VOL. XLI

No. 32

10-August-1998

IRAQ

Security Council And Iraq Embark On Another Test Of Wills; NoImpact Seen On Oil Exports

Iraq has suspended inspection work by the UN Special Commission (UNSCOM), assertingthat it has eliminated its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and demanding that sanctionsshould be lifted in accordance with paragraph 22 of resolution 687. For its part, theSecurity Council has declared the Iraqi position "totally unacceptable" andcalled upon Iraq to extend full cooperation...