Anti-aircraft artillery fired at coalition aircraft
February 28, 1999
INCIRLIK AIR BASE, TURKEY -- Between 1:55 and 2:15 p.m. Iraqi time, while conducting routine enforcement of the northern no-fly zone, and in response to anti-aircraft artillery fire, a flight of U.S. F-15Es launched three AGM-130 air-to-ground guided missiles and dropped three GBU-24 laser-guided bombs on an Iraqi air defense headquarters and radio relay site.
Additonally, between 2:13 and 2:35 p.m. Iraqi time, F-15Es dropped three GBU-12 and three GBU-24 laser-guided bombs on the radio relay site, as well as on an Iraqi surface-to-air missile site.
The Iraqi radio relay site was being used by the Iraqi government to pass targeting data from Iraqi's radars to Iraqi anti-aircraft artillery guns shooting at coalition aircraft.
Coalition forces did not target nor was there damage to an Iraqi pipeline or an Iraqi oil pumping station.
The incidents happened near Mosul, Iraq.
There was no damage to coalition aircraft.
Damage to Iraqi forces is currently under assessment.
Coalition forces assigned to Operation Northern Watch (ONW) will continue to enforce the northern no-fly zone.
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