31.   Iranian fighter jets have taken to violating Iraqi air space at will, prompting the US to send one of its carriers at high speed to the area.

32.   It added that the jets would take part in further exercises Friday.

33.   It added that more fighter jets took off from Turkish bases Tuesday to pound suspected Kurdish rebel camps but gave no other details.

34.   It was unclear exactly what route Iraqi the jet took.

35.   Kabul residents saw three Taliban fighter jets take off from the airport, which has been heavily bombed by opposition planes in recent days.

36.   Meanwhile, the NATO campaign continued unabated with alliance jets taking advantage of improved weather to strike targets in Kosovo and elsewhere around-the-clock.

37.   Mujahedeen officials said they believed the Iranian jets had taken off from Dezful air base in southern Iran.

38.   Officials did not say how many more jets took part in the fighting.

39.   Reporters were bused by the government to the air base to watch the jet take off.

40.   Russian aircraft designers have developed a ski jump allowing a fighter jet to take off after a short run, a news agency reported Monday.