For 2nd Day, an Iraqi Military Site Bombed
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For the second consecutive day, coalition aircraft bombed an Iraqi military site in retaliation for increasing attacks on British and American planes patrolling “no-fly” zones, U.S. defense officials said.
Precision-guided weapons were used to strike a facility in southern Iraq, said a statement from the U.S. Central Command.
British and American defense officials have expressed concern that for more than a month, Iraq’s air defenses have been more aggressively trying to shoot down U.S. and British pilots.
Iraq considers the no-fly zones illegal.
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