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Warplanes strike Iraqi air defense sites
Aircraft from the U.S.-British coalition patrolling southern Iraq bombed two Iraqi air defense sites, the U.S. Central Command said. The attack on Wednesday with precision-guided weapons at about 5 p.m. EDT was a response to Iraqi actions threatening coalition planes patrolling the southern no-fly zone, a Central Command statement said. Yup. Routine patrols, routine whacks at air def sites... In Iraq, an unidentified military spokesman said four civilians were injured in the attacks, the official Iraqi News Agency reported Thursday. It's always a good idea to keep a good stock of civilians on hand at air defense sites... "The evil U.S. and British warplanes attacked residential areas and service installations in Wasit and Missan provinces ... Wednesday night," the spokesman said, according to agency. Wasit and Missan are 106 miles and 267 miles respectively southeast of Baghdad. "Our courageous air defenses drove the planes away," he told INA. "Alistair?" "Yes, Dwayne?" That looks like the courageous Iraqi air defenses!" "Oh, dear! Let us fly away, quickly!" Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-08-15 |
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