In 1973, the Kuwait Armed Forces entered into their third alert phase with the beginning of the 1973 Samita border skirmish which led to a significant change in the operational capabilities of the Armed Forces.
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Civil defense officials said they were moving from a " Yellow Alert Phase 2 " _ which involved a 12-kilometer ( 8-mile ) restriction zone around the volcano _ to a " Phase 3 ."
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Since then, the National Center for the Prevention of Disasters has maintained a " Yellow Alert Phase 2, " which prohibits people from going within 7 miles ( 12 kilometers ) of the volcano's crater.
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During the same year, the Kuwait Armed Forces enter into their sixth alert phase with the December 1998 bombing of Iraq ( code-named Operation Desert Fox ) between the United States, the United Kingdom and Iraq.
