31.  U.S. and British warplanes strike Iraqi defense sites almost daily in the no-fly zones.

32.  U.S. jets based in Incirlik have staged several missile attacks on Iraqi defense systems after being targeted by Iraqi radar or being fired upon recently.

33.  In Baghdad, the Iraqi defense ministry denied that any such confrontation had occurred.

34.  In Baghdad, the Iraqi defense ministry denied that any confrontation had occurred and accused the White House of fabricating an incident to help President Bill Clinton get reelected.

35.  In Baghdad, the Iraqi defense ministry denied that any confrontation had occurred and accused the White House of fabricating an incident to help President Bill Clinton get re-elected.

36.  In Baghdad, the Iraqi defense ministry denied that any such incident had occurred.

37.  But the launching mission took place entirely over water, he said, so it was unlikely that Iraqi anti-air defense posed a serious threat to the US aircraft.

38.  The Iraqi defense ministry denied Sunday that a US plane had fired a missile at an Iraqi missile battery in southern Iraq.