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Article: U.S. ships ordered to Persian Gulf
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- October 5, 1997
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WASHINGTON Defense Secretary William S. Cohen on Friday ordered a
carrier battle group into the Persian Gulf ahead of schedule as a
warning to Iran and Iraq to stop incursions into the U.S.-enforced
"no-fly" zone in southern Iraq.
The Nimitz Carrier Battle Group, which had been sailing to
Singapore, will be sent directly to the gulf and arrive by mid-
month,
about a week ahead of time, while two U.S. B-1 bombers deployed to
Bahrain but scheduled to leave Friday will remain in the region for
an extra 10 days, officials said.
The show of force follows a week of provocations between Iran
and Iraq, longtime enemies in the Persian Gulf.
Last Monday, Iranian warplanes bombed two bases in ...