Naval coalition renews effort to halt Iraqi oil smuggling

Monday, July 29, 2002

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- After an eight-year break, a U.S.-led naval coalition is resuming inspection of vessels in the northern Red Sea because U.N. sanctions against Iraq are being broken in the area, a U.S. Navy spokesman said Sunday.

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