Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 10/13/1997
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of October 13, 1997
- Baghdad between the hammer of Turkey and the hatchet of Iran
A spokesman of the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said the continuation of the air embargo on Iraq is a threat to the sovereignty of Iraq. Iraq, Politics, 10/18/1997 - Iraq - UN Iraq, Politics, 10/17/1997
- Fierce fighting between Kurd factions despite US, British, and Turkish efforts
Fierce fighting between the Iraqi Kurds erupted on all fronts in spite of the US, British and Turkish efforts to put a ceasefire into effect. Iraq, Military, 10/16/1997 - Medical supplies to Iraq
30 tons of medical supplies bought with proceeds from Iraq's oil-for-food deal with the United Nations were airlifted to Iraq on Sunday. Iraq, Politics, 10/16/1997 - No-fly zone quiet Iraq, Military, 10/15/1997
- Saddam Hussein executes 15, opposition claims
Opposition forces in Al Basra killed Colonel Adnan Abdel Latif, the former chief of the naval forces and member of the Iraqi parliament, as he was responsible for killing many innocent citizens while held his position. Iraq, Politics, 10/14/1997 - Iraq exports oil to Morocco
Sources in the Samir company said that it reached a deal with the Iraqi oil authorities through which it will be able to buy about 600 thousand barrels of crude oil Iraq-Morocco, Business, 10/14/1997 - Turkey kills 797 in north Iraq Iraq-Turkey, Military, 10/13/1997