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Air strike 'killed Iraqi
civilians'
US planes hit Iraq from bases in the Gulf and
Turkey Baghdad says the latest US air strikes in southern Iraq have
killed two civilians in a remote village, far from any defence installation.
The official Iraqi News Agency (INA) said two men, Dheif Ali and Idan Kadhem, died and houses were destroyed in the village of al-Ahrar when the planes struck at 2230 local time (1830 GMT) on Tuesday. The Pentagon had earlier reported mounting the strikes which, it said, were aimed at military installations. They came shortly after an unmanned US spy plane was lost over the region - shot down, Iraq said, by its air defence teams. Conflicting accounts
US reports say the planes attacked two military targets which provided command, control and communications support for Iraqi air defences.
Iraq reported shooting down the plane and showed film of its wreckage, while the Pentagon suggested engine failure may have caused the loss of the $3.3m aircraft. US and British planes have recently stepped up attacks in the "no-fly zone" in southern Iraq, saying that Baghdad has boosted its air defences there. Tuesday's reported deaths bring Iraq's official casualty toll from Western air strikes to 356 dead and more than 1,000 injured since December 1998. ------------------------------------------------- This Discussion List is the follow-up for the old stopnato @listbot.com that has been shut down ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9spWA Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [email protected] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================ |
