----- Original Message ----- From: Deana Talal Rabiah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 4:43 PM Subject: [iac-disc.] Western aircraft bomb Iraqi defenses again From: www.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/meast/05/31/bc.iraq.usa.reut/index.html Western aircraft bomb Iraqi defenses again May 31, 2000 Web posted at: 9:22 AM EDT (1322 GMT) BERLIN (Reuters) -- U.S. aircraft bombed Iraqi air defenses on Wednesday for the third day in a row after coming under fire while patrolling a no-fly zone in the north, European Central Command (EUCOM) based in Germany said. EUCOM said aircraft of the joint U.S.-British force had come under Iraqi anti-aircraft fire while patrolling near the town of Bashiqah, 30 km (19 miles) northeast of the city of Mosul. "Coalition aircraft responded to the Iraqi attacks by dropping ordnance on elements of the Iraqi integrated air defense system," it said in a statement. "All coalition aircraft departed the area safely." The U.S.-British force patrols the northern no-fly zone from an air base in southern Turkey. Western air raids have become a regular occurrence since Baghdad decided in December 1998 to challenge jets patrolling northern and southern no-fly zones set up by Western powers after the 1991 Gulf War. The zones were set up to protect Moslem Shiites in the south and a Kurdish enclave in the north from possible attack by Iraqi government forces. ************************************************************ ***We are the reason our ancestors existed.*** **Let our children's children be the reason we act.** ************************************************************ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hot off the press- summer's here! School's out and it's sizzling hot. Whether you're planning a graduation party, a summer brunch, or simple birthday party, shop GreatEntertaining.com before your next celebration. http://click.egroups.com/1/4473/5/_/790251/_/959787812/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------- *** Iraq Action Coalition Discussion Forum *** http://iraqaction.org/discussion.html ------------------------------------ *To Post a message, send it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *To Subscribe, send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * To see the List Guidelines, go to: http://iraqaction.org/discussion.html *Any questions, contact the List Moderator at [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----------------------------------------------
