Word: pouldahl
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...initial stages the Iraqi attack appeared quite formidable. "We watched the assault from the roof of our building," explained Paul Pouldahl, a U.N. official based in Erbil. "A huge number of Iraqi tanks were advancing on the city. It was a major show of force." That was Aug. 31. On the morning of Sept. 1, however, the Iraqis began to pull back. And by last Monday the 40,000 troops had all but vanished. The only thing left behind was a mobile armored battalion, which positioned its tanks and artillery about 15 miles southeast of the city. "They...
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