| Date from | 01 January 1991 |
|---|---|
| Date to | 31 December 1998 |
| Collection type | Conflict |
| Scope note | Strength: Total contribution 96 personnel. Between 2 and 6 ADF personnel deployed on 3 6 month rotations. Area of Operations (AO): Iraq. Purpose: In April 1991 Resolution 687 imposed a peace agreement and disarmament provisions on Iraq and established a UN Special Commission. UNSCOM was tasked with locating and supervising the destruction of Iraqi nuclear, chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction capabilities. Comments: Australia deployed between 2 and 6 ADF personnel and scientific experts to UNSCOM on three to six month tours. The Commission wound up operations in 1999, due to Iraqi accusations that the British and US used spying methods to detect the Iraqi Weapons of mass destruction. At the center of the controversy, was UNSCOMs Commissioner Australian Richard Butler. |