71. The dispersal of Iraqi troops boosts prospects for negotiations to restart that sale. 72. The draft resolution, jointly sponsored with Britain, would condemn the recent Iraqi troop deployments and demand that those forces return immediately to their original bases. 73. The cruise missile attacks came after Iraqi troops, armor and artillery supported a Kurdish faction in northern Iraq in its war against a rival group. 74. The Iraqi troop movements were the culmination of a campaign of belligerence aimed as much at the United Nations as at Kuwait. 75. The Joint Stars system was instrumental in tracking Iraqi troops and Scud missiles in the Persian Gulf War. 76. The intention of the Iraqi troops and of President Saddam Hussein remained unclear, administration officials said. 77. The Iraqi troops that had invaded Kuwait were expelled by the U.N. forces Bush had assembled, fulfilling the mandate from the United Nations. 78. The Pentagon action was in response to Iraqi troop movements south of Baghdad. 79. The number of Iraqi troops who died in the war is a matter of conjecture. 80. The resumption of fighting between Kurdish groups last week raises the possibility of a new invasion by Iraqi troops, bringing more serious repression. |