July 2000
- New Information Paper Examines Iraq's Use of Scud Ballistic Missiles During Gulf War, U.S. Department of Defense, 27 July 2000 -- Iraq's Scud Ballistic Missiles, an information paper, was released today by the Office of the Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses. The new Department of Defense report examines Iraq's Scud ballistic missile program and the use of the Scuds against coalition forces in the Kuwait theater of operations and Israel.
- Dod Report Confirms Presence of Chemical Warfare Agent On Scud Piece 'Unlikely', U.S. Department of Defense, 27 July 2000 -- The Department of Defense issued today the final version of its case narrative, "Possible Chemical Agent On Scud Missile Sample." The report focuses on the possible presence of a chemical warfare agent on a piece of a Scud missile which a veteran provided to the Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses in 1995. The veteran said exposure to the missile piece caused symptoms similar to exposure to certain chemical warfare agents.
- Possible Mustard Release At Ukhaydir No Threat To U.S. Soldiers, U.S. Department of Defense, 27 July 2000 -- The Department of Defense today issued its latest case narrative, "Possible Mustard Release at Ukhaydir Ammunition Storage Depot." The report examines the possibility that two coalition air strikes during the 1991 Gulf War air campaign caused a limited release of mustard chemical warfare agent. Coalition planes may have destroyed or damaged some 200 of the more than 6,000 chemical artillery rounds stored at Iraq's Ukhaydir ammunition depot. The investigation was prompted by information collected for an earlier information paper.
- Iraq earns another $296 million in UN "oil-for-food" programme, UN News, 26 July 2000 -- Iraq earned some $296 million last week from exporting over 13 million barrels of oil, according to the latest figures released today by the United Nations Office of the Iraq Programme, which administers the UN humanitarian "oil-for-food" programme.
- United Kingdom House of Commons Defence Committee Report on Iraqi No-Fly Zones 26 July 2000
- Coalition Aircraft Respond To Iraqi Anti-Aircraft Fire, U.S. Department of Defense, 22 July 2000 -- At approximately 1:45 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time today, U.S. Air Force F-16 "Fighting Falcon" aircraft enforcing the Southern No-Fly Zone used precision guided munitions to strike two Iraqi anti-aircraft artillery sites near Tallil, approximately 170 miles south-southeast of Baghdad.
- United Nations Office of Iraq Programme Weekly Update, UN Press Release, 20 July 2000 -- During the period 8-14 July Iraq exported 15.3 million barrels of oil for revenue estimated around $378 million. The revenue generated from the beginning of phase VIII on 9 June is now estimated at around $1.502 billion. Since the inception of the programme on 10 December 1996, Iraq has exported more than 1.891 billion barrels with a value of more than $30.5 billion.
- Reserve units pick up support of AEF 8, American Forces Press Service, 17 July 2000 -- Fighter pilots and air refuelers returned home and others took their places as Air Force Reserve Command continues to help enforce the no-fly zone over northern Iraq this summer.
- Coalition Forces Strike Aaa Site, U.S. Department of Defense, 13 July 2000 -- At approximately 3:40 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time today, U.S. Navy F/A-18 "Hornet" aircraft enforcing the Southern No-Fly Zone used precision-guided munitions to strike an Iraqi anti-aircraft site in Southern Iraq.
- BUSH/GORE/IRAQ Voice of America 06 July 2000 -- The Clinton administration's inability to
achieve its stated goal of bringing about a change of government in Iraq is shaping up as a key foreign policy issue in this year's presidential campaign.
- Text: State Department Question and Answer on Iraq's Missile Program 05 July 2000 -- We are concerned by activity at Iraqi sites known to be capable of proscribed activity, including producing weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and long-range ballistic missiles.
- Flight Tests By Iraq Show Progress Of Missile Program By Steven Lee Myers New York Times July 1, 2000 -- Iraq has restarted its missile program and flight-tested a short-range ballistic missile. The tests -- eight in all, including one on Tuesday -- have involved Al Samoud.
- Flight Tests by Iraq Show Progress of Missile Program, New York Times, 01 July 2000 -- Eighteen months after American and British warplanes badly damaged its missile factories, Iraq has restarted its missile program and flight-tested a short-range ballistic missile, Clinton administration and American military officials said this week.
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