European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 19, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                50 years of service vol. 51, no. 246 35c saturday december 19,1992 b d 8693 Lebanon refuses Deportee expelled palestinians stuck in no Man s land Marj Al Zohoury Lebanon apr Lebanon on Friday refused to accept nearly 400 palestinians expelled by Israel leaving the weary deportees to wander Between army checkpoints in a drenching rain. The deportations on thursday ordered in retaliation for the slaying of an israeli Border policeman were unprecedented in swiftness and scope. They threatened the fragile Middle East peace process. Lebanese tanks and armoured vehicles formed a Roadblock and turned Back the palestinians after buses deposited them outside israelis Quot Security zone in Southern Lebanon Early Friday. The Marj Al Zohoury checkpoint is about two Miles North of the zone. When the deportees trudged Back through Snow to the Zomma Raya Gateway to re enter the zone the passage was closed. Security sources on the scene said israelis surrogate militia in the zone the South Lebanon army fired Over the Heads of the deportees to Send them away. An israeli army spokesman in Jerusalem said no shots were fired. There were no reports of injuries. The lebanese government has de see deportees on Page 2 suspected Muslim fundamentalists wait thursday for their deportation at Mcsulla Israel on the lebanese  shoot at marines in Bairoa Bairoa Somalia apr . Marines came under sniper fire on night patrol in this Interior City and troops prepared Friday to enter sections of Mogadishu where gun Battles have frightened away Aid workers. The gunmen who terrorized Somalia before foreign troops arrived appeared to be regaining their nerve and returning to the streets. Ak-47 rifles have reappeared within a few Hundred Yards of american positions in the capital. Under pressure from the United nations and others to disarm Somalia a roving bands of gunmen . Officials reiterated Friday that their Mission was not the Complete disarmament of Somalia. But Gen. Joseph p. Hoar head of the . Centra see related stories on Page 8 come also said troops will continue disarming gunmen As needed particularly As the Mission moves into More dangerous areas. A the further we get into the country i think we re going to see less control a he said at a news conference in Mogadishu. There were no injuries when snipers shot at marines in Bairoa late thursday and the marines did not return fire corps spokesman maj. Mark Hughes said Friday. It was the first time the troops had come under fire in Bairoa since they arrived there wednesday to help distribute food to Somalia a starving Interior. Bairoa s Airstrip however where the marines have set up Camp has been fired on. Hoar also said unexpected troop commitments from Many countries would enable some marines to come Home earlier than planned some As Early As next month. Meanwhile the .-led multinational Force was preparing to venture into Northern Mogadishu where chaos and violence Are reportedly increasing. Since arriving in Somalia 11 Days ago troops have see snipers on Page 2 leave kurd alone . Warns Iraq Washington apr the United states on Friday warned Iraq not to attack kurd in Northern Iraq accusing the iraqis of increasing harassment against . Relief operations by bombings and other types of intimidation. The iraqi military has been attempting to impede Relief convoys travelling from Turkey into iraqi regions inhabited by the kurd said assistant Secretary of state Edward p. Djerejian. A recently iraqi interference has taken on a particularly disturbing dimension a he said. A there has been Over the last month a pattern of sabotage against Relief Convoy vehicles. This week at least 15 trucks were damaged by bombs putting the turkish Drivers at mortal risk a he said. A eyewitness accounts of these attacks leave no doubt a no doubt a that the bombs were attached by iraqi Security personnel at checkpoints the trucks must pass a Djerejian told reporters. Quot we take this matter very seriously. We Are consulting with our allies including the turks and at the . On How to meet this Challenge a he said. The iraqis a understand the serious consequences that would result if they were to move against the kurd a Djerejian said in a barely veiled warning. The actions come As military intelligence reports have noted an upswing in activity among Saddam Hussein a military forces in the Western sectors of Northern Iraq said a senior Pentagon official. The iraqis have been a shifting some of their assets around within various military units a such As tanks and artillery pieces the official said on condition of anonymity. The official denied there has been a massing of forces in the North or that any new forces have been brought into the Region. He said their number remains about 25 percent of Saddam a Overall military Power. The reasons behind the unit moves Are unclear the official said. Saddam could be readying an attack against the kurd or could also be bulking up some units to prepare for a Large scale military exercise said the official who has Access to intelligence reports. A a it a hard for us to know exactly what he a getting ready to do but we Are watching it closely a the official said. There Are enough military units in the Region to overrun kurdish settlements should Baghdad decide to do so a senior military officer noted. The Allied air umbrella that has protected the kurd from Saddam a army continues with More than four dozen . Combat aircraft involved in the Effort the officer said. There have been no recent violations by the iraqis of the a no Fly zones in either Northern or Southern Iraq the officer said