11.   The ship was initially tracked by allied aircraft and ships in the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea before it was seized by Israeli forces in the Mediterranean.

12.   Using Global Positioning Systems, the planes accurately hit targets with precision-guided bombs even on cloudy days that stymied other allied aircraft.

13.   Pentagon officials confirmed that Iraq fired three surface-to-air missiles Thursday but said they were aimed at an area where allied aircraft were not flying.

14.   All allied aircraft returned safely to base.

15.   Allied aircraft bombed southern Iraq Friday, destroying two houses and the main communications station of a major oil pumping facility, the government said.

16.   All allied aircraft returned to their bases, he added.

17.   Allied aircraft based in southern Turkey police the no-fly zone to protect Iraqi Kurdish rebels from Iraqi attacks.

18.   Allied aircraft have been firing at Iraqi air-defense sites in retaliation for the shooting incidents.

19.   Allied aircraft regularly patrol the no-fly zones over southern and northern Iraq.

20.   Boucher said the allied aircraft act in response to Iraqi threats.