Western Warplanes Hit Iraqi Air Defenses

Charles Aldinger | Reuters | June 26, 2002

"The tit-for-tat exchanges, which started after Western aircraft began patrolling northern and southern no-fly zones in Iraq after the 1991 Gulf War, have increased in recent months amid speculation that Washington is preparing for a possible invasion of Iraq to oust President Saddam Hussein."

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