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from Guardian website http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,439068,00.html US and British aircraft attack Iraq Special report: Iraq Staff and agencies Friday February 16, 2001 US and British aircraft have carried out missile attacks on two targets in the Iraqi capital Baghdad tonight, striking command and control targets in the south of the city, the Pentagon has confirmed. Air raid sirens wailed through Baghdad and anti-aircraft weapons fired into the skies at unseen targets while residents braced themselves for missile strikes. Witnesses did not see anything in the skies, but the city was tense as the sirens started just before 6pm GMT. The explosions from anti-aircraft weaponry from the southern and western outskirts of the city began soon after. US authorities said the targets were military and no attempt was made to hit civilian targets. The last time the city's sirens wailed was February 24, 1999, when US aircraft attacked targets on the outskirts of the capital, killing and wounding several people. US and British warplanes have been patrolling no-fly zones in the north and south of the Iraq since the 1991 Gulf War. The allies say the planes never target civilians, but Iraq often reports civilian casualties. Iraq does not recognise the no-fly zones and has been challenging allied aircraft since December 1998. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq For removal from list, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk Full details of CASI's various lists can be found on the CASI website: http://www.casi.org.uk