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Date: 19th November 1993
Service: CEEFAX
Region: N/A
Original Broadcast Channel: BBC1
Current Page: 193
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P193 CEEFAX 193 Fri 19 Nov 16:22/48 1/3 DESPATCH Stephen Sackur on claims Iraq has used chemical weapons in the south: Having talked to Iraqi Shi'ite refugees on the Iranian side of the border, the UN team has a list of sites it would like to investigate in the sprawling southern marshes. Their fieldwork is expected to begin in the next few days, But it remains to be seen just how much freedom the inspectors will be given to travel in the sensitive and isolated marshland close to Iraq's border with Iran. Home 110Politics 130World 160Copyright Politics Summaries Top Sport
P193 CEEFAX 193 Fri 19 Nov 16:21/33 2/3 DESPATCH Stephen Sackur on claims Iraq has used chemical weapons in the south: The allegations of chemical weapons attacks against the Shi'ites of the Iraqi marshes have come from refugees and exiles based in Iran. Their descriptions of the effects of poison gas have led experts to speculate that the Iraqis might be using a form of nerve-gas. But no direct evidence has been forthcoming and the Iraqis have dismissed the claims as a cheap lie propagated by Iran. Home 110Politics 130World 160Copyright Politics Summaries Top Sport
P193 CEEFAX 193 Fri 19 Nov 16:24/07 3/3 DESPATCH Stephen Sackur on claims Iraq has used chemical weapons in the south: Iraqi Foreign Minister Muhammad Sa'id Sahhaf has insisted Iraq has nothing to hide and will allow the UN team to go where it wants. Whether chemical weapons are being used or not, it seems clear that Saddam Hussein's campaign to depopulate the marshes is going on. Shelling of villages is routine and massive drainage projects appear to have lowered the water level dramatically in many areas. Home 110Politics 130World 160Copyright Politics Summaries Top Sport