Air Action over SWA

Nov. 8, 2005

The weekend saw more air strikes in Iraq. On Nov. 6, USAF F-16s and US Navy F-14s used precision guided munitions to strike Iraqi insurgents in the area of Al Qaim. On Nov. 5, USAF F-16s struck a building used by insurgents in the vicinity of Husaybah. On Nov. 4, F-16s launched a PGM striking an insurgent mortar firing location in the vicinity of Baquba.

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