Coalition aircraft respond to Iraqi radar
Released: 16 Mar 1999
INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey (AFPN) -- For the third day in a row, coalition forces have attacked Iraqi ground sites that posed a threat to aircraft patrolling the northern no-fly zone.
Between 11:45 p.m. and 12:15 p.m. Iraqi time March 16, Operation Northern Watch aircraft detected Iraqi radar posing a threat to coalition aircraft. Responding in self-defense, Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles dropped GBU-12 laser-guided bombs on several antiaircraft artillery sites northwest of Mosul.
All coalition aircraft departed the area safely.
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