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
August 4, 1999
RELEASE NUMBER: 99-08-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COALITION AIRCRAFT RESPOND TO SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE FIRE
MACDILL AFB, FL - At approximately 9:45 a.m. Eastern Standard Time today, U.S. Air Force F-16 "Fighting Falcon," and, U.S. Navy F/A-18 "Hornet" and F-14 "Tomcat" aircraft enforcing the Southern No-Fly Zone struck two Iraqi military radar sites in Southern Iraq using precision guided munitions in response to Iraqi surface-to-air missile fire directed at coalition aircraft.
The strikes were conducted approximately 170 miles south of Baghdad near Al Amarah and 150 miles southeast of Baghdad in the vicinity of As Samawah.
Battle damage assessment is ongoing and there were no coalition aircraft damaged during the incident.
U.S. and coalition aircraft are part of Operation Southern Watch enforcing United Nations sanctions and restrictions of the no-fly zone in Iraq. As such, they continuously assess the level of threat posed by Iraqi forces and take actions that are necessary to reduce these threats and defend themselves.
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