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Updated: 15-Nov-2001 1991


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January 1991

2 Jan

NATO deploys aircraft of the ACE Mobile Force (AMF) to south-east Turkey in an operational role.

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8 Jan

Soviet troops are deployed around the Lithuanian capital to enforce mandatory conscription.

9 Jan

At a Geneva meeting between the US and Iraqi Foreign ministers, Iraq maintains its refusal to withdraw its forces from Kuwait.

11 Jan

NATO issues a statement urging Soviet authorities to refrain from using force and intimidation in the Baltic Republics.

15 Jan-8 Feb

CSCE Experts Meeting on Peaceful Settlement of Disputes in Valetta proposes establishment of Dispute Set-tlement Mechanism.

17 Jan

Coalition forces launch air attacks against Iraq at the beginning of the Gulf War, following Iraqs refusal to with-draw from Kuwait in accordance with UN Security Council Resolutions.