U.S. smart bombs destroy Iraqi command and control site

World Tribune ^ | Monday, July 1, 2002 | World Tribune

[SunStar]

U.S. smart bombs destroy Iraqi command and control site

SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COMMonday, July 1, 2002

U.S. strikes have taken out one of the most significant Iraqi military assets attacked by allied planes in the past year.

U.S. officials said allied warplanes damaged an Iraqi command and control facility on Friday. They said the facility provided information on U.S. and British fighter-jets in southern Iraq, Middle East Newsline reported.

"This facility was struck because it helped direct anti-aircraft artillery attacks today against coalition aircraft authorized by the U.N. Security Council to enforce the no-fly zone in southern Iraq," a U.S. Central Command statement said.

U.S. defense sources said the command and control center was linked to radar and anti-aircraft artillery and missile batteries in southern Iraq.

The Iraqi facility was located in southern Iraq. But officials did not provide the exact location or the extent of the damage.

Officials said U.S. fighter-jets dropped precision-guided weapons to strike facilities of a military offensive command and control center.

The sources said the center represented an emerging threat to U.S. aircraft that enforced the no-fly zone in southern Iraq.

In Baghdad, President Saddam Hussein praised what he termed were achievements of the nation's military industry. Saddam did not elaborate but the reference appeared to include the improvements of Iraq's air defense system, including the development of a mobile anti-aircraft battery.

[epluribus_2]

tick...tick...tick...

[hchutch]

Hmmm...

Maybe we are doing the softening up under the guise of enforcing the "no-fly zones".

[Unknown Freeper]

boom bump

[Poohbah]

Notice that ol So-Damn-Insane thinks that developing a mobile antiaircraft gun is a major achievement...

[truth_session]

Good, now take out Saddam next and all will be peachy.

[irish guard]

If Saddam and his Generals think that the U.S. capabilities haven't changed since the Gulf War, he is in for a real surprise. Our stuff is much more accurate these days!

[bvw]

The Moon is currently 21.3701 days old (1846374 seconds); it is 72% through lunation 983, is 58% illuminated and is a waning gibbous.

[is_is]

cool....ugh.......what are you talking about....

[hchutch]

Hmm... moving target portion for the guys flying SEAD missions, I guess.

[bvw]

Quarter moon on the 3rd, new moon on the 10th.

[bvw]

Advantage.

[oyez]

Saddam, meet J-Dam. K-Blam!

[Poohbah]

Yeah, someone ought to set him up the bomb!

[Illbay]

Iraqis report U.S. has hit a Honeymoon Hotel, killing lots of couples in flagrante delicti.

[Illbay]

Zig for great justice!