81.   He met Wednesday with his air defense forces who pledged to shoot down any allied aircraft flying over Iraq, the official INA news agency said.

82.   Incidents between the allied aircraft and Iraqi ground defences occur almost daily in the exclusion zones, which are not sanctioned by any UN resolution.

83.   Iraqi said it fired three missiles at Allied aircraft patrolling the no-fly zone over the south of the country on Thursday, forcing them to flee.

84.   Iraq has reported firing against US and Allied aircraft almost every day, without having made any direct hits.

85.   Iraq fired missiles at allied aircraft in the north Wednesday and over the south Iraq on Thursday but said Friday it would halt those attacks.

86.   Iraq fired missiles at Allied aircraft over the north of the country on Wednesday and over southern Iraq on Thursday, triggering the latest showdown with the United States.

87.   Allied aircraft based in Incirlik launched intensive strikes against Iraqi targets during the Gulf War.

88.   Baghdad had already toned down its rhetoric against the United States on Friday and held fire on allied aircraft.

89.   But Iraq rarely reports hitting an allied aircraft.

90.   Even before the announcement, Iraq had already toned down its rhetoric against the United States on Friday and held fire on allied aircraft.