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NEWS RELEASE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND 7115 South Boundary Boulevard MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101 Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894

April 8, 2003
Release Number: 03-04-81


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


BOMBING IN AL MANSOUR TARGETED IRAQI LEADERSHIP

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM - A U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber used precision-guided munitions Monday to strike a suspected meeting of senior Iraqi regime leaders in the al Mansour section of Baghdad, Iraq. The strike, using four 2,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs), took place at 2 p.m. Qatar time (7 a.m. EST).

Battle damage assessment is ongoing.

Coalition forces target only legitimate military targets and go to great lengths to minimize civilian casualties and damage to civilian facilities.