91.   These showed their value when the coalition rushed forces to the country last October, alarmed by Iraqi troop movements near the border.

92.   There were also reports that Iraqi troops were moving against other Kurdish cities, including Chamchamal, Kifri and Sulaimaniya, to the south and east of Erbil.

93.   This was not Desert Storm, in which victory could be proclaimed once Iraqi troops were driven from Kuwait.

94.   Three and a half years ago, an American-led coalition drove Iraqi troops out of Kuwait.

95.   Traders are also concerned that Iraqi troop movements, reported by the Associated Press, could lead to the disruption of Middle East oil markets.

96.   U.N. officials confirmed Iraqi troops had left Irbil, though they were still on the outskirts.

97.   U.N. officials confirmed Iraqi troops had left Irbil.

98.   U.N. observers on the Iraq-Kuwait border and Kuwaiti officials said separately that they had detected no movement of Iraqi troops in southern Iraq.

99.   Traders are also concerned that Iraqi troop movements, reported by the Associated Press, could lead to the disruption of shipments from the oil-rich Middle East.

100.   U.S. officials also held out the possibility of a preemptive strike against the Iraqi troops.