BaghdadOround Bar Bai Begun
Baghdad radio todaytatement indicating that tha ground battla has begun. Additional statements reported that heavy attacks by coalition forces vere underway in southern Kuwait against the 7th and Uth Infantryby their honorlfics as th* Al-Mansur and Al-Hamza forces. Baghdad radio admitted that soae Iraqi units vere compelled to retreat.
COBseatt Baghdad probably is responding to probing attacks, intensified artillery raids, and reconnaissance in force operations that coalition forces have undertaken over the past few days. KSSSa
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Moecov Baya Iraq Agreea to "Saw, Isprovod" Paaca Plaa
aatily called news conference thia afternoon, Gorbachev spokesman Ignatenko said Iraqi Foreign Minister Aziz had agreed to aeveral new provisions of tho Soviet peace proposal. Moscov is awaiting approval of the previsions froa Baghdad and then vlll send It to tho UN. According to the new, six-point plan:
O Iraq vould iapleaont UN, calling for an Immediate withdrawal froa Kuwait, without delay and without conditiona.
o Tho withdrawal vould begin one dayeaaeflre.
o The vlthdraval would bo completedays after the ceasefire.
o After withdrawal, all other Security Council resolutions referring to ths Gulf crisis would "lose their aeanlng ond te rescinded."
o Prisoners of war would be raleaaed withinours after tho ceaaeflre begina.
o Supervlaion of the withdrawal would be conductedeacekeeping force dotarai red by tha UN Security Council.
Comment! Saddaa la lookingay to gat negotlatlona atarted and toround war, but he ia not yet prepared to accept US terns. He has nade no major concession, and bla lateat proposal retains hla key doaanda to reaove sanctions, the arms
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