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Tuesday, February 20, 2001, updated at 22:19(GMT+8)
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Iraq Slams UN for Silence on US-British Air Raids on Baghdad

Iraq on Tuesday slammed the United Nations for keeping silent on last Friday's US-British air strikes against Baghdad, which have killed two Iraqi civilians and injured at least 20 others.

The official Al-Iraq newspaper accused the UN of playing the role of "a spectator" and making no comment on the aggression against Iraq on Friday evening.

The paper also denounced the United Nations Iraqi-Kuwaiti Observation Mission (UNIKOM), deployed at the border of the two nations, for making no report to the UN about the latest US and British military operation.

Iraq has demanded UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to condemn the aggression against Iraq and insisted that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq, as a UN member, must be safeguarded.

Moreover, Iraq has sent letters to leaders of the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the Non-Aligned Movement, urging them to denounce the air strikes.

The attack, called by the US as a "routine mission," was the first on Baghdad since December 1998, when the US and Britain launched a four-day bombardment against Iraq for its alleged refusal to cooperate with UN arms inspectors.

The air raids have aroused worldwide condemnation.







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Iraq on Tuesday slammed the United Nations for keeping silent on last Friday's US-British air strikes against Baghdad, which have killed two Iraqi civilians and injured at least 20 others.

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