U.S. Warplanes Killed Civilians, Baghdad Says
IRAQ
The United States said its warplanes made their second attack on air defenses in southern Iraq in a week, and Iraq said two civilians were killed in the raid.
The U.S. Central Command, based in Tampa, Fla., said its jets dropped precision-guided weapons on an antiaircraft missile system and a missile control center in southern Iraq early Thursday.
“The enemy attacked our civilian and service installations in Thi Qar province, killing two civilians and wounding two others,” an Iraqi military spokesman told the official Iraqi News Agency. U.S. officials said the attack was launched after patrolling aircraft were fired on from the ground.
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