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| Iraq fires back at warplanes |
| 2003-01-12 |
| Iraq says it has fired missiles at US and British warplanes patrolling the south of the country, forcing them to flee. "Alistaire!" "Yes, Roger?" "The Iraqis are firing back at us!" "Yes! We should flee!" A military spokesman said the planes retreated to Kuwait. That would be an Iraqi military spokesman... 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. It regularly accuses coalition warplanes of targeting civilian installations, a charge denied by the United States and Britain. "Albert?" "Yes, Bob?" "I'm getting bored with patroling the southern no-fly zone. We've targeted all the civilians, and now they're all dead. There's nothing left to target but military intallations..." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |