Humanitarian intervention : assisting the Iraqi Kurds in Operation Provide Comfort, 1991 / by Gordon W. Rudd
- Author
- Rudd, Gordon W., 1949-
- Published
- Washington, D.C. : Department of the Army, 2004.
- Physical Description
- xvi, 280 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm
- Contents
- The Kurdish quest. World War I and the peace process ; Kurds in Iraq -- Impact of the Gulf War. Kurdish support of Baghdad ; Turkey and Operation Proven Force ; Early relief efforts -- Crisis in the mountains -- Assistance takes shape. Red Crescent activities ; Special forces deploy -- Sustaining the mountain camps. Water and sanitation ; Food and other necessities ; Helicopter operations ; The ATO issue ; The media -- Creating a security zone. Command and control ; Military intervention ; American, British, Dutch forces ; French, Spanish, Italian contingents ; JTF Bravo structure -- Expanding coalition support -- Expanding JTF Bravo support. Aviation ; Military police ; Engineers ; Medical ; Organizational differences -- Resettling the Kurds. From the mountains to Zakho ; The Sirsenk Base ; The Dahuk dilemma ; Refugee confrontations ; Coalition incidents ; The medical challenge ; General Powell's visit -- A period of transition -- Reflections on the crisis.
- Report Numbers
- D 101.2:K 96/2
- Subject(s)
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-257) and index.
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