RepositorySpecial Collections Archives (GB 0029)
Ref NoEUL MS 143/14/1/3
Date1991
LevelFile
TitlePapers relating to opposition groups after the Gulf War
DescriptionFolder of presscuttings, telex reports and digest bulletins on activities of Iraqi opposition groups after the Second Gulf War. These include an Observer report (28 April 1991) 'Saddam declares war on the Shias' and various articles on Shia Moslem opposition groups and leaders, the difficulties in finding a suitable replacement for Saddam, a meeting of opposition leaders in Beirut (March 1991), reports of uprisings in the north and south of Iraq, relations between opposition groups and Allied forces, a Guardian article 'Iraqi exiles believe revolt is premature', details of international support for the uprisings, an Independent on Sunday interview with Seyid Hussein al-Mussawi, a Shia cleric in London and former Iraqi guerilla leader (10 March 1991), a notepad of Crusoe's with what appear to be notes on various opposition leaders
LanguageEnglish; French
Access StatusOpen
Creator_NameCrusoe; Jonathan Richard Huthwaite (1953-1991); journalist and writer
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