1.   The UN response to proposals for Kurdish safe havens within Iraqi territory backed by military forces, was distinctly cautious.

2.   He shuttled aid to the former Soviet Union and established a Kurdish haven in northern Iraq.

3.   There are two main Kurd factions struggling for the hearts and minds of their Kurdmen within the area officially known as the Kurdish safe haven.

4.   Turkish leaders are also unhappy about the American role in creating and sustaining a Kurdish haven in northern Iraq.

5.   Iraq regards the Kurdish safe haven as a violation in its domestic affairs.

6.   Iraq regards the Kurdish safe haven as a violation of its sovereignty, but it had refrained from launching a major strike until Saturday.

7.   Iraqi television showed men in the northern city of Mosul, within the U.S.-declared Kurdish safe haven, marching in the streets in support of Saddam.

8.   The latest crisis in Iraq began when Saddam sent troops to help the KDP take control of the Kurdish safe haven in northern Iraq.

9.   The latest crisis in Iraq erupted after Saddam sent troops to help the KDP take control of the Kurdish safe haven in northern Iraq.

10.   The offensive in the Kurdish safe haven prompted the United States to launch missile attacks against southern Iraq on Tuesday and Wednesday.