Körfez Savaşı ve Irak’ın İşgali Arasındaki Dönemde Irak’ta Faaliyet Gösteren BM Misyonları
UN Missions Operating in Iraq Between the Gulf War and the Occupation of Iraq

Summary/Abstract: In this study, United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM) and United Nations Special Commission / United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNSCOM) / (UNMOVIC), two important UN Missions that were operational in the Iraq between Gulf War and the Invasion of Iraq by U.S., are analyzed. Both UNICOM that has a mandate to monitor the demilitarized zone along the Iraq-Kuwait border, deter border violations and report on any hostile action, and UNSCOM / UNMOVIC which has a mandate to verify Iraq's compliance with its obligation to be rid of its weapons of mass destruction (chemical, biological weapons and missiles with a range of more than 150 km), and to operate a system of ongoing monitoring and verification to ascertain that Iraq did not reacquire the same weapons prohibited to it by the Security Council were established with the resolutions of the Security Council. It is possible to say that UNIKOM has completed its mission successfuly. But the same thing is not true especially for the UNSCOM. After losing its reputation over the world public opinon, UNSCOM was replaced with UNMOVIC. Because UNMOVIC’s success and International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) reliability has influenced the behaviors of Iran and Libya, the relationship between the credibility of the international organizations and their ability to contribute world peace should be explored through further research.

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