Iraq: US spent $1 billion on Iraqi

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        *US spent $1 billion on Iraqi Kurds since 1991*

  WASHINGTON - The United States has spend over $1 billion since
1991 to help and protect the Kurds of Northern Iraq, according to
figures released by the Congressional Research Service.

  Approximately half of this amount - $ 572 million - was spent as
"dire emergency supplemental appropriation" back in 1991 for initial
relief operations taken on by the Defense Department or DOD (320.5
million) and by the State Department and related agencies ($ 251.5
million).

  Such "dire emergency supplemental funds" were again appropriated
between 1991 and 1993. Fifteen million was spent in 1992 on the Kur-
dish and "other Iraq-related humanitarian operations," by DOD.

  One-hundred million was spent on military operations conducted
between 1991-1993 supporting the "no-fly zone" established in
Northern Iraq, to the north of the 36th parallel - which protected
the kurds from Baghdad.

  In 1993, $ 40 million was spent for "DOD relief activities" including
food delivery, health care, water supply and mine clearing.

  Again in 1993, $ 3 million went to "general DOD humanitarian aid,"
$ 5 million as "urgent humanitarian aid," $ 23 million as "general DOD
humanitarian aid," including $ 10 million to buy part of a Kurdish-
grown wheat crop.

  For DOD activities related to Operation Provide Comfort, $ 201.2
 million was spent in 1993.

  In 1994, $ 30 million went to Northern Iraq as "general DOD
humanitarian aid"- including $ 15 millon in winter relief. Another
$ 100 million was spent on the enforcement of the "no-fly zone" and
related supply, maintenance and personnel costs.

  Another $ 15 million is scheduled for 1995 as "general DOD
humanitarian aid."

  The total the United States appropriated to help the Kurds of
Northern Iraq, including the above amount mentioned for 1995,
comes to $ 1.1 billion.

TURKISH DAILY NEWS, 9. Sept. 1994

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