VOL. XXXV

NO. 24

16-MARCH-1992

Kuwait

Kuwaiti Oilfields Now Clear of Mines

Royal Ordnance of the UK has now completed its mine clearing work inKuwait's oilfield areas after having removed over 1mn mines and about 6,000 tonsof ammunition. According to Mr. Guy Lucas, a spokesman of the British firm -which was awarded the contract by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense shortly afterthe end of the Gulf war - all such ordnance has now been cleared, includingbombs dropped by the allies on Iraqi troops as...