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Date: 28th February 1991
Service: CEEFAX
Region: N/A
Original Broadcast Channel: BBC1
Current Page: 146
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P146 CEEFAX 146 Thu 28 Feb 22:1:/19 WAR IN THE AIR 1/4 On 16 January, a day after the deadline set by UN resolution 678, coalition air forces began bombing Iraq. Operation Desert Storm had begun, said White House officials. Baghdad was a repeated target, as military and strategic installations were bombed in precision bombing and missile raids. Iraq fulfilled its threat to strike Israel, launching long-range Scud missiles at Tel Aviv on 18 January. In continuing bombing raids, US and British planes soon controlled Iraq's airspace, with few aerial battles. 101Headlines 140Gulf Plus Index Next News News Plus GulfIndex WorldNews
P146 CEEFAX 146 Thu 28 Feb 22:19/34 WAR IN THE AIR 2/4 The continuing air war revealed an almost total lack of Iraqi opposition, with Allied air forces soon carrying out daylight sorties deep inside Iraq. On 26 January Iraqi planes began to flyto Iran to escape Allied bombing raids.Iran impounded them - and more which came later - reiterating its neutralityin the war. Iraq continued to launch Scud missiles at Israel - hoping to embroil it in thewar - and at Saudi Arabia. Israel and Saudi Arabia were supplied with US Patriot anti-missile defences. 101Headlines 140Gulf Plus Index Next News News Plus GulfIndex WorldNews
P146 CEEFAX 146 Thu 28 Feb 22:16/10 WAR IN THE AIR 3/4 With Iraq's warplanes either hidden in hardened shelters or escaping to Iran, Allied bombing began concentrating on other strategic military targets. On 13 February US planes hit a bunker in al-Amiriya, allegedly killing hundreds of civilians. The US said it was a military command bunker - Iraq accused the US of targeting civilians. In early February, the US adopted B-52 carpet-bombing of Iraqi troops in and around Kuwait, preparing for a land warIn the absence of opposing Iraq air power, Allied raids increased in scope.101Headlines 140Gulf Plus Index Next News News Plus GulfIndex WorldNews
P146 CEEFAX 146 Thu 28 Feb 22:13/44 WAR IN THE AIR 4/4 Allied warplanes began daylight bombing of Iraq cities, with Basra particularly hard hit, amid renewed diplomatic movesSevjn of Baghdad's bridges had been hitby 10 February, along with many targetsalong supply routes to Kuwait. Helicopters helped to destroy Iraq's navy, leaving the Gulf in Allied hands.With Iraq's military capacity beginningto crumble, Iraq announced via Baghdad Radio it was ready to vacate Kuwait. However, the air war had served as a prelude to a ground offensive. 101Headlines 140Gulf Plus Index Next News News Plus GulfIndex WorldNews