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B A G H D A D, Iraq, Nov. 5 -- Iraq sent domestic passenger flightscarrying 154 people into skies patrolled by U.S. and Britishwarplanes today, the first challenge of its kind to the no-flyzones ...
May 10 -- Iraqi defenses have regularly engaged U.S. and British planes patrolling the southern and northern "no-fly zones" established at the end of the 1991 Gulf War. The no-fly zones ...
It’s 8:30 am and the daily Iraqi Airways shuttle is about to begin its journey from Saddam International Airport through the US-imposed no-fly zone in southern Iraq to its final destination ...
The no-fly zone emerged as a policy tool to protect vulnerable populations. After the Gulf War ended with much of Iraq’s army still intact, Saddam Hussein was able to successfully put down revolts ...
For most Americans, the Persian Gulf War ended nearly 10 years ago. But not for Steve Dingee. Almost every day, Dingee climbs into an Air Force F-15 to patrol the same dangerous skies over Iraq ...
The city is near the northern border of the southern “no-fly” zone. “The coalition executed today’s strike after Iraqi forces moved the mobile radar and missile systems into the southern ...
In the past, Iraqi aircraft have strayed off-course into no-fly zones in both the south and north of the 36th parallel over the area of Kurdish population in northern Iraq. In Houston, President ...
It's very easy to move on from there. RAZ: You mentioned Bosnia and Iraq. I mean, both of those no-fly zones that the U.S. led did, in fact, lead to eventual military intervention. So I wonder if ...
But experts say the White House is looking at the wrong Iraq war, especially as the U.S. reluctantly considers a no-fly zone over Syria to stop President Bashar Assad from continuing to use his ...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Iraq has moved more surface-to-air missile batteries into the U.S.- and British-enforced "no fly" zones and is threatening allied pilots, a senior Pentagon official said Monday.