Syria secretly agreed to supply military equipment to Iraq, according to Middle East intelligence sources quoted in the London Times. The deal between the Syrian and Iraqi intelligence services will involve military equipment worth some $100 million, the sources said. Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has faced a severe shortage of spare parts for his army as a result of the international arms embargo imposed after the 1991 Gulf War.
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