Allies resume attack on Baghdad

US and British aircraft made raids yesterday on Iraq, coming from the Turkish Incirlik air base and attacked Iraqi anti-aircraft sites near Mosoul in northern Iraq, due to which Iraqi citizens were injured.

A spokesman from the Iraqi air defense leadership stated that 19 formations for the allies implemented 23 air raids above Mosoul city, and the Kurdish cities of Dahouk and Arbil and the anti-aircraft sites in the area, due to which citizens were injured.

The spokesman stated that the Iraqi ground forces confronted the assault aircraft and forced it to leave Iraq's airspace, returning to their bases in Turkey after spending more than two hours above Iraq.