1,000 air strikes, 1,000 cruise missiles fired in Iraq: Pentagon

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