Coalition aircraft respond to no-fly zone violation

Coalition aircraft respond to no-fly zone violation

Released: 5 Apr 1999

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFPN) -- U.S. and British forces struck Iraqi ground sites April 4 after Iraqi aircraft violated the southern no-fly zone.

At about 6:30 a.m. EDT, Air Force F-16CG Fighting Falcon, U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet and British Royal Air Force GR-1 Tornado aircraft enforcing the no-fly zone struck an Iraqi surface-to-air missile site about 195 miles southeast of Baghdad, near Al Amarah.

They also struck two Iraqi communications sites about 225 miles southeast of Baghdad near As Sulayb and 280 miles southeast of Baghdad in the vicinity of Shaibah.

No coalition aircraft were damaged during the incident, and battle damage assessment is ongoing.

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