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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A571-2002Oct9.html U.S. Bombs Site in Iraqi No-Fly Zone The Associated Press Wednesday, October 9, 2002; 11:51 AM ANKARA, Turkey �� U.S. warplanes bombed missile launchers in Iraq's northern no-fly zone on Wednesday, with American military officials calling them a threat to air patrols over the restricted zone. The strike brought to 47 the number of days this year that such bombings were reported by the United States and the United Kingdom coalition, whose mission is to patrol two zones set up to protect Iraqi minorities following the 1991 Gulf War. Coalition planes targeted precision-guided weapons at an "imminently hostile surface-to-air missiles system" Iraqis had set up northwest of Mosul in the northern zone, said a statement from the U.S. European Command. The system included two missile launchers, an official at the Pentagon said on condition of anonymity. He said Iraqis did not fire on coalition planes but their presence in the zone was a threat to the pilots who patrol. Iraq considers the patrols a violation of its sovereignty and frequently shoots at the planes. In response, coalition pilots try to bomb Iraqi air defenses. According to figures released by the command, the strike Wednesday made it the 11th day this year that there has been a strike in the northern zone, set up to protect the Kurdish population. There have been a reported 36 such days in the much larger southern zone set up to protect Shiite Muslims and patrolled by the U.S. Central Command. On some days there is more than one strike. The hostilities have been going on for years but have taken on new importance since the Bush administration has vowed to oust Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's regime. The planes based enforcing the northern no-fly zone are based in southern Turkey. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bacIlu Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
