1998 bombing of Iraq
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1998-bombing-of-iraq-172-5593439
title:
1998 bombing of Iraq
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The 1998 bombing of Iraq was a major bombing campaign against Iraqi targets, from 16 to 19 December 1998, by the United States and the United Kingdom. On 16 December 1998 Bill Clinton announced that he had ordered strikes against Iraq. The strikes were launched due to Iraq's failure to comply with United Nations Security Council resolutions and its interference with United Nations inspectors that were searching for potential weapons of mass destruction. The inspectors had been sent to Iraq in 19
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U.S. and U.K. bombardment of Iraq in December 1998
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_bombing_of_Iraq
date created:
2003-03-29T18:37:48Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T19:28:46Z
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