-10 aircraft from Ben Waters and Raf Woodbridge both bases will close by sept. 30,1993. World fund set up for daughter of slain technical sergeant Ramstein a Germany a amps a a memorial fund for a slain air Force non commissioned officer has been established to provide for his 2-year-old daughter. The Scott Kincaid memorial fund was set up by members of det 2, 31st weather so at Ramstein a at the bases Southside merchants National Bank. The fund account number 58-091086, is expected to remain open for contributions until sept. 1. The Money will be Given to the family to provide for the technical sergeant s daughter Amber. Kincaid died monday after being shot in the Chest in a dispute off base with another non commissioned officer. The second Many a name will not be released until and unless charges Are preferred Kincaid is survived by his wife Jayne and his daughter both of Bruch Mulbach Germany. Car bomb explodes in Spain Irun Spain apr a car bomb believed rigged by Basque separatists exploded outside a civil guard Barracks in this Northern town Early thursday injuring 16 guardsmen and several family members an official said. Most of the injuries were described As slight but two youths Ages 18 and 13, were reported hospitalized. The explosion at 2 46 . Came 10 minutes after a smaller bomb blew up the doorway of a bar about a mile from the Barracks said the official. The official said the car bomb contained about 130 pounds of plastic explosives and the bar bomb had about 5  fighting leaves up to 1,000 dead Maputo Mozambique apr rebels have killed up to 1,000 people in rampages through Northern villages and displayed the Heads of some victims on store shelves a newspaper reported. The rebels on thursday denied the report. The death toll across the Nampula province during the past month could not be independently verified. The mozambican National resistance guerrillas have been repeatedly accused of civilian massacres in their 14-year War against the government of president Joachim Chis a no. The Noticia newspaper quoted Anonymous witnesses As saying some victims were decapitated by rebels and their Heads placed on empty store shelves in the town of Lala a. But a rebel spokesman accused the government of fabricating the report to discredit the guerrillas before a new round of peace talks in Rome. A this accusation is about crazy people and we Are not crazy or sadists a Portugal a Lusa news Agency quoted rebel spokesman Manuel Frank As saying. The rebels captured Lala a on june 29 after defeating a peasant militia armed mostly with Spears and bows and arrows the newspaper reported. The militiamen belong to a religious group whose members believe they Are Invulnerable to bullets the article published monday said. The rebels also attacked nearby villages burning about 2,000 Homes and kidnapping civilians Noticia said. About 600 rebels were holding Lala a and they have beaten Back two attempts by the militia to retake the town. Patrilio Mariessa head of the Lala a District cultural services said the rebels had set up radio equipment and plan to use the town As a regional Headquarters. The government and rebels agreed to a partial cease fire last year but fighting continues. The government has dropped some of its marxist policies. It has liberalized the Economy and approved a new Constitution that allows for opposition parties and free elections. The War has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and left the Southeast african nation one of the worlds poorest countries