European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 51, no. 267 350 monday january 11,1993 d 8693 Amore aboard the Kitty Hawk a sooner or later american military forces will have to tangle with those of iraqi president sad dam Hussein . Fighter pilots said sunday. An immediate confrontation was averted when the White House announced saturday that Iraq had a backed Down and removed surface to air missiles that were threatening . Air patrols Over Southern Iraq. But the pilots expected More Quot cheat and Retreat Quot tactics from Saddam s military. A the just keeps Chipping away at this thing and sooner or later it has to explode. I wonder if we Are delaying the inevitable a said it. Cmdr. Dale Bruetting 41, the executive officer of an f-14 tomcat fighter Squadron. Some believe the next period of tension could come around the Jan. 20 inauguration of presi see pilots on Page 2 Iraq denies claim it backed Down Nicosia Cyprus apr a defiant Iraq insisted sunday that it did not Back Down in the missile standoff in the persian Gulf and suggested that the Bush administration was trying to mislead the american Public. The United states France Britain and Russia had Given Baghdad until Friday night to remove missile batteries from Southern Iraq where Western allies set up a no Fly zone to protect dissident shiite muslims. On saturday . Officials said the missiles had been moved. A a White House statement that Iraq yielded to the . Ultimatum a is not True Quot said a spokesman for president Saddam Hussein a ruling revolutionary command Council the spokesman a comments were reported by the official iraqi news Agency. The spokesman who was not identified said iraqis planes and air missiles a were in the places we decided they should  he accused the Bush administration of trying a to find a Way out Quot of the standoff and suggested that the White House statement was intended to a mislead Public opinion or to damage our  but the spokesman also offered a dialogue with the United states and suggested that Baghdad hoped for better relations with the Clinton administration. The remarks from Washington a May be intended to Burden president elect Clinton with his Bush a policy which is governed by personal reasons and motivated by unjustified hatred a the spokesman said. The United states Britain and France have been patrolling a no Fly zone South of the 32nd parallel since see Iraq on Page 2 nes kill in somalian Battle Mogadishu Somalia a . Marines battled a seven Man somalian gang that tried to ambush them under cover of darkness sunday in an Alley next to the former . Embassy compound a spokesman reported. Three somalis were killed and one wounded said chief warrant officer Eric Carlson. There were no Marine casualties. The fight was one of several shootouts reported overnight in Lawless Mogadishu including fighting among rival clans along the so called Green line separating the forces of Gen. Mohamed far Rah aided in the North from those restoring Hope the . Force in Somalia reached its highest level last week with 21,848 service members taking part in operation restore Hope. The total includes 781 troops involved in operation provide Relief the Effort to transport food to famine stricken Somalia. The operation is based in Kenya. Among other countries contributing troops to the Relief Effort Are France 2,533 Italy 2,533 Morocco 1,356 source . Central come of his rival Ali Mahdi Mohamed in the South. The marines who landed amid chaos in Somalia a month ago say the Mission to pacify the country and secure distribution routes for famine Relief shipments is weeks ahead of schedule. But skirmishes still occur nightly in Mogadishu and Aid agencies said their operations continue to be impeded by looting and violence. Carlson said a Marine observer atop a tall building spotted seven somalis with weapons about 1 . In an Alley next to the embassy now Headquarters for marines in Somalia. A it appeared to him they were patrolling Quot Carlson said. The Marine called for reinforcements and a foot patrol was diverted to the area. Carlson said the somalis detected the Marine reinforcements moving toward them. The Marine on the observation Post saw that the somalis were getting into a position to ambush the Marine reinforcements. The observer opened fire to pre empt the ambush Killin one somali an wounding another Carlson reported. The remaining somalis opened fire on the Marine foot patrol said Carlson and the marines re Canada ,356 saudi Arabia 643 w Sis Susan Harris turned the fire killing two More somalis. He said civilians began coming out of their Homes and the marines withdrew not wanting to injure them. Meanwhile,1 . Officials said american troops May have to stay for months if not years in Somalia. A . Congressional delegation was to arrive sunday to assess the Progress of the operation. The group is headed by rep. John p. Murtha d-pa., chairman of the House defense appropriations subcommittee. A somalian youth tries to climb aboard a Marine armoured personnel Carrier saturday in Mogadishu. . Military hardware has become a local attraction for youths. My a pm