Thirty-four years ago today, on April 11, 1991 (February 27, 1991), the United Nations Security Council declared a formal ceasefire in the Gulf War. The oil well fire that covered the sky in Kuwait On April 11, 1991, the Security Council said in a letter to Iraq's Ambassador to the United Nations, Ambari, that the requirements of paragraph 33 of Security Council Resolution 687 adopted on April 3 this year have been met, and the formal ceasefire in the Gulf stipulated in this clause has come into effect. Security Council Resolution 687 stipulates that a formal ceasefire in the Gulf can only be achieved if Iraq formally expresses its acceptance of the provisions of the resolution. On April 6, the Iraqi Foreign Minister sent a letter to the UN Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council expressing Iraq's willingness to accept Resolution 687. But at the same time, the Iraqi side accused the various provisions of the resolution in the letter of being "unjust," and Iraq "has no choice but to accept this resolution." An American soldier wounded in the Gulf War broke down in tears when he learned of the death of his close comrade. On April 10, the Iraqi ambassador also transmitted to the President of the Security Council the text of the resolution adopted by the Iraqi National Assembly on April 6, signed by the Iraqi Speaker, indicating that Iraq agreed to accept Resolution 687. The Security Council welcomed this in its letter on the 11th as a positive step towards the full implementation of Resolution 687. General Schwarzkopf, the commander of US forces in the Gulf who is visiting Kuwait, said in Kuwait on April 11 that the official ceasefire in the Gulf War will take effect on the 11th. About 100,000 US troops are withdrawing from southern Iraq, but will not withdraw completely until ordered by US President Bush. On April 13, 1,440 advance personnel of the United Nations peacekeeping force who will patrol the border between Kuwait and Iraq arrived in Kuwait from the Jordanian capital Amman. The commander of the United Nations peacekeeping force, Maj. Gen. Gunter-Greinder of Austria, told reporters after his arrival that the force will arrive in Kuwait from April 15. But he did not say when to enter the position. The United Nations peacekeeping force will carry out a mission to monitor the ceasefire in the Gulf. Thirty-one countries, including the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, have agreed to send troops to the UN peacekeeping force. On the evening, the British defense secretary announced that the UK had completed the withdrawal of British combat troops from the Gulf. The defense secretary said that the last batch of 340 British soldiers had left Saudi Arabia for bases in Germany. But he also said that thousands of British military supplies remained in the Gulf for about six months to bring back 11,000 military vehicles, 50,000 tons of ammunition and other supplies. British warships will also continue to patrol the Gulf. On April 15, the last 700 French troops left their camp near the city of AS-Salman in southern Iraq and arrived in Saudi Arabia. The force, part of France's first helicopter regiment sent to the Gulf to carry out its "Fawn" military operation, will leave Saudi Arabia and return to France at the end of April, according to Agence France-Presse. On April 15-16, the commander of the United Nations peacekeeping force, Maj. Gen. Gunter-Greinder of Austria, visited Baghdad for talks with Iraqi officials. Greinder had discussed the mission of the peacekeeping force with Kuwaiti government officials. United Nations officials said the 300 observers and 680 infantry of the United Nations peacekeeping force, whose mission is to monitor the implementation of the United Nations Security Council ceasefire resolution that took effect on April 11, would be deployed within two weeks. The Gulf War devastated Chiyu, which made the situation even more difficult for the insurgent Kurds, who were driven to the northern border by Iraqi forces in 1988-89. Countless people died in the cold winds on the poor northern ridge. In southern Turkey, hungry people snatched food when American helicopters flew in.