[PEN-L:9618] U.S. Bombed Iraq

["Frank Durgin" <fdurgin1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Monday July 26 9:12 AM ET

U.S. Says It Bombed Target In Northern Iraq

BONN (Reuters) - U.S. warplanes bombed a communications center in northern
Iraq Monday after coming under attack from
anti-aircraft batteries, a spokeswoman for the U.S. European Command in
Germany said.

All aircraft returned safely after F-15 and F-16 jets dropped laser-guided
bombs between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Damage to the site north of Mosul, which served as a relay station for
Iraqi radar, was being assessed, the spokeswoman said.

The bombings are the latest in a series of incidents involving U.S. and
British aircraft after Iraq said in December it would not
recognize Western-imposed no-fly zones set up after the 1991 Gulf War.

The United States, Britain and Turkey cooperate in what is known as
Operation Northern Watch to police the northern zone.
The U.S. planes operate from bases in Turkey.