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	United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		UNIKOM, the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission, was established on April 9, 1991 following the Gulf War by Security Council resolution 689 (1991) and fully deployed by early May.
		In February 1993, the mandate was extended to include physical action to prevent violations and the force was expanded to an intended three mechanized infantry battalions plus support.
		The mandate of UNIKOM was completed on October 6, 2003.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/UNIKOM (218 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		On their way to the border they crossed a Kuwaiti checkpoint at the edge of the DMZ, as well as a UNIKOM checkpoint at the border, which is marked by a berm and trench constructed by the Kuwaiti authorities.
		They were allowed to pass the UNIKOM checkpoint because, with darkness having just fallen, the sentries on duty mistook the white vehicle for one belonging to the United Nations.
		UNIKOM maintained a high level of vigilance and, through its patrols and liaison activities, has significantly contributed to the reduction of tension and the maintenance of calm in its area of operation.
	www3.sympatico.ca /aal/private/un/95-0251.txt (1007 words)

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		The complaint was investigated and UNIKOM confirmed by radar the presence of a vessel in that area in Iraqi waters, although the vessel was proceeding towards the south-east and seemed to be of a commercial nature.
		UNIKOM boat patrols had been operating mainly out of patrol and observation base M-2, as the communications between UNIKOM headquarters and the three patrol and observation bases (M-1, on Warbah Island, M-2, in Camp Khor, and M-3, on Faw Peninsula) were not fully operational.
		UNIKOM continued to maintain close and regular liaison with the authorities of both Iraq and Kuwait at various levels, including visits by the Force Commander to Baghdad and Kuwait City, and through the UNIKOM liaison offices in the two capital cities.
	www.hri.ca /fortherecord2000/documentation/security/S-2000-914.htm (1602 words)

	Public Diplomacy Query (PDQ)
		UNIKOM was called for by the Security Council in its formal cease-fire resolution on the gulf passed April 3 ending the successful coalition effort to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation.
		UNIKOM's assignment is to ensure that no military personnel and equipment enter the 15-kilometer wide demilitarized zone and that no military fortifications and installations are maintained.
		UNIKOM will monitor the Khor Abdullah waterway between Iraq and Kuwait and a largely barren and uninhabited demilitarized zone extending 10 kilometers into Iraq and 5 kilometers into Kuwait, based on the 200-kilometer border established in a 1963 agreement between the two countries.
	www.fas.org /news/iraq/1991/910417-180557.htm (941 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Umm Qasr, where Unikom was headquartered, lies on the far east of the border.
		Unikom’s chief of staff, Brigadier Upinder Clair, a dashing-despite-his-age officer from the armoured corps of the Indian army, drove from POB to POB, in his 4X4, flying a white flag, a soldier or another officer by his side.
		Unikom POBs in the isolated sectors began withdrawing from the 14th and on the night of 17th and 18th Unikom got orders to pull out.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1030326/asp/foreign/story_1806478.asp (777 words)

	UNIKOM
		UNIKOM's concept of operations is based on a combination of patrol and observation bases, observation points, ground and air patrols, investigation teams and liaison with the parties at all levels.
		UNIKOM patrols the Khawr 'Abd Allah waterway by helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft.
		UNIKOM has also maintained contact and provided technical support to other United Nations missions working in Iraq and Kuwait, in particular to the Iraq-Kuwait Boundary Demarcation Commission until its dissolution in May 1993, and to the United Nations office dealing with the return of property from Iraq to Kuwait.
	www.gmu.edu /departments/t-po/resource-bk/mission/unikom.html (1309 words)

	UNIKOM: United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission
		UNIKOM was established in April 1991 following the forced withdrawal of Iraqi forces from Kuwait.
		Its task was to monitor the demilitarized zone along the Iraq-Kuwait border, deter border violations and report on any hostile action.
		The mandate of the Mission was completed on 6 October 2003.
	www.un.org /Depts/dpko/missions/unikom (97 words)

	Iraq puts ragged troops near Kuwait, just in case
		One UNIKOM officer said he had spotted two groups of what he thought were Iraqi soldiers in civilian clothes and vehicles cruising the DMZ in apparent intelligence-gathering missions.
		UNIKOM troops, who come from armed forces in Europe, Africa, Asia and North and South Americas, are based in the DMZ and can go into Iraq to coordinate with officials there.
		UNIKOM officers said they had advised their troops to be ready to evacuate the DMZ quickly in case of war and to watch UNIKOM's U.S. members, because they might get advance warning.
	www.freep.com /news/nw/troops6_20030206.htm (801 words)

	House of Commons - Defence - Minutes of Evidence
		UNIKOM consists of 213 observers drawn from 32 countries.
		UNIKOM's support element consists of: a Bangladesh battalion of 775 soldiers, a logistics unit from Austria of 34 personnel, an Argentine engineer unit of 50 personnel, and a German medical unit of 15 personnel, as well as 205 civilian support staff (international and local).
		HQ UNIKOM is based in an old Iraqi hospital in the Northern sector not far from Umm Qasr.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm199900/cmselect/cmdfence/453/0041911.htm (260 words)

	US Department of State Dispatch: Fact sheet: UN Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission - UNIKOM - United Nations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		UNIKOM will be headquartered in Umm Qasr (Iraq) and will have liaison offices in Baghdad and Kuwait City.
		UNIKOM seeks to ensure that no military personnel and equipment are within the demilitarized zone and that no military fortifications and installations are maintained in it.
		As an observation mission, UNIKOM is not authorized to take physical action to prevent the entry of military personnel or equipment into the demilitarized zone.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1584/is_n18_v2/ai_11184590 (888 words)

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		Later, however, UNIKOM was informed that a number of break-ins had occurred in the area around the time of the shooting.
		UNIKOM was able to identify only one of the aircraft involved in the numerous air violations.
		UNIKOM continued to maintain close and regular liaison with the authorities of both Iraq and Kuwait at various levels, including visits by the Force Commander to government officials in Baghdad and Kuwait City and through UNIKOM liaison offices in the two capitals.
	www.hri.ca /fortherecord2000/documentation/security/S-2000-269.htm (1417 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		UNIKOM monitored the DMZ from patrol and observation bases and observation points and through ground and air patrols.
		UNIKOM continued to act in coordination with the authorities of Iraq and Kuwait in cases of unauthorized border crossings and when responding to requests to facilitate repatriation.
		At the request of ICRC, UNIKOM provided the venue and support for meetings of the Technical Subcommittee on Military and Civilian Missing Prisoners of War and Mortal Remains on 29 and 30 August and 26 and 27 September 1995.
	www3.sympatico.ca /aal/private/un/95-0836.txt (674 words)

	UN News Centre
		During that period UNIKOM would scale down its military presence, continue to provide support to humanitarian assistance operations in Iraq, liquidate its assets and "most importantly make appropriate arrangements for handing over its activities in assistance of humanitarian operations to other entities remaining in the area," he adds.
		As of 31 May, UNIKOM's overall strength was 154 people, consisting of 11 military observers and 143 civilian staff, 45 of them recruited internationally and 98 locally, under the command of Polish General Franciszek Gagor.
		He also reports that most of UNIKOM property and premises on the Iraqi side of the demilitarized zone were totally destroyed or stolen during or soon after the conflict and that the mission headquarters at Um Qasr was largely demolished, apparently by looting before or during the hostilities.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/library/news/iraq/2003/06/iraq-030624-unnews01.htm (308 words)

	UN observers to evacuate
		Unikom had raised its state of alert to phase four earlier in the day.
		Unikom moved to phase three alert status on March 8 when it started moving non-essential personnel out of the zone and regrouping its observers away from isolated areas as the threat of a US-led war mounted.
		Unikom was set up to monitor the 240km land and maritime border in the wake of the 1991 Gulf War to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation, and to ensure no violations occur in the DMZ.
	www.news24.com /News24/AnanziArticle/0,,2-10-1460_1334231,00.html (568 words)

	UN Chronicle: Iraq: challenge to Council resolutions continues; UNIKOM militarized, enlarged after raids - United ...
		In adopting resolution 806 (1993), the Council transformed the UN Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM) from an unarmed observer contingent into an armed force capable of preventing small-scale violations of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between Iraq and Kuwait.
		UNIKOM staff had tried but was unable to prevent the Iraqi action.
		The Secretary-General said that with the ban against UN aircraft, doubt was cast on Iraq's continued willingness to cooperate with UNIKOM and abide by the commitments it had undertaken.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1309/is_n2_v30/ai_13214087 (1485 words)

	UN Medals - UNIKOM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		UNIKOM was established in April 1991, to monitor a demilitarized zone established along the boundary between the States of Iraq and Kuwait and the Khor Abdullah.
		The ribbon contains a narrow central stripe of UN blue, surrounded by two broad bands of a buff or desert colour.
		Qualifying time for the medal is 90 days of service in the Mission.
	www.un.org /Depts/dpko/medals/unikom.htm (60 words)

	GN Online: Kuwait says Iraq fires mortar, complains to UN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		UNIKOM spokesman Daljeet Bagga said a mortar round had been fired into Kuwait's side of a dimilitarised zone (DMZ) at around 9:45 am (0645 GMT).
		UNIKOM said the first incident involved two men in military fatigues firing bullets from AK-47 assault rifles into Kuwait.
		UNIKOM and Kuwait said the weapons used violated DMZ regulations.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=32430 (477 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Annan recommends maintaining UN's Iraq-Kuwait observer force in region (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Annan withdrew all UNIKOM personnel from the border region on the eve of hostilities in Iraq but maintained a small headquarters consisting of 12 military officers, 20 essential civilian staff and some local personnel in Kuwait City.
		In his report, the Secretary-General says UNIKOM's full staff has only been dispersed temporarily and the timing of its return to its assignments will be decided in consultation with the Council.
		UNIKOM was set up in 1991 after the war that followed Iraq's invasion of Kuwait to monitor the demilitarized zone between the two countries.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/25ec0eee13f835ff49256cfc000aec02 (272 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Security Council continues mandate of UN Iraq-Kuwait observer mission until ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		It directed the Secretary-General to negotiate the transfer of UNIKOM’s non-removable property and assets that could not be disposed otherwise to the States of Kuwait and Iraq, as appropriate.
		On 31 March, the report recalls, the Permanent Representative of Kuwait informed the Secretary-General that his Government believed that the delicate situation regarding the border between Kuwait and Iraq is ample reason for the maintenance of the mandate until such time as the situation becomes clearer and peace and security are restored to the area.
		The UNIKOM was established by Council resolution 689 (1991) to monitor the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between Iraq and Kuwait, as well as the Khawr'Abd Allah waterway, in order to deter violations of the boundary and to observe any hostile action mounted from the territory of one State against the other.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/ad08b740c71e579c85256d58007366b3 (1020 words)

	The Hindu : U.N. pulls out staff as war clouds thicken
		But UNIKOM's 195 observers and its 775 military support unit from Bangladesh will remain in place it is being said.
		The decision of the United Nations to evacuate its civilian staff and cut down its patrolling activities came after the Observers had noticed the cutting of the border fence in several areas, some large enough to be able to pass military convoys.
		The UNIKOM has not said what would happen to its mission if U.S.-led forces stormed through the demilitarised zone in the event of a breakout of hostilities.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2003/03/10/stories/2003031003861400.htm (507 words)

	JS Online: Iraqi troops move closer to Kuwait border
		UNIKOM officers who patrol the 9-mile-wide demilitarized zone, created after the 1991 Persian Gulf War, and who travel in southern Iraq provided a firsthand independent look at war preparations and troop morale in the region.
		Officers from four UNIKOM member-nations said a few thousand Iraqi troops moved closer to the border in recent weeks and began digging trenches on either side of the three north-south roads in the region.
		Iraq also deployed a half-dozen 105mm artillery pieces and several anti-aircraft guns in fire bases surrounded by 15-foot-high sand berms on the northeast end of the border near the port of Umm Qasr, they said.
	www.jsonline.com /news/gen/feb03/116207.asp?format=print (504 words)

	Global Vision News Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		They belong to UNIKOM, whose mandate is to monitor the DMZ and the waterway between Iraq and Kuwait; "to deter violations of the boundary; and to observe any hostile action mounted from the territory of one State against the other."
		In case anyone in the White House, with their limited military experience (after all, most of them supported the Vietnam War from deep in the college-deferred rear) does not know what a "DMZ" is; it is a demilitarized zone.
		It would be ironic if the UNIKOM force, with contingents from over thirty countries, decided to do its duty to their Security Council mandate and were to "take physical action" to resist the oncoming hordes who would manifestly be violating the DMZ and the UN-demarked boundary.
	www.gvnews.net /html/Crisis/gvabs033.html (954 words)

	UN withdraws civilian staff from Iraq border -DAWN - International; March 9, 2003
		He said UNIKOM had begun removing on Saturday some of its 230 civilian UN staff from their residential quarters in the demilitarised zone that runs the length of the 200-km border.
		UN investigators reported on Friday that a commercial contractor was building new gates in a fence separating the two countries, a barrier US forces would have to cross if they invade Iraq from the Gulf state.
		UNIKOM, which monitors the 12-year-old demilitarised border zone said the building of the seven gates — wide enough to accommodate a tank — followed recent sightings of US soldiers entering the Kuwaiti side of the zone.
	www.dawn.com /2003/03/09/int1.htm (627 words)

	United Nations Daily Highlights, 98-09-30
		In his latest report on UNIKOM, the Secretary-General said that during the past six months, the mission, which is monitoring the demilitarized zone along the Iraq-Kuwait border, continued to contribute to the maintenance of calm and stability in the zone.
		"The situation along the border was generally quiet", the Secretary-General said, adding that UNIKOM received cooperation of the Kuwaiti and Iraqi authorities in discharging its duty.
		UNIKOM continued to dispose of unexploded mines and bomblets in the demilitarized zone, with a total of 5,823 unexploded devices destroyed, the report said.
	www.hri.org /news/world/undh/1998/98-09-30.undh.html (1190 words)

	DCom EN:Dispatch controller Unikom
		The system of dispatching workpalces UNIKOM is modern system of remote controlled base radiostations.
		UNIKOM PC The base of UNIKOM PC product is communication card communicating with all types of controllers of UNIKOM system (Minikom, Optimal, Multikom) and program equipment UNIKOM PC.
		Commonplace are all functions offered by others products of UNIKOM system but some of them offer even larger possibilities for example display rolling, greater number of signs on "STATUS" data etc. Dispatcher command database of users of radio network with possibility of quick access to data.
	www.dcom.cz /unikom_e.htm (636 words)

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