Coalition attacks in northern, southern Iraq
Released: 9 Jun 1999
INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey (AFPN) -- Coalition forces dropped precision-guided munitions against military sites in northern and southern Iraq June 9 after coming under attack.
Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcons and F-15E Strike Eagles struck Iraqi military command-and-control facilities after Operation Northern Watch aircraft were fired upon by Iraqi anti-aircraft artillery.
The incident occurred between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. Iraqi time. Coalition aircraft responded in self-defense, dropping GBU-12 laser-guided munitions on the facilities north of Mosul.
In response to anti-aircraft artillery fire directed at coalition aircraft patrolling the southern no-fly zone earlier that day, Air Force F-16s used precision-guided munitions to strike two targets in the vicinity of As Samawah.
At about 5 p.m. Iraqi time, coalition aircraft struck two anti-aircraft artillery sites about 150 miles south of Baghdad.
There were no coalition aircraft damaged during these incidents, and battle damage assessment is ongoing.
These hostile acts represent the latest of more than 190 provocations in the no-fly zones since Operation Desert Fox ended in December.
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