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Date: 24th January 1991
Service: CEEFAX
Region: N/A
Original Broadcast Channel: BBC1
Current Page: 136
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P136 CEEFAX 136 Thu 24 Jan 22:55/17 IRAQIS DESERT -US SAYS Food is running short and spirits are low among Iraq's frontline troops, a US military spokesman has said. Lieutenant Colonel Mike Gallagher said about 40 Iraqis had deserted to Saudi Arabia since the war started. They weremostly low-ranking, enlisted men but also a couple of junior officers. He said their primary reason for deserting was low morale and a lack of food. He added "apparently their livingconditions are quite appalling". The men are being held by US forces in the frontline until they can be moved. 101War headlines 130Gulf military Next News GulfIndex Headlines Newsreel