Iraq said today eight people were killed and three injured when Western planes attacked targets in southern Iraq yesterday.
America and Britain had committed yet another savage aggression that targeted Iraqi civilians when their planes attacked the al-Salihiya area in Wasit province, killing eight and wounding three, the Iraqi News Agency INA reported.
The agency said US and British warplanes, patrolling a no-fly zone in southern Iraq, fired three missiles that hit and damaged farms in the area.
The Pentagon said yesterday US and British warplanes attacked three surface-to-air missile sites in Iraq's southern no-fly zone as part of a campaign to disable Baghdad's air defences.
A Pentagon official said three separate strikes occurred between 3 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. All US aircraft returned safely to their bases, the Pentagon said.