Iraq-Troops enter main Iraqi Kurdistan town Arbil

(31 Aug 1996) T/I 10:29:45 Iraqi troops entered the main Iraqi Kurdistan town of Arbil on Saturday (31/8) after launching a large-scale dawn attack using tanks and heavy artillery, opposition groups and eyewitnesses reported. Iraqi attacks in the region, a US military spokeswoman said. The last meeting Kurdish leaders had with Iraq's Saddam Hussein was in 1991, when they discussed autonomy for Kurdistan. SHOWS: VARIOUS FILE BAGHDAD, IRAQ JULY 1991 Saddam Hudssein receiving Massoud Barazani during the last part of negotiations between Iraq and the Kurds over autonomy for Kurdistan; BAGHDAD, IRAQ JUNE 1991 Saddam Hussein receiving Jallal Talbabi; Vs Talbabi and Barazani speaking to media; JORDAN 1996 Vs US Planes, military jets manoeuvring in Jordan RUNS:2.28 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...