Iraq has retaliated by launching Scud missiles against U.S. forces in Kuwait .
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It has been recently updated to include Scud missiles and weapons of mass destruction.
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They said the blast was caused by government shelling or even a Scud missile attack.
Scud attacks like this and similar attacks on Israel should be less of a worry this time around.
In recent years, Syria has transferred to Hezbollah Scud missiles that can carry chemical weapons.
The move was made after Syria launched Scud missiles at cities near the Turkish border.
Israeli reports have already suggested that some Scud missiles may have been sent to Hezbollah in Lebanon.
In the Gulf War, F-15Es flew mainly at night to hit Scud missile launchers and artillery sites.
Analysts say the Syrian government maintains up to 400 of the short- and medium-range Russian-developed Scud missiles.
During the Gulf War, SAS teams penetrated deep within Iraq to search for mobile Scud missile launchers.
In recent years, Syria transferred Scud missiles to Hezbollah, which are capable of carrying chemical weapon warheads.
Earlier this week, activists accused the government forces of targeting other areas of Aleppo with Russian-made Scud-type missiles.
Their main function is to intercept Iraqi Scud missiles and to protect infantry and other assets in the field.
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Backward in time to 1991 when Israel was targeted by Iraqi Scud missiles.
During the Persian Gulf War, Iraq launched Scud missiles at targets in Israel.
The Spaniards seized the ship, finding between 12 and 15 Scud missiles and warheads hidden under sacks of cement.
The recent attacks by Iraqi Scud missiles on Israel and Saudi Arabia show the bankruptcy of this line of reasoning.
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At the end of the day, you have a ship that can't defend itself, even against a Hezbollah-fired scud missile.
"Hundreds of civilians have been killed by Scud missile strikes and Aleppo is being systematically destroyed, " the National Coalition statement said.
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It is particularly enraged by the use of Russian-supplied Scud missiles to bombard rebel-held areas of Aleppo - Syria's second city.
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On board, the Spanish, along with the Americans they summoned, found 15 Scud missiles and warheads, plus a quantity of chemicals.
It is then that I realise, under an endless sky, with clouds caught mid-scud above me, that the Rizk DBR2 isn't really a car.
Ten years later during the Gulf War when Iraq sent dozens of scud missiles against Israel, Israeli officials said they self vindicated.
In 1991, during Desert Storm, the U.S. knew everything about the Iraqis' mobile SCUD launchers--except where they were at any given moment.
As in the previous two events, the Navy shot down an Aries rocket simulating a Scud class short to medium range missile.
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We should, among other things, also fund a system to defend against shipborne SCUD missiles launched off our coasts at U.S. cities.
In that incident, an Iraqi Scud missile hit U.S. barracks near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, killing 28 troops and wounding more than 100.
For the first time since Saddam Hussein struck it with scud missiles during the First Gulf War, Jerusalem has come under attack.
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The Syrians have, presumably at Iran's direction and with its help, transferred dangerous Scud missiles to the mullah's re-armed terrorist proxy, Hezbollah.
The missiles were apparently Scud-type, estimated to have a range of about 500 kilometers (310 miles), according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency.
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