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Iraq fires at US-British planes over southern Iraq
Baghdad, Jan 12: Iraq has said that it fired missiles at US and British warplanes patrolling the south of the country, forcing them to flee.
Baghdad, Jan 12: Iraq has said that it fired missiles at US and British warplanes patrolling the south of the country,
forcing them to flee.
A military spokesman said yesterday that the planes retreated to Kuwait, according to the state news agency INA.
US and British forces have recently stepped up air attacks in "no-fly" zones which they have enforced in northern and southern Iraq since the 1991 Gulf war as they prepare for possible war against Baghdad.
Iraq does not recognise the zones, which are not sanctioned by any UN resolution, and regularly accuses coalition warplanes of targeting civilian installations, a charge denied by the United States and Britain.
Bureau Report
A military spokesman said yesterday that the planes retreated to Kuwait, according to the state news agency INA.
US and British forces have recently stepped up air attacks in "no-fly" zones which they have enforced in northern and southern Iraq since the 1991 Gulf war as they prepare for possible war against Baghdad.
Iraq does not recognise the zones, which are not sanctioned by any UN resolution, and regularly accuses coalition warplanes of targeting civilian installations, a charge denied by the United States and Britain.
Bureau Report