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Article: Gulf Foes Attack on Land and Sea;U.N. Chief Begins Mission; Iraq, Libya Issue Joint Statement
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- The Washington Post
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- September 11, 1987
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Iraq and Iran mounted attacks on land and at sea today as United
Nations Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar left on a peace
mission to the Persian Gulf and Libya appeared to be drawing away
from its ally, Iran.
In a joint communique, Libya and Iraq spoke of a desire to build
ties. The two nations broke diplomatic relations in 1985 after Libya
allied itself with Iran.
The fast-paced military and diplomatic developments left an air
of uncertainty around Perez de Cuellar's mission, which is designed
to win support for a cease-fire demanded by the U.N. Security Council
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Iraqi aircraft struck for the second day in a row at a wide range
of targets inside Iran. Iranian artillery ...