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To: carranza2 who wrote (114033)5/16/2005 3:47:23 PM
From: aladin  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793928
 
C2,

The 'soccer war' was in Central America between El Salvador and Honduras in 1969.

John

The actual fighting was brief. Despite early Salvadoran air strikes, the Hondurans eventually dominated in that area, destroying most of the Salvadoran Air Force. The Salvadoran Army, however, clearly bested the Hondurans on the ground. The Salvadorans pushed rapidly into Honduran territory before fuel and ammunition shortages and diplomatic efforts by representatives of the Organization of American States (OAS) curtailed their progress. As many as 2,000 people, mainly civilians, were killed in the action.

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