Air Strikes in SWA:

Dec. 21, 2005

USAF F-16s and Navy F/A-18s on Dec. 19 performed air strikes against anti-Iraqi forces in the vicinity of Salman Pak, Iraq, strafing the target and launching precision-guided munitions.

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