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
June 16, 1999
RELEASE NUMBER: 99-06-04
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COALITION AIRCRAFT RESPOND TO IRAQI AGGRESSION
MACDILL AFB, FL - At approximately 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time today, U.S. Navy F/A-18 "Hornet" and British Royal Air Force GR-1 "Tornado" aircraft enforcing the Southern No-Fly Zone used precision guided munitions to strike three Iraqi military targets in Southern Iraq.
In response to Iraqi Anti-Aircraft Artillery fire directed at aircraft patrolling the Southern No-Fly Zone earlier today, Coalition aircraft struck an Iraqi Surface-to-Air Missile site approximately 130 miles southeast of Baghdad near Al Kut Al Hay, and two Iraqi military radar sites approximately 170 and 150 miles southeast of Baghdad in the vicinity of Al Amarah and As Samawah.
There were no coalition aircraft damaged during the incident and battle damage assessment is ongoing.
This hostile act represents the latest of more than 190 provocations in the Southern No-Fly Zone since Operation DESERT FOX. Coalition pilots have taken appropriate actions to defend themselves, and they will continue to defend themselves by targeting Iraq's air defense network as long as it threatens coalition planes and forces in the region.
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