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| Iraq |
| COALITION FORCES TARGET IRAQI SITES |
| 2003-02-28 |
| CENTCOM Strikes Again Feb 26: In response to Iraqi threats to Coalition aircraft monitoring compliance of United Nations Security Council Resolutions, Operation SOUTHERN WATCH Coalition aircraft used precision-guided weapons today to target two Iraqi cable repeater sites used for communications in targeting Coalition aircraft. The targets were located between Baghdad and Al Kut, approximately 90 miles southeast of Baghdad and between Al Kut and An Nasiriyah, located approximately 170 miles southeast from Baghdad. The strikes occurred at approximately 8:35 a.m. EST. Target battle damage assessment is ongoing. The last Operation Southern Watch strike occurred yesterday, Feb. 25, when Coalition aircraft, used precision-guided weapons to target an Iraqi mobile surface to air missile system and a mobile surface to surface missile system. Both systems were located near Al Basrah, approximately 245 miles southeast of Baghdad. And again.. Feb 27: In response to Iraqi threats to Coalition aircraft monitoring compliance of United Nations Security Council Resolutions, Operation SOUTHERN WATCH Coalition aircraft used precision-guided weapons today to strike two targets in southern Iraq. Coalition forces targeted an early-warning radar at approximately 2:05 p.m. EST and a communications facility at approximately 6:30 p.m. EST. Both targets were located near Al Basrah, approximately 250 miles southeast of Baghdad. Target battle damage assessment is ongoing. And again.. Coalition aircraft dropped 240,000 informational leaflets over southern Iraq today. Coalition aircraft dropped the leaflets at approximately 4:45 p.m. EST over Al Hafayan, An Nasiriyah, Ar Rumaylah and Al Basrah, all southeast of Baghdad. The Coalition dropped three types of leaflets. One leaflet referred Iraqis to radio frequencies where Coalition forces are broadcasting information about United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441, United Nations weapons inspectors in Iraq, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s reign and other topics. The second leaflet emphasized that the Coalition will destroy viable military targets but does not want to destroy landmarks or harm Iraqi civilians. The third leaflet encouraged Iraqi forces to return to their families. And so it goes. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #4 Hermetic: Not to mention the "Victoria Secrets" catalogues and VISA cards. |
| Posted by: CGeib 2003-02-28 23:40:15 |
| #3 The article didn't mention the fourth leaflet, which offered Viagra prescriptions and low-rate mortgages. |
| Posted by: Hermetic 2003-02-28 21:30:28 |
| #2 Al Kut seems to like the landscape-rearrangment via JDAMS hmm? Must be the hub the various comm. spokes go out from. Almost seems as if we're "walking" the bombs back towards Baghdad, huh? Naaahhhh |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-02-28 15:02:22 |
| #1 The article didn't mention the fourth leaflet, which offered Viagra prescriptions and low-rate mortgages. |
| Posted by: Hermetic 2/28/2003 9:30:28 PM |