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Mar 24, 2003 · The no-fly and no-augmentation zones allowed the United States to undertake many of the most time-consuming processes of battlefield preparation before Operation Iraqi Freedom began, facilitating near-simultaneous air and ground operations and, if U.S. forces are fully unleashed, even greater parallel strikes against high-value target sets as a ...
No-fly zones over Iraq. The Iraqi no-fly zones conflict was a low-level conflict in the two no-fly zones (NFZs) in Iraq that were proclaimed by the United States, United Kingdom, and France after the Gulf War of 1991. The United States stated that the NFZs were intended to protect the ethnic Kurdish minority in northern Iraq and Shiite Muslims ...
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I looked up this article to figure out why there were NFZs in Iraq during the 90s, but this article doesn't explain what the purpose is, only that a no fly zone is a zone where no flying is to be done, which is pretty obvious (though that was apparently not really the case in Iraq, see Operation Provide Comfort). So, if anyone could explain ...
Iraqi uprisings 1991; Iraqi no-fly zones conflict 1991–2003; Iraq disarmament crisis 1991–2003; Arms-to-Iraq affair 1992–1996; September 11 attacks 2001; U.S. anthrax attacks 2001; U.S. invasion of Afghanistan 2001; Alleged Prague connection 2001; Iraq Resolution 2002; Wood Green ricin plot 2003; Colin Powell's UN presentation 2003
In patrols of the no-fly zones, three Iraqi MiGs were lost. Despite several attacks from U.S. F-15s and F-14s firing AIM-54 and AIM-120 missiles at the Iraqi fighters, the Iraqi maneuvers ensured they were able to avoid any casualties in their dispute over Iraqi airspace.
Iraqi no-fly zones (1991–2003) 20 March 1991 – USAF F-15C vs. IRAF Su-22 – In accordance with the ceasefire, an F-15C shoots down an Iraqi Su-22 bomber with an AIM-9 missile. 27 December 1992 – USAF F-16 vs. IRAF MiG-25 – A MiG-25 crossed the no-fly zone and an F-16D shot it down with an AIM-120 AMRAAM missile.
