SPOT COMMENTARY
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tbe Iraqi front
There has been no significant activity involving Iraqi military forces since the declaration of the cease-fire. Press QBffSSsffiJdfl reports indicate sooc small Iraqi units did exchai
fTreultncoalItion forces; however, these were believed to be Isolated remnants
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and Charge plan to return to Kuwait in the next few days.
Kiddle Bast/Africa. The UA3 andwill
arrive in Kuwait in the next few days,jjl" to reopen it* embassy "a* soon a* possible.' rwvrtf&rW
to reopen
and Typhoid Epidemic* Kayome Ares* in Xr*q
According to press, cholera and typhoid epidemics, and other diarrheal dlseaaas threaten Baghdad because the public has been forced to drink water from unsanitary sources. Destruction of power stations and water pumping stations has caused an acute shortage of clean water since the since the start of the war; the shortage probably is aggravated by the shutdown of sewage treatment and other waste disposal systems. Iraqi public health officials have stated that thousands of people have shown the first symptoms of cholera and that deaths have been reportedly linked to chlera end typhoid In var^us regions of Iraq, although they could notoll.
onebruary, officials of thethe Red Cross (ICRC) indicated they would send specialists and emergency health materials to alleviate the risk ofIn irll Accordinq to press, the ICRC is setting up sanitary operations SnSIghdal and has senthere. Additionally,octors from the Red Cross and Red Crescent societies have begun arriving in Iraq to supervise
medical work.
Onebruary, world Health
been to Baghdad said the lack of safe wateration posed an epidemic threat. The capacity of the Iraqi medical care
to respond to anhortages of power, water,_medical supplies and th* task of
caring for war injuries.
EC Peacer.
and security theoreign Middle East
resident Jacques Poos today welcoaed the endin the Gulf end said the EC Bust help establishregion, fording to pres.
push ahead quickly with diplomatic Initiatives. EChave agreed toeace plan forith leaders of the Maghreb countries and Syria.
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