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 23, 1999
RELEASE NUMBER: 99-06-06
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COALITION AIRCRAFT RESPOND TO IRAQI PROVOCATION
MACDILL AFB, FL - In response to anti-aircraft artillery fire directed at Coalition aircraft patrolling the Southern No-Fly Zone in Iraq, U.S. Navy F-14s, U.S. Air Force F-16s, and British Royal Air Force GR-1s used precision guided munitions to strike five military targets in Southern Iraq.
At approximately 2:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time today, Coalition aircraft struck three military communications sites approximately 300 miles southeast of Baghdad near Al Basrah, and two military radar sites in the vicinity of Al Amarah and As Shuaybah, which are 190 and 300 miles southeast of Baghdad respectively.
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. In response to Iraqi aggression, 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.
6/23/99 6:01:42 PM
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