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If a cease-fire holds, it may mark an end to not only a war but also a crusade. Khomeini had sought to use the conflict to help export his fundamentalist Islamic revolution from non-Arab Iran to the Arab world. The Ayatullah's dramatic about-face must have been...
The origins of the gulf war have grown somewhat obscure over the years. Most authorities blame Iraq for staging the first direct attack, in September 1980, though many concede that Baghdad was mightily provoked by persistent Iranian efforts to stir trouble within Iraq's Shi'ite Muslim minority. After fighting...
With the Islamic Republic' s troops stunned by a string of battlefield defeats, the frail Ayatullah Khomeini grudgingly submits to "God' s will." -- Would peace between Iran and Iraq send oil prices skyward once again? -- Contra hard- liners threaten new battles in Nicaragua. -- An album of stark photographs from Ethiopia...
However, an anonymous caller purporting to speak for Islamic Jihad, which holds Americans Terry Anderson and Thomas Sutherland, threatened to kill one of them in revenge. It was not possible to authenticate the call. Islamic Jihad has said it would authenticate its statements with photographs of the hostages.
Zia justified his actions by charging that Junejo had allowed the spread of crime and had failed to promote adherence to Islamic law. Few Pakistanis accepted that explanation. The real reason appeared to be Junejo's efforts to exert civilian control over the armed forces. Zia promised that parliamentary elections...