News from Iraqi News Agency: The U.S and British Warplanes Continue Violating Iraq’s Airspace
This raised the total figure of armed sorties conducted by the enemy ravens coming from bases in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Turkey over the period of December 17, 1998 to February 8, 2003 to 48,499 the spokesman said.
Enemy Warplanes-Sorites
Baghdad, Feb. 16, INA
The Anglo-U.S. warpjlanes launched on Saturday; 89-armed sorties coming from Kuwait territory, aided by awacs and e-2c planes.
A spokesman for the air defence command told INA that the evil airplanes flew over civil areas in the sourthern parts of the country. and bombed service institutions in Basra province.
This brought the total number of sorites carried out by the enemy ravens coming from basesin Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Turkey over the period of Dec. 17, 1998 -Feb. 15, 2003 to 48,817, the spokesman said.
The U.S. Aggression Aims At Controlling Iraq's Oil,
Securing the Zionist Entity: Says Ad-Douri
Iraq's UN delegate Dr. Mohammed Ad-Duri has said that the U.S. purpose is not the so-called mass destruction weapons, but it circulates this as a cover to justify its aggression against Iraq with a view to plundering its oil riches and securing security of the Zionist entity.
In a statement to INA, Ad-Duri added that there was no state in the world wanted the war, except the U.S. and Britain.
The Iraqi diplomat further said that the majority of the world states including the Security Council members wanted [a] peaceful solution and [to] let the inspectors do their job without pressure. He urged the Security Council to move in an objective manner away from the U.S. pressure and interference.
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