(31 Aug 1996) T/I 10:29:45
Iraqi troops entered the main Iraqi Kurdistan town of Arbil on Saturday (31/8) after launching a large-scale dawn attack using tanks and heavy artillery, opposition groups and eyewitnesses reported. Iraqi attacks in the region, a US military spokeswoman said.
The last meeting Kurdish leaders had with Iraq's Saddam Hussein was in 1991, when they discussed autonomy for Kurdistan.
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ JULY 1991
Saddam Hudssein receiving Massoud Barazani during the last part of negotiations between Iraq and the Kurds over autonomy for Kurdistan;
BAGHDAD, IRAQ JUNE 1991
Saddam Hussein receiving Jallal Talbabi;
Vs Talbabi and Barazani speaking to media;
JORDAN 1996
Vs US Planes, military jets manoeuvring in Jordan
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