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Date: 7th March 1991
Service: CEEFAX
Region: N/A
Original Broadcast Channel: BBC1
Current Page: 105
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P105 CEEFAX 105 Thu 7 Mar 21:53/18 IRAQI TROOPS "BESIEGE" HOLY CITIES An Iraqi opposition spokesman has said troops loyal to Saddam Hussein are besieging the holy Shi'ite Muslim cities of Najaf and Karbala. Mohammed Hussein al-Tajer of the Islamic Action Organisation said Iraqi army units were preparing to suppress apopular uprising against the president.Meanwhile a Kurdish opposition officialhas claimed 34 Iraqi army officers and several regiments have surrendered to Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq. He said the Iraqis' arms were being distributed among Kurdish rebels. 102Newswatch 198Newsreel Next News Newswatch Headlines Newsreel