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October 18, 2002       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43598-2002Oct17.html

Former U.S. Defense Official: Israeli Special Forces in Western Iraq Last Summer

(Washington Post) - The administration's pledge to deploy Special Operations forces in western Iraq to destroy facilities that could be used to launch missiles at Israel, which was conveyed during this week's visit to Washington by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, follows an undisclosed reconnaissance mission in western Iraq this summer by Israeli special forces, according to a former U.S. defense official. The covert Israeli operation was aimed at determining whether Iraq had the capability to launch drone aircraft, in addition to Scud missiles, from its desert air bases.

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