BBC News Online: Events: Crisis In The Gulf: ROAD TO THE BRINK

Sunday, November 14, 1999 Published at 19:10 GMT
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Timeline of the Iraqi crisis
Detailed chronology of the successive crises over Iraqi weapons inspections, with links to key news stories.


Frustrated at every turn
The UN accuses Iraq of playing cat and mouse with its inspection teams.


Oil-for-food scheme no cure-all
As UN aid staff go back to work in Iraq after the air strikes, serious questions hang over the UN oil-for-food programme.

A people suffering under sanctions
Seven years of sanctions have affected almost every aspect of the Iraqi economy.

Busting Iraq's oil smugglers
John Leyne, on board the HMS Cumberland in the Gulf, reports on an encounter with would-be sanctions busters.


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