U.S. Warplanes Hit More Iraqi Sites

American warplanes attacked several Iraqi air defense sites after being targeted by radar or seeing Iraqi military planes violate “no-fly” zones, the Pentagon said. The attacks occurred in both the northern and southern no-fly zones. In the north, U.S. fighter jets were targeted by radar in the incidents. In the south, Air Force and Navy fighter jets struck two antiaircraft missile sites, radar and equipment after a pair of Iraqi MIG-23s flew into the no-fly zone. It was the second clash in two days in the south. Navy Capt. Michael Doubleday, a Pentagon spokesman, said U.S. forces have had a “grave impact” on Iraq’s integrated air defense system as pilots chose their targets carefully. Iraq claimed that two civilians were killed and several others injured.