No-fly zone clashes continue

Originally published February 29, 2000

Iraqi anti-aircraft artillery fired today on aircraft enforcing the northern Iraq "no-fly zone" for the second straight day from west of Bashiqah, the US European Command said, adding, "Coalition aircraft responded to the Iraqi attacks by dropping ordnance on elements of the Iraqi integrated air defense system."

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