The World - News from April 12, 1988
Iraq said it fired three missiles into the Iranian cities of Tehran and Esfahan, ending a three-day lull in rocket attacks on civilian targets. Iran said at least 20 civilians were killed. The official Iraqi News Agency, monitored in Cyprus, also reported that Iraqi warplanes and helicopter gunships flew 320 combat missions against Iranian forces and other targets. That is the highest number of missions reported flown in one day for months. Iran said it fired two missiles at “two key military targets” in Baghdad, Iraq’s capital, and shelled the port city of Basra.
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