For 2nd Day, an Iraqi Military Site Bombed
For the second consecutive day, coalition aircraft bombed an Iraqi military site in retaliation for increasing attacks on British and American planes patrolling “no-fly” zones, U.S. defense officials said.
Precision-guided weapons were used to strike a facility in southern Iraq, said a statement from the U.S. Central Command.
British and American defense officials have expressed concern that for more than a month, Iraq’s air defenses have been more aggressively trying to shoot down U.S. and British pilots.
Iraq considers the no-fly zones illegal.
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