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SLUG: 2-301512 Iraq/Humanitarian (S)
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DATE=3/30/2003 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT TITLE=IRAQ / HUMANITARIAN (S-ONLY) NUMBER=2-301512 BYLINE=SCOTT BOBB DATELINE=AS-SAYLIYAH, QATAR CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: With the arrival in southern Iraq of the British ship, Sir Galahad, humanitarian aid has begun flowing into the war-stricken region. However, coalition officials say large-scale aid distributions will only begin when security has improved. V-O-A Correspondent Scott Bobb reports from coalition headquarters in Qatar. TEXT: British forces spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Ronnie McCourt says the British ship Sir Galahad has finished unloading 200 tons of relief supplies at the port of Umm Qasr, and a pipeline is now bringing water from Kuwait to people in southern Iraq. Relief workers in Kuwait say they are ready to send a convoy of humanitarian supplies overland into Iraq. But Colonel McCourt says this will only happen when the area is secure. /// MCCOURT ACT /// We're not going to let any convoy go through unescorted into a dangerous area. We don't want to shoot ourselves in the foot (undermine our efforts), invite innocent civilian aid workers in and find they get ambushed or attacked. /// END ACT /// Colonel McCourt says parts of southern Iraq are still not secure, but British forces have captured five Iraqi army officers, including a general during an operation in Basra. (signed) NEB/SB/AWP/TW |
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