Arabs Reaffirm Limited Role; Troops Won't Take Part in Offensive Strike, Commanders Say From: The Washington Post | Date: October 9, 1990| Author: | Copyright (null) The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Two commanders of Arab forces deployed in the Persian Gulf as part of a multinational military force have reaffirmed on successive days that their troops would not be used as part of an offensive strike against Iraq.

Maj. Gen. Mohammed Ali Bilal, the commander of Egyptian forces in the gulf region, was quoted today as saying that the 14,000 Egyptian troops sent to the gulf following Iraq's Aug. 2 invasion of Kuwait were there only to assist in the defense of Saudi Arabia and other nations in the region.

His comments in the Saudi newspaper al-Khaleej echoed similar cautions voiced Sunday in ...

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