Coalition air forces launch nearly 1,000 strike sorties, with coalition fighter jets striking hundreds of targets in and around Baghdad. The air campaign begins at 9 p.m. (Baghdad time).
The U.K. and the U.S. will continue to enjoy access to the ports, airfield, and workshops at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean for at least another century, under a deal inked between the U.K. and Mauritius May 22.