Washington, Mar 22: US and British air forces flew 1,000 strike sorties and fired 1,000 cruise missiles in Iraq yesterday in a barrage of firepower aimed at Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's regime, a US defence official has said. Regime command and control, security and leadership installations were targeted as well as sites related to weapons of mass destruction and the integrated air defence system, said the official, who asked not to be identified.
"They flew from 30 air bases in a dozen countries and five carriers," the official said yesterday.
Bureau Report