European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday february 19, 1993 world the stars and stripes Page 11 iraqis building missiles probes hint Baghdad Iraq a United nations weapons inspectors gathered information wednesday that led some to believe Iraq May still be pursuing its missile program. The inspectors used a helicopter to visit a site South of Baghdad but did not Fly Over the iraqi capital a sub acct of controversy in recent Days. Patrice Palanque the Frenchman heading the 13 member team of ballistic missile experts said a great Deal of information had been gathered and would be Analysed by . Experts in new York. He would not give details about the materials or the site which was not disclosed on Iraq s list of facilities used in programs to develop missiles or chemical biological and nuclear weapons. But other inspectors speaking on condition of anonymity said the discovery was important because it led them to believe Iraq was still actively engaged in its bal Listic missile program. They provided no details. The team arrived Friday on an eight Day Mission under the Aegis of the . Special commission which is determining whether Iraq is complying with cease fire resolutions that ended the Gulf War. Under the cease fire terms the iraqis must disclose and dismantle missiles and weapons of mass destruction and the facilities for developing and producing them. The commission reportedly wants to Challenge Iraq s refusal to allow the inspection teams to Fly helicopters Over the capital on inspection missions. Commission officials at . Headquarters insist that the inspectors have that right and want to Fly Over two Baghdad Sites suspected of having equipment to design prototypes of nuclear warheads. Iraqi officials speaking on condition of anonymity expressed apprehension Over the flights saying any air Craft Over Baghdad present a threat to president sad dam Hussein. Since the Bush administration ordered Allied air raids Over Iraq last month Iraq s government has promised to cooperate with in. Inspections and not to fire on ., French and British planes enforcing Aerial exclusion zones Over Northern and Southern Iraq. The special commission has sent 50 teams comprising More than 550 experts to Iraq since the end of the Gulf War. No iraqi missiles have been unearthed since March 1992, although Western intelligence experts estimate Iraq still has 100 to 200 hidden. Under the cease fire terms Iraq must destroy All missiles with a Range greater than 90 Miles. Muslim guerrillas israelis Battle in Lebanon by Ihsan a. Hijaz ithe new York times Beirut Lebanon pro iranian Muslim guerrillas fought Large scale Artil Lery and rocket Battles with israeli troops in Southern Lebanon on wednesday in what Security officials Here described As the worst flare up of violence in the area this year. The officials said four lebanese including two guerrillas had been killed and 24 wounded in the Day Long Battle. They said israeli forces and their Chris Tian militia allies had pounded 20 Leb anese villages in retaliation for a wide ranging attack by guerrillas of the Irani an backed party of god on the Northern Edge of the enclave that Israel occupies in Southern Lebanon As a Security zone. The israeli radio monitored in Beirut described the party of god attack As the largest attempted by the fundamentalist group which is financed trained and equipped by  radio quoted it. Gen. Ehud Barak the israeli army chief of staff As saying israeli soldiers and their client militia the South Lebanon army succeeded in repelling the wide ranging at tack on the Northern Edge of the Security  Barak said six or seven guerrillas had been killed and seven militiamen wounded. Lebanese Security officials said israeli helicopters joined in the counterattack against party of god Strong holds including those in Nab Atiye a pre dominantly shiite Market town that is Only a few Miles North of the israeli held Security zone. The officials said the guerrillas had in turn shelled the town of Merj Uyun the Headquarters of israeli troops and the South Lebanon army in the Security \ a a lebanese family flees the shiite Muslim Village of Jib Sheet shortly alter it Wai raided by israeli air gunships wednesday. At Leas three people were killed and 12 wounded in a Day Long violence that hit South Lebanon. Zone. The islamic resistance movement led by the party of god said in a comm nique1 that hundreds of our fighters launched a massive attack at Dawn wednesday All along the Border of the Security zone killing and wounding enemy  the statement said that a number of South Lebanon army outposts had been overrun and that several members of the israeli sponsored militia had been Cap tured. They did not give exact figures of casualties or the number taken prisoner. The clashes came a Day after the first anniversary of the death of Sheik Abbas Almusawi the Leader of the party of god who was killed when israeli Heli copters attacked a Convoy in which he was travelling in Southern  violence also coincided with the beginning of a tour of the Middle East by Secretary of state Warren m. Christo Pher. The purpose of the trip is to revive the Middle East peace talks. Somalian sniper wounds australian Mogadishu Somalia a a sniper wounded an australian Soldier on foot patrol before Dawn thursday and Canadian troops fired at Stone throwing protesters outside their base wounding three Somas officials said.  forces have faced scattered violence since they arrived dec. 9 to impose order and ensure that re Lief shipments reach people stricken by War and famine. Two  Marines have been killed in attacks on night patrols. Australian pvt. Christopher Day 19, was shot in the shoulder As his patrol came under fire in a Market area in Bairoa 120 Miles Northwest of Mogadishu military officials said. Day was hospitalized in satisfactory con  australian troops returned fire and withdrew. It was not known if there were any somalian casualties officials said. It was the third time in two Days that an australian patrol was fired on. Just 24 hours earlier australian soldiers killed one somali and wounded two others in a firefight. Those were the first casualties australian troops have inflicted since the Vietnam War. About 900 australian soldiers arc included in the .-led Force of 33,000 troops and support staff in so Malia. In Belet Huen 200 Miles North of Mogadishu near the ethiopian Border about 300 people demonstrated against the Canadian regiment s motorized platoon. Some threw rocks a military statement said. Canadian forces said the demonstration was organized by a col. Omar of the Jirele clan which Felt it was not receiving fair treatment in Canadian led talks be tween local clans. As the protest worsened the canadians fired two shots into the air. When that had no effect they fired into the crowd and wounded three people one critically the statement said. The troops also took into custody two demonstrators accused of inciting the unrest.  forces have provided no figures on somalian casualties during operation restore Hope but at least two dozen Are believed to have been killed. Four americans have died but no other members of the 23 nation Force have been killed. 4th dissident in week released by chinese Beijing a an ailing editor imprisoned during the 1989 crackdown on pro democracy activists was released on bail thursday the fourth dissident freed this week by a government hoping to improve its International image. Despite the flurry of releases the government denied that the moves have anything to do with foreign policy. I Guirten the 49-year-old Deputy editor in chief of the shaan i Huayueh publishing House was released More than a year before his five year term was to have ended the official Xinhua news Agency reported. The report said he was freed because of a heart ailment he suffered before entering prison. It was not Clear whether i would return to Pris on after treatment As has happened in other cases