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  • U.S. planes strike in Iraq

    01/08/2003 12:06:35 PM PST · by British_Steel · 67 replies · 253+ views
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and British warplanes have bombed southern Iraq in the latest of a string of bombings in the no-fly zones they patrol, Iraqi and U.S. military officials have said. The warplanes struck Iraqi military air defence cable sites between Al Kut, Al Basrah and An Nasiriyah, all between about 100 miles and 245 miles southeast of Baghdad, a U.S. Central Command statement said. An Iraqi military statement confirmed Wednesday's raids but said the planes hit civilian targets. It did not report any casualties but said Iraqi forces fired at the planes, driving them back to bases in...