HEADQUARTERS,
UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 828-5894; FAX: (813) 840-5629; DSN 968-5894
April 15, 1999
RELEASE NUMBER: 99-04-07
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COALITION AIRCRAFT RESPOND TO CONTINUED UNSCR VIOLATIONS
MACDILL AFB, FL - Coalition aircraft struck two targets in Iraq today at approximately 7:30 a.m. EDT in response to violations of the Southern No-Fly Zone by Iraq aircraft earlier this morning. This incident brings the number of Iraqi provocations in the No-Fly Zones since the end of Operation DESERT FOX to more than 160.
U.S. Air Force F-16s and British Royal Air Force GR-1s used precision guided munitions to strike a military radar site near Tallil and an Anti-Aircraft Artillery site near Ash Shuaybah. Tallil is located approximately 200 miles southeast of Baghdad and Ash Shuaybah is located approximately 285 miles southeast of Baghdad.
Damage assessment from the strike is ongoing and all aircraft involved have returned safely to their bases.
U.S. and coalition aircraft are part of Operation Southern Watch and are responsible for enforcing United Nations sanctions and restrictions of the no-fly zones in Iraq. Despite repeated warnings, Iraqi actions and intentions pose serious threats to our forces and friends in the region and our actions today are an appropriate response to these violations and support the UN mandates.
4/15/99 11:28:40 AM
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