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March 2001

• RFE/RL Iraq Report, Vol. 4, No. 10, 30 March 2001 -- Opposition Accuses Iraq of Crimes Against Humanity; SCIRI Fires Rockets At Saddam's Palace; Iraq Islamic Party Calls For National Front; Iraq Steps Up Spying In UAE; Was Qusay In Tehran Last Week?; Saddam Appeals To Arab Summit; Putin Proposes 'Package Solution' On Iraq...But Summit Makes Little Progress On Iraq...Even As Saudis Upset By Any Discussion of Iraq; A Yemeni Role In Iraq-Kuwait Prisoners Dispute; Iraq To Buy Malaysian Cars, Moroccan Trucks; Deportations Of Kurds Continue...As Other Kurds Called Up For Military Service; PKK Leader Attacks PUK People And Policies; Lifting Ambargo Seen Hurting Kurds; Kurdish Rivals Exchange Nawruz Greetings, Meet In U.S.; Iraq Army In Kurdish Region?; Hariri Assassins Identified
• Security Council urges Iraq to cooperate on issue of missing Kuwaitis , UN News, 29 March 2001 -- Members of the United Nations Security Council today urged the Government of Iraq to fully cooperate with all agencies and bodies dealing with the issue of missing Kuwaitis and prisoners-of-war.
• RFE/RL IRAQ REPORT, Vol. 4, No. 9, 23 March 2001 -- Senior Baghdad Officials Arrested For Corruption; Washington May Give Aid To Various Opposition Groups; Iraq, Russia Call For Lifting of No-Fly Zones; Is Kuwait Shifting Its Position On Iraq?; Kuwait-Iraq Reconciliation And Arab Summit; Turkish Trade With Iraq Expands; Syrian President Receives Iraqi Foreign Minister; Aziz Meets With Yemeni Foreign Minister; Omani Foreign Minister On Iraq; Iraqi VP Receives Tunisian Trade Minister; Zarubezhneft Receives Permission To Drill In Iraq; Iraq, Malaysia To Cooperate In Medical Field; 'Republic of Sirnak' Scrutinized By Press; Two Views On The Kurdish Future In Iraq
• UN's oil-for-food programme reports large jump in Iraqi exports last week , UN News, 20 March 2001 -- There was a large jump in Iraqi oil exports last week, the United Nations office overseeing the UN's oil-for-food humanitarian scheme reported today.
• Iraqi Kurds, Voice of America, 19 March 2001 -- It has been more than a decade since Saddam Hussein's troops used chemical weapons to attack the Kurds of northern Iraq.
• Anniversary of the Halabja Massacre, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 19 March 2001 -- Today marks the thirteenth anniversary of Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons attack on Halabja, a predominantly Kurdish city in northeastern Iraq.
• RFE/RL Iraq Report, Vol. 4, No. 8, 16 March 2001 -- UN To Investigate Torture In Iraq; Iraq Begins Training 'Jerusalem Liberation Army'; Russia Denies Baghdad Producing WMD; New U.S. Administration Seen Shifting Focus; Turkey's CEM: No Pressure Being Applied On Iraq Issue; Saddam Says IMF Is 'Satan of Imperialism'; Iraqi Foreign Minister At Arab League Meetings; Iraq Joins Arab Drug-Fighting Efforts; Egyptian-Iraqi Ties Expand; Jordan Seeks To Expand Economic Ties With Iraq; Lebanon Secretly Normalizes Relations With Iraq; Iraqi Ties With Algeria Also Expand; Baghdad To Open Embassy In Armenia; Slavneft To Develop Iraqi Oil Deposit...And Iraqi VP To Visit Moscow; Ukraine Bids To Sell Trucks To Iraq; Another Bombing In Irbil; KDP, UN Discuss Cooperation; Kurdish SDS Back PUK-KDP Peace Process
• UN body awards $2.3 billion for damages from Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, UN News, 15 March 2001 -- The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission - set up to pay compensation for damages suffered as a result of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait - approved today compensation awards of more than $2.3 billion.
• Iraq earns close to $40 billion through oil-for-food programme, UN says, UN News, 13 March 2001 -- Iraq has earned close to $40 billion and just over €2 billion (euros) since the start of the United Nations oil-for-food programme in December 1996, according to the latest figures released today by the UN office overseeing the humanitarian effort.
• UN/Iraq Oil, Voice of America, 08 March 2001 -- The head of the United Nations Iraq program, Benon Sevan, is urging both Iraq and its adversaries to "de-politicize" the oil-for-food plan.
• China Iraq, Voice of America, 08 March 2001 -- U-S diplomats say Chinese officials have told the American ambassador to Beijing they will ensure that Chinese companies comply with United Nations sanctions on Iraq. The assurance follows allegations that Chinese workers were helping improve Iraqi air defenses.
• Iraq must cooperate with efforts to aid its northern governorates, UN official says , UN News, 08 March 2001 -- A top United Nations official dealing with the Organization's humanitarian programme for Iraq told the Security Council today that Baghdad must cooperate with UN efforts to aid the country's three northern governorates.
• RFE/RL Iraq Report, Vol. 4, No. 7, 9 March 2001 -- Kurdish Assassination Condemned; Will Funds Go To SCIRI?; Iraqi Spies Apprehended; Iraq, Pakistan Do Food And Drug Deals; Iraqi Medicine And Doctors Sent Abroad; Iraq Complains About Medical Shortages; Flights To Iraq Delayed; France Unhappy With Being Ignored
• Iraq: Visit by UN oil experts postponed to next week , UN News, 09 March 2001 -- A planned visit to Iraq by a group of United Nations oil experts has been delayed until next week due to a scheduling conflict, a UN spokesman announced today.
• Poweel Iraq, Voice of America, 07 March 2001 -- Secretary of State Colin Powell is denying suggestions the new administration is easing pressure on Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
• Poweel Iraq, Voice of America, 07 March 2001 -- Secretary of State Colin Powell is denying suggestions the new administration is easing pressure on Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
• U.S. air strikes, sanctions against Iraq being questioned by some Kuwaitis, By Jon R. Anderson, Stars and Stripes, 07 March 2001 -- Wherever the truth lies, it's clear the coalition against Iraq has crumbled greatly in the 10 years since the 1991 war to drive Iraq out of Kuwait. The United States and Britain are the only countries that remain in the air armada that patrols Iraq's northern and southern no-fly zones.
• UN committee approves "fast track" system for sending housing goods to Iraq, UN News, 07 March 2001 -- As part of the ongoing effort to expedite the delivery of United Nations-administered relief aid to Iraq, the Security Council committee monitoring the sanctions against Baghdad has approved a "fast-track" procedure for the dispatch of housing-related goods to the country.
• American on U.N. team keeps impartial eye on Kuwait-Iraq DMZ, by Jon R. Anderson, Stars and Stripes, 06 March 2001 -- It's not every Marine that can say he lives in Iraq. But then again, it's not every Marine that also has to regularly call in violations of United Nations' rules committed by his own country...
• China - Iraq Denial, Voice of America, 06 March 2001 -- China's Foreign Minister says a just-completed investigation shows that China did not help Iraq improve its air defenses.
• Citing plight of Iraqi people, Annan says aid response must not be politicized , UN News, 06 March 2001 -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called on all concerned to depoliticize the humanitarian oil-for-food programme for Iraq, which allows Baghdad to use a portion of its petroleum revenues to purchase relief for the country's people.
• Iraq: $29 Million For The Iraqi Opposition, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 06 March 2001 -- QUESTION: What is the status of the additional $29 million grant for the INC?
• State Department Noon Briefing - Iraqi Sanctions, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 05 March 2001 -- Q: Regarding Iraq sanctions, is it - regarding the efforts to get inspectors into Iraq, has the State Department and the Bush Administration agreed to sort of put that on the back burner?
• 'Smart sanctions' policy will make U.S. look weak, policy experts claim, by Lisa Burgess, Stars and Stripes, 03 March 2001 -- The Bush administration's fledgling foreign policy towards Iraq is just another weak variation of the ineffective approach adopted by the Clinton administration which will not only fail to bring the downfall of Saddam Hussein, but will ultimately cause the United States to look weak in the eyes of the world community, according to a prominent group of government and foreign policy experts.
• Kuwait-Iraq Sanctions, Voice of America, 02 March 2001 -- It has been ten years since the end of the Gulf War, and many Arabs say the time has come to end sanctions imposed against Iraq for its invasion of Kuwait.
• US/Iraq, Voice of America, 02 March 2001 -- With support for United Nations economic sanctions against Iraq waning, the Bush administration is reassessing U-S policy toward Iraq and its leader, Saddam Hussein.
• RFE/RL Iraq Report, Vol. 4, No. 6, 2 March 2001 -- Armenian Foreign Minister Meets Saddam; U.S. Condemns Iraq's Human Rights Record; Iraqi WMD And ACM Developments Continue...But Inspections Unlikely To Resume; U.S.-British Strikes Safeguard Own Planes
• State Department Noon Briefing - Iraqi Sanctions, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 02 March 2001 -- Q: Do you have any comments on Syria and Iraq's newly-signed free trade zone, and calls by Syria for increased economic cooperation? I can't tell from the piece I read whether there is any questionable elements in the deal that would require UN approval or not.
• US-Iraq Sanctions, Voice of America, 01 March 2001 -- On his recent trip to the Middle East, Secretary of State Colin Powell expressed support for easing the United Nations sanctions on Iraq.
• While waiting for Iraqi cooperation, UN weapons inspectors prepare for work, UN News, 01 March 2001 -- The head of the group of weapons inspectors dealing with Iraq has reported that despite a lack of cooperation from Baghdad, work is going forward in preparation for future field operations in the country.
• Iraqi Disarmament Is Crucial Issue, Annan Say, USIS Washington File, 01 March 2001 -- After two days of talks between Iraq and the United Nations, Secretary General Kofi Annan told the Security Council February 28 that the key problems for Baghdad are the no-fly zones, disarmament, and economic sanctions.
• Pentagon Spokesman's Briefing - Iraqi Strikes, U.S. Department of Defense, 01 March 2001 -- Q: Craig, the other day you told us you couldn't identify the weapons used in Iraq attacking the radar network there because it might aid and abet Saddam Hussein's military.

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